Which PACs gave the most to John Hoeven?

Making a Responsible Stand for Households in America PAC ($20K), Oorah! Political Action Committee ($10K), National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action Committee ($10K), Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - Federal ($10K), Bluegrass Committee ($10K) in 2022.

Which super PACs spent on John Hoeven's race?

North Dakota Strong Inc ($160K for), American Energy Action Fund ($102K for), National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($54K for) in 2022.

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Politician

John Hoeven

Republican · North Dakota · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent

FEC candidate S0ND00093

John Hoeven (Republican) raised $3.3M for the 2022 North Dakota Senate race, $1.4M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $392K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.

Raised, all runs

$3.3M

2022

From PAC checks

41%

$1.4M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$392K

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

Spent attacking them

41% of John Hoeven'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
2022	North Dakota Senate	$3.3M	41%	$392K / $0	–	$3.7M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

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

Corporate $696KTrade group $334KLeadership PAC $264KMembership $114KOther $92KSuper PAC $26KUnion $15KParty $6K

Making a Responsible Stand for Households in America PACLeadership PAC$20K
Oorah! Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$10K
National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - FederalCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Bluegrass CommitteeLeadership PAC$10K
Honeywell International Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Defend America PACLeadership PAC$10K
Phillips 66 PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

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

North Dakota Strong Incfor $160K
American Energy Action Fundfor $102K
National Association of Realtors Political Action Committeefor $54K
National Wildlife Federation Action Fundfor $50K
Clearpath Action Fund, Inc.for $25K

The payback

How they voted on their funders' bills

On the 16 key votes where John Hoeven had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 13 times (81%). 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	$72K	Nay · with industry
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	$19K	Nay · against
ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$116K	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	$116K$59K	Yea · with industryYea · with industry
Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$72K	Nay · with industry
Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1	Tech and AI wanted nay	$19K	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	$116K	Yea · with industry
OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47	Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$59K	Yea · with industry
CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48	Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$59K	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	$116K	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	$33K	Yea · against
NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13	Defense contractors wanted yea	$32K	Yea · with industry
Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50	Gun lobby wanted yea	$8K	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	$116K$72K$59K	Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 · 65–33	Gun lobby wanted nay	$8K	Nay · with industry

The revolving door

5 former aides now lobbying

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

Jennifer NewmanFormer congressional staff
Senior Economic Adviser, Staff Director-Senate Banking Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Legislative Assistant, Sen. John Kennedy (LA); Scheduler & Legislativ…
Now lobbies for Independent Community Bankers Of America, Santander Holdings USA, INC.
Alexis AafedtFormer congressional staff
Deputy Scheduler and Assistant to the Chief of Staff, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Assistant; U.S. Senator John Hoeven
Now lobbies for National Association Of Manufacturers, Amazon.Com Services LLC
Shannon StehouwerFormer congressional staff
Staff, Senator John Hoeven (2014-2016); Staff, Rep. Mike Rogers (2010-2014)
Now lobbies for Eli Lilly And Company
Tyler HardyFormer congressional staff
Deputy Legislative Director, Sen. John Hoeven.
Now lobbies for Association For Unmanned Vehicles Systems Intl. · via Elevate Government Affairs, LLC
Mara LefevreFormer congressional staff
Leg. Asst., Sen. Hoeven (2025-2026); Leg. Aide, Sen. Hoeven (2025); Leg. Cor., Sen. Hoeven (2023-2024); Staff Asst., Sen. Hoeven (2022-2023); Intern, Sen. KC…
Now lobbies for Biotechnology Innovation Organization · via Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

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 John Hoeven's 2022 campaign?: John Hoeven (Republican) raised $3.3M for the 2022 North Dakota Senate race, $1.4M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $392K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
Which PACs gave the most to John Hoeven?: Making a Responsible Stand for Households in America PAC ($20K), Oorah! Political Action Committee ($10K), National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action Committee ($10K), Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - Federal ($10K), Bluegrass Committee ($10K) in 2022.
Which super PACs spent on John Hoeven's race?: North Dakota Strong Inc ($160K for), American Energy Action Fund ($102K for), National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($54K for) in 2022.