Politician
Tom Cole
Republican · Oklahoma · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H2OK04055
Tom Cole (Republican) raised $4.3M for the 2026 Oklahoma 4th District race, $1.8M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$14M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
45%
$6.3M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$0
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
45% of Tom Cole'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 | Oklahoma 4th District | $4.3M | 43% | $0 / $0 | – | $4.3M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Oklahoma 4th District | $5.6M | 45% | $0 / $0 | – | $5.6M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Oklahoma 4th District | $2.3M | 40% | $0 / $0 | – | $2.3M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Oklahoma 4th District | $1.8M | 54% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.8M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $2.9MTrade group $1.3MOther $632KLeadership PAC $557KMembership $549KUnion $216KSuper PAC $11K
- Employees of Rtx Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$24K
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$21K
- American Seniors Housing Association (Seniors Housing PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- The Boeing Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Bae Systems Inc. Political Action Committee (Bae Systems USA PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- The American Electric Power Committee for Responsible GovernmentCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- One Gas, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporate$15K
- Plains Cotton Growers Inc. PACCorporate$13K
- Air Line Pilots Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$12K
- Associated General Contractors of America Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$11K
- Altria Group, Inc. Political Action Committee (Altriapac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$11K
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 35 key votes where Tom Cole had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 29 times (83%). 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 | $320K | Yea · with industry |
| 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 | $270K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $32K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $525K$397K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $525K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $228K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $270K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $397K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $320K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $397K$146K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $146K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $397K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $146K | 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 | $397K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $38K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $38K | Present |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $38K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $320K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $399K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $270K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $320K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $38K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $32K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $397K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $397K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $229K | 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 | $397K$399K$146K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $32K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $32K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $399K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $32K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $270K | Nay · against |
The revolving door
3 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Tom Cole's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Pete KirkhamFormer congressional staff
Chief of staff, U.S. Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK)
Now lobbies for Chickasaw Nation, Indian Gaming Association (fka National Indian Gaming Association) · via Red Maple Consulting, LLC
Christopher CaronFormer congressional staff
LD, Senior Policy Advisor, Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Tom Cole (OK-4)
Now lobbies for Acorn Capital Management (previously Acorn Growth Companies, Lp), Ondas Sentinel Fka Dzyne · via Oculus Strategies, LLC
Robert PowellFormer congressional staff
Field Representative, Rep. Tom Cole, 2010-2011
Now lobbies for Beaverfit North America, LLC · via North Bridge Strategic, LLC (formerly Known As Scissortail Strategic Consulting
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Tom Cole's 2026 campaign?
- Tom Cole (Republican) raised $4.3M for the 2026 Oklahoma 4th District race, $1.8M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Tom Cole?
- The American Electric Power Committee for Responsible Government ($15K), One Gas, Inc. Political Action Committee ($15K), Employees of Rtx Corporation Political Action Committee ($13K), Plains Cotton Growers Inc. PAC ($13K), Chevron Employees Political Action Committee - Chevron Corporation ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Tom Cole raised across elections?
- $4.3M in 2026 (Oklahoma 4th District), $5.6M in 2024 (Oklahoma 4th District), $2.3M in 2022 (Oklahoma 4th District), $1.8M in 2020 (Oklahoma 4th District).