Which PACs gave the most to Frank Pallone?

1-800 Contacts, Inc. PAC ($15K), Quest Diagnostics Incorporated Political Action Committee ($10K), Dominion Energy, Inc. Political Action Committee - Dominion PAC ($10K), Iheartmedia, Inc. PAC ($10K), American Osteopathic Information Association - Osteopathic Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2026.

How much has Frank Pallone raised across elections?

$2.8M in 2026, $3.5M in 2024, $3.1M in 2022, $3.2M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.

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Politician

Frank Pallone

Democrat · New Jersey · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent

FEC candidate H8NJ03073

Frank Pallone (Democrat) raised $2.8M for the 2026 New Jersey 6th District race, $1.8M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.

Raised, all cycles

$13M

2026, 2024, 2022, 2020; counted once per cycle

From PAC checks

64%

$8.1M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

Spent attacking them

64% of Frank Pallone'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 election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.

Cycle	Race	Raised	PAC share	Outside for / against	Google ads	All money	Result
2026	New Jersey 6th District	$2.8M	65%	$0 / $0	–	$2.8M	✓ Won
2024	New Jersey 6th District	$3.5M	59%	$0 / $0	–	$3.5M	✓ Won
2022	New Jersey 6th District	$3.1M	64%	$0 / $0	–	$3.1M	✓ Won
2020	New Jersey 6th District	$3.2M	68%	$0 / $0	–	$3.2M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.

Corporate $4.1MTrade group $1.6MMembership $947KUnion $743KOther $562KLeadership PAC $42KSuper PAC $25KParty $60

NorpacOther$33K
T-Mobile US, Inc. Political Action Committee (T-PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$25K
Dominion Energy, Inc. Political Action Committee - Dominion PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
Cvs Health PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
American Optometric Association Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$20K
1-800 Contacts, Inc. PACCorporate$15K
Twdc Enterprises 18 Corp. Employees PAC Aka 'the Walt Disney Company Employees PAC' Or 'Disney PAC'CorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
Paramount Global Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$11K
National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (Nabpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$11K
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Iheartmedia, Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.

No outside spending of note.

Funding and votes

How their votes align with industry funding

Across 31 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 10 times (32%). This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.

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Vote	Industry	Their money from it	Voted
NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212	Defense contractors wanted yea	$61K	Nay · against
Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198	Reported household trades wanted nay	$5K	Nay · with industry
Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193	Labor unions wanted yea	$825K	Yea · with industry
Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201	Gun lobby wanted yea	$0	Nay · against
Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203	Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay	$323K$126K	Yea · with industryYea · against
Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200	Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea	$323K	Nay · against
Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147	Real estate and construction wanted yea	$100K	Nay · against
Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195	Labor unions wanted yea	$825K	Yea · with industry
ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$126K	Nay · against
NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196	Defense contractors wanted yea	$61K	Nay · against
GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122	Crypto wanted yea	$0	Nay · against
CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134	Crypto wanted yea	$0	Nay · against
One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214	Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$126K$170K	Nay · againstNay · against
OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207	Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$170K	Nay · against
California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$126K	Nay · against
CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211	Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$170K	Nay · against
IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132	Crypto wanted yea	$0	Nay · against
Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$126K	Nay · against
FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136	Crypto wanted yea	$0	Nay · against
Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187	Pro-Israel groups wanted yea	$58K	Yea · with industry
SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182	Crypto wanted yea	$0	Nay · against
Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91	Pro-Israel groups wanted yea	$58K	Yea · with industry
Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58	Pro-Israel groups wanted yea	$58K	Yea · with industry
Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112	Defense contractors wanted yea	$61K	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	$825K	Nay · with industry
NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118	Defense contractors wanted yea	$61K	Yea · with industry
Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196	Pro-Israel groups wanted yea	$58K	Nay · against
Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210	Gun lobby wanted yea	$0	Nay · against
Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$126K	Nay · against
Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$126K	Nay · against
Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184	Tech and AI wanted nay	$330K	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	$126K$1.6M$170K	Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against
Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213	Gun lobby wanted nay	$0	Yea · against
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193	Gun lobby wanted nay	$0	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	$0	Yea · against
PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206	Labor unions wanted yea	$825K	Yea · with industry

Household disclosures

5 reported transactions, with volume $5K–$75K

Reconciled electronic STOCK Act reports from 1 filings since 2021, covering all reported asset types and transactions by a spouse or dependent child. 0 buys, 5 sells. Heaviest in tobacco, alcohol and gambling ($2K+), oil, gas and coal ($1K+), wall street and hedge funds ($1K+).

