Politician
Jerry McNerney
Democrat · California · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent
FEC candidate H4CA11081
Jerry McNerney (Democrat) raised $1.2M for the 2020 California 9th District race, $480K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $14 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.
Raised, all runs
$1.2M
2020
From PAC checks
40%
$480K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$14
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
40% of Jerry McNerney'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | California 9th District | $1.2M | 40% | $14 / $0 | $15K | $1.2M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $206KUnion $147KTrade group $63KMembership $39KOther $17KSuper PAC $16KLeadership PAC $1K
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and JoinersUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Charter Communications Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- 314 Action FundSuper PAC$10K
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action CommitteeUnion$10K
- Blue Shield of California Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Political Action Together Political CommitteeUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- National Union of Healthcare Workers Federal Committee On Political Educationfor $14
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 3 key votes where Jerry McNerney had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 1 time (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $30K | Present |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $6K$11K$2K | 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 | $11K | 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 | $158K | Yea · with industry |
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Jerry McNerney's 2020 campaign?
- Jerry McNerney (Democrat) raised $1.2M for the 2020 California 9th District race, $480K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $14 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Jerry McNerney?
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners ($10K), Charter Communications Inc. Political Action Committee ($10K), 314 Action Fund ($10K), International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee ($10K), Blue Shield of California Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2020.
- Which super PACs spent on Jerry McNerney's race?
- National Union of Healthcare Workers Federal Committee On Political Education ($14 for) in 2020.