Politician
Dale Strong
Republican · Alabama · ran 3 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H2AL05102
Dale Strong (Republican) raised $1.8M for the 2026 Alabama 5th District race, $745K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$5.1M
2026, 2024, 2022
From PAC checks
33%
$1.7M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$0
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$141K
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Alabama 5th District | $1.8M | 42% | $0 / $0 | $872K | $1.8M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Alabama 5th District | $1.3M | 44% | $0 / $0 | $439K | $1.3M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Alabama 5th District | $2.0M | 18% | $0 / $141K | $491K | $2.1M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.0MTrade group $213KOther $147KLeadership PAC $127KMembership $93KUnion $9KSuper PAC $6K
- Alabama Power Co Employees Federal Political Action Cmte (Apc Employees Federal PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$25K
- Defend America PACLeadership PAC$25K
- Leidos Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$22K
- The Boeing Company PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$22K
- Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Chugach Alaska Corporation PAC (Cac PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- Regions Financial Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. Political Action Committee (Kratos PAC)Corporate$13K
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Woolpert, Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Honeywell International Inc. Technologies Public Affairs Council (Honpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Protective Life Corporation Federal Political Action Committee ('Protectpac')CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- House Freedom Actionagainst $86K
- America First Alabama PACagainst $55K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 17 key votes where Dale Strong had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 13 times (76%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $169K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $25K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $4K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $113K$6K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $113K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $68K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $25K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $169K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $6K$50K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $50K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $50K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $25K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $25K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $25K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $169K | Nay · against |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $7K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $25K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $169K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $25K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $4K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Dale Strong's 2026 campaign?
- Dale Strong (Republican) raised $1.8M for the 2026 Alabama 5th District race, $745K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Dale Strong?
- Chugach Alaska Corporation PAC (Cac PAC) ($15K), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. Political Action Committee (Kratos PAC) ($13K), Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action Committee ($10K), Woolpert, Inc. PAC ($10K), The Boeing Company PAC ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Dale Strong raised across elections?
- $1.8M in 2026 (Alabama 5th District), $1.3M in 2024 (Alabama 5th District), $2.0M in 2022 (Alabama 5th District).