Politician
Eric Schmitt
Republican · Missouri · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1
FEC candidate S2MO00544
Eric Schmitt (Republican) raised $6.6M for the 2022 Missouri Senate race, $672K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $1.4M for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
Raised, all runs
$6.6M
2022
From PAC checks
10%
$672K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$1.4M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
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 | Missouri Senate | $6.6M | 10% | $1.4M / $0 | – | $8.0M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Other $245KCorporate $235KLeadership PAC $191KTrade group $157KMembership $63KParty $56KSuper PAC $14KUnion $8K
- Missouri Schmitt Victory Committee 2022Other$181K
- NRSCParty$51K
- Kansas City Southern Employee PACCorporate$12K
- Herzog PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Association for Gun Rights Inc PACMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America, Inc. Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Blue and Gold FundOther$10K
- Heartland Values PACLeadership PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Save Missouri Valuesfor $855K
- Goa Victory Fundfor $176K
- Crypto Innovationfor $109K
- Senate Conservatives Fundfor $102K
- Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc.for $100K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 12 key votes where Eric Schmitt had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 10 times (83%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most-favoured-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $61K | Nay · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $1K | Nay · with industry |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48 | Insurance wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $48K | Yea · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $1K | Nay · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $48K$77K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $61K | Nay · with industry |
| Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $100K | 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 | $48K | Yea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $77K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $77K | 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 | $48K | Yea · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $1K | 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 | $18K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $188K | Yea · with industry |
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Eric Schmitt's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Jimmy PeacockFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff (Senator Eric Schmitt), Chief of Staff (Congresswoman Ashley Hinson), Special Assistant (U.S. Senator Marco Rubio)
Now lobbies for Google Client Services, The Boeing Company · via Cornerstone Government Affairs, INC.
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Eric Schmitt's 2022 campaign?
- Eric Schmitt (Republican) raised $6.6M for the 2022 Missouri Senate race, $672K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $1.4M for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Eric Schmitt?
- Missouri Schmitt Victory Committee 2022 ($181K), NRSC ($51K), Kansas City Southern Employee PAC ($12K), Herzog PAC ($10K), National Association for Gun Rights Inc PAC ($10K) in 2022.
- Which super PACs spent on Eric Schmitt's race?
- Save Missouri Values ($855K for), Goa Victory Fund ($176K for), Crypto Innovation ($109K for) in 2022.