Politician
Alexander X. Mooney
Republican · West Virginia · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate H4WV02080
Alexander X. Mooney (Republican) raised $4.5M for the 2022 West Virginia 2nd District race, $458K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $86K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
Raised, all runs
$6.6M
2022, 2020
From PAC checks
18%
$1.2M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$88K
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | West Virginia 2nd District | $4.5M | 10% | $86K / $0 | $6K | $4.6M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | West Virginia 2nd District | $2.2M | 33% | $1K / $0 | – | $2.2M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Leadership PAC $307KCorporate $278KTrade group $187KOther $105KMembership $47KUnion $13KSuper PAC $10KParty $10K
- House Freedom FundLeadership PAC$66K
- The Eye of the Tiger Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$20K
- Building America's Republican Representation PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Majority Committee PAC--Mc PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Lee PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Huck PACOther$10K
- Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee (Morpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Society of Anesthesiologists Political Action Committee (Asa PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Firstenergy Corp. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Professional Insurance Agents Political Action Committee (Piapac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Toyota Motor North America, Inc Political Action Committee (Toyota/Lexus PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- House Freedom Fundfor $86K
- Gun Owners of America, Inc.for $1K
- West Virginians for Life Inc Political Action Committeefor $484
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 8 key votes where Alexander X. Mooney had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 6 times (75%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $5K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $5K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $5K | Present |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $1K | Present |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $32K | Present |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $15K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $1K | Present |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $5K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $9K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $36K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $36K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $3K | 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 | $36K$32K$67K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $9K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $9K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $32K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $9K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $15K | Nay · against |
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Alexander X. Mooney's 2022 campaign?
- Alexander X. Mooney (Republican) raised $4.5M for the 2022 West Virginia 2nd District race, $458K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $86K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Alexander X. Mooney?
- House Freedom Fund ($56K), Building America's Republican Representation PAC ($10K), Majority Committee PAC--Mc PAC ($10K), Lee PAC ($10K), The Eye of the Tiger Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2022.
- Which super PACs spent on Alexander X. Mooney's race?
- House Freedom Fund ($86K for), West Virginians for Life Inc Political Action Committee ($484 for) in 2022.
- How much has Alexander X. Mooney raised across elections?
- $4.5M in 2022 (West Virginia 2nd District), $2.2M in 2020 (West Virginia 2nd District).