Politician
Thomas Massie
Republican · Kentucky · ran 3 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H2KY04121
Thomas Massie (Republican) raised $1.3M for the 2024 Kentucky 4th District race, $215K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $10K for and $167K against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
Raised, all runs
$3.9M
2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
14%
$536K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$30K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$167K
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kentucky 4th District | $1.3M | 16% | $10K / $167K | – | $1.5M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Kentucky 4th District | $1.1M | 12% | $20K / $0 | $10K | $1.1M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Kentucky 4th District | $1.5M | 13% | $94 / $0 | $18K | $1.5M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $188KTrade group $123KMembership $75KLeadership PAC $73KOther $64KSuper PAC $11KUnion $9K
- Club for Growth PACMembership$26K
- Majority Committee PAC--Mc PACLeadership PAC$20K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- Build Political Action Committee of the National Association of Home Builders (Buildpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$14K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$12K
- Covington and Burling LLP PACOtherLobbyist PAC$11K
- Reinventing a New Direction Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$10K
- Protecting Integrity and Truth Together PAC (Pittpac)Other$10K
- Union Pacific Corp. Fund for Effective GovernmentCorporateLobbyist PAC$8K
- Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. Political Action Committee (Abc PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$8K
- Buckeye Liberty Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$7K
- Toyota Motor North America, Inc Political Action Committee (Toyota/Lexus PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$7K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- United Democracy Projectagainst $167K
- Protect Freedom Political Action Committeefor $30K
- National Association for Gun Rights Inc PACfor $94
- Gun Rights Americafor $24
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 15 key votes where Thomas Massie had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 10 times (67%). 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 | – | Nay · against |
| 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 | $26K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $5K | Present |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $57K$8K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $57K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $51K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $26K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Present |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Present |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $8K$23K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $23K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $23K | 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 | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Present |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $11K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $26K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $5K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $11K | 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 | $8K$11K$23K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $5K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $5K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $11K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $5K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $26K | Nay · against |
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Thomas Massie's 2024 campaign?
- Thomas Massie (Republican) raised $1.3M for the 2024 Kentucky 4th District race, $215K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $10K for and $167K against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Thomas Massie?
- Majority Committee PAC--Mc PAC ($10K), National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee ($10K), Union Pacific Corp. Fund for Effective Government ($8K), Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. Political Action Committee (Abc PAC) ($8K), Buckeye Liberty Political Action Committee ($7K) in 2024.
- Which super PACs spent on Thomas Massie's race?
- United Democracy Project ($167K against), Protect Freedom Political Action Committee ($10K for), Gun Rights America ($24 for) in 2024.
- How much has Thomas Massie raised across elections?
- $1.3M in 2024 (Kentucky 4th District), $1.1M in 2022 (Kentucky 4th District), $1.5M in 2020 (Kentucky 4th District).