Which PACs gave the most to Thom Tilllis?

Winred ($352K), NRSC ($45K), National Pork Producers Council Pork PAC ($15K), Institute for Portfolio Alternatives Political Action Committee ('Ipa PAC') ($13K), Bbva USA Bancshares, Inc. PAC ($10K) in 2020.

Which super PACs spent on Thom Tilllis's race?

Senate Majority PAC ($34M against), DSCC ($24M against), Americans for Prosperity Action ($9.9M for) in 2020.

← Who bought my rep

Politician

Thom Tilllis

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

FEC candidate S4NC00162

Thom Tilllis (Republican) raised $23M for the 2020 North Carolina Senate race, $3.5M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $12M for and $83M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). They won.

Raised, all cycles

$23M

2020; counted once per cycle

From PAC checks

15%

$3.5M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$12M

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

$83M

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
2020	North Carolina Senate	$23M	15%	$12M / $83M	–	$118M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

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

Corporate $1.9MTrade group $750KSuper PAC $370KOther $285KLeadership PAC $283KMembership $218KParty $48KUnion $17K

WinredSuper PAC$352K
NRSCParty$45K
National Pork Producers Council Pork PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
Institute for Portfolio Alternatives Political Action Committee ('Ipa PAC')Membership$13K
Bbva USA Bancshares, Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
Honeywell International Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

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

Senate Majority PACagainst $34M
DSCCagainst $24M
Americans for Prosperity Actionfor $9.9M
Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund (Everytown Victory Fund)against $3.9M
Patients for Affordable Drugs Actionagainst $3.7M

Funding and votes

How their votes align with industry funding

Across 17 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 12 times (71%). 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	$286K	Nay · with industry
Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$6K	Nay · with industry
ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48	Insurance wanted yea	$94K	Nay · against
ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$125K	Yea · with industry
Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$6K	Nay · with industry
One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50	Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$125K$348K	Nay · againstNay · against
Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$286K	Nay · with industry
Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1	Tech and AI wanted nay	$90K	Nay · with industry
Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53	Crypto wanted nay	$0	Nay · with industry
GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30	Crypto wanted yea	$0	Yea · with industry
California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$125K	Present / not voting
OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47	Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$348K	Yea · with industry
CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48	Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$348K	Yea · with industry
IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28	Crypto wanted yea	$0	Yea · with industry
Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$125K	Yea · with industry
Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$6K	Nay · with industry
SAB 121 repealSenate · 2024 · 60–38	Crypto wanted yea	$0	Yea · with industry
Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48	Labor unions wanted nay	$43K	Yea · against
NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13	Defense contractors wanted yea	$43K	Yea · with industry
Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50	Gun lobby wanted yea	$13K	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	$125K$286K$348K	Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 · 65–33	Gun lobby wanted nay	$13K	Yea · against

The revolving door

8 former aides now lobbying

Lobbyists who list a job in Thom Tilllis'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.

Ted LehmanFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff, Senator Tillis; Senate Judiciary Committee-Counsel, then Chief Counsel for Nominations and Senior Counsel; Senate Judiciary Committee-Staff A…
Now lobbies for Pharmaceutical Research And Manufacturers Of America, Amgen INC., Pfizer INC., Eli Lilly And Company and 2 more · via Todd Strategy Group
Sydney FincherFormer congressional staff
Professional Staff Member for Sen. Tillis, S-Judiciary Intellectual Property Subcmte; Legis. Correspondent & Staff Asst., Sen. Tillis
Now lobbies for National Association Of Manufacturers, Anheuser-Busch Companies
Sierra CatoFormer congressional staff
Sen. Adv. on Minority Ed., DOE OEID; Sen. Adv., DOE OES; Acting Staff Secretary, DOE Office of the Sec.; Leg. Law Clerk, Senator Thom Tillis; Paid Intern Law…
Now lobbies for University At Albany, Suny Dba The Research Foundation, Purdue University · via Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC
Trevor MerrifieldFormer congressional staff
Sen. Thom Tillis, Intern, June 2018-August 2018; Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Intern, May, 2019-August 2019
Now lobbies for Chamber Of Commerce Of The U.S.A.
William DentFormer congressional staff
Director, Federal Government Affairs. Sen. Marshall, Rep. John Joyce, Sen. Tillis, Rep. Buddy Carter
Now lobbies for Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corporation · via Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corporation, Formerly Reported As Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC
Joseph NolanFormer congressional staff
January 2015-August 2018 - Deputy Chief of Staff to Senator Thom Tillis
Now lobbies for Lockheed Martin Corporation
Ryan AdamFormer congressional staff
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), Economic Policy Advisor 2023-2026 U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), Legislative Assistant 2020-2023 U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), L…
Now lobbies for Citigroup Washington, INC.
Timothy BlanchatFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff, Congressman Richard Hudson; Deputy State Director, Senator Thom Tillis
Now lobbies for Eli Lilly And Company · via Checkmate Government Relations

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 Thom Tilllis's 2020 campaign?: Thom Tilllis (Republican) raised $23M for the 2020 North Carolina Senate race, $3.5M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $12M for and $83M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). They won.
Which PACs gave the most to Thom Tilllis?: Winred ($352K), NRSC ($45K), National Pork Producers Council Pork PAC ($15K), Institute for Portfolio Alternatives Political Action Committee ('Ipa PAC') ($13K), Bbva USA Bancshares, Inc. PAC ($10K) in 2020.
Which super PACs spent on Thom Tilllis's race?: Senate Majority PAC ($34M against), DSCC ($24M against), Americans for Prosperity Action ($9.9M for) in 2020.