Which PACs gave the most to Anthony G. Brown?

National Air Traffic Controllers Association PAC ($12K), Honeywell International Political Action Committee ($10K), Bae Systems Inc. Political Action Committee (Bae Systems USA PAC) ($10K), Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action Committee ($10K), Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC ($10K) in 2020.

Which super PACs spent on Anthony G. Brown's race?

Vote Yes On Question 2 ($7K for) in 2020.

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Politician

Anthony G. Brown

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

FEC candidate H6MD04209

Anthony G. Brown (Democrat) raised $1.5M for the 2020 Maryland 4th District race, $865K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $7K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.

Raised, all runs

$1.5M

2020

From PAC checks

59%

$865K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$7K

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

Spent attacking them

59% of Anthony G. Brown'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
2020	Maryland 4th District	$1.5M	59%	$7K / $0	–	$1.5M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

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

Corporate $421KUnion $214KTrade group $125KOther $51KMembership $37KSuper PAC $15KLeadership PAC $4KParty $51

National Air Traffic Controllers Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$12K
Honeywell International Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Bae Systems Inc. Political Action Committee (Bae Systems USA PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
The Boeing Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
National Tank Truck Carriers Inc Political Action CommitteeTrade group$10K
General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (Gdc PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

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

Vote Yes On Question 2for $7K

The payback

How they voted on their funders' bills

On the 5 key votes where Anthony G. Brown had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 1 time (20%). 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
Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184	Tech and AI wanted nay	$67K	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	$5K$36K$25K	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	$36K	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	$224K	Yea · with industry

The revolving door

3 former aides now lobbying

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

Maia EstesFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff, Rep. Anthony Brown (2017-2020)
Now lobbies for RTX Corporation And Affiliates, Premise, Gotenna, Multi Service Technology Solutions, INC. (d/b/a Trevipay) and 4 more · via Invariant LLC
Sheyla MarimonFormer congressional staff
Law Clerk, Sen. Richard Blumenthal; Fellow, Rep. Chris Pappas; Legislative Assistant, Rep. John Sarbanes; Military Legislative Assistant, Rep. Anthony Brown;…
Now lobbies for Relativity Space, At Process Technologies · via American Defense International
Sierra Kelley-ChungFormer congressional staff
Deputy Chief of Staff, Congressman Steven Horsford; Senior Policy Advisor, Congressman Steven Horsford; Senior Advisor, Congressman Anthony Brown
Now lobbies for Apple INC

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 Anthony G. Brown's 2020 campaign?: Anthony G. Brown (Democrat) raised $1.5M for the 2020 Maryland 4th District race, $865K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $7K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.
Which PACs gave the most to Anthony G. Brown?: National Air Traffic Controllers Association PAC ($12K), Honeywell International Political Action Committee ($10K), Bae Systems Inc. Political Action Committee (Bae Systems USA PAC) ($10K), Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action Committee ($10K), Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC ($10K) in 2020.
Which super PACs spent on Anthony G. Brown's race?: Vote Yes On Question 2 ($7K for) in 2020.