Politician
Darin LaHood
Republican · Illinois · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H6IL18088
Darin LaHood (Republican) raised $4.2M for the 2026 Illinois 16th District race, $2.0M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $3K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$15M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
54%
$8.2M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$36K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
54% of Darin LaHood'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 | Illinois 16th District | $4.2M | 48% | $3K / $0 | $204K | $4.2M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Illinois 16th District | $3.8M | 57% | $11K / $0 | – | $3.8M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Illinois 16th District | $3.9M | 55% | $15K / $0 | $15K | $3.9M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Illinois 18th District | $3.3M | 58% | $7K / $0 | $22K | $3.3M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $4.7MTrade group $2.0MMembership $635KOther $476KUnion $239KLeadership PAC $111KSuper PAC $46K
- The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$30K
- Nuclear Energy Institute Federal Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- Asian American Hotel Owners Association PAC (Aahoa PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- Prudential Financial Inc. Federal Political Action Committee (Aka - Prudential Federal PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- Amazon.Com Services LLC Separate Segregated Fund (Amazon PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (Nabpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$14K
- American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec/PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$14K
- National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$13K
- Go PAC GoLeadership PAC$13K
- Select Medical Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
- Abbott Laboratories Employee Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Illinois Agricultural Association Activator Political Involvement Fund (Fed) 'Activator'/'Illinois Ffor $21K
- Pa Lawyer Fundfor $15K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 30 key votes where Darin LaHood had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $115K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | $1K | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $312K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $7K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $779K$211K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $779K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $287K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $312K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $211K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $115K | Present |
| 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 | $211K$835K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $835K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $211K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $835K | Yea · with industry |
| 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 | $211K | Yea · with industry |
| 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 | $30K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $30K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $30K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $115K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $992K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $312K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $115K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $30K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $7K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $211K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $211K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $267K | 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 | $211K$992K$835K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $7K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $7K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $992K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $7K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $312K | Nay · against |
Their own portfolio
1 stock trades, worth $1K–$15K
Reported under the STOCK Act from 1 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 0 buys, 1 sells. Heaviest in wall street and hedge funds ($1K+).
Most traded
- WNRP West Suburban Bancorp, Inc.$1K+1 trades
The revolving door
2 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Darin LaHood's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Samantha DybasFormer congressional staff
Senior Legislative Assistant, Office of Congressman Darin LaHood
Now lobbies for Google Client Services LLC
Janet NiceFormer congressional staff
L.A., Rep. Darin Lahood, Staff Assistant, Sen. Pat Toomey
Now lobbies for Rethink Food USA, INC. · via Chartwell Strategy Group LLC
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Darin LaHood's 2026 campaign?
- Darin LaHood (Republican) raised $4.2M for the 2026 Illinois 16th District race, $2.0M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $3K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Darin LaHood?
- Nuclear Energy Institute Federal Political Action Committee ($15K), American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec/PAC) ($14K), The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee (Nmpac) ($10K), American Association of Nurse Practitioners Political Action Committee ($10K), Chevron Employees Political Action Committee - Chevron Corporation ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Darin LaHood's race?
- Illinois Agricultural Association Activator Political Involvement Fund (Fed) 'Activator'/'Illinois F ($3K for) in 2026.
- How much has Darin LaHood raised across elections?
- $4.2M in 2026 (Illinois 16th District), $3.8M in 2024 (Illinois 16th District), $3.9M in 2022 (Illinois 16th District), $3.3M in 2020 (Illinois 18th District).