Politician
Don Beyer
Democrat · Virginia · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H4VA08224
Don Beyer (Democrat) raised $2.5M for the 2026 Virginia 8th District race, $792K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$8.3M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
35%
$2.9M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$0
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Virginia 8th District | $2.5M | 31% | $0 / $0 | $4K | $2.5M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Virginia 8th District | $1.9M | 41% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.9M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Virginia 8th District | $2.1M | 32% | $0 / $0 | – | $2.1M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Virginia 8th District | $1.7M | 38% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.7M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.4MTrade group $563KUnion $331KMembership $284KOther $208KSuper PAC $46KLeadership PAC $43KParty $6K
- Ubs Americas Inc. Political Action Committee (Ubs PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$30K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$23K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- Ernst & Young Political Action CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$20K
- Deloitte Political Action CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Multifamily Housing Council Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- L3harris Technologies, Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action CommitteeUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Forward Together PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Direct Supply, Inc. Partners PAC (Dsi Partners PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political EducationUnion$10K
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist 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 20 key votes where Don Beyer had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 7 times (35%). 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 | $159K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | $12M | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $360K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $251K– | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $251K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $95K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $360K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $159K | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | –$222K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $222K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $222K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| 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 | $9K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $9K | Nay · against |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $9K | Nay · against |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $159K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $239K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $360K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $159K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $9K | 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 | – | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $141K | 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 | –$239K$222K | 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 | $239K | 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 | $360K | Yea · with industry |
Their own portfolio
363 stock trades, worth $12M–$60M
Reported under the STOCK Act from 45 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 155 buys, 200 sells. Heaviest in wall street and hedge funds ($5.1M+), tech and ai ($137K+), pharma and health care ($108K+).
Most traded
- AAPL Apple Inc.$52K+3 trades
- BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New$21K+7 trades
- NTLA Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.$19K+5 trades
- NVDA NVIDIA Corporation$19K+5 trades
- NEE NextEra Energy, Inc.$18K+4 trades
- COST Costco Wholesale Corporation$18K+4 trades
- MSCI MSCI Inc$18K+4 trades
- NDAQ Nasdaq, Inc.$18K+4 trades
Latest trades
- buyCalifornia CMNTY VAR 11/01/54 I V D Sto2026-10-07 · government bond · joint$15K–$50K
- buyCurators Univ Mo 5.00% 11/01/342026-09-23 · government bond · joint$15K–$50K
- sellOhio St Gen Oblig 5.00% 11/01/34 I V D 2026-09-23 · government bond · joint$15K–$50K
- buyIndiana ST 5.00% 02/01/322026-09-15 · government bond · joint$50K–$100K
- buyLong Is Pwr Auth Var 9/01/552026-08-05 · government bond · joint$15K–$50K
- exchangeCalifornia St 4.00% 8/01/362026-08-03 · government bond · joint$15K–$50K
- exchangeWashington St Various 5.00% 08/01/30 I 2026-08-03 · government bond · joint$50K–$100K
- buyTri-Creek 5.00% 7/15/33 I V D Stocks, B2026-07-27 · government bond · joint$50K–$100K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Don Beyer's 2026 campaign?
- Don Beyer (Democrat) raised $2.5M for the 2026 Virginia 8th District race, $792K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Don Beyer?
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee ($20K), International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee ($10K), Ernst & Young Political Action Committee ($10K), Forward Together PAC ($10K), Direct Supply, Inc. Partners PAC (Dsi Partners PAC) ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Don Beyer raised across elections?
- $2.5M in 2026 (Virginia 8th District), $1.9M in 2024 (Virginia 8th District), $2.1M in 2022 (Virginia 8th District), $1.7M in 2020 (Virginia 8th District).