Politician
Michael T. McCaul
Republican · Texas · ran 3 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H4TX10093
Michael T. McCaul (Republican) raised $3.1M for the 2024 Texas 10th District race, $709K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $10K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
Raised, all runs
$9.7M
2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
28%
$2.8M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$153K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$94K
Spent attacking them
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Texas 10th District | $3.1M | 23% | $10K / $0 | $53K | $3.1M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Texas 10th District | $2.7M | 29% | $58K / $0 | $41K | $2.8M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Texas 10th District | $3.9M | 33% | $85K / $94K | $30K | $4.1M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.5MTrade group $447KLeadership PAC $433KOther $307KMembership $202KUnion $38KSuper PAC $33K
- Team Mccaul Texas VictoryOther$68K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$25K
- Deloitte Political Action CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$20K
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Honeywell International Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- WinredSuper PAC$16K
- American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec/PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- Gulf States Toyota Inc Federal Political Action CommitteeCorporate$15K
- Culac the PAC of Credit Union National AssociationTrade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- Employees of Raytheon Technologies Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
- General Atomics Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$11K
- The Boeing Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$11K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Humane Society Legislative Fundfor $57K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committeefor $50K
- Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education)against $43K
- Firefighters Coalition of America PACfor $30K
- Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund (Everytown Victory Fund)against $18K
- National Union of Healthcare Workers Federal Committee On Political Educationagainst $16K
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fundfor $1K
- Care Actionfor $1K
- Care Action Nowfor $1K
- Independent Bankers Association of Texas Federal PAC (Ibat Fedpac)for $1K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 30 key votes where Michael T. McCaul had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $137K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $89K | 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 | $311K$173K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $311K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $98K | Present |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $89K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $173K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $137K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $173K$99K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $99K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $173K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $99K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $173K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $57K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Present |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $57K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $57K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $137K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $80K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $89K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $137K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $57K | 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 | $173K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $173K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $261K | 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 | $173K$80K$99K | 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 | $80K | 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 | $89K | Nay · against |
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Michael T. McCaul's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Sarah MoxleyFormer congressional staff
Staff Asst/LC, Rep. McCaul; LA, Rep. Barton; LD Reps. Bucshon and Olson; Sr Prof Staff Member, House Oversight and Govt Reform Comm; Subcomm Staff Director, …
Now lobbies for Charter Communications, INC., Information Technology Industry Council, Oracle America, INC., Apple INC. and 3 more · via Sightline Advocacy, LLC
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Michael T. McCaul's 2024 campaign?
- Michael T. McCaul (Republican) raised $3.1M for the 2024 Texas 10th District race, $709K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $10K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Michael T. McCaul?
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee ($25K), Winred ($16K), American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec/PAC) ($15K), General Atomics Political Action Committee ($11K), Road to Freedom Campaign Committee ($10K) in 2024.
- Which super PACs spent on Michael T. McCaul's race?
- Firefighters Coalition of America PAC ($8K for), National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund ($1K for), Independent Bankers Association of Texas Federal PAC (Ibat Fedpac) ($1K for) in 2024.
- How much has Michael T. McCaul raised across elections?
- $3.1M in 2024 (Texas 10th District), $2.7M in 2022 (Texas 10th District), $3.9M in 2020 (Texas 10th District).