Which PACs gave the most to Chuck Grassley?

NRSC ($51K), Winred ($32K), Prudential Financial Inc. Federal Political Action Committee (Aka - Prudential Federal PAC) ($15K), American Seniors Housing Association (Seniors Housing PAC) ($13K), Pfizer Inc. PAC ($11K) in 2022.

Which super PACs spent on Chuck Grassley's race?

National Association of Realtors Congressional Fund ($1.8M for), American Energy Action Fund ($202K for), National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($76K for) in 2022.

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Politician

Chuck Grassley

Republican · Iowa · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent

FEC candidate S0IA00028

Chuck Grassley (Republican) raised $9.5M for the 2022 Iowa Senate race, $2.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $2.2M for and $7K against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.

Raised, all runs

$9.5M

2022

From PAC checks

24%

$2.3M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$2.2M

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

$7K

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
2022	Iowa Senate	$9.5M	24%	$2.2M / $7K	$98K	$12M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.

Corporate $975KTrade group $519KLeadership PAC $442KMembership $222KOther $198KSuper PAC $66KParty $51KUnion $19K

NRSCParty$51K
WinredSuper PAC$32K
Prudential Financial Inc. Federal Political Action Committee (Aka - Prudential Federal PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
American Seniors Housing Association (Seniors Housing PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$13K
Pfizer Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$11K
Oorah! Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$10K
Deere & Company PAC (Aka John Deere PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Reclaim America PACLeadership PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.

National Association of Realtors Congressional Fundfor $1.8M
American Energy Action Fundfor $202K
National Association of Realtors Political Action Committeefor $76K
Honoring American Law Enforcement PACfor $45K
Law Enforcement for a Safer America PACfor $31K

The payback

How they voted on their funders' bills

On the 17 key votes where Chuck Grassley had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 14 times (82%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.

All issues →

Vote	Industry	Their money from it	Voted
Most-favoured-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$246K	Present
Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$8K	Nay · with industry
ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48	Insurance wanted yea	$58K	Nay · against
ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$36K	Yea · with industry
Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$8K	Nay · with industry
One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50	Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$36K$160K	Yea · with industryYea · with industry
Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$246K	Nay · with industry
Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1	Tech and AI wanted nay	$41K	Yea · against
Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53	Crypto wanted nay	–	Nay · with industry
GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30	Crypto wanted yea	–	Yea · with industry
California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$36K	Yea · with industry
OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47	Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$160K	Yea · with industry
CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48	Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$160K	Yea · with industry
IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28	Crypto wanted yea	–	Yea · with industry
Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$36K	Yea · with industry
Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$8K	Nay · with industry
SAB 121 repealSenate · 2024 · 60–38	Crypto wanted yea	–	Yea · with industry
Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48	Labor unions wanted nay	$41K	Yea · against
NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13	Defense contractors wanted yea	$25K	Yea · with industry
Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50	Gun lobby wanted yea	$11K	Yea · with industry
Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022 · 50–50	Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay	$36K$246K$160K	Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 · 65–33	Gun lobby wanted nay	$11K	Nay · with industry

The revolving door

8 former aides now lobbying

Lobbyists who list a job in Chuck Grassley's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.

Jeanne HaggertyFormer congressional staff
Legislative Correspondent Senator Chuck Grassley and Senate Aging Committee (shared staff), Legislative Aide Senate Finance Committee, Health Policy Coordina…
Now lobbies for Merck & Co INC, Eli Lilly & Company, Pfizer, Amgen, INC. and 7 more · via Williams And Jensen, Pllc, Haggerty Policy Solutions
Rodney WhitlockFormer congressional staff
2011-2015: Health Policy Director, Sen. Chuck Grassley; 2005-2010: Health Policy Advisor, Senate Finance Committee; 2003-2005: Legislative Director, Rep. Cha…
Now lobbies for Campaign For Sustainable Drug Pricing, The Mentor Network, Unity Point Health, 340b Health and 2 more · via McDermott+ LLC
Christopher JavensFormer congressional staff
Tax Counsel, Sen. Grassley, Sen. Finance Comm.
Now lobbies for Amgen, Koch Government Affairs, LLC, Jpmorgan Chase Holdings LLC, Amazon.Com and 2 more · via Capitol Tax Partners, LLP
James JochumFormer congressional staff
Assistant Secretary for Import Admin, Department of Commerce; Assistant Secretary for Export Admin, Department of Commerce; Trade Counsel/Legislative Directo…
Now lobbies for Google Client Services LLC (formerly Reporting As Google), Google Client Services LLC · via Jst Strategies LLC (formerly Jochum Shore & Trossevin Pc), James Jochum
Aaron CummingsFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff - Sen. Chuck Grassley; Chief Counsel, Constitution/Crime Counsel - Senate Judiciary Committee (Sen. Chuck Grassley)
Now lobbies for Verizon Communications INC. · via Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
Kurt KovarikFormer congressional staff
Legislative Director - US Senator Charles Grassley -- Jan. 2017-Jan. 2018 Legislative Assistant - US Senator Charles Grassley -- 2002- Jan. 2017 Staff Assist…
Now lobbies for Clean Fuels Alliance America F/k/a National Biodiesel Board
Curtis PhilpFormer congressional staff
Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Lamar Smith/Professional Staff member, House Science Cmte; Legislative Director, Rep. Louie Gohmert; Legislative Counsel, Rep. Bi…
Now lobbies for T-Mobile USA, INC. · via Alpine Advisors
Zachary SchulzFormer congressional staff
Legislative Correspondent, Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA)
Now lobbies for Caloptima Health · via Chamber Hill Strategies

The revolving door, industry by 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 Chuck Grassley's 2022 campaign?: Chuck Grassley (Republican) raised $9.5M for the 2022 Iowa Senate race, $2.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $2.2M for and $7K against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
Which PACs gave the most to Chuck Grassley?: NRSC ($51K), Winred ($32K), Prudential Financial Inc. Federal Political Action Committee (Aka - Prudential Federal PAC) ($15K), American Seniors Housing Association (Seniors Housing PAC) ($13K), Pfizer Inc. PAC ($11K) in 2022.
Which super PACs spent on Chuck Grassley's race?: National Association of Realtors Congressional Fund ($1.8M for), American Energy Action Fund ($202K for), National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($76K for) in 2022.