Politician
Joseph Morelle
Democrat · New York · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8NY25105
Joseph Morelle (Democrat) raised $2.2M for the 2026 New York 25th District race, $1.1M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $351K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$8.1M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
55%
$4.4M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$383K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$32K
Spent attacking them
55% of Joseph Morelle'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 | New York 25th District | $2.2M | 49% | $351K / $0 | $27K | $2.6M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | New York 25th District | $2.2M | 54% | $0 / $0 | $17K | $2.2M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | New York 25th District | $2.3M | 57% | $32K / $32K | $73K | $2.3M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | New York 25th District | $1.4M | 61% | $0 / $0 | $20K | $1.4M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.8MUnion $823KTrade group $646KMembership $412KOther $327KLeadership PAC $140KSuper PAC $62KParty $9K
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$33K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$32K
- The Carlyle Group Inc. PAC (Aka 'Carlyle PAC')CorporateLobbyist PAC$25K
- Nea Fund for Children and Public EducationUnionLobbyist PAC$25K
- Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PACUnionLobbyist PAC$25K
- New York Life Insurance Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$24K
- Honeywell International Inc. Technologies Public Affairs Council (Honpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Xerox Corporation Political Action Committee (Xpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political EducationUnion$15K
- L3harris Technologies, Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- Int'l Union of Bricklayers and Allied CraftworkersUnionLobbyist PAC$15K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Think Bigfor $351K
- Opportunity for All Action Fundfor $32K
- Congressional Leadership Fundagainst $32K
- Human Rights Campaign Equality Votes PACfor $5
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 31 key votes where Joseph Morelle had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 10 times (32%). 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 | $144K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | – | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $906K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $249K$40K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $249K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $116K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $906K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $40K | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $144K | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $40K$356K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $356K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $40K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $356K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $40K | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $44K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $44K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $44K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $144K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $362K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $906K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $144K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $44K | 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 | $40K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $40K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $161K | 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 | $40K$362K$356K | 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 | $362K | 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 | $906K | 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 Joseph Morelle's 2026 campaign?
- Joseph Morelle (Democrat) raised $2.2M for the 2026 New York 25th District race, $1.1M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $351K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Joseph Morelle?
- The Carlyle Group Inc. PAC (Aka 'Carlyle PAC') ($10K), New York Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee ($10K), Investment Company Institute Political Action Committee (Ici PAC) ($10K), The Boeing Company PAC ($10K), National Air Traffic Controllers Association PAC ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Joseph Morelle's race?
- Think Big ($351K for) in 2026.
- How much has Joseph Morelle raised across elections?
- $2.2M in 2026 (New York 25th District), $2.2M in 2024 (New York 25th District), $2.3M in 2022 (New York 25th District), $1.4M in 2020 (New York 25th District).