Which PACs gave the most to G.K. Butterfield?

Altria Group, Inc. Political Action Committee (Altriapac) ($10K), Charter Communications Inc. Political Action Committee ($10K), Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - Federal ($10K), American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee ($10K), At&T Inc./Warnermedia LLC Federal Political Action Committee (At&T/Warnermedia Federal PAC) ($10K) in 2020.

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Politician

G.K. Butterfield

Democrat · North Carolina · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent

FEC candidate H4NC01046

G.K. Butterfield (Democrat) raised $1.0M for the 2020 North Carolina 1st District race, $743K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.

Raised, all runs

$1.0M

2020

From PAC checks

71%

$743K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

Spent attacking them

71% of G.K. Butterfield'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	North Carolina 1st District	$1.0M	71%	$0 / $0	–	$1.0M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.

Corporate $430KTrade group $129KUnion $78KMembership $62KOther $28KSuper PAC $11KLeadership PAC $7K

Altria Group, Inc. Political Action Committee (Altriapac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Charter Communications Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - FederalCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
At&T Inc./Warnermedia LLC Federal Political Action Committee (At&T/Warnermedia Federal PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
Viatris Inc. Political Action Committee (Viapac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. Political Action Committee Aka Biomarin PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K

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 6 key votes where G.K. Butterfield had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 1 time (17%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.

All issues →

Vote	Industry	Their money from it	Voted
Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184	Tech and AI wanted nay	$13K	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	$11K$92K$10K	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	$92K	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	$91K	Yea · with industry

The revolving door

3 former aides now lobbying

Lobbyists who list a job in G.K. Butterfield's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.

Caitlin Van SantFormer congressional staff
Sr Pol Adv, Leg Dir, Interim COS (Rep. Butterfield)
Now lobbies for Chevron U.S.A., INC., America'S Health Insurance Plans, Humana, The Boeing Company and 8 more · via Mehlman Consulting, INC.
Reginald McCrimmonFormer congressional staff
Director Member Services & External Affairs - Congressional Black Caucus; Special Assistant, Staff Assistant - Rep. G. K. Butterfield
Now lobbies for AT&T Services, INC., Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, INC., National Athletic Trainers' Association, X Corp. (formerly Twitter, INC.) and 8 more · via Crossroads Strategies, LLC
Kyle ParkerFormer congressional staff
Office of Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01): Dec 2020 - Jan 2023 Chief of Staff, May 2019 - Dec 2020 Legislative Director, Jan 2019 - May 2019 Senior Pol…
Now lobbies for American Chemistry Council

The revolving door, industry by 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 G.K. Butterfield's 2020 campaign?: G.K. Butterfield (Democrat) raised $1.0M for the 2020 North Carolina 1st District race, $743K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.
Which PACs gave the most to G.K. Butterfield?: Altria Group, Inc. Political Action Committee (Altriapac) ($10K), Charter Communications Inc. Political Action Committee ($10K), Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - Federal ($10K), American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee ($10K), At&T Inc./Warnermedia LLC Federal Political Action Committee (At&T/Warnermedia Federal PAC) ($10K) in 2020.