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Most traded

PM Philip Morris International Inc$2K+2 trades
CVX Chevron Corporation$1K+1 trades
C Citigroup, Inc.$1K+1 trades
D Dominion Energy, Inc.$1K+1 trades

Latest trades

sellCVX2021-08-11 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
sellC2021-08-11 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
sellD2021-08-11 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
sellPM2021-08-11 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
sellPM2021-08-11 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K

Filings on the House Clerk's site.

The revolving door

7 former aides now lobbying

Lobbyists who list a job in Frank Pallone's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A listed former position does not establish contact with that office.

Jeffrey CarrollFormer congressional staff
Staff Director House Energy and Commerce Committee; Chief of Staff, Rep. Frank Pallone; Legislative Director, Rep. Frank Pallone; Legislative Assistant, Rep.…
Now lobbies for Pharmaceutical Research And Manufacturers Of America (phrma), National Association Of Realtors, Amgen INC., Verizon Communications, INC. and 8 more · via Capitol Counsel LLC
Joseph OrlandoFormer congressional staff
Jr. Prof. Staff Member, Sr. Policy Analyst-H. Energy and Commerce Committee Innovation, Data and Commerce Subcommittee(Rep. Jan Schakowsky); Policy Analyst, …
Now lobbies for Verizon Communications INC And Various Subsidiaries, Amazon.Com Services, INC., Everytown For Gun Safety Action Fund, Goldman Sachs Group INC · via Avoq, LLC
Jessica MartinezFormer congressional staff
Ex. Director, U.S. Joint Economic Committee, Sen. Heinrich; Deputy Chief of Staff, Leg. Director, Rep. Veasey; Confidential Assistant and Special Advisor, FC…
Now lobbies for Coinbase, INC., Blockchain Association, Wing (formerly X (google INC )) · via Franklin Square Group, LLC
Stephen HollandFormer congressional staff
Senior Health Counsel, Health Counsel - House Energy and Commerce Committee (Rep. Frank Pallone); Counsel, Legislative Assistant - Rep. Kurt Schrader
Now lobbies for Novartis, Eli Lilly And Company · via Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
Timothy YehlFormer congressional staff
Congressman Frank Pallone; Senator Frank Lautenberg
Now lobbies for American Association Of Tissue Banks · via Hart Health Strategies
Roberto SadaFormer congressional staff
Rep. Hinojosa, Field Rep. 12-15; Rep. Hinojosa, LA, 15-16; Rep. Hinojosa, Sr. LA, 16-17; Rep. Pallone, LA, 17-18; Rep. Pallone, LD, 18-20; House Energy and C…
Now lobbies for Johnson & Johnson Services INC
Michael RogersFormer congressional staff
Legislative Correspondent, Sen. Jack Reed (2014-2016); Legislative Assistant, Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (2016-2018)
Now lobbies for Danti AI INC. · via Greenberg Traurig, LLP

The revolving door, industry by 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 Frank Pallone's 2026 campaign?: Frank Pallone (Democrat) raised $2.8M for the 2026 New Jersey 6th District race, $1.8M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Which PACs gave the most to Frank Pallone?: 1-800 Contacts, Inc. PAC ($15K), Quest Diagnostics Incorporated Political Action Committee ($10K), Dominion Energy, Inc. Political Action Committee - Dominion PAC ($10K), Iheartmedia, Inc. PAC ($10K), American Osteopathic Information Association - Osteopathic Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2026.
How much has Frank Pallone raised across elections?: $2.8M in 2026, $3.5M in 2024, $3.1M in 2022, $3.2M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.