Politician
Marc Veasey
Democrat · Texas · ran 3 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H2TX33073
Marc Veasey (Democrat) raised $1.9M for the 2024 Texas 33rd District race, $1.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
Raised, all runs
$5.4M
2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
68%
$3.7M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$7
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
68% of Marc Veasey'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Texas 33rd District | $1.9M | 67% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.9M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Texas 33rd District | $1.8M | 67% | $7 / $0 | – | $1.8M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Texas 33rd District | $1.6M | 71% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.6M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $2.2MTrade group $646KUnion $483KMembership $199KOther $156KSuper PAC $25KLeadership PAC $10K
- General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$30K
- Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - FederalCorporateLobbyist PAC$22K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$20K
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- The Williams Companies, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersUnionLobbyist PAC$15K
- Ubs Americas Inc. Political Action Committee (Ubs PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
- Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education)UnionLobbyist PAC$13K
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$11K
- L3harris Technologies, Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$11K
- American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec/PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$11K
- Lpl Financial LLC Political Action Committee (Lpl PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$11K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Human Rights Campaign Equality Votes PACfor $7
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 30 key votes where Marc Veasey had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 10 times (33%). 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 | $157K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | – | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $521K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $265K$260K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $265K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $87K | Present |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $521K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $260K | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $157K | Nay · against |
| 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 | $260K$146K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $146K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $260K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $146K | Nay · against |
| 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 | $260K | Nay · against |
| 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 | $28K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | 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 | $157K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $396K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $521K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $157K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $28K | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $260K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $260K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $157K | 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 | $260K$396K$146K | 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 | $396K | 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 | $521K | Yea · with industry |
The revolving door
3 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Marc Veasey's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Jessica MartinezFormer congressional staff
Ex. Director, U.S. Joint Economic Committee, Sen. Heinrich; Deputy Chief of Staff, Leg. Director, Rep. Veasey; Confidential Assistant and Special Advisor, FC…
Now lobbies for Coinbase, INC., Blockchain Association, Wing (formerly X (google INC )) · via Franklin Square Group, LLC
Ashley HayesFormer congressional staff
Legislative Director - Congressman Marc Veasey
Now lobbies for Charter Communications INC, Sanofi US Services INC
Askia SurumaFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff, Rep. Marc Veasey (2017-2021); Deputy Staff Director, Ways and Means Committee (2007-2014); Deputy Staff Director, House Rules Committee (2001…
Now lobbies for Eli Lilly And Company
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Marc Veasey's 2024 campaign?
- Marc Veasey (Democrat) raised $1.9M for the 2024 Texas 33rd District race, $1.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Marc Veasey?
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee ($20K), National Air Traffic Controllers Association PAC ($11K), American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec/PAC) ($11K), Pricewaterhousecoopers Political Action Committee I ($10K), General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC) ($10K) in 2024.
- How much has Marc Veasey raised across elections?
- $1.9M in 2024 (Texas 33rd District), $1.8M in 2022 (Texas 33rd District), $1.6M in 2020 (Texas 33rd District).