Politician
Earl Blumenauer
Democrat · Oregon · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate H6OR03064
Earl Blumenauer (Democrat) raised $1.4M for the 2022 Oregon 3rd District race, $900K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
Raised, all runs
$3.2M
2022, 2020
From PAC checks
60%
$1.9M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$0
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
60% of Earl Blumenauer'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Oregon 3rd District | $1.4M | 66% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.4M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Oregon 3rd District | $1.8M | 55% | $0 / $0 | $17K | $1.8M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $832KTrade group $510KUnion $244KMembership $221KOther $105KSuper PAC $11KLeadership PAC $7K
- Culac the PAC of Credit Union National AssociationTrade groupLobbyist PAC$30K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$13K
- Humane Society Legislative Fund Political Action CommitteeMembership$10K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Nike Inc Federal Political Action Committee (Nike Federal PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Multifamily Housing Council Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Amalgamated Transit Union - CopeUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Hospital Association PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Humana Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and JoinersUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Chiropractic Association Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
No outside spending of note.
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 8 key votes where Earl Blumenauer had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 2 times (25%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Present |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $2K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $2K | Nay · against |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $2K | Nay · against |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $20K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $213K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $307K | Present |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $20K | Nay · against |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $2K | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $35K | 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 | –$213K$68K | 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 | $213K | 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 | $307K | Yea · with industry |
Their own portfolio
283 stock trades, worth $2.4M–$9.1M
Reported under the STOCK Act from 58 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 177 buys, 106 sells. Heaviest in agriculture, food and retail ($226K+), pharma and health care ($199K+), wall street and hedge funds ($143K+).
Most traded
- VTR Ventas, Inc. Common Stock$32K+4 trades
- NWN Northwest Natural Holding Company Common Stock$31K+17 trades
- MCK McKesson Corporation Common Stock$17K+3 trades
- APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.$17K+3 trades
- BAX Baxter International Inc. Common Stock$15K+1 trades
- NKE Nike, Inc. Common Stock$15K+1 trades
- SO Southern Company$15K+1 trades
- TEL TE Connectivity Ltd. New Switzerland Registered Shares$15K+1 trades
Latest trades
- buyComcast Corp 1.95%312024-11-21 · corporate bond · spouse$15K–$50K
- sellComcast Corp 4.65%332024-11-21 · corporate bond · spouse$15K–$50K
- buyUS Treasu NT 4.625%02/262024-11-19 · government bond · spouse$15K–$50K
- buyUS Treasur NT 4%01/27 I P O Yes No C S2024-11-19 · government bond · spouse$15K–$50K
- buyNWN2024-11-15 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- buyBank of America C Var 272024-11-08 · corporate bond · spouse$15K–$50K
- buyThe Kroger Co. 4.5% 292024-11-08 · corporate bond · spouse$15K–$50K
- sellToyota Motor Credit 3%/252024-11-08 · corporate bond · spouse$50K–$100K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Earl Blumenauer's 2022 campaign?
- Earl Blumenauer (Democrat) raised $1.4M for the 2022 Oregon 3rd District race, $900K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Earl Blumenauer?
- Humane Society Legislative Fund Political Action Committee ($10K), American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E ($10K), Culac the PAC of Credit Union National Association ($10K), Nike Inc Federal Political Action Committee (Nike Federal PAC) ($10K), National Multifamily Housing Council Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2022.
- How much has Earl Blumenauer raised across elections?
- $1.4M in 2022 (Oregon 3rd District), $1.8M in 2020 (Oregon 3rd District).