Politician
Richard Neal
Democrat · Massachusetts · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8MA02041
Richard Neal (Democrat) raised $3.1M for the 2026 Massachusetts 1st District race, $2.1M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $61K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$15M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
67%
$9.9M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$61K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
67% of Richard Neal'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 | Massachusetts 1st District | $3.1M | 67% | $61K / $0 | – | $3.2M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Massachusetts 1st District | $3.3M | 74% | $0 / $0 | $28K | $3.3M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Massachusetts 1st District | $3.5M | 66% | $0 / $0 | – | $3.5M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Massachusetts 1st District | $5.0M | 62% | $0 / $0 | $21K | $5.0M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $5.8MTrade group $2.0MMembership $788KOther $731KUnion $603KLeadership PAC $29KSuper PAC $16KParty $21
- Eastmanpac-Political Action Committee of Eastman Chemical CompanyCorporateLobbyist PAC$25K
- The American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries Political Action Committee (Asppa-Napa PAC) a/K/a American Retirement Association Political Action Committee (Ara PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$25K
- Capital One Financial Corp. Assoc. Political FundCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company Financial & Investments Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$16K
- National Multifamily Housing Council Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- Burns and Mcdonnell Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- Avangrid Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$15K
- Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- Southern Company Employees PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- Federation of Exchange Accomodators 1031 PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 31 key votes where Richard Neal had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 9 times (29%). 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 | $169K | 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 | $668K | 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 | $598K$115K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $598K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $310K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $668K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $115K | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $169K | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $12 | Nay · against |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $12 | Nay · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $115K$1.1M | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $1.1M | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $115K | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $1.1M | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $12 | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $115K | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $12 | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $36K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $12 | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $36K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $36K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $169K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $1.6M | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $668K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $169K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $36K | 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 | $115K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $115K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $212K | 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 | $115K$1.6M$1.1M | 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 | $1.6M | 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 | $668K | Yea · with industry |
The revolving door
3 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Richard Neal's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Ann JablonFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff, Rep. Richard E. Neal; Legislative Director, Rep. Richard E. Neal; Administrative Assistant, Rep. Richard E. Neal; Executive/ Legislative Assi…
Now lobbies for Pharmaceutical Research And Manufacturers Of America (phrma), Amgen INC., Lockheed Martin Corporation, Merck & Company, INC. and 5 more · via Capitol Counsel LLC
Melissa MuellerFormer congressional staff
Ways/Means Subc. Staff Director/Tax Counsel; Leg. Dir., Rep. Richard Neal; Tax Counsel, Sen. Finance Comm.; Counsel, Rep. Doggett; Leg Counsel Sen. Reid.
Now lobbies for Meta Platforms, INC., Verizon Communications INC And Various Subsidiaries, Fmr LLC, The Medical Device Competitiveness Coalition and 3 more · via Capitol Tax Partners, LLP
William TrangheseFormer congressional staff
Legislative Assistant, Communications Director, Chief of Staff - Rep. Richard Neal
Now lobbies for Tile, INC. · via Platinum Advisors Dc, LLC
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Richard Neal's 2026 campaign?
- Richard Neal (Democrat) raised $3.1M for the 2026 Massachusetts 1st District race, $2.1M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $61K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Richard Neal?
- American Academy of Dermatology Association Political Action Committee (Skinpac) ($14K), Sammons Enterprises Inc. Political Action Committee ($12K), Smith & Nephew, Inc. PAC (S+N PAC) ($10K), Western Alliance Bancorporation Political Action Committee (Wabpac) ($10K), Equitable Holdings, Inc. Political Action Committee (Equitable PAC) ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Richard Neal's race?
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($61K for) in 2026.
- How much has Richard Neal raised across elections?
- $3.1M in 2026 (Massachusetts 1st District), $3.3M in 2024 (Massachusetts 1st District), $3.5M in 2022 (Massachusetts 1st District), $5.0M in 2020 (Massachusetts 1st District).