Politician
John M. Katko
Republican · New York · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent
FEC candidate H4NY24073
John M. Katko (Republican) raised $3.8M for the 2020 New York 24th District race, $1.8M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $756K for and $5.4M against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.
Raised, all runs
$3.8M
2020
From PAC checks
47%
$1.8M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$756K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$5.4M
Spent attacking them
47% of John M. Katko'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 | New York 24th District | $3.8M | 47% | $756K / $5.4M | $16K | $10.0M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $670KTrade group $319KLeadership PAC $257KUnion $169KOther $167KMembership $127KSuper PAC $13K
- Humane Society Legislative Fund Political Action CommitteeMembership$14K
- Nucor Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporate$13K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$12K
- Dell Technologies, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$12K
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$11K
- United Parcel Service Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PACOther$10K
- Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating EngineersUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- House Majority PACagainst $2.8M
- DCCCagainst $2.1M
- National Association of Realtors Congressional Fundfor $722K
- Women Vote!against $257K
- Committee for Ethical Leadershipagainst $123K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 6 key votes where John M. Katko had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 5 times (83%). 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 | $62K | 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 | $59K$113K$74K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Nay · with industry |
| 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 | $113K | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $198K | 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 John M. Katko's 2020 campaign?
- John M. Katko (Republican) raised $3.8M for the 2020 New York 24th District race, $1.8M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $756K for and $5.4M against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to John M. Katko?
- Humane Society Legislative Fund Political Action Committee ($14K), Nucor Corporation Political Action Committee ($13K), National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($12K), Dell Technologies, Inc. Political Action Committee ($12K), National Air Traffic Controllers Association PAC ($11K) in 2020.
- Which super PACs spent on John M. Katko's race?
- House Majority PAC ($2.8M against), DCCC ($2.1M against), National Association of Realtors Congressional Fund ($722K for) in 2020.