Politician
Mary Gay Scanlon
Democrat · Pennsylvania · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8PA07200
Mary Gay Scanlon (Democrat) raised $1.3M for the 2026 Pennsylvania 5th District race, $612K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$5.9M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
40%
$2.4M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$17K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
40% of Mary Gay Scanlon'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 | Pennsylvania 5th District | $1.3M | 46% | $0 / $0 | $90K | $1.3M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Pennsylvania 5th District | $1.5M | 45% | $555 / $0 | – | $1.5M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Pennsylvania 5th District | $1.6M | 42% | $4K / $0 | $700 | $1.6M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Pennsylvania 5th District | $1.5M | 26% | $13K / $0 | – | $1.5M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Union $793KCorporate $724KTrade group $276KMembership $201KOther $153KLeadership PAC $79KSuper PAC $22KParty $2K
- The Boeing Company PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$30K
- Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersUnionLobbyist PAC$30K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$23K
- American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$23K
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action CommitteeUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political Action LeagueUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- Ballard Spahr LLP PACOtherLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$14K
- Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors' National Assoc., Inc. Political Action CommitteeTrade group$12K
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$11K
- Elect Democratic WomenOther$11K
- Cencora, Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Commonwealth Communicationsfor $11K
- Democratic Jewish Outreach Pafor $4K
- Bend the Arc Jewish Action Incfor $2K
- The Turnout Projectfor $555
- Human Rights Campaign Equality Votes PACfor $11
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 27 key votes where Mary Gay Scanlon had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 7 times (26%). 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 | $60K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | $64K | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $847K | 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 | $113K$15K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $113K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $51K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $847K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $15K | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $60K | 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 | $15K$103K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $103K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $15K | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $103K | 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 | $15K | 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 | $4K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $4K | Nay · against |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $4K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $60K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $138K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $847K | Present |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $60K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $4K | Present |
| 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 | $15K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $15K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $29K | 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 | $15K$138K$103K | 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 | $138K | 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 | $847K | Yea · with industry |
Their own portfolio
8 stock trades, worth $64K–$260K
Reported under the STOCK Act from 3 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 0 buys, 6 sells. Heaviest in oil, gas and coal ($15K+), tech and ai ($15K+), agriculture, food and retail ($1K+).
Most traded
- EXC Exelon Corporation$30K+2 trades
- CEG Constellation Energy Corporation$15K+1 trades
- ORCL Oracle Corporation$15K+1 trades
- CTVA Corteva, Inc.$1K+1 trades
- DOW Dow Inc.$1K+1 trades
- IFF International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.$1K+1 trades
- DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc.$1K+1 trades
Latest trades
- sellCEG2023-05-23 · stock · joint$15K–$50K
- sellEXC2023-05-23 · stock · joint$15K–$50K
- exchangeEXC2022-02-04 · stock · joint$15K–$50K
- sellCTVA2021-02-12 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellDOW2021-02-12 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellIFF2021-02-12 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellORCL2021-02-12 · stock · spouse$15K–$50K
- exchangeDD2021-02-01 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Mary Gay Scanlon's 2026 campaign?
- Mary Gay Scanlon (Democrat) raised $1.3M for the 2026 Pennsylvania 5th District race, $612K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Mary Gay Scanlon?
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E ($13K), Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors' National Assoc., Inc. Political Action Committee ($12K), Cencora, Inc. PAC ($10K), Professional Aviation Safety Specialists PAC ($10K), Matson, Inc. Federal Election Committee ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Mary Gay Scanlon raised across elections?
- $1.3M in 2026 (Pennsylvania 5th District), $1.5M in 2024 (Pennsylvania 5th District), $1.6M in 2022 (Pennsylvania 5th District), $1.5M in 2020 (Pennsylvania 5th District).