Politician
Susan Wild
Democrat · Pennsylvania · ran 3 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8PA15229
Susan Wild (Democrat) raised $9.0M for the 2024 Pennsylvania 7th District race, $1.4M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $4.7M for and $11M against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They lost.
Raised, all runs
$21M
2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
18%
$3.7M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$5.5M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$22M
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 | Pennsylvania 7th District | $9.0M | 16% | $4.7M / $11M | $264K | $25M | ✗ Lost |
| 2022 | Pennsylvania 7th District | $7.0M | 18% | $696K / $11M | $128K | $19M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Pennsylvania 7th District | $4.6M | 22% | $51K / $127K | $49K | $4.8M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Leadership PAC $985KUnion $814KOther $506KMembership $458KTrade group $362KSuper PAC $210KCorporate $100KParty $35K
- JstreetpacMembershipLobbyist PAC$95K
- End Citizens UnitedOther$24K
- Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater AmericaLeadership PAC$23K
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$23K
- Democracy Summer 2024Other$20K
- PAC to the FutureLeadership PAC$20K
- Digidems PACSuper PAC$18K
- House Majority PACSuper PAC$15K
- DCCCParty$14K
- Medicare for AllLeadership PAC$13K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$13K
- American Association of Orthodontists Political Action CommitteeTrade group$13K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Congressional Leadership Fundagainst $17M
- NRCCagainst $3.0M
- Project 218for $2.1M
- National Association of Realtors Congressional Fundfor $790K
- Rjc Victory Fundagainst $713K
- American Hospital Association PACfor $350K
- Wfw Action Fund Incagainst $295K
- Pa Lawyer Fundfor $200K
- Defend the Lehigh Valley PACagainst $70K
- Sg PAC, Inc.against $58K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 11 key votes where Susan Wild had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 4 times (36%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $102K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $6K | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $102K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $102K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $151 | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $234K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $867K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $151 | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $102K | 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 | $7K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $7K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $68K | 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 | $7K$234K$363K | 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 | $234K | 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 | $867K | 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 Susan Wild's 2024 campaign?
- Susan Wild (Democrat) raised $9.0M for the 2024 Pennsylvania 7th District race, $1.4M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $4.7M for and $11M against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They lost.
- Which PACs gave the most to Susan Wild?
- Jstreetpac ($95K), Democracy Summer 2024 ($20K), Digidems PAC ($18K), End Citizens United ($13K), American Association of Orthodontists Political Action Committee ($13K) in 2024.
- Which super PACs spent on Susan Wild's race?
- Congressional Leadership Fund ($9.4M against), Project 218 ($2.1M for), NRCC ($1.3M against) in 2024.
- How much has Susan Wild raised across elections?
- $9.0M in 2024 (Pennsylvania 7th District), $7.0M in 2022 (Pennsylvania 7th District), $4.6M in 2020 (Pennsylvania 7th District).