Politician
Alma Adams
Democrat · North Carolina · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H4NC12100
Alma Adams (Democrat) raised $483K for the 2026 North Carolina 12th District race, $361K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$3.0M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
72%
$2.2M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$10K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$50K
Spent attacking them
72% of Alma Adams'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 | North Carolina 12th District | $483K | 75% | $0 / $0 | $119K | $483K | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | North Carolina 12th District | $715K | 72% | $327 / $0 | – | $716K | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | North Carolina 12th District | $957K | 71% | $4K / $50K | $46K | $1.0M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | North Carolina 12th District | $842K | 71% | $6K / $0 | $7K | $848K | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $974KUnion $542KTrade group $302KMembership $179KOther $58KSuper PAC $33KLeadership PAC $24K
- Duke Energy Corporation Employee Political Action Committee (Dukepac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$42K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$40K
- American Postal Workers Union Committee On Political ActionUnion$23K
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political EducationUnion$20K
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and JoinersUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action CommitteeUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Rural Electric Cooperative Association America's Electric Cooperatives PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$13K
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political Action LeagueUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Charter Communications Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Lowe's Companies, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Our American Centuryagainst $50K
- Care in Action PACfor $8K
- Ncaat in Actionfor $2K
- New North Carolina Projectfor $327
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 27 key votes where Alma Adams had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 7 times (26%). 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 | $8K | 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 | $586K | 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 | $258K$42K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $258K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $46K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $586K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $42K | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $8K | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $42K$283K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $283K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $42K | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $283K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $42K | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $23K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $23K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $23K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $68K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $586K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $23K | 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 | $42K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $42K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $27K | 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 | $42K$68K$283K | 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 | $68K | 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 | $586K | Yea · with industry |
The revolving door
3 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Alma Adams's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Margaret FranklinFormer congressional staff
LD, Rep. Al Lawson (D-FL-05) // Senior Leg. Assistant / Acting LD / Legislative Assistant, Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC-12) // Leg. Aide, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D…
Now lobbies for Jpmorgan Chase Holdings LLC, Ripple Labs INC., America'S Health Insurance Plans (ahip) · via Fulcrum Public Affairs LLC, Michael Best Strategies LLC
Gordon HolzbergFormer congressional staff
Legislative Director for Rep. Emilia Sykes Senior Legislative Assistant for Rep. Alma Adams Legislative Assistant for Rep. Alma Adams Legislative Corresponde…
Now lobbies for Americas Credit Unions, Fka Credit Union National Association, INC. Dba America · via Americas Credit Unions, Fka Credit Union National Association, INC. Dba Americas Credit Unions
Christopher DevoreFormer congressional staff
Rep. Alma Adams (NC-12) - Interim Chief of Staff; Rep. Alma Adams (NC-12) - Legislative Director; Rep. Gregorio Sablan (NP-00) - Legislative Assistant.
Now lobbies for Alliance Of Community Health Plans, 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 Alma Adams's 2026 campaign?
- Alma Adams (Democrat) raised $483K for the 2026 North Carolina 12th District race, $361K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Alma Adams?
- Duke Energy Corporation Employee Political Action Committee (Dukepac) ($12K), International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political Action League ($10K), American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E ($10K), American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political Education ($10K), Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Alma Adams raised across elections?
- $483K in 2026 (North Carolina 12th District), $715K in 2024 (North Carolina 12th District), $957K in 2022 (North Carolina 12th District), $842K in 2020 (North Carolina 12th District).