Politician
Tim Sheehy
Republican · Montana · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1
FEC candidate S4MT00183
Tim Sheehy (Republican) raised $30M for the 2024 Montana Senate race, $1.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $12M for and $60M against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
Raised, all runs
$30M
2024
From PAC checks
4%
$1.3M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$12M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$60M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Montana Senate | $30M | 4% | $12M / $60M | $1.4M | $101M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Leadership PAC $422KCorporate $349KTrade group $259KOther $156KMembership $113KSuper PAC $66KParty $55KUnion $5K
- NRSCParty$53K
- WinredSuper PAC$34K
- Senate Conservatives FundOther$28K
- 2024 Thune Republican Senate VictoryOther$23K
- Republican Jewish Coalition-Political Action Committee (Rjc-PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$19K
- Club for Growth PACMembership$17K
- Responsibility and Freedom Work PAC (Rfwpac)Leadership PAC$15K
- The Williams Companies, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Last Best Place PACagainst $27M
- WinSenateagainst $23M
- DSCCagainst $5.6M
- Americans for Prosperity Actionfor $4.1M
- The Sentinel Action Fundfor $2.0M
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 15 key votes where Tim Sheehy had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 14 times (93%). 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 | $81K | Nay · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $22K | Nay · with industry |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48 | Insurance wanted yea | $6K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $1.1M | Yea · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $22K | Nay · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $1.1M$2.5M | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $81K | Nay · with industry |
| Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $159K | Yea · against |
| Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53 | Crypto wanted nay | $199K | Nay · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30 | Crypto wanted yea | $199K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $1.1M | Yea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $2.5M | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $2.5M | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28 | Crypto wanted yea | $199K | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $1.1M | Yea · with 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 Tim Sheehy's 2024 campaign?
- Tim Sheehy (Republican) raised $30M for the 2024 Montana Senate race, $1.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $12M for and $60M against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Tim Sheehy?
- NRSC ($53K), Winred ($34K), Senate Conservatives Fund ($28K), 2024 Thune Republican Senate Victory ($23K), Republican Jewish Coalition-Political Action Committee (Rjc-PAC) ($19K) in 2024.
- Which super PACs spent on Tim Sheehy's race?
- Last Best Place PAC ($27M against), WinSenate ($23M against), DSCC ($5.6M against) in 2024.