Politician
Ayanna Pressley
Democrat · Massachusetts · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8MA07032
Ayanna Pressley (Democrat) raised $1.3M for the 2026 Massachusetts 7th District race, $93K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$6.4M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
8%
$500K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$30K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$12K
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Massachusetts 7th District | $1.3M | 7% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.3M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Massachusetts 7th District | $1.4M | 10% | $0 / $12K | – | $1.4M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Massachusetts 7th District | $1.5M | 7% | $0 / $0 | $800 | $1.5M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Massachusetts 7th District | $2.2M | 7% | $30K / $0 | $17K | $2.2M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Union $282KSuper PAC $58KLeadership PAC $54KOther $45KMembership $22KCorporate $10KTrade group $5K
- Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersUnionLobbyist PAC$35K
- Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education)UnionLobbyist PAC$30K
- D.R.I.V.E. - Democrat, Republican, Independent Voter Education (the PAC of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters)Union$25K
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political EducationUnion$20K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$16K
- Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PACUnionLobbyist PAC$15K
- Congressional Black Caucus PACOther$15K
- Unite Here Tip Campaign CommitteeUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Nea Fund for Children and Public EducationCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Progressive Turnout ProjectSuper PAC$10K
- Justice Democrats PACSuper PAC$8K
- Elect Democratic WomenOther$8K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Supermajority PACfor $23K
- We Decideagainst $12K
- The Collective Super PACfor $8K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 4 key votes where Ayanna Pressley had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 4 times (100%). 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 | – | 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 | $300K | 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 | –– | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $300K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | – | 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 | –– | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | – | 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 | – | 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 | – | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $300K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | – | 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 | – | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | – | 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 | ––– | 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 | – | 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 | $300K | 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 Ayanna Pressley's 2026 campaign?
- Ayanna Pressley (Democrat) raised $1.3M for the 2026 Massachusetts 7th District race, $93K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Ayanna Pressley?
- Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PAC ($10K), American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E ($8K), Int'l Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers (Ipal) ($5K), Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) ($5K), National Elevator Constructors PAC/ Intn'l Union of Elevator Constructors (Nec PAC) ($5K) in 2026.
- How much has Ayanna Pressley raised across elections?
- $1.3M in 2026 (Massachusetts 7th District), $1.4M in 2024 (Massachusetts 7th District), $1.5M in 2022 (Massachusetts 7th District), $2.2M in 2020 (Massachusetts 7th District).