Which PACs gave the most to Cheri Bustos?

Culac the PAC of Credit Union National Association ($16K), Sentry Insurance a Mutual Company Federal Political Action Committee ($13K), Ullico Inc. Political Action Committee (Ullipac) ($13K), The Farm Credit Council Political Action Committee ($13K), Crh Americas, Inc. PAC ($12K) in 2020.

Which super PACs spent on Cheri Bustos's race?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($479K against), Illinois Agricultural Association Activator Political Involvement Fund (Fed) 'Activator'/'Illinois Farm Bureau Activator' ($10K for) in 2020.

← Who bought my rep

Politician

Cheri Bustos

Democrat · Illinois · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent

FEC candidate H2IL17071

Cheri Bustos (Democrat) raised $5.1M for the 2020 Illinois 17th District race, $2.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $10K for and $479K against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.

Raised, all runs

$5.1M

2020

From PAC checks

46%

$2.3M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$10K

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

$479K

Spent attacking them

46% of Cheri Bustos'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
2020	Illinois 17th District	$5.1M	46%	$10K / $479K	$131K	$5.6M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.

Corporate $984KTrade group $478KUnion $287KLeadership PAC $200KOther $164KMembership $153KSuper PAC $23KParty $11K

Culac the PAC of Credit Union National AssociationTrade groupLobbyist PAC$16K
Sentry Insurance a Mutual Company Federal Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
Ullico Inc. Political Action Committee (Ullipac)Corporate$13K
The Farm Credit Council Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$13K
Crh Americas, Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$12K
Illinois Corn Growers Association Political Involvement Fund-FederalOther$11K
Society of Thoracic Surgeons Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
Ameren Federal Political Action Committee (Amerenfed PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.

Congressional Leadership Fundagainst $479K
Illinois Agricultural Association Activator Political Involvement Fund (Fed) 'Activator'/'Illinois Farm Bureau Activator'for $10K

The payback

How they voted on their funders' bills

On the 4 key votes where Cheri Bustos had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 1 time (25%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.

All issues →

Vote	Industry	Their money from it	Voted
Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184	Tech and AI wanted nay	$27K	Yea · against
Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207	Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay	$10K$219K$122K	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	$219K	Present
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	$314K	Yea · with industry

Their own portfolio

3 stock trades, worth $45K–$150K

Reported under the STOCK Act from 1 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 0 buys, 3 sells. Heaviest in wall street and hedge funds ($15K+), tech and ai ($15K+), defense contractors ($15K+).

All traders →

Most traded

MA Mastercard Incorporated$15K+1 trades
AMZN Amazon.com, Inc.$15K+1 trades

Latest trades

sellMA2020-03-24 · stock$15K–$50K
sellAMZN2020-03-17 · stock$15K–$50K
selll3Harris Technologies, Inc. (lHX)2020-03-17 · stock$15K–$50K

Filings on the House Clerk's site.

The revolving door

2 former aides now lobbying

Lobbyists who list a job in Cheri Bustos's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.

Heather SagerFormer congressional staff
Rep. Cheri Bustos - Deputy Chief of Staff - 2019-2023
Now lobbies for American Association For Justice
Jonathan PyattFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff - Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-IL); Legislative Counsel, Deputy Chief of Staff, Floor Assistant - Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
Now lobbies for Eli Lilly And Company · via Venn Strategies

The revolving door, industry by 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 Cheri Bustos's 2020 campaign?: Cheri Bustos (Democrat) raised $5.1M for the 2020 Illinois 17th District race, $2.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $10K for and $479K against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.
Which PACs gave the most to Cheri Bustos?: Culac the PAC of Credit Union National Association ($16K), Sentry Insurance a Mutual Company Federal Political Action Committee ($13K), Ullico Inc. Political Action Committee (Ullipac) ($13K), The Farm Credit Council Political Action Committee ($13K), Crh Americas, Inc. PAC ($12K) in 2020.
Which super PACs spent on Cheri Bustos's race?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($479K against), Illinois Agricultural Association Activator Political Involvement Fund (Fed) 'Activator'/'Illinois Farm Bureau Activator' ($10K for) in 2020.