Politician
Marcy Kaptur
Democrat · Ohio · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H2OH09031
Marcy Kaptur (Democrat) raised $5.9M for the 2026 Ohio 9th District race, $1.5M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $2.9M for and $8.7M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$15M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
33%
$5.0M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$4.6M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$16M
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ohio 9th District | $5.9M | 26% | $2.9M / $8.7M | – | $17M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Ohio 9th District | $5.1M | 29% | $1.0M / $7.2M | – | $13M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Ohio 9th District | $3.4M | 36% | $643K / $585K | – | $4.6M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Ohio 9th District | $1.1M | 72% | $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 $1.3MUnion $1.1MLeadership PAC $813KOther $439KTrade group $406KMembership $268KSuper PAC $196KParty $26K
- Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater AmericaLeadership PAC$45K
- Bwx Technologies, Inc Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$30K
- Growth Energy PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- Democracy Summer 2024Other$20K
- General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Postal Workers Union Committee On Political ActionSuper PAC$20K
- Int'l Union of Bricklayers and Allied CraftworkersUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- JstreetpacMembershipLobbyist PAC$18K
- Elect Democratic WomenOther$16K
- Fair Shot PACLeadership PAC$15K
- Progressive Turnout ProjectSuper PAC$10K
- Defend the VoteSuper PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Congressional Leadership Fundagainst $10M
- NRCCagainst $2.0M
- New American Jobs Fundfor $1.2M
- Safety & Affordability PAC Inc.against $1.1M
- Club for Growth Actionagainst $706K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees Peoplefor $585K
- America PACagainst $410K
- Win It Back PACagainst $344K
- The Sentinel Action Fundagainst $292K
- Drain the Dc Swamp PACagainst $282K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 31 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 12 times (39%). This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $224K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Reported household trades wanted nay | Unknown coverage | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $1.2M | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $276K$47K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $276K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $79K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $1.2M | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $47K | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $224K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $7K | Nay · against |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $7K | Nay · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $47K$78K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $78K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $47K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $78K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $7K | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $47K | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $7K | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $33K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $7K | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $33K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $33K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $224K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $70K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $1.2M | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $224K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $33K | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $47K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $47K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $200K | 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 | $47K$70K$78K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $70K | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $1.2M | Yea · with industry |
The revolving door
3 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Marcy Kaptur's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A listed former position does not establish contact with that office.
Roger SzemrajFormer congressional staff
House Appropriations Committee; Office of Rep. Marcy Kaptur
Now lobbies for American Pistachio Growers (formerly Known As Western Pistachio Association), American Commodity Distribution Association, California Cling Peach Growers, National Commodity Supplemental Food Program Association and 2 more · via Olsson, Frank, Weeda, Terman & Matz, Pc
John HowesFormer congressional staff
Rep. Marcy Kaptur, Counsel, Nov 2021 - Jan 2023
Now lobbies for Competitive Carriers Association
Allison JarusFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff, Rep. Mike Quigley (2021-24); Leg Dir, Rep. Quigley (2019-21); Sr Pol Adv, Rep. Quigley (2016-19); Leg Assistant, Rep. Quigley (2015-16); Leg …
Now lobbies for Norc At The University Of Chicago · via Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Marcy Kaptur's 2026 campaign?
- Marcy Kaptur (Democrat) raised $5.9M for the 2026 Ohio 9th District race, $1.5M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $2.9M for and $8.7M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Marcy Kaptur?
- Bwx Technologies, Inc Political Action Committee ($10K), Defend the Vote ($10K), Growth Energy PAC ($10K), Moms Fed Up ($10K), Honeywell International Inc. Technologies Public Affairs Council (Honpac) ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Marcy Kaptur's race?
- Congressional Leadership Fund ($6.0M against), Safety & Affordability PAC Inc. ($1.1M against), Club for Growth Action ($706K against) in 2026.
- How much has Marcy Kaptur raised across elections?
- $5.9M in 2026, $5.1M in 2024, $3.4M in 2022, $1.1M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.