Which PACs gave the most to Fred Upton?

Winred ($20K), National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (Nabpac) ($14K), Abbott Laboratories Employee Political Action Committee ($11K), New York Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee ($10K), Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PAC ($10K) in 2020.

Which super PACs spent on Fred Upton's race?

American Hospital Association PAC ($350K for), House Majority PAC ($266K against), Michigan Forward Action ($199K against) in 2020.

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Politician

Fred Upton

Republican · Michigan · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent

FEC candidate H6MI04113

Fred Upton (Republican) raised $3.6M for the 2020 Michigan 6th District race, $1.8M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $745K for and $554K against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.

Raised, all runs

$3.6M

2020

From PAC checks

48%

$1.8M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$745K

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

$554K

Spent attacking them

48% of Fred Upton'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	Michigan 6th District	$3.6M	48%	$745K / $554K	$20K	$4.9M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

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

Corporate $725KTrade group $304KLeadership PAC $209KOther $183KMembership $162KUnion $76KSuper PAC $34KParty $4K

WinredSuper PAC$20K
National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (Nabpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$14K
Abbott Laboratories Employee Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$11K
New York Life Insurance Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PACOther$10K
Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating EngineersUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - FederalCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
At&T Inc./Warnermedia LLC Federal Political Action Committee (At&T/Warnermedia Federal PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

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

American Hospital Association PACfor $350K
House Majority PACagainst $266K
Michigan Forward Actionagainst $199K
Congressional Leadership Fundfor $146K
Clearpath Action Fund, Inc.for $110K

The payback

How they voted on their funders' bills

On the 6 key votes where Fred Upton had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 3 times (50%). 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	$40K	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	$75K$267K$78K	Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry
Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213	Gun lobby wanted nay	–	Nay · with industry
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	$267K	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	$95K	Nay · against

The revolving door

4 former aides now lobbying

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

Matt BravoFormer congressional staff
Director of Floor Operations, Majority Whip Steve Scalise; Deputy Floor Director, Majority Whip Scalise; Majority Professional Staff, House E&C, Rep. Fred Up…
Now lobbies for Koch Government Affairs, LLC Fka Koch Companies Public Sector, LLC, Meta Platforms, INC. (formerly Facebook, INC. And Various Subsidiaries), T-Mobile USA, INC., Jpmorgan Chase Holdings LLC and 5 more · via S-3 Group
Sean BradyFormer congressional staff
Dir Leg Affairs (DOC, Intl Trade Admin); CoS, Dep. CoS/ LD, SLA, LA, Staff Asst (Rep. Vern Buchanan); Intern (Rep. Fred Upton); Intern (Rep. Dan Lungren)
Now lobbies for Chevron U.S.A., INC., Humana, Oneok, INC., Meta Platforms, INC. and 1 more · via Mehlman Consulting, INC.
Matthew GiaconaFormer congressional staff
Intern, Rep. Fred Upton
Now lobbies for National Ocean Industries Association
Alexandria FullingFormer congressional staff
Clerk, House Committee on Energy and Commerce; Staff Asst., Rep. Fred Upton
Now lobbies for T-Mobile USA, INC. · via Twinlogic Strategies, LLP

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 Fred Upton's 2020 campaign?: Fred Upton (Republican) raised $3.6M for the 2020 Michigan 6th District race, $1.8M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $745K for and $554K against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.
Which PACs gave the most to Fred Upton?: Winred ($20K), National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (Nabpac) ($14K), Abbott Laboratories Employee Political Action Committee ($11K), New York Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee ($10K), Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PAC ($10K) in 2020.
Which super PACs spent on Fred Upton's race?: American Hospital Association PAC ($350K for), House Majority PAC ($266K against), Michigan Forward Action ($199K against) in 2020.