Which PACs gave the most to Charlie Crist?

Nea Fund for Children and Public Education ($11K), General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (Gdc PAC) ($10K), Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PAC ($10K), Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action Committee ($10K), Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC ($10K) in 2020.

Which super PACs spent on Charlie Crist's race?

American Valor PAC ($198K against), Somos Votantes ($120K for), Win Justice ($2K for) in 2020.

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Politician

Charlie Crist

Democrat · Florida · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent

FEC candidate H6FL13205

Charlie Crist (Democrat) raised $2.8M for the 2020 Florida 13th District race, $721K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $123K for and $198K against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.

Raised, all runs

$2.8M

2020

From PAC checks

26%

$721K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$123K

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

$198K

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
2020	Florida 13th District	$2.8M	26%	$123K / $198K	–	$3.1M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.

Corporate $298KUnion $175KTrade group $81KLeadership PAC $53KOther $48KMembership $23KSuper PAC $4K

Nea Fund for Children and Public EducationUnionLobbyist PAC$11K
General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (Gdc PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PACUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Ubs Americas Inc. Political Action Committee (Ubs PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Jacobs Good Government Fund of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
The Boeing Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.

American Valor PACagainst $198K
Somos Votantesfor $120K
Win Justicefor $2K
Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education)for $1K

The payback

How they voted on their funders' bills

On the 4 key votes where Charlie Crist had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 1 time (25%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.

All issues →

Vote	Industry	Their money from it	Voted
Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207	Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay	–$29K$21K	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	$29K	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	$188K	Yea · with industry

The revolving door

2 former aides now lobbying

Lobbyists who list a job in Charlie Crist's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.

Lale MorrisonFormer congressional staff
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (CoS), Rep. Stephanie Murphy (CoS, Senior Comms. and Policy Adviser), Rep. Charlie Crist (Senior Adviser), Rep. Alcee Hastings (CoS), Ho…
Now lobbies for Giffords, The Humane Farming Association · via Blue Marble Strategy LLC
Chris FisherFormer congressional staff
Leg. Director; Deputy Chief of Staff; Chief of Staff; Policy Director - Rep. Charlie Crist (Jan. 2017- Jun. 2022) Leg. Director - Rep. Patrick Murphy (Jan. 2…
Now lobbies for American Bankers Association

The revolving door, industry by 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 Charlie Crist's 2020 campaign?: Charlie Crist (Democrat) raised $2.8M for the 2020 Florida 13th District race, $721K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $123K for and $198K against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.
Which PACs gave the most to Charlie Crist?: Nea Fund for Children and Public Education ($11K), General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (Gdc PAC) ($10K), Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PAC ($10K), Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action Committee ($10K), Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC ($10K) in 2020.
Which super PACs spent on Charlie Crist's race?: American Valor PAC ($198K against), Somos Votantes ($120K for), Win Justice ($2K for) in 2020.