Which PACs gave the most to John Kennedy?

Winred ($53K), Acpac Aca International Political Action Committee ($10K), Oorah! Political Action Committee ($10K), Big Sky Opportunity PAC ($10K), Steer PAC ($10K) in 2022.

Which super PACs spent on John Kennedy's race?

Clearpath Action Fund, Inc. ($75K for), Conservative Louisiana ($28K for), Animal Wellness Action ($12K for) in 2022.

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Politician

John Kennedy

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

FEC candidate S4LA00065

John Kennedy (Republican) raised $34M for the 2022 Louisiana Senate race, $1.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $115K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.

Raised, all runs

$34M

2022

From PAC checks

$1.3M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$115K

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

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	Louisiana Senate	$34M	4%	$115K / $0	$721K	$34M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

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

Corporate $486KLeadership PAC $312KTrade group $257KOther $113KSuper PAC $79KMembership $67KUnion $2K

WinredSuper PAC$53K
Acpac Aca International Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
Oorah! Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$10K
Big Sky Opportunity PACLeadership PAC$10K
Steer PACLeadership PAC$10K
Nebraska Sandhills PACOther$10K
Fund for America's FutureLeadership PAC$10K
Wild and Wonderful PACLeadership PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

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

Clearpath Action Fund, Inc.for $75K
Conservative Louisianafor $28K
Animal Wellness Actionfor $12K

The payback

How they voted on their funders' bills

On the 16 key votes where John Kennedy 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	$34K	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	$12K	Nay · against
ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$104K	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	$104K$71K	Yea · with industryYea · with industry
Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$34K	Nay · with industry
Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1	Tech and AI wanted nay	$33K	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	$104K	Yea · with industry
OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47	Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$71K	Yea · with industry
CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48	Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$71K	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	$104K	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	$10K	Yea · against
NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13	Defense contractors wanted yea	$21K	Yea · with industry
Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50	Gun lobby wanted yea	$7K	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	$104K$34K$71K	Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 · 65–33	Gun lobby wanted nay	$7K	Nay · with industry

The revolving door

4 former aides now lobbying

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

John SteitzFormer congressional staff
Dep. Chief of Staff, Legislative Director, Senior LA, Sen. John Kennedy; Senior PSM and PSM, Sen. Small Business Committee; LA and LC, Sen. David Vitter.
Now lobbies for Animal Wellness Action, Tether Operations, S.A. De C.V., Fti Consulting On Behalf Of Tether Operations, S.A. De C.V., Westmoreland Mining LLC · via Ridgeline Advocacy Group LLC
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.
William KelleherFormer congressional staff
Legislative Correspondent, U.S. Senator John Kennedy
Now lobbies for The Conservation Fund, National Shooting Sports Foundation · via Natural Resource Results LLC
Marcie (smith) HaberFormer congressional staff
Professional Staff Member, Select Committee on the Climate Crisis; Legislative Assistant, Senator John Kennedy and Representative Mike Johnson
Now lobbies for Bipartisan Policy Center Action

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 Kennedy's 2022 campaign?: John Kennedy (Republican) raised $34M for the 2022 Louisiana Senate race, $1.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $115K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
Which PACs gave the most to John Kennedy?: Winred ($53K), Acpac Aca International Political Action Committee ($10K), Oorah! Political Action Committee ($10K), Big Sky Opportunity PAC ($10K), Steer PAC ($10K) in 2022.
Which super PACs spent on John Kennedy's race?: Clearpath Action Fund, Inc. ($75K for), Conservative Louisiana ($28K for), Animal Wellness Action ($12K for) in 2022.