Politician
Mike Flood
Republican · Nebraska · ran 3 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H2NE01118
Mike Flood (Republican) raised $2.8M for the 2026 Nebraska 1st District race, $1.4M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $251K for and $2.7M against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$7.0M
2026, 2024, 2022
From PAC checks
40%
$2.8M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$279K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$2.7M
Spent attacking them
40% of Mike Flood'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 | Nebraska 1st District | $2.8M | 50% | $251K / $2.7M | $27K | $5.7M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Nebraska 1st District | $2.0M | 45% | $3K / $0 | – | $2.0M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Nebraska 1st District | $2.2M | 22% | $25K / $0 | – | $2.2M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.2MTrade group $731KMembership $268KOther $197KLeadership PAC $194KUnion $65KParty $5K
- Nebraska Farm Bureau FederationMembershipLobbyist PAC$42K
- Union Pacific Corp. Fund for Effective GovernmentCorporateLobbyist PAC$28K
- America's Credit Unions PAC of Credit Union National Association, Inc.Trade groupLobbyist PAC$28K
- The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$22K
- Nelnet Inc PAC (Nelnet PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Optometric Association Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$15K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. Political Action Committee (Abc PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- The Eye of the Tiger Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$15K
- Majority Committee PAC--Mc PACLeadership PAC$15K
- American Land Title Association Title Industry PAC (Tipac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$13K
- Ernst & Young Political Action CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$13K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- House Majority PACagainst $1.4M
- Retire Career Politiciansagainst $1.3M
- Defending Main Street Superpac Inc.for $200K
- American Liberty Foundation PACfor $51K
- Americans for Prosperity Actionfor $25K
- National Right to Life Victory Fundfor $3K
- Working Americaagainst $1K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 29 key votes where Mike Flood had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 25 times (86%). 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 | $21K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | $1K | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $131K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $7K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $184K$15K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $184K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $195K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $131K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $15K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $21K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $15K$474K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $474K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $15K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $474K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $15K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $41K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $41K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $41K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $21K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $76K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $131K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $21K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $41K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $7K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $15K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $15K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $35K | 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 | $15K$76K$474K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $7K | Nay · with industry |
Their own portfolio
1 stock trades, worth $1K–$15K
Reported under the STOCK Act from 1 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 0 buys, 1 sells.
Most traded
Latest trades
- sellMidwest Banc Holding Company L : US I P2023-04-24 · private stock$1K–$15K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Mike Flood's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Evan DeanFormer congressional staff
Legislative Director, US House of Representatives, Rep. Mike Flood (NE-01); Legislative Assistant, US House of Representatives, Rep. Mike Flood (NE-01)
Now lobbies for National Grain And Feed 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 Mike Flood's 2026 campaign?
- Mike Flood (Republican) raised $2.8M for the 2026 Nebraska 1st District race, $1.4M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $251K for and $2.7M against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Mike Flood?
- American Optometric Association Political Action Committee ($15K), American Land Title Association Title Industry PAC (Tipac) ($13K), U.S. Bancorp Federal Political Action Committee ($11K), The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action Committee ($10K), Fidelity National Financial Inc PAC 2001 ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Mike Flood's race?
- House Majority PAC ($1.4M against), Retire Career Politicians ($1.3M against), Defending Main Street Superpac Inc. ($200K for) in 2026.
- How much has Mike Flood raised across elections?
- $2.8M in 2026 (Nebraska 1st District), $2.0M in 2024 (Nebraska 1st District), $2.2M in 2022 (Nebraska 1st District).