Politician
John B Larson
Democrat · Connecticut · ran 3 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8CT01046
John B Larson (Democrat) raised $1.5M for the 2024 Connecticut 1st District race, $1.0M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
Raised, all runs
$4.8M
2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
70%
$3.4M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$0
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
70% of John B Larson'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Connecticut 1st District | $1.5M | 68% | $0 / $0 | $300 | $1.5M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Connecticut 1st District | $1.8M | 65% | $0 / $0 | $3K | $1.8M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Connecticut 1st District | $1.4M | 80% | $0 / $0 | $27K | $1.4M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.7MTrade group $676KUnion $424KMembership $340KOther $218KLeadership PAC $46KSuper PAC $9K
- Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$25K
- General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$25K
- Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$23K
- United Parcel Service Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- Cigna Corporation Employee Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- Culac the PAC of Credit Union National AssociationTrade groupLobbyist PAC$14K
- The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$13K
- American Chiropractic Association Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$12K
- National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives PAC (Nosscr PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$12K
- Aflac Political Action Committee (Aflac PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$12K
- Communications Workers of America - Cope Political Contributions CommitteeUnionLobbyist PAC$11K
- National Rural Letter Carriers' Association Political Action CommitteeUnion$11K
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 30 key votes where John B Larson had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 10 times (33%). 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 | $134K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | – | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $469K | 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 | $148K$12K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $148K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $128K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $469K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $12K | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $134K | 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 | $12K$420K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $420K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $12K | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $420K | 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 | $12K | 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 | $19K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $19K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $19K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $134K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $328K | Present |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $469K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $134K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $19K | 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 | $12K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $12K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $52K | 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 | $12K$328K$420K | 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 | $328K | 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 | $469K | Yea · with 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 John B Larson's 2024 campaign?
- John B Larson (Democrat) raised $1.5M for the 2024 Connecticut 1st District race, $1.0M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to John B Larson?
- The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action Committee ($13K), American Chiropractic Association Political Action Committee ($12K), National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives PAC (Nosscr PAC) ($12K), International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political Action League ($10K), Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC ($10K) in 2024.
- How much has John B Larson raised across elections?
- $1.5M in 2024 (Connecticut 1st District), $1.8M in 2022 (Connecticut 1st District), $1.4M in 2020 (Connecticut 1st District).