Politician
Tony Cardenas
Democrat · California · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate H2CA28113
Tony Cardenas (Democrat) raised $1.6M for the 2022 California 29th District race, $1.1M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
Raised, all runs
$3.0M
2022, 2020
From PAC checks
71%
$2.1M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$14
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
71% of Tony Cardenas's campaign money came from PAC checks, not from people. That is one of the heaviest reliances on organised money in Congress.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | California 29th District | $1.6M | 71% | $0 / $0 | $16K | $1.6M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | California 29th District | $1.4M | 71% | $14 / $0 | – | $1.4M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.2MTrade group $350KUnion $266KMembership $186KOther $128KSuper PAC $36KLeadership PAC $4KParty $32
- Cooperative of American Physicians Federal Political Action CommitteeCorporate$15K
- Edison International PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
- Molina Healthcare, Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$12K
- Cvs Health PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$11K
- Pfizer Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- New York Life Insurance Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Pg&E Corporation Employees EnergypacCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- T-Mobile US, Inc. Political Action Committee (T-PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political Action LeagueUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Edwards Lifesciences Political Action Committee (a.K.a. Edwards PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Humana Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- National Union of Healthcare Workers Federal Committee On Political Educationfor $14
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 11 key votes where Tony Cardenas had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 4 times (36%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $2K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $2K | Nay · against |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $2K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $29K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $509K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $299K | Present |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $29K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $2K | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $19K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $19K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $83K | Nay · with industry |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $19K$509K$45K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $509K | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $299K | 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 Tony Cardenas's 2022 campaign?
- Tony Cardenas (Democrat) raised $1.6M for the 2022 California 29th District race, $1.1M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Tony Cardenas?
- Edison International PAC ($13K), Pfizer Inc. PAC ($10K), New York Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee ($10K), Pg&E Corporation Employees Energypac ($10K), T-Mobile US, Inc. Political Action Committee (T-PAC) ($10K) in 2022.
- How much has Tony Cardenas raised across elections?
- $1.6M in 2022 (California 29th District), $1.4M in 2020 (California 29th District).