Politician
Don Young
Republican · Alaska · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent
FEC candidate H6AK00045
Don Young (Republican) raised $2.0M for the 2020 Alaska at-large House seat race, $839K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $39K for and $1.8M against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.
Raised, all runs
$2.0M
2020
From PAC checks
43%
$839K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$39K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$1.8M
Spent attacking them
43% of Don Young'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 | Alaska at-large House seat | $2.0M | 43% | $39K / $1.8M | $10K | $3.7M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Leadership PAC $190KCorporate $181KTrade group $174KUnion $131KOther $69KMembership $59KSuper PAC $8K
- Majority Committee PAC--Mc PACLeadership PAC$15K
- Denali Leadership PACLeadership PAC$15K
- Fedex Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
- National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association RockpacTrade groupLobbyist PAC$12K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Political Action CommitteeMembership$10K
- Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PACUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and JoinersUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- DCCCagainst $952K
- House Majority PACagainst $776K
- Planned Parenthood Alliance PAC , Serving Wa, Ak, Id, Hi, in, Kyagainst $30K
- National Right to Life Victory Fundfor $22K
- Working Families of Alaskafor $8K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 2 key votes where Don Young had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 2 times (100%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $11K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $153K | 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 Don Young's 2020 campaign?
- Don Young (Republican) raised $2.0M for the 2020 Alaska at-large House seat race, $839K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $39K for and $1.8M against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Don Young?
- Majority Committee PAC--Mc PAC ($15K), Denali Leadership PAC ($15K), Fedex Corporation Political Action Committee ($13K), National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association Rockpac ($12K), American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2020.
- Which super PACs spent on Don Young's race?
- DCCC ($952K against), House Majority PAC ($776K against), Planned Parenthood Alliance PAC , Serving Wa, Ak, Id, Hi, in, Ky ($30K against) in 2020.