Politician
Mike Doyle
Democrat · Pennsylvania · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent
FEC candidate H4PA18131
Mike Doyle (Democrat) raised $1.0M for the 2020 Pennsylvania 18th District race, $760K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $11K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.
Raised, all runs
$1.0M
2020
From PAC checks
75%
$760K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$11K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
75% of Mike Doyle'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 | Pennsylvania 18th District | $1.0M | 75% | $11K / $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 $363KUnion $206KTrade group $114KOther $32KMembership $30KLeadership PAC $7KSuper PAC $3K
- American Cable Association Inc PAC (Aca PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating EngineersUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Charter Communications Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Exelon Corporation Political Action Committee (Exelon PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action CommitteeUnion$10K
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - FederalCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Commonwealth Communicationsfor $11K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 6 key votes where Mike Doyle 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.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $42K | 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 | $19K$41K$14K | 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 | $41K | 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 | $208K | 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 Mike Doyle's 2020 campaign?
- Mike Doyle (Democrat) raised $1.0M for the 2020 Pennsylvania 18th District race, $760K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $11K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Mike Doyle?
- American Cable Association Inc PAC (Aca PAC) ($15K), Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating Engineers ($10K), Charter Communications Inc. Political Action Committee ($10K), Exelon Corporation Political Action Committee (Exelon PAC) ($10K), American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E ($10K) in 2020.
- Which super PACs spent on Mike Doyle's race?
- Commonwealth Communications ($11K for) in 2020.