Politician
Grace F. Napolitano
Democrat · California · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8CA34068
Grace F. Napolitano (Democrat) raised $367K for the 2022 California 31st District race, $287K 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
$851K
2022, 2020
From PAC checks
78%
$661K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$14
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
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 | California 31st District | $367K | 78% | $0 / $0 | – | $367K | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | California 32nd District | $483K | 77% | $14 / $0 | – | $483K | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Union $239KCorporate $229KTrade group $102KMembership $65KOther $21KSuper PAC $8KLeadership PAC $1K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- Air Line Pilots Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$16K
- National Union of Healthcare Workers Federal Committee On Political EducationUnion$10K
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and JoinersUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Amalgamated Transit Union - CopeUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec/PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$8K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$8K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$8K
- Edison International PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$8K
- American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$8K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- National Union of Healthcare Workers Federal Committee On Political Educationfor $14
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 8 key votes where Grace F. Napolitano had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 4 times (50%). 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 | – | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $8K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $17K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $24K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $252K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $17K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $8K | Present |
| 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 | $4K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $4K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $13K | 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 | $4K$24K– | 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 | $24K | 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 | $252K | Yea · with industry |
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Grace F. Napolitano's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Adriana RiveraFormer congressional staff
Military Legislative Assistant & Military Legislative Aide - U.S. Senate (Sen. Bennet) Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Aide, and Legi…
Now lobbies for Persistent Systems, LLC, Association For Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Grace F. Napolitano's 2022 campaign?
- Grace F. Napolitano (Democrat) raised $367K for the 2022 California 31st District race, $287K 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 Grace F. Napolitano?
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E ($10K), National Union of Healthcare Workers Federal Committee On Political Education ($10K), Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners ($10K), American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee ($10K), American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec/PAC) ($8K) in 2022.
- How much has Grace F. Napolitano raised across elections?
- $367K in 2022 (California 31st District), $483K in 2020 (California 32nd District).