Politician
Michael Guest
Republican · Mississippi · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8MS03125
Michael Guest (Republican) raised $1.1M for the 2026 Mississippi 3rd District race, $482K 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
$4.2M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
49%
$2.0M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$11K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$2K
Spent attacking them
49% of Michael Guest'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 | Mississippi 3rd District | $1.1M | 44% | $0 / $0 | $9K | $1.1M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Mississippi 3rd District | $926K | 55% | $0 / $0 | – | $926K | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Mississippi 3rd District | $1.4M | 53% | $11K / $2K | $7K | $1.4M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Mississippi 3rd District | $803K | 41% | $0 / $0 | – | $803K | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $778KTrade group $505KMembership $248KLeadership PAC $200KOther $151KUnion $39KSuper PAC $12K
- America's Credit Unions PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$45K
- Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation Furthering Agriculture for Rural Mississippians Fund PaMembership$33K
- Employees of Rtx Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$33K
- The Eye of the Tiger Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$25K
- Entergy Corporation Employee Political Action Committee (Enpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$25K
- Honeywell International Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$25K
- Osi Systems Inc PAC Osi PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Majority Committee PAC--Mc PACLeadership PAC$20K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$19K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$17K
- Air Line Pilots Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$15K
- American Optometric Association Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$15K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committeefor $7K
- Mississippi Victory Fundfor $3K
- Ms Conservative Actionagainst $2K
- Gatorpacfor $630
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 32 key votes where Michael Guest had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 25 times (78%). 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 | $131K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | $805K | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $78K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $260K$54K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $260K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $87K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $78K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $54K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $131K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $54K$73K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $73K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $54K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $73K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $54K | Yea · with industry |
| 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 | $28K | 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 | $28K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $28K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $131K | Nay · against |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $57K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $78K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $131K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $28K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $54K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $54K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $41K | 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 | $54K$57K$73K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $6K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $6K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $57K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $6K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $78K | Nay · against |
Their own portfolio
90 stock trades, worth $805K–$2.8M
Reported under the STOCK Act from 19 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 69 buys, 17 sells. Heaviest in tobacco, alcohol and gambling ($50K+), oil, gas and coal ($42K+), wall street and hedge funds ($33K+).
Most traded
- MS MISSISSIPPI DEV BK SPL OBLIG MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST CMNTY$17K+3 trades
- CHRD Chord Energy Corporation - Common Stock$16K+2 trades
- KMI Kinder Morgan, Inc.$16K+2 trades
- XOM ExxonMobil Holdings Corporation Common Stock$4K+4 trades
- WBD Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. - Series A$4K+4 trades
- T AT&T Inc.$3K+3 trades
- DT Dynatrace, Inc. Common Stock$2K+2 trades
- EVVTY EVOLUTION AB UNSP/ADR$2K+2 trades
Latest trades
- exchangeXOM2026-07-02 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- exchangeXOM2026-07-02 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellCHRD2026-01-09 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellDT2026-01-09 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellEVVTY2026-01-09 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellOTCM2026-01-09 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellABNB2025-12-16 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellCVX2025-12-16 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Michael Guest's 2026 campaign?
- Michael Guest (Republican) raised $1.1M for the 2026 Mississippi 3rd District race, $482K 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 Michael Guest?
- Employees of Rtx Corporation Political Action Committee ($13K), American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) ($10K), Osi Systems Inc PAC Osi PAC ($10K), The Eye of the Tiger Political Action Committee ($10K), Airbus Americas, Inc. Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Michael Guest raised across elections?
- $1.1M in 2026 (Mississippi 3rd District), $926K in 2024 (Mississippi 3rd District), $1.4M in 2022 (Mississippi 3rd District), $803K in 2020 (Mississippi 3rd District).