Politician
Bobby Scott
Democrat · Virginia · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H6VA01117
Bobby Scott (Democrat) raised $882K for the 2026 Virginia 3rd District race, $433K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $215 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$3.5M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
59%
$2.1M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$215
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
59% of Bobby Scott'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Virginia 3rd District | $882K | 49% | $215 / $0 | – | $882K | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Virginia 3rd District | $870K | 56% | $0 / $0 | – | $870K | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Virginia 3rd District | $852K | 58% | $0 / $0 | – | $852K | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Virginia 3rd District | $876K | 75% | $0 / $0 | – | $876K | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Union $719KCorporate $606KTrade group $252KMembership $154KOther $110KLeadership PAC $46KSuper PAC $36K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$40K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$38K
- Nea Fund for Children and Public EducationUnionLobbyist PAC$30K
- Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating EngineersUnionLobbyist PAC$30K
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action CommitteeUnionLobbyist PAC$23K
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political EducationUnion$20K
- Dominion Energy, Inc. Political Action Committee - Dominion PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PACUnionLobbyist PAC$13K
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$12K
- Forward Together PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Campaign Assistance FundUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- D.R.I.V.E. - Dem, Rep, Ind Voter Ed (the PAC of the Int'l Brhd of Teamsters)for $215
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 27 key votes where Bobby Scott had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 7 times (26%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $46K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | $7K | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $749K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $125K$24K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $125K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $78K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $749K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $24K | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $46K | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $24K$78K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $78K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $24K | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $78K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $24K | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $46K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $94K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $749K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $46K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | – | 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 | $24K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $24K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $39K | 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 | $24K$94K$78K | 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 | $94K | 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 | $749K | Yea · with industry |
Their own portfolio
7 stock trades, worth $7K–$105K
Reported under the STOCK Act from 2 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 0 buys, 7 sells. Heaviest in wall street and hedge funds ($1K+), pharma and health care ($1K+).
Most traded
- APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.$1K+1 trades
- FITB Fifth Third Bancorp$1K+1 trades
- PFE Pfizer, Inc.$1K+1 trades
- SHW Sherwin-Williams Company$1K+1 trades
- CDK CDK global, Inc.$1K+1 trades
Latest trades
- sellAPD2021-12-28 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellCarlisle Companies Incorporated (CSl)2021-12-28 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellFITB2021-12-28 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellPFE2021-12-28 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellSHW2021-12-28 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellCDK2020-12-30 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellColgate-Palmolive Company (Cl)2020-12-30 · stock$1K–$15K
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 Bobby Scott's 2026 campaign?
- Bobby Scott (Democrat) raised $882K for the 2026 Virginia 3rd District race, $433K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $215 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Bobby Scott?
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee ($15K), Nea Fund for Children and Public Education ($10K), Forward Together PAC ($10K), Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating Engineers ($10K), American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political Education ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Bobby Scott's race?
- D.R.I.V.E. - Dem, Rep, Ind Voter Ed (the PAC of the Int'l Brhd of Teamsters) ($215 for) in 2026.
- How much has Bobby Scott raised across elections?
- $882K in 2026 (Virginia 3rd District), $870K in 2024 (Virginia 3rd District), $852K in 2022 (Virginia 3rd District), $876K in 2020 (Virginia 3rd District).