Politician
Raja Krishnamoorthi
Democrat · Illinois · ran 3 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H6IL08147
Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democrat) raised $11M for the 2024 Illinois 8th District race, $1.2M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$26M
2024, 2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
13%
$3.2M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$0
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
Every run
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Illinois 8th District | $11M | 11% | $0 / $0 | – | $11M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Illinois 8th District | $8.5M | 13% | $0 / $0 | $108K | $8.5M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Illinois 8th District | $6.4M | 15% | $0 / $0 | – | $6.4M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
- Local 881 United Food and Commercial Workers Political Action FundUnion$30K
- International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Political Action Together Political CommitteeUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$20K
- Deere & Company PAC (Aka John Deere PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company Federal Political Action Committee (State Farm Federal PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and JoinersUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Protective Life Corporation Federal Political Action Committee ('Protectpac')CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- At&T Inc. Employee Federal Political Action Committee (At&T Employee Federal PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Poet PACOtherLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Postal Workers Union Committee On Political ActionSuper PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
No outside spending of note.
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $100K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Reported household trades wanted nay | Unknown coverage | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $640K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $333K$20K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $333K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $66K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $640K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $20K | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $100K | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $20K$126K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $126K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $20K | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $126K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $20K | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $21K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $21K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $21K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $100K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $300K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $640K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $100K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $21K | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $20K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $20K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $71K | 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 | $20K$300K$126K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $300K | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $640K | Yea · with industry |
The revolving door
5 former aides now lobbying
Jacob HochbergFormer congressional staff
Sr Adviser, Rep. Tony Cardenas; COS, Rep. Jasmine Crockett; COS, Sr Leg. Asst: Rep. Henry Cuellar; Associate, House Approps Homeland Security Subcommittee; L…
Now lobbies for Exxon Mobil Corporation, The American Petroleum Institute, Poet, LLC · via Venture Government Strategies, LLC (fka Hobart Hallaway & Quayle Ventures, LLC), Squire Patton Boggs
Matthew ZiegmanFormer congressional staff
Legislative staff, Rep. Krishnamoorthi; Legislative staff, Sen. Manchin
Now lobbies for Blue Origin LLC, Beecher Emission Solution Technologies, LLC D/b/a Ward Diesel · via Barnes & Thornburg, LLP
Connor HamburgFormer congressional staff
Legislative Assistant-Rep. Krishnamoorthi (1/17-8/17); Legislative Aide-Rep. Carney (8/15-1/17); Scheduler-Rep. Israel (12/14-8/15)
Now lobbies for Archer Daniels Midland Company, Nutrien US LLC (formerly Known As Agrium U.S. INC.) (a Nutrien Ltd Subsidiary)
Grace BanfieldFormer congressional staff
Intern, Rep. Krishnamoorthi (2019)
Now lobbies for Childrens Health System Of Texas, American Counseling Association · via Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
Kelly McConeFormer congressional staff
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Intern, June 2014-Aug 2014, Rep. Joe Crowley, Intern, Jan 2016-April 2016, Rep. Chuck Schumer, Intern, April 2016-July 2016, Rep. Raja K…
Now lobbies for Gsk (fka Glaxosmithkline INC.)
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Raja Krishnamoorthi's 2024 campaign?
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democrat) raised $11M for the 2024 Illinois 8th District race, $1.2M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Raja Krishnamoorthi?
- International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Political Action Together Political Committee ($10K), American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC) ($10K), Local 881 United Food and Commercial Workers Political Action Fund ($10K), National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee ($10K), State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company Federal Political Action Committee (State Farm Federal PAC) ($10K) in 2024.
- How much has Raja Krishnamoorthi raised across elections?
- $11M in 2024, $8.5M in 2022, $6.4M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.