Politician
Scott Peters
Democrat · California · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H2CA52089
Scott Peters (Democrat) raised $2.2M for the 2026 California 50th District race, $1.3M 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
$8.8M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
58%
$5.1M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$99K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
58% of Scott Peters'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | California 50th District | $2.2M | 61% | $0 / $0 | $34K | $2.2M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | California 50th District | $2.3M | 57% | $17K / $0 | – | $2.3M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | California 50th District | $2.4M | 52% | $15K / $0 | – | $2.4M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | California 52nd District | $1.9M | 62% | $67K / $0 | $2K | $2.0M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $3.2MTrade group $1.1MMembership $328KOther $273KUnion $232KSuper PAC $17KLeadership PAC $9KParty $80
- International Franchise Association Franchising Political Action Committee IncTrade groupLobbyist PAC$25K
- Merck & Co., Inc., Employees Political Action Committee (Merck PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$23K
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Charter Communications Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Bipartisan Climate Action FundOther$20K
- National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association RockpacTrade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- Pricewaterhousecoopers Political Action Committee ICorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- American Hotel and Lodging Association Political Action Committee ('Hotelpac')Trade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- American Clinical Laboratory Associaton PAC (Labpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- Build Political Action Committee of the National Association of Home Builders (Buildpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$13K
- National Electrical Contractors Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$13K
- Quest Diagnostics Incorporated Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$12K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Veterans Aid PACfor $89K
- The Veterans Foundation PACfor $10K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 32 key votes where Scott Peters had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 11 times (34%). 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 | $186K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | $61M | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $285K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $257K$26K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $257K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $146K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $285K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $26K | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $186K | Nay · against |
| 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 | – | Nay · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $26K$254K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $254K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $26K | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $254K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $26K | Nay · against |
| 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 | $24K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $24K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $24K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $186K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $1.1M | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $285K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $186K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $24K | 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 | $26K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $26K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $206K | 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 | $26K$1.1M$254K | 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 | $1.1M | 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 | $285K | Yea · with industry |
Their own portfolio
334 stock trades, worth $61M–$125M
Reported under the STOCK Act from 62 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 181 buys, 153 sells. Heaviest in tech and ai ($3.2M+), wall street and hedge funds ($795K+), real estate and construction ($350K+).
Most traded
Latest trades
- buyCharlotte-Meckle HLTH2026-09-25 · government bond · spouse$250K–$500K
- sellU.S. Treasury Bill I P O Yes No C S2026-09-24 · government bond · spouse$250K–$500K
- buyCA ST GO UTX2026-09-03 · government bond · spouse$250K–$500K
- buyCA ST GO UTX2026-09-03 · government bond · spouse$100K–$250K
- sellNew York, NY City COMB TX2026-08-31 · government bond · spouse$500K–$1.0M
- sellU.S. Treasury Bill2026-08-31 · government bond · spouse$50K–$100K
- buyIrvine Ranch CA WRSR UTIL2026-08-20 · government bond · spouse$100K–$250K
- buyPetaluma CA WASTE SWR UTIL2026-08-19 · government bond · spouse$500K–$1.0M
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
The revolving door
2 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Scott Peters's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Daniel ZawitoskiFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff, Rep. Scott Peters (2018-2023); Legislative Director, Rep. Scott Peters (2015-2018); Legislative Assistant, Rep. Scott Peters (2014-2015); Leg…
Now lobbies for Amgen INC, Aeva Technologies, INC., U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Fka U.S. Chamber Of Commerce-Institute For Legal Reform, Solventum Corporation and 2 more · via Tiber Creek Group
Tanner DanielFormer congressional staff
Rep. David Scott (GA) Senior Leg Assistant 2016-2018 Rep. Scott Peters (CA) Leg Aid / Leg Correspondent 2014-2015 Rep. John Delaney (MD) Staff Assistant 2013…
Now lobbies for Citigroup Washington, INC., American Bankers Association
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Scott Peters's 2026 campaign?
- Scott Peters (Democrat) raised $2.2M for the 2026 California 50th District race, $1.3M 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 Scott Peters?
- Build Political Action Committee of the National Association of Home Builders (Buildpac) ($13K), Quest Diagnostics Incorporated Political Action Committee ($12K), General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC) ($10K), Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. PAC ($10K), American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Scott Peters raised across elections?
- $2.2M in 2026 (California 50th District), $2.3M in 2024 (California 50th District), $2.4M in 2022 (California 50th District), $1.9M in 2020 (California 52nd District).