Politician
Lisa Blunt Rochester
Democrat · Delaware · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate H6DE00206
Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democrat) raised $2.9M for the 2022 Delaware at-large House seat race, $1.4M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
Raised, all runs
$4.9M
2022, 2020
From PAC checks
50%
$2.5M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$8K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
50% of Lisa Blunt Rochester'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Delaware at-large House seat | $2.9M | 47% | $0 / $0 | $27K | $2.9M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Delaware at-large House seat | $2.0M | 56% | $8K / $0 | – | $2.1M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.3MTrade group $377KMembership $311KUnion $275KOther $172KLeadership PAC $78KSuper PAC $24K
- Blue Hen Federal PACLeadership PAC$28K
- Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PACUnionLobbyist PAC$23K
- National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- Honeywell International Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$11K
- The Boeing Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$11K
- Zeneca. Inc. Political Action Committee (Azpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$11K
- Culac the PAC of Credit Union National AssociationTrade groupLobbyist PAC$11K
- American Hospital Association PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- Deere & Company PAC (Aka John Deere PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Basf Corporation Employees Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Federal Bipartisan Voluntary Public Affairs Committee of the Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc. (PncCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- The Collective Super PACfor $8K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 22 key votes where Lisa Blunt Rochester had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 4 times (18%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most-favoured-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $655K | Yea · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $9K | Yea · against |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48 | Insurance wanted yea | $161K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $45K | Nay · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $9K | Yea · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $45K$359K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $655K | Yea · against |
| Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $73K | Yea · against |
| Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53 | Crypto wanted nay | $3K | Yea · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30 | Crypto wanted yea | $3K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $45K | Nay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $359K | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $359K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28 | Crypto wanted yea | $3K | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $45K | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $3K | Nay · against |
| 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 | $3K | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $9K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $9K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $49K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $655K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $448K | Present |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $49K | 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 | $45K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $45K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $73K | 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 | $45K$655K$359K | 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 | $655K | 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 | $448K | 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 Lisa Blunt Rochester's 2022 campaign?
- Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democrat) raised $2.9M for the 2022 Delaware at-large House seat race, $1.4M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Lisa Blunt Rochester?
- Blue Hen Federal PAC ($15K), Honeywell International Political Action Committee ($11K), American Hospital Association PAC ($10K), The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action Committee ($10K), Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PAC ($10K) in 2022.
- How much has Lisa Blunt Rochester raised across elections?
- $2.9M in 2022 (Delaware at-large House seat), $2.0M in 2020 (Delaware at-large House seat).