Which PACs gave the most to Debbie Lesko?

House Freedom Fund ($16K), Cmr Political Action Committee ($13K), Air Line Pilots Association PAC ($13K), Pinnacle West Capital Corporation PAC ($10K), Value in Electing Women Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2022.

Which super PACs spent on Debbie Lesko's race?

American Majority Action Inc. ($13K for), Saving Arizona PAC ($12K for), National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund ($2K for) in 2022.

How much has Debbie Lesko raised across elections?

$1.2M in 2022 (Arizona 8th District), $1.6M in 2020 (Arizona 8th District).

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Politician

Debbie Lesko

Republican · Arizona · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent

FEC candidate H8AZ08158

Debbie Lesko (Republican) raised $1.2M for the 2022 Arizona 8th District race, $418K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $26K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.

Raised, all runs

$2.8M

2022, 2020

From PAC checks

29%

$815K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$41K

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

Spent attacking them

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	Arizona 8th District	$1.2M	35%	$26K / $0	–	$1.2M	✓ Won
2020	Arizona 8th District	$1.6M	25%	$16K / $0	$22K	$1.6M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

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

Corporate $377KTrade group $139KLeadership PAC $121KMembership $84KOther $42KUnion $32KSuper PAC $29K

House Freedom FundLeadership PAC$26K
Value in Electing Women Political Action CommitteeSuper PACLobbyist PAC$25K
Air Line Pilots Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$23K
Pinnacle West Capital Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
Koch Industries, Inc. Political Action Committee (Kochpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
Cmr Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$13K
Majority Committee PAC--Mc PACLeadership PAC$10K
The Eye of the Tiger Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$10K
Freeport-Mcmoran Inc. Citizenship CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
E-PACLeadership PAC$10K
Cox Enterprises PAC (Coxpac) Inc.CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

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

National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fundfor $17K
American Majority Action Inc.for $13K
Saving Arizona PACfor $12K

The payback

How they voted on their funders' bills

On the 15 key votes where Debbie Lesko had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 11 times (73%). 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
FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136	Crypto wanted yea	$441	Yea · with industry
Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187	Pro-Israel groups wanted yea	$10K	Yea · with industry
SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182	Crypto wanted yea	$441	Yea · with industry
Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91	Pro-Israel groups wanted yea	$10K	Yea · with industry
Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58	Pro-Israel groups wanted yea	$10K	Yea · with industry
Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112	Defense contractors wanted yea	$32K	Nay · against
Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208	Pharma and health care wanted yea	$47K	Yea · with industry
Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177	Labor unions wanted nay	$40K	Yea · against
NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118	Defense contractors wanted yea	$32K	Nay · against
Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196	Pro-Israel groups wanted yea	$10K	Present
Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210	Gun lobby wanted yea	$6K	Yea · with industry
Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$54K	Yea · with industry
Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$54K	Yea · with industry
Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184	Tech and AI wanted nay	$20K	Nay · with industry
Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207	Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay	$54K$47K$37K	Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry
Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213	Gun lobby wanted nay	$6K	Nay · with industry
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193	Gun lobby wanted nay	$6K	Nay · with industry
Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$47K	Nay · with industry
Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203	Gun lobby wanted nay	$6K	Nay · with industry
PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206	Labor unions wanted yea	$40K	Nay · against

Their own portfolio

2 stock trades, worth $2K–$30K

Reported under the STOCK Act from 2 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 2 buys, 0 sells.

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Most traded

Latest trades

buySeries I Savings Bond I P O Yes No C S2023-03-26 · government bond$1K–$15K
buySeries I Savings Bond I P O Yes No C S2023-01-03 · government bond · spouse$1K–$15K

Filings on the House Clerk's site.

The revolving door

3 former aides now lobbying

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

Abigail Gunderson-SchwarzFormer congressional staff
Leg. Correspondent-Rep. Doug Lamborn; Leg. Asst-Rep. Doug Lamborn; Sr. Leg. Asst-Rep. Scott Rigell; Leg. Dir-Rep. Lamar Smith; COS-Rep. Debbie Lesko; Directi…
Now lobbies for H&r Block Management, LLC, A Subsidiary Of H&r Block, INC., Americas Credit Unions, Fka Credit Union National Association, INC. Dba America · via Americas Credit Unions, Fka Credit Union National Association, INC. Dba Americas Credit Unions
John ZwaanstraFormer congressional staff
Congresswoman Debbie Lesko, Legislative Director
Now lobbies for Case New Holland Industrial INC
Ebbie YazdaniFormer congressional staff
Leg. Director, Congressmember Debbie Lesko, 1/2021 - 12/2021 Leg. Director, Office of 4th District of Texas, 5/2020 -1/2021 Leg Counsel, Congressmember John …
Now lobbies for Technology Network Aka Technet

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 Debbie Lesko's 2022 campaign?: Debbie Lesko (Republican) raised $1.2M for the 2022 Arizona 8th District race, $418K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $26K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
Which PACs gave the most to Debbie Lesko?: House Freedom Fund ($16K), Cmr Political Action Committee ($13K), Air Line Pilots Association PAC ($13K), Pinnacle West Capital Corporation PAC ($10K), Value in Electing Women Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2022.
Which super PACs spent on Debbie Lesko's race?: American Majority Action Inc. ($13K for), Saving Arizona PAC ($12K for), National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund ($2K for) in 2022.
How much has Debbie Lesko raised across elections?: $1.2M in 2022 (Arizona 8th District), $1.6M in 2020 (Arizona 8th District).