Politician
David Rouzer
Republican · North Carolina · ran 4 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H2NC07096
David Rouzer (Republican) raised $2.5M for the 2026 North Carolina 7th District race, $1.6M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $182K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). The race has not been called yet.
Raised, all runs
$7.5M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
57%
$4.3M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$190K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$3K
Spent attacking them
57% of David Rouzer'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 | North Carolina 7th District | $2.5M | 62% | $182K / $0 | – | $2.7M | … Counting |
| 2024 | North Carolina 7th District | $1.8M | 58% | $0 / $3K | – | $1.8M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | North Carolina 7th District | $1.5M | 52% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.5M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | North Carolina 7th District | $1.6M | 54% | $8K / $0 | – | $1.7M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.8MTrade group $1.4MMembership $356KOther $215KUnion $184KLeadership PAC $160KSuper PAC $5K
- National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association RockpacTrade groupLobbyist PAC$30K
- Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. Political Action Committee (Old Dominion PAC)Corporate$30K
- National Chicken Council Political Action Committee (Fka) National Broiler Council PACTrade group$30K
- National Cotton Council of America Committee for the Advancement of CottonTrade group$23K
- National Cattlemen's Beef Association Political Action Committee (Ncba-PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Rural Electric Cooperative Association America's Electric Cooperatives PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- Duke Energy Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$15K
- Deere & Company PAC (Aka John Deere PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- Wsp USA Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- The Boeing Company PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- International Paper Political Action Committee (Ip-PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Defend American Jobsfor $151K
- Defending Main Street Superpac Inc.for $31K
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fundfor $7K
- Indivisible Project Inc.against $3K
- Grass Roots North Carolina/Forum for Firearms Educ Pol Victory Fundfor $1K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 37 key votes where David Rouzer had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 31 times (84%). 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 | $69K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | $22K | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $207K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $802K$126K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $802K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $206K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $207K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $126K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $69K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $137K | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $137K | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $126K$172K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $172K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $126K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $172K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $137K | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $126K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $137K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $28K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $137K | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $28K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $28K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $69K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $176K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $207K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $69K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $28K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $126K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $126K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $42K | 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 | $126K$176K$172K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $8K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $8K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $176K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $8K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $207K | Nay · against |
Their own portfolio
8 stock trades, worth $22K–$155K
Reported under the STOCK Act from 6 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 1 buys, 7 sells. Heaviest in wall street and hedge funds ($17K+), defense contractors ($2K+), tech and ai ($2K+).
Most traded
- MAIN Main Street Capital Corporation$15K+1 trades
- BA Boeing Company$2K+2 trades
- PINS Pinterest, Inc. Class A$1K+1 trades
- MO Altria Group, Inc.$1K+1 trades
- NVDA NVIDIA Corporation$1K+1 trades
Latest trades
- sellBA2025-12-09 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellBA2025-12-09 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellPINS2022-01-14 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellberkshire Hathaway Inc. New (bRK.b)2021-11-15 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellberkshire Hathaway Inc. New (bRK.b)2021-11-15 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellMAIN2021-11-15 · stock$15K–$50K
- sellMO2021-08-19 · stock$1K–$15K
- buyNVDA2021-07-20 · stock$1K–$15K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
The revolving door
2 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in David Rouzer's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Ian WhitsonFormer congressional staff
Legislative Director, Rep. David Rouzer; Senior Legislative Assistant, Rep. David Rouzer; Legislative Assistant, Rep. David Rouzer; Legislative Correspondent…
Now lobbies for Animal Wellness Action, Tether Operations, S.A. De C.V., Fti Consulting On Behalf Of Tether Operations, S.A. De C.V., Westmoreland Mining LLC · via Ridgeline Advocacy Group LLC
Jeffrey ButlerFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff, former Rep. Patrick McHenry (NC-10); Adviser, Rep. David Rouzer (NC-07)
Now lobbies for Visa, INC.
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded David Rouzer's 2026 campaign?
- David Rouzer (Republican) raised $2.5M for the 2026 North Carolina 7th District race, $1.6M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $182K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). The race has not been called yet.
- Which PACs gave the most to David Rouzer?
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee ($15K), National Cattlemen's Beef Association Political Action Committee (Ncba-PAC) ($10K), Wsp USA Inc. PAC ($10K), National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association Rockpac ($10K), The Boeing Company PAC ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on David Rouzer's race?
- Defend American Jobs ($151K for), Defending Main Street Superpac Inc. ($31K for) in 2026.
- How much has David Rouzer raised across elections?
- $2.5M in 2026 (North Carolina 7th District), $1.8M in 2024 (North Carolina 7th District), $1.5M in 2022 (North Carolina 7th District), $1.6M in 2020 (North Carolina 7th District).