Politician
Catherine Cortez Masto
Democrat · Nevada · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent
FEC candidate S6NV00200
Catherine Cortez Masto (Democrat) raised $61M for the 2022 Nevada Senate race, $3.1M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $18M for and $50M against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
Raised, all runs
$61M
2022
From PAC checks
5%
$3.1M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$18M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$50M
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 | Nevada Senate | $61M | 5% | $18M / $50M | $1.8M | $129M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.2MLeadership PAC $456KTrade group $432KOther $349KUnion $304KMembership $234KSuper PAC $123KParty $66K
- DSCCParty$51K
- Democracy Engine, Inc., PACCorporate$32K
- United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot ClubUnionLobbyist PAC$15K
- Abbott Laboratories Employee Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersUnionLobbyist PAC$15K
- Rev Up PACOther$14K
- Naral Pro-Choice America PACMembershipLobbyist PAC$13K
- National Emergency Medicine Political Action Committee / American College of Emergency PhysiciansMembership$13K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Senate Leadership Fundagainst $26M
- Club for Growth Actionagainst $12M
- Senate Majority PACfor $8.6M
- NRSCagainst $3.7M
- Somos PACfor $2.4M
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 18 key votes where Catherine Cortez Masto had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 8 times (44%). 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 | $841K | Yea · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $18K | Nay · with industry |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48 | Insurance wanted yea | $61K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $6K | Nay · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $18K | Nay · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $6K$1.8M | Nay · againstNay · against |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $841K | Yea · against |
| Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $294K | Yea · against |
| Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53 | Crypto wanted nay | $102K | Yea · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30 | Crypto wanted yea | $102K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $6K | Nay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $1.8M | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $1.8M | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28 | Crypto wanted yea | $102K | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $6K | Nay · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $18K | Nay · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealSenate · 2024 · 60–38 | Crypto wanted yea | $102K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48 | Labor unions wanted nay | $710K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $42K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $6K$841K$1.8M | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 · 65–33 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Catherine Cortez Masto's 2022 campaign?
- Catherine Cortez Masto (Democrat) raised $61M for the 2022 Nevada Senate race, $3.1M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $18M for and $50M against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Catherine Cortez Masto?
- DSCC ($51K), Democracy Engine, Inc., PAC ($32K), United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club ($15K), Abbott Laboratories Employee Political Action Committee ($15K), Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers ($15K) in 2022.
- Which super PACs spent on Catherine Cortez Masto's race?
- Senate Leadership Fund ($26M against), Club for Growth Action ($12M against), Senate Majority PAC ($8.6M for) in 2022.