Politician
French Hill
Republican · Arkansas · ran 4 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H4AR02141
French Hill (Republican) raised $5.3M for the 2026 Arkansas 2nd District race, $1.8M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $1.3M for and $2.1M against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). The race has not been called yet.
Raised, all runs
$16M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
40%
$6.3M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$1.6M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$4.5M
Spent attacking them
40% of French Hill'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 | Arkansas 2nd District | $5.3M | 34% | $1.3M / $2.1M | $22K | $8.6M | … Counting |
| 2024 | Arkansas 2nd District | $3.8M | 44% | $156K / $0 | $35K | $4.0M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Arkansas 2nd District | $3.4M | 38% | $15K / $0 | $31K | $3.4M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Arkansas 2nd District | $3.4M | 45% | $159K / $2.5M | $8K | $6.1M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $3.5MTrade group $1.4MMembership $394KOther $371KLeadership PAC $357KSuper PAC $54KUnion $35K
- Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee (Morpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$36K
- The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$30K
- United Services Automobile Association Employee PAC - Usaa Employee PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$20K
- The Capital Group Companies Inc Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Mastercard International Inc. Employees' PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Investment Company Institute Political Action Committee (Ici PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- National Apartment Association Political Action CommitteeUnionLobbyist PAC$15K
- Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation PAC - Dtcc PAC; theCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. Political Action Committee (Abc PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$13K
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$13K
- Farmers Group, Inc., Farmers Insurance Exchange, Fire Insurance Exchange and Truck Insurance Exchange Political Action Committee Aka Farmers Insurance PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Ready for the Fightagainst $2.1M
- House Majority PACagainst $1.2M
- Fairshakefor $1.0M
- DCCCagainst $715K
- Women Vote!against $588K
- Esafundfor $154K
- Defend American Jobsfor $107K
- Conservatives for Americafor $100K
- American Liberty Foundation PACfor $60K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committeefor $59K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 37 key votes where French Hill had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 30 times (81%). 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 | $82K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | $1.1M | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $91K | 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 | $304K$90K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $304K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $325K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $91K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $90K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $82K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $888K | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $888K | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $90K$1.9M | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $1.9M | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $90K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $1.9M | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $888K | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $90K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $888K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $42K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $888K | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $42K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $42K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $82K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $88K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $91K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $82K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $42K | 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 | $90K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $90K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $133K | 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 | $90K$88K$1.9M | 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 | $88K | 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 | $91K | Nay · against |
Their own portfolio
37 stock trades, worth $1.1M–$2.8M
Reported under the STOCK Act from 9 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 16 buys, 21 sells. Heaviest in wall street and hedge funds ($260K+), tobacco, alcohol and gambling ($150K+), pharma and health care ($115K+).
Most traded
- MKL Markel Group Inc. Common Stock$115K+3 trades
- PFE Pfizer, Inc. Common Stock$100K+1 trades
- BX Blackstone Inc. Common Stock$100K+1 trades
- SFNC Simmons First National Corporation - Common Stock$100K+1 trades
- PM Philip Morris International Inc$100K+1 trades
- LAZ Lazard, Inc. Common Stock$50K+1 trades
- L Loews Corporation Common Stock$50K+1 trades
- WTM White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. Common Stock$50K+1 trades
Latest trades
- sellKD2025-12-31 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellPFE2025-12-31 · stock$100K–$250K
- sellSFL2025-12-31 · stock$15K–$50K
- sellSOLV2025-12-31 · stock$15K–$50K
- sellT2025-06-23 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellBX2025-06-23 · stock$100K–$250K
- sellFTRE2025-06-23 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellINTC2025-06-23 · stock$15K–$50K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded French Hill's 2026 campaign?
- French Hill (Republican) raised $5.3M for the 2026 Arkansas 2nd District race, $1.8M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $1.3M for and $2.1M against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). The race has not been called yet.
- Which PACs gave the most to French Hill?
- Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee (Morpac) ($16K), Investment Company Institute Political Action Committee (Ici PAC) ($15K), Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. Political Action Committee (Abc PAC) ($13K), Wells Fargo and Company Employees Good Government Federal Fund II ($12K), The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee (Nmpac) ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on French Hill's race?
- Ready for the Fight ($2.1M against), Fairshake ($1.0M for), Conservatives for America ($100K for) in 2026.
- How much has French Hill raised across elections?
- $5.3M in 2026 (Arkansas 2nd District), $3.8M in 2024 (Arkansas 2nd District), $3.4M in 2022 (Arkansas 2nd District), $3.4M in 2020 (Arkansas 2nd District).