Politician
Bill Posey
Republican · Florida · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8FL15107
Bill Posey (Republican) raised $1.0M for the 2022 Florida 8th District race, $333K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $291 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
Raised, all runs
$2.0M
2022, 2020
From PAC checks
37%
$757K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$8K
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 | Florida 8th District | $1.0M | 32% | $291 / $0 | $2K | $1.0M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Florida 8th District | $991K | 43% | $8K / $0 | $9K | $999K | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $315KTrade group $217KMembership $100KLeadership PAC $63KOther $56KUnion $13KSuper PAC $7KParty $1K
- House Freedom FundLeadership PAC$28K
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- Ubs Americas Inc. Political Action Committee (Ubs PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$13K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$13K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- Culac the PAC of Credit Union National AssociationTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- L3harris Technologies, Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Society of Anesthesiologists Political Action Committee (Asa PAC)Trade groupLobbyist 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 $8K
- Police Assistance Foundation PACfor $291
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 13 key votes where Bill Posey had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 8 times (62%). 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 | – | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $13K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $13K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $13K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $45K | Nay · against |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $56K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $33K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $45K | Nay · against |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $13K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $2K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $5K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $5K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $66K | 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 | $5K$56K$73K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $2K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $2K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $56K | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $2K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $33K | Nay · against |
The revolving door
2 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Bill Posey's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Megan BaileyFormer congressional staff
Congressman Bill Posey, Paid internship and Senator Rick Scott, Professional Staffer.
Now lobbies for Americans For Prosperity
Alexandria Paolozzi MooreFormer congressional staff
Intern, Office of Rep. Bill Posey (2010)
Now lobbies for Fdd Action
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Bill Posey's 2022 campaign?
- Bill Posey (Republican) raised $1.0M for the 2022 Florida 8th District race, $333K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $291 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Bill Posey?
- House Freedom Fund ($16K), American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee ($13K), National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($10K), Culac the PAC of Credit Union National Association ($10K), L3harris Technologies, Inc. PAC ($10K) in 2022.
- Which super PACs spent on Bill Posey's race?
- Police Assistance Foundation PAC ($291 for) in 2022.
- How much has Bill Posey raised across elections?
- $1.0M in 2022 (Florida 8th District), $991K in 2020 (Florida 8th District).