Politician
Jared Forrest Golden
Democrat · Maine · ran 3 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8ME02185
Jared Forrest Golden (Democrat) raised $7.9M for the 2024 Maine 2nd District race, $1.0M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $1.3M for and $12M against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
Raised, all runs
$19M
2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
12%
$2.4M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$6.0M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$24M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Maine 2nd District | $7.9M | 13% | $1.3M / $12M | $385K | $21M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Maine 2nd District | $6.1M | 12% | $3.5M / $11M | $69K | $20M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Maine 2nd District | $5.4M | 12% | $1.3M / $1.7M | $65K | $8.4M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Leadership PAC $726KUnion $512KOther $305KTrade group $240KMembership $216KSuper PAC $164KCorporate $78KParty $29K
- Nea Fund for Children and Public EducationCorporateLobbyist PAC$40K
- Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater AmericaLeadership PAC$25K
- End Citizens UnitedOther$20K
- Democracy Summer 2024Other$20K
- VotevetsSuper PAC$20K
- WelcomepacSuper PAC$17K
- Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PACLeadership PAC$15K
- Fair Shot PACLeadership PAC$15K
- House Majority PACSuper PAC$15K
- American Petroleum Institute Political Action Committee (Api PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$11K
- International Association of Firefighters Interested in Registration and Education PACUnionLobbyist PAC$11K
- DCCCParty$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Congressional Leadership Fundagainst $12M
- NRCCagainst $7.5M
- Restoration PACagainst $3.1M
- DCCCfor $1.8M
- With Honor Fund, Inc.for $1.0M
- With Honor Fund II, Inc.for $935K
- The Moderate PAC, Inc.for $749K
- Strategic Majority PACagainst $474K
- End Citizens Unitedfor $419K
- Center Forward Committeefor $265K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 27 key votes where Jared Forrest Golden had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 14 times (52%). 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 | $1K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $560K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $7K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $133K$16K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $133K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $70K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $560K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $16K | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $1K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $1K | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $1K | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $16K$246K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $246K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $16K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $246K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $1K | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $16K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $1K | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $36K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $1K | 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 | $1K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $69K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $560K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $1K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $36K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $7K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $16K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $16K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $26K | 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 | $16K$69K$246K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $7K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $7K | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $69K | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $7K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $560K | 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 Jared Forrest Golden's 2024 campaign?
- Jared Forrest Golden (Democrat) raised $7.9M for the 2024 Maine 2nd District race, $1.0M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $1.3M for and $12M against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Jared Forrest Golden?
- Democracy Summer 2024 ($20K), Welcomepac ($17K), Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC ($15K), Nea Fund for Children and Public Education ($15K), Fair Shot PAC ($15K) in 2024.
- Which super PACs spent on Jared Forrest Golden's race?
- Congressional Leadership Fund ($4.8M against), Restoration PAC ($3.1M against), NRCC ($2.4M against) in 2024.
- How much has Jared Forrest Golden raised across elections?
- $7.9M in 2024 (Maine 2nd District), $6.1M in 2022 (Maine 2nd District), $5.4M in 2020 (Maine 2nd District).