Politician
Drew Ferguson
Republican · Georgia · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate H6GA03113
Drew Ferguson (Republican) raised $3.4M for the 2022 Georgia 3rd District race, $2.0M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $4K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
Raised, all runs
$5.8M
2022, 2020
From PAC checks
59%
$3.4M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$11K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
59% of Drew Ferguson'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 | Georgia 3rd District | $3.4M | 58% | $4K / $0 | $22K | $3.4M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Georgia 3rd District | $2.4M | 61% | $7K / $0 | – | $2.4M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.8MTrade group $780KMembership $309KOther $270KUnion $99KLeadership PAC $81KSuper PAC $33K
- American Dental Association Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- Blackrock Funds Services Group LLC Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- National Electrical Contractors Association Political Action Committee (Necapac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- Delta Air Lines PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
- Synchrony Financial Employees Political Action Committee (Syncpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$12K
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$11K
- Lkq Corporation Employee Good Government FundCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Hospital Association PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Morgan Stanley Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Altria Group, Inc. Political Action Committee (Altriapac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 12 key votes where Drew Ferguson had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 10 times (83%). 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 | $2K | Present |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $2K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $2K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $53K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $543K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $121K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $53K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $2K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $101K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $101K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $95K | 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 | $101K$543K$314K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $6K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $6K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $543K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $6K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $121K | 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 Drew Ferguson's 2022 campaign?
- Drew Ferguson (Republican) raised $3.4M for the 2022 Georgia 3rd District race, $2.0M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $4K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Drew Ferguson?
- Blackrock Funds Services Group LLC Political Action Committee ($15K), Delta Air Lines PAC ($13K), Synchrony Financial Employees Political Action Committee (Syncpac) ($12K), Lkq Corporation Employee Good Government Fund ($10K), General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC) ($10K) in 2022.
- Which super PACs spent on Drew Ferguson's race?
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund ($4K for) in 2022.
- How much has Drew Ferguson raised across elections?
- $3.4M in 2022 (Georgia 3rd District), $2.4M in 2020 (Georgia 3rd District).