Which PACs gave the most to Ted Budd?

NRSC ($51K), Norpac ($24K), National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. Political Action Committee (Nssf PAC) ($10K), Freedom First PAC ($10K), Jpac ($10K) in 2022.

Which super PACs spent on Ted Budd's race?

Senate Majority PAC ($11M against), Americans for Prosperity Action ($9.3M for), Women Vote! ($3.1M against) in 2022.

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Politician

Ted Budd

Republican · North Carolina · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1

FEC candidate S2NC00505

Ted Budd (Republican) raised $15M for the 2022 North Carolina Senate race, $1.4M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $14M for and $16M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). They won.

Raised, all cycles

$15M

2022; counted once per cycle

From PAC checks

10%

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

Outside money for

$14M

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

$16M

Spent attacking them

Every run

Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.

Cycle	Race	Raised	PAC share	Outside for / against	Google ads	All money	Result
2022	North Carolina Senate	$15M	10%	$14M / $16M	$487K	$45M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

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

Corporate $378KLeadership PAC $354KTrade group $268KMembership $154KOther $153KParty $52KSuper PAC $35K

NRSCParty$51K
NorpacOther$24K
National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. Political Action Committee (Nssf PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
Freedom First PACOther$10K
JpacOther$10K
American Property Casualty Insurance Association Political Action Committee (Insuring America PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Political Action CommitteeMembership$10K

Outside money, for and against

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

Senate Majority PACagainst $11M
Americans for Prosperity Actionfor $9.3M
Women Vote!against $3.1M
Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc.for $1.5M
Truth and Justice Fund Companyagainst $1.0M

Funding and votes

How their votes align with industry funding

Across 24 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 19 times (79%). This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.

All issues →

Vote	Industry	Their money from it	Voted
Most-favoured-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$65K	Nay · with industry
Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$35K	Nay · with industry
ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48	Insurance wanted yea	$85K	Nay · against
ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$69K	Yea · with industry
Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$35K	Nay · with industry
One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50	Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$69K$350K	Yea · with industryYea · with industry
Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$65K	Nay · with industry
Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1	Tech and AI wanted nay	$17K	Yea · against
Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53	Crypto wanted nay	$2K	Nay · with industry
GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30	Crypto wanted yea	$2K	Yea · with industry
California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$69K	Present / not voting
OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47	Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$350K	Yea · with industry
CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48	Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$350K	Yea · with industry
IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28	Crypto wanted yea	$2K	Yea · with industry
Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$69K	Yea · with industry
Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$35K	Nay · with industry
SAB 121 repealSenate · 2024 · 60–38	Crypto wanted yea	$2K	Yea · with industry
Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48	Labor unions wanted nay	$38K	Yea · against
NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13	Defense contractors wanted yea	$2K	Yea · with industry
Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50	Gun lobby wanted yea	$21K	Yea · with industry
Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184	Tech and AI wanted nay	$17K	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	$69K$65K$350K	Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry
Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213	Gun lobby wanted nay	$21K	Nay · with industry
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193	Gun lobby wanted nay	$21K	Nay · with industry
Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$65K	Nay · with industry
Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203	Gun lobby wanted nay	$21K	Nay · with industry
PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206	Labor unions wanted yea	$38K	Nay · against

The revolving door

3 former aides now lobbying

Lobbyists who list a job in Ted Budd's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A listed former position does not establish contact with that office.

Charles MichaelsFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff, Deputy Chief of Staff, Legislative Director, Senior Legislative Assistant, and Legislative Assistant, Rep. David Schweikert; Staff Assistant,…
Now lobbies for American Bankers Association Hsa Council, Genentech, National Association Of Realtors, Pharmaceutical Research And Manufacturers Of America (phrma) and 1 more · via Capitol Counsel LLC
Paul CalkinsFormer congressional staff
Intern, Rep. Ted Budd
Now lobbies for International Franchise Association, Elevance Health, Google Client Services Fka Google Cloud · via Continental Strategy, LLC
Matthew FontenotFormer congressional staff
Legis. Asst., Legis. Correspondent, Speaker Johnson, Staff Asst., Sen. Budd
Now lobbies for National Association Of Manufacturers

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 Ted Budd's 2022 campaign?: Ted Budd (Republican) raised $15M for the 2022 North Carolina Senate race, $1.4M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $14M for and $16M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). They won.
Which PACs gave the most to Ted Budd?: NRSC ($51K), Norpac ($24K), National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. Political Action Committee (Nssf PAC) ($10K), Freedom First PAC ($10K), Jpac ($10K) in 2022.
Which super PACs spent on Ted Budd's race?: Senate Majority PAC ($11M against), Americans for Prosperity Action ($9.3M for), Women Vote! ($3.1M against) in 2022.