Politician
Mike Sherrill
Democrat · New Jersey · ran 3 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8NJ11142
Mike Sherrill (Democrat) raised $4.6M for the 2024 New Jersey 11th District race, $874K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $182K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
Raised, all runs
$17M
2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
20%
$3.5M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$1.4M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$17K
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 | New Jersey 11th District | $4.6M | 19% | $182K / $0 | $53K | $4.7M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | New Jersey 11th District | $6.3M | 20% | $1.1M / $0 | – | $7.4M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | New Jersey 11th District | $6.5M | 20% | $151K / $17K | $47K | $6.7M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.4MUnion $566KLeadership PAC $431KOther $349KMembership $263KTrade group $256KSuper PAC $117KParty $11K
- Prudential Financial Inc. Federal Political Action Committee (Aka - Prudential Federal PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and JoinersUnionLobbyist PAC$15K
- House Majority PACSuper PAC$15K
- NorpacOther$13K
- Culac the PAC of Credit Union National AssociationTrade groupLobbyist PAC$13K
- Samsung Electronics America Inc Political Action CommitteeCorporate$12K
- Building Relationships in Diverse Geographic Environments PAC (Bridge PAC)Leadership PAC$11K
- New York Life Insurance Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political Action LeagueUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Deloitte Political Action CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$10K
- Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- VotevetsSuper PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Shield PACfor $633K
- With Honor Fund, Inc.for $499K
- Votevetsfor $281K
- New Jersey Now Action Fundagainst $17K
- With Honor Fund II, Inc.for $7K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 16 key votes where Mike Sherrill had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 6 times (38%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $5K | Present |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $152K | Present |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $28 | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $28 | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $5K$317K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $317K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $5K | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $317K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $28 | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $5K | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $28 | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $23K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $28 | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $23K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $23K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $152K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $304K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $602K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $152K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $23K | 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 | $5K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $5K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $115K | 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 | $5K$304K$317K | 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 | $304K | 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 | $602K | Yea · with industry |
Their own portfolio
9 stock trades, worth $1.4M–$3.0M
Reported under the STOCK Act from 8 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 0 buys, 9 sells.
Most traded
- UBS UBS Group AG Registered Ordinary Shares$1.1M+7 trades
Latest trades
- sellUBS2025-03-07 · stock · joint$250K–$500K
- sellUBS2024-05-14 · stock · joint$50K–$100K
- sellUBS2024-05-13 · stock · joint$250K–$500K
- sellUBS2023-03-03 · stock · spouse$250K–$500K
- sellUBS2022-05-23 · stock · joint$100K–$250K
- selluBS group Ag Registered Ordinary Shares 2022-03-09 · stock · joint$100K–$250K
- selluBS group Ag Registered Ordinary Shares 2021-03-09 · stock · spouse$250K–$500K
- sellUBS2020-06-01 · stock · spouse$50K–$100K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Mike Sherrill's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Ethan SaxonFormer congressional staff
Rep. Maloney, MLA; Rep. Bordallo, MLA; BRAC, Analyst; CNGR, Senior Analyst; Sen. Blumenthal, Deputy Chief of Staff; SVAC Staff Director; Rep. Sherrill, Chief…
Now lobbies for Mortgage Bankers Association, The AI Policy Network INC.
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Mike Sherrill's 2024 campaign?
- Mike Sherrill (Democrat) raised $4.6M for the 2024 New Jersey 11th District race, $874K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $182K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Mike Sherrill?
- Prudential Financial Inc. Federal Political Action Committee (Aka - Prudential Federal PAC) ($20K), New York Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee ($10K), International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political Action League ($10K), Deloitte Political Action Committee ($10K), Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers ($10K) in 2024.
- Which super PACs spent on Mike Sherrill's race?
- Shield PAC ($175K for), With Honor Fund II, Inc. ($7K for) in 2024.
- How much has Mike Sherrill raised across elections?
- $4.6M in 2024 (New Jersey 11th District), $6.3M in 2022 (New Jersey 11th District), $6.5M in 2020 (New Jersey 11th District).