Politician
Kelly Armstrong
Republican · North Dakota · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8ND00096
Kelly Armstrong (Republican) raised $2.2M for the 2022 North Dakota at-large House seat race, $1.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
Raised, all runs
$3.4M
2022, 2020
From PAC checks
60%
$2.1M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$353
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
60% of Kelly Armstrong'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | North Dakota at-large House seat | $2.2M | 61% | $0 / $0 | $7K | $2.2M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | North Dakota at-large House seat | $1.3M | 58% | $353 / $0 | $300 | $1.3M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.0MTrade group $504KMembership $190KOther $165KLeadership PAC $133KUnion $29KSuper PAC $8KParty $4K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Cmr Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$13K
- The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Culac the PAC of Credit Union National AssociationTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Association of Convenience Stores Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee (Morpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Physical Therapy Association Physical Therapy Political Action Committee (Pt-PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- Bnsf Railway Company Railpac (Bnsf Railpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Marathon Petroleum Corporation Employees Political Action Committee (Mpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Microsoft Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
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 15 key votes where Kelly Armstrong had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 11 times (73%). 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 | $8K | 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 | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $17K | Nay · against |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $153K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $52K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $17K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $243K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $243K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $69K | 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 | $243K$153K$65K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $10K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $10K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $153K | Present |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $10K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $52K | Nay · against |
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Kelly Armstrong's 2022 campaign?
- Kelly Armstrong (Republican) raised $2.2M for the 2022 North Dakota at-large House seat race, $1.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Kelly Armstrong?
- Cmr Political Action Committee ($13K), The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action Committee ($10K), National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action Committee ($10K), Culac the PAC of Credit Union National Association ($10K), National Association of Convenience Stores Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2022.
- How much has Kelly Armstrong raised across elections?
- $2.2M in 2022 (North Dakota at-large House seat), $1.3M in 2020 (North Dakota at-large House seat).