Which PACs gave the most to Brenda Lawrence?

The Home Depot Inc. Political Action Committee ($13K), Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) ($13K), Michigan Sugar Company Growers Political Action Committee ($12K), Uaw - V - Cap (Uaw Voluntary Community Action Program) ($11K), Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC ($10K) in 2020.

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Politician

Brenda Lawrence

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

FEC candidate H2MI14111

Brenda Lawrence (Democrat) raised $1.1M for the 2020 Michigan 14th District race, $659K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.

Raised, all runs

$1.1M

2020

From PAC checks

61%

$659K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

Spent attacking them

61% of Brenda Lawrence'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	Michigan 14th District	$1.1M	61%	$0 / $0	–	$1.1M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

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

Corporate $261KUnion $197KTrade group $100KMembership $63KOther $32KSuper PAC $13KLeadership PAC $4K

The Home Depot Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education)UnionLobbyist PAC$13K
Michigan Sugar Company Growers Political Action CommitteeTrade group$12K
Uaw - V - Cap (Uaw Voluntary Community Action Program)UnionLobbyist PAC$11K
Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
American Postal Workers Union Committee On Political ActionSuper PAC$10K
Nea Fund for Children and Public EducationUnionLobbyist PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

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

No outside spending of note.

The payback

How they voted on their funders' bills

On the 6 key votes where Brenda Lawrence had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 1 time (17%). 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	$22K	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$35K$23K	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	$35K	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	$215K	Yea · with industry

The revolving door

1 former aide now lobbying

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

Venkatasatya KroviFormer congressional staff
Rep. Brenda Lawrence: Chief of Staff (2019-2020); Deputy Chief of Staff & Leg. Director (2018-2019); Leg. Director (2017-2018); Senior Leg. Asst/Policy Advis…
Now lobbies for Apple INC., Center For AI Safety Action Fund, INC. · via Invariant LLC

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 Brenda Lawrence's 2020 campaign?: Brenda Lawrence (Democrat) raised $1.1M for the 2020 Michigan 14th District race, $659K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.
Which PACs gave the most to Brenda Lawrence?: The Home Depot Inc. Political Action Committee ($13K), Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) ($13K), Michigan Sugar Company Growers Political Action Committee ($12K), Uaw - V - Cap (Uaw Voluntary Community Action Program) ($11K), Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC ($10K) in 2020.