Which PACs gave the most to Brian Higgins?

American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee ($17K), Int'l Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers ($15K), American Society for Radiation Oncology PAC (''Astro-PAC'') ($14K), Morgan Stanley Political Action Committee ($10K), Air Line Pilots Association PAC ($10K) in 2022.

How much has Brian Higgins raised across elections?

$1.5M in 2022 (New York 26th District), $1.1M in 2020 (New York 26th District).

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Politician

Brian Higgins

Democrat · New York · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent

FEC candidate H4NY27076

Brian Higgins (Democrat) raised $1.5M for the 2022 New York 26th District race, $920K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.

Raised, all runs

$2.7M

2022, 2020

From PAC checks

65%

$1.7M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

Spent attacking them

65% of Brian Higgins'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
2022	New York 26th District	$1.5M	60%	$0 / $0	–	$1.5M	✓ Won
2020	New York 26th District	$1.1M	72%	$0 / $0	–	$1.1M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

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

Corporate $663KTrade group $385KUnion $371KMembership $238KOther $81KLeadership PAC $18KSuper PAC $13K

Int'l Union of Bricklayers and Allied CraftworkersUnionLobbyist PAC$25K
Morgan Stanley Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
Air Line Pilots Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$17K
American Society for Radiation Oncology PAC (''Astro-PAC'')MembershipLobbyist PAC$14K
The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political Action LeagueUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
American Chiropractic Association Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
General Motors Company Political Action Committee (Gm PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation 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 11 key votes where Brian Higgins had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 3 times (27%). 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
Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177	Labor unions wanted nay	$390K	Nay · with industry
NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118	Defense contractors wanted yea	$28K	Yea · with industry
Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196	Pro-Israel groups wanted yea	$17K	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	$21K	Nay · against
Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$21K	Nay · against
Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184	Tech and AI wanted nay	$17K	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	$21K$199K$190K	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	$199K	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	$390K	Yea · with industry

Their own portfolio

3 stock trades, worth $45K–$150K

Reported under the STOCK Act from 2 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 1 buys, 2 sells. Heaviest in tech and ai ($30K+).

All traders →

Most traded

NVDA NVIDIA Corporation$15K+1 trades
ANY Sphere 3D Corp. - Common Shares$15K+1 trades

Latest trades

sellMicron Technology, Inc. (Mu)2020-09-04 · stock$15K–$50K
buyNVDA2020-09-04 · stock$15K–$50K
sellANY2020-09-04 · stock$15K–$50K

Filings on the House Clerk's site.

The revolving door

2 former aides now lobbying

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

Leslie BradyFormer congressional staff
Health Policy Advisor/Legislative Assistant, Rep. Brian Higgins
Now lobbies for National Bleeding Disorder Foundation (fka National Hemophilia Foundation), Susan G. Komen · via Artemis Policy Group LLC
Matthew FeryFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff, Rep. Brian Higgins (2017-2024); Health Insurance Specialist, CMS (2016-2017); Legislative Counsel, Rep. Brian Higgins (2006-2013)
Now lobbies for Cigna Corporation, The Campbell'S Company · via Invariant LLC

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 Brian Higgins's 2022 campaign?: Brian Higgins (Democrat) raised $1.5M for the 2022 New York 26th District race, $920K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
Which PACs gave the most to Brian Higgins?: American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee ($17K), Int'l Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers ($15K), American Society for Radiation Oncology PAC (''Astro-PAC'') ($14K), Morgan Stanley Political Action Committee ($10K), Air Line Pilots Association PAC ($10K) in 2022.
How much has Brian Higgins raised across elections?: $1.5M in 2022 (New York 26th District), $1.1M in 2020 (New York 26th District).