Politician
Tom Emmer
Republican · Minnesota · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H4MN06087
Tom Emmer (Republican) raised $11M for the 2026 Minnesota 6th District race, $2.5M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $153K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$26M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
32%
$8.4M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$153K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
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 | Minnesota 6th District | $11M | 23% | $153K / $0 | $71K | $11M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Minnesota 6th District | $8.2M | 31% | $0 / $0 | $27K | $8.2M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Minnesota 6th District | $4.4M | 42% | $0 / $0 | $1K | $4.4M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Minnesota 6th District | $2.8M | 52% | $0 / $0 | – | $2.8M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $4.8MTrade group $2.0MMembership $618KOther $453KUnion $406KLeadership PAC $119KSuper PAC $87K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$27K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee (Morpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (Nabpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$16K
- Unitedhealth Group Incorporated PAC (Unitedhealth Group PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- Walmart Inc. PAC for Responsible GovernmentCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- Xcel Energy Employee Political Action Committee (Xpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Separate Segregated Fund (Crna-PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$15K
- Poet PACOtherLobbyist PAC$15K
- Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, Inc. Political Action Committee (Insurpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- WinredSuper PAC$13K
- U.S. Bancorp Federal Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Defend American Jobsfor $153K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 41 key votes where Tom Emmer had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 36 times (88%). 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 | $170K | 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 | $502K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $36K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $910K$275K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $910K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $270K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $502K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $275K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $170K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $142K | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $142K | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $275K$1.2M | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $1.2M | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $275K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $1.2M | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $142K | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $275K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $142K | 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 | $142K | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $38K | Yea · with industry |
| 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 | $170K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $743K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $502K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $170K | 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 | $36K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $275K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $275K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $218K | Nay · with industry |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $275K$743K$1.2M | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $36K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $36K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $743K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $36K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $502K | Nay · against |
The revolving door
3 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Tom Emmer's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Chris ManevalFormer congressional staff
Deputy Chief of Staff, House Republican Whip Emmer; Chief of Staff, Rep. Emmer; Legislative Director, Rep. Emmer; Senior Leg Assistant, Rep. Forbes; Leg Assi…
Now lobbies for Coinbase, INC., Jane Street Group, LLC · via Porterfield, Fettig & Sears, LLC
Kevin WysockiFormer congressional staff
KevinWysockiProfessional Staff, House Financial Services Committee/ Rep. Barr; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Emmer; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Bachmann
Now lobbies for Anchor Labs, INC.
Dorothy ClarkFormer congressional staff
Congressman Tom Emmer
Now lobbies for Land O'Lakes INC
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 Emmer's 2026 campaign?
- Tom Emmer (Republican) raised $11M for the 2026 Minnesota 6th District race, $2.5M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $153K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Tom Emmer?
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee ($12K), National Council of Farmer Cooperatives Co-Op/PAC ($11K), Chevron Employees Political Action Committee - Chevron Corporation ($10K), American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) ($10K), 3m Company PAC ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Tom Emmer's race?
- Defend American Jobs ($153K for) in 2026.
- How much has Tom Emmer raised across elections?
- $11M in 2026 (Minnesota 6th District), $8.2M in 2024 (Minnesota 6th District), $4.4M in 2022 (Minnesota 6th District), $2.8M in 2020 (Minnesota 6th District).