Politician
Steve Stivers
Republican · Ohio · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8OH15076
Steve Stivers (Republican) raised $3.0M for the 2020 Ohio 15th District race, $1.9M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.
Raised, all runs
$3.0M
2020
From PAC checks
64%
$1.9M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$0
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
64% of Steve Stivers'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ohio 15th District | $3.0M | 64% | $0 / $0 | – | $3.0M | ✓ 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 $433KOther $206KMembership $142KUnion $93KLeadership PAC $50KSuper PAC $19KParty $500
- Votesane PACOther$54K
- American College of Ob-Gyns PAC (Ob-Gyn PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$15K
- Polaris Industries Political Participation ProgramCorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
- Bank of America Corporation Federal PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
- Equipment Leasing and Finance Assn PAC (Leasepac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Pricewaterhousecoopers Political Action Committee IOtherLobbyist PAC$10K
- The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- Air Line Pilots Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
No outside spending of note.
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 1 key vote where Steve Stivers had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 0 times (0%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $1K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $121K | 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 Steve Stivers's 2020 campaign?
- Steve Stivers (Republican) raised $3.0M for the 2020 Ohio 15th District race, $1.9M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Steve Stivers?
- Votesane PAC ($54K), American College of Ob-Gyns PAC (Ob-Gyn PAC) ($15K), Polaris Industries Political Participation Program ($13K), Bank of America Corporation Federal PAC ($13K), Equipment Leasing and Finance Assn PAC (Leasepac) ($10K) in 2020.