Which PACs gave the most to Mike Crapo?

Caterpillar Inc. Political Action Committee (Catpac) ($15K), Experian North America, Inc Political Action Committee (Experian PAC) ($13K), California Dairies, Inc. Federal Political Action Committee ($12K), Otsuka America Pharmaceutical Inc. Political Action Committee (Otsuka US PAC) ($11K), Anheuser-Busch Companies LLC Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2022.

Which super PACs spent on Mike Crapo's race?

American Energy Action Fund ($52K for), Clearpath Action Fund, Inc. ($25K for) in 2022.

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Politician

Mike Crapo

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

FEC candidate S8ID00027

Mike Crapo (Republican) raised $4.8M for the 2022 Idaho Senate race, $2.0M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $77K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.

Raised, all runs

$4.8M

2022

From PAC checks

41%

$2.0M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$77K

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

Spent attacking them

41% of Mike Crapo's campaign money came from PAC checks, not from people. That is one of the heaviest reliances on organised money in Congress.

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	Idaho Senate	$4.8M	41%	$77K / $0	$265K	$4.9M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

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

Corporate $1.2MTrade group $423KLeadership PAC $332KMembership $147KOther $141KSuper PAC $24KUnion $10K

Caterpillar Inc. Political Action Committee (Catpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
Experian North America, Inc Political Action Committee (Experian PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
California Dairies, Inc. Federal Political Action CommitteeCorporate$12K
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical Inc. Political Action Committee (Otsuka US PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$11K
Anheuser-Busch Companies LLC Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee (Morpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
Visa, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Big Sky Opportunity PACLeadership PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

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

American Energy Action Fundfor $52K
Clearpath Action Fund, Inc.for $25K

The payback

How they voted on their funders' bills

On the 16 key votes where Mike Crapo 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	$254K	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	$61K	Nay · against
ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$74K	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	$74K$209K	Yea · with industryYea · with industry
Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$254K	Nay · with industry
Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1	Tech and AI wanted nay	$57K	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	$74K	Yea · with industry
OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47	Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$209K	Yea · with industry
CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48	Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$209K	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	$74K	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	$2K	Yea · with industry
Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48	Labor unions wanted nay	$15K	Yea · against
NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13	Defense contractors wanted yea	$16K	Yea · with industry
Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50	Gun lobby wanted yea	$5K	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	$74K$254K$209K	Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 · 65–33	Gun lobby wanted nay	$5K	Nay · with industry

The revolving door

8 former aides now lobbying

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

Charles LaddFormer congressional staff
Policy Assistant, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (2020-2021); Intern, Office of Senator Michael D. Crapo (2019)
Now lobbies for Mach Industries INC., Lilt, Premise, Appen AI INC. and 4 more · via Invariant LLC
Barrett ThornhillFormer congressional staff
Legislative Assistant, Sen. Mike Crapo (2003-2006); Legislative Assistant, Rep. Pat Toomey (2002-2003)
Now lobbies for Amgen USA, INC., Merck Kgaa Darmstadt Germany, Eli Lilly And Company Fka Lilly USA, LLC, Novartis, INC. and 3 more · via Forbes-Tate
John AndersonFormer congressional staff
Senior Policy Advisor, Senator Crapo; Legislative Assistant, Representative Metcalf.
Now lobbies for Jpmorgan Chase Holdings LLC, Coinbase, INC., American Fed Of Government Employees Afl-Cio, The Global Atlantic Financial Group LLC · via Rich Feuer Anderson
Rebecca AlcornFormer congressional staff
Senior Policy Advisor, Sen. Mike Crapo and Policy Advisor, Senate Finance Committee; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Renee Ellmers
Now lobbies for Mid-Sized Bank Coalition Of America, The Goldman Sachs Group, INC., Visa USA, INC., Paxos Trust Company, LLC · via Mindset Advocacy, LLC
William HollierFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff, Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID)
Now lobbies for Microsoft, Meta Platforms INC (formerly Facebook INC And Various Subsidiaries, National Shooting Sports Foundation · via Hollier & Associates
Susan ZookFormer congressional staff
Legislative Assistant, Senator Mike Crapo; Legislative Assistant, Representative Charlie Dent; Legislative Correspondent/Staff Assistant, Representative Tim …
Now lobbies for Meta Platforms, INC., America'S Health Insurance Plans, INC. (ahip) · via Mason Street Consulting, LLC
Valerie HenryFormer congressional staff
Legislative Director, Rep. Greg Walden; Legislative Assistant to Sen. John Warner and Sen. Mike Crapo
Now lobbies for Meta Platforms INC. · via Stanton Park Group
Brad GriffFormer congressional staff
Sen. Crapo - Staff Assistant; Rep. Gosar - Legