Politician
Ted Budd
Republican · North Carolina · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent
FEC candidate H6NC13129
Ted Budd (Republican) raised $2.3M for the 2020 North Carolina 13th District race, $814K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $125K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.
Raised, all runs
$2.3M
2020
From PAC checks
35%
$814K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$125K
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | North Carolina 13th District | $2.3M | 35% | $125K / $0 | – | $2.5M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
- House Freedom FundLeadership PAC$64K
- Truist Financial Corporation Political Action Committee (Formerly Branch Bank and Trust Political Action Committee)CorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
- Visa, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$12K
- Allstate Insurance Company PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Company - PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Property Casualty Insurance Association Political Action Committee (Insuring America PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Pricewaterhousecoopers Political Action Committee IOtherLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
- Americans for Prosperity Actionfor $111K
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fundfor $10K
- House Freedom Fundfor $3K
- Grass Roots North Carolina/Forum for Firearms Educ Pol Victory Fundfor $2K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most-favoured-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $69K | Nay · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $35K | Nay · with industry |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48 | Insurance wanted yea | $86K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $2.5M | Yea · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $35K | Nay · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $2.5M$891K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $69K | Nay · with industry |
| Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $1.3M | Yea · against |
| Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53 | Crypto wanted nay | $14K | Nay · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30 | Crypto wanted yea | $14K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $2.5M | Present |
| OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $891K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $891K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28 | Crypto wanted yea | $14K | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $2.5M | Yea · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $35K | Nay · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealSenate · 2024 · 60–38 | Crypto wanted yea | $14K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48 | Labor unions wanted nay | $39K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $2K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $710K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $1.3M | 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 | $2.5M$69K$891K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $710K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $710K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $69K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $710K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $39K | Nay · against |
The revolving door
3 former aides now lobbying
Charles MichaelsFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff, Deputy Chief of Staff, Legislative Director, Senior Legislative Assistant, and Legislative Assistant, Rep. David Schweikert; Staff Assistant,…
Now lobbies for American Bankers Association Hsa Council, Genentech, National Association Of Realtors, Pharmaceutical Research And Manufacturers Of America (phrma) and 1 more · via Capitol Counsel LLC
Paul CalkinsFormer congressional staff
Intern, Rep. Ted Budd
Now lobbies for International Franchise Association, Elevance Health, Google Client Services Fka Google Cloud · via Continental Strategy, LLC
Matthew FontenotFormer congressional staff
Legis. Asst., Legis. Correspondent, Speaker Johnson, Staff Asst., Sen. Budd
Now lobbies for National Association Of Manufacturers
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Ted Budd's 2020 campaign?
- Ted Budd (Republican) raised $2.3M for the 2020 North Carolina 13th District race, $814K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $125K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Ted Budd?
- House Freedom Fund ($64K), Truist Financial Corporation Political Action Committee (Formerly Branch Bank and Trust Political Action Committee) ($13K), Visa, Inc. Political Action Committee ($12K), Allstate Insurance Company PAC ($10K), Liberty Mutual Insurance Company - PAC ($10K) in 2020.
- Which super PACs spent on Ted Budd's race?
- Americans for Prosperity Action ($111K for), National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund ($10K for), House Freedom Fund ($3K for) in 2020.