Politician
Frank Lucas
Republican · Oklahoma · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H4OK06056
Frank Lucas (Republican) raised $1.1M for the 2026 Oklahoma 3rd District race, $809K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $149K for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$5.2M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
68%
$3.5M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$167K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
68% of Frank Lucas'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 election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oklahoma 3rd District | $1.1M | 77% | $149K / $0 | – | $1.2M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Oklahoma 3rd District | $1.7M | 65% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.7M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Oklahoma 3rd District | $1.5M | 56% | $18K / $0 | – | $1.5M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Oklahoma 3rd District | $882K | 85% | $0 / $0 | – | $882K | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.6MTrade group $1.1MMembership $316KOther $213KLeadership PAC $157KUnion $28K
- Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$30K
- National Cattlemen's Beef Association Political Action Committee (Ncba-PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- The Farm Credit Council Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Political Action CommMembershipLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$15K
- USA Rice Federation PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Pecan Federation Inc. Political Action Committee (Pecan PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Ubs Americas Inc. Political Action Committee (Ubs PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Plains Cotton Growers Inc. PACCorporate$10K
- The Williams Companies, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Defend American Jobsfor $149K
- Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Inc.for $18K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 31 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 25 times (81%). This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $123K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Reported household trades wanted nay | Unknown coverage | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $62K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $7K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $582K$162K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $582K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $140K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $62K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $162K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $123K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $343 | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $343 | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $162K$458K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $458K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $162K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $458K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $343 | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $162K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $343 | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $20K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $343 | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $20K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $20K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $123K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $30K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $62K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $123K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $20K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $7K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $162K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $162K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $105K | 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 | $162K$30K$458K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $7K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $7K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $30K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $7K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $62K | Nay · against |
The revolving door
3 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Frank Lucas's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A listed former position does not establish contact with that office.
Holten StringerFormer congressional staff
Professional Staff, House Committee on Science, Space and Technology/Professional Staff, Representative Frank Lucas; and Legislative Correspondent/Staff Assi…
Now lobbies for Texas A&m University System, Coalition Of Epscor States · via Van Scoyoc Associates
Annie WoerpelFormer congressional staff
Intern, Staff Asst., Asst. to Chief of Staff, Leg. Correspondent, Leg. Aide - Sen. John Boozman; Leg. Asst. - Rep. Frank Lucas
Now lobbies for Pharmaceutical Research And Manufacturers Of America
Kirby SmithFormer congressional staff
Field Representative, Rep. Frank Lucas, 2015-2019
Now lobbies for Beaverfit North America, LLC · via North Bridge Strategic, LLC (formerly Known As Scissortail Strategic Consulting
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Frank Lucas's 2026 campaign?
- Frank Lucas (Republican) raised $1.1M for the 2026 Oklahoma 3rd District race, $809K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $149K for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Frank Lucas?
- National Cattlemen's Beef Association Political Action Committee (Ncba-PAC) ($10K), American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) ($10K), USA Rice Federation PAC ($10K), The Farm Credit Council Political Action Committee ($10K), National Pecan Federation Inc. Political Action Committee (Pecan PAC) ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Frank Lucas's race?
- Defend American Jobs ($149K for) in 2026.
- How much has Frank Lucas raised across elections?
- $1.1M in 2026, $1.7M in 2024, $1.5M in 2022, $882K in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.