Which PACs gave the most to Peter DeFazio?

Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners ($15K), Fedex Corporation Political Action Committee ($15K), PAC to the Future ($15K), American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC) ($14K), Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating Engineers ($13K) in 2020.

Which super PACs spent on Peter DeFazio's race?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($274K against), Nrdc Action Votes ($138K for), American Jobs and Growth PAC ($35K against) in 2020.

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Politician

Peter DeFazio

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

FEC candidate H6OR04047

Peter DeFazio (Democrat) raised $5.3M for the 2020 Oregon 4th District race, $2.2M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $206K for and $309K against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.

Raised, all runs

$5.3M

2020

From PAC checks

42%

$2.2M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$206K

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

$309K

Spent attacking them

42% of Peter DeFazio'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	Oregon 4th District	$5.3M	42%	$206K / $309K	$65K	$5.8M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

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

Corporate $739KTrade group $454KUnion $383KLeadership PAC $290KOther $124KMembership $104KSuper PAC $15KParty $5K

Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and JoinersUnionLobbyist PAC$15K
Fedex Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
PAC to the FutureLeadership PAC$15K
American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$14K
Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating EngineersUnionLobbyist PAC$13K
Associated General Contractors of America Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$13K
American Moving and Storage Association Inc Political Action Committee (Ampac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$12K
Southwest Airlines Pilots' Association Political Action Committee (Swapa PAC)Union$11K

Outside money, for and against

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

Congressional Leadership Fundagainst $274K
Nrdc Action Votesfor $138K
American Jobs and Growth PACagainst $35K
The Principles Projectfor $32K
International Association of Sheet Metal. Air, Rail An Transportation Workersfor $25K

The payback

How they voted on their funders' bills

On the 5 key votes where Peter DeFazio 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	$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	–$25K$12K	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	$25K	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	$407K	Yea · with industry

The revolving door

2 former aides now lobbying

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

Aaron DavisFormer congressional staff
Subcmte. Staff Dir. - U.S. House Cmte. on Transportation and Infrastructure; Dir. of Cong. Aff. - FEMA; Leg. Dir. - Rep. Schwartz (PA-13); Leg. Dir. - Rep. C…
Now lobbies for International Code Council (icc), Global Shield (formerly Social And Environmental Entrepreneurs, INC.), Shi International Corp. · via Navigators Global LLC (formerly Dc Navigators, LLC)
Ven NerallaFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff, U.S. Rep. Andy Levin; Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal; Legislative Director, U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee; Legislative Assistant, U…
Now lobbies for Cargill, Incorporated, Apple INC. · via Federal Street Strategies, LLC

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 Peter DeFazio's 2020 campaign?: Peter DeFazio (Democrat) raised $5.3M for the 2020 Oregon 4th District race, $2.2M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $206K for and $309K against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.
Which PACs gave the most to Peter DeFazio?: Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners ($15K), Fedex Corporation Political Action Committee ($15K), PAC to the Future ($15K), American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC) ($14K), Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating Engineers ($13K) in 2020.
Which super PACs spent on Peter DeFazio's race?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($274K against), Nrdc Action Votes ($138K for), American Jobs and Growth PAC ($35K against) in 2020.