Politician
Lou Correa
Democrat · California · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H6CA46116
Lou Correa (Democrat) raised $1.5M for the 2026 California 46th District race, $839K 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
$5.4M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
66%
$3.6M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$0
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
66% of Lou Correa'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | California 46th District | $1.5M | 56% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.5M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | California 46th District | $1.4M | 70% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.4M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | California 46th District | $1.3M | 70% | $0 / $0 | $4K | $1.3M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | California 46th District | $1.2M | 70% | $0 / $0 | $6K | $1.2M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.6MTrade group $950KUnion $493KMembership $229KOther $223KLeadership PAC $35KSuper PAC $7KParty $836
- International Paper Political Action Committee (Ip-PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$48K
- American Society of Anesthesiologists Political Action Committee (Asa PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$38K
- Edwards Lifesciences Political Action Committee (a.K.a. Edwards PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$30K
- National Association of Convenience Stores Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$30K
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- America's Credit Unions PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- International Franchise Association Franchising Political Action Committee IncTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Forest & Paper Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- The Home Depot Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and JoinersUnionLobbyist PAC$15K
- Abbvie Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Roofing Contractors Association Roof PACTrade groupLobbyist 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 31 key votes where Lou Correa had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 11 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 | $25K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | – | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $572K | 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 | $363K$105K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $363K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $104K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $572K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $105K | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $25K | Nay · against |
| 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 | $105K$155K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $155K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $105K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $155K | Nay · against |
| 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 | $105K | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $13K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $13K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $13K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $25K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $447K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $572K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $25K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $13K | 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 | $105K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $105K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $103K | 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 | $105K$447K$155K | 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 | $447K | 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 | $572K | Yea · with industry |
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Lou Correa's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Ngoc NguyenFormer congressional staff
Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. J. Luis Correa; Leg. Dir., Rep. J. Luis Correa; Snr. Leg. Asst., Rep. Alan Lowenthal; Leg. Asst., Rep. Alan Lowenthal; Leg. Aide,…
Now lobbies for Lumen Technologies, INC. · via Ridge Path Strategies
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Lou Correa's 2026 campaign?
- Lou Correa (Democrat) raised $1.5M for the 2026 California 46th District race, $839K 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 Lou Correa?
- American Society of Anesthesiologists Political Action Committee (Asa PAC) ($15K), American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) ($10K), Abbvie Political Action Committee ($10K), National Roofing Contractors Association Roof PAC ($10K), International Paper Political Action Committee (Ip-PAC) ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Lou Correa raised across elections?
- $1.5M in 2026 (California 46th District), $1.4M in 2024 (California 46th District), $1.3M in 2022 (California 46th District), $1.2M in 2020 (California 46th District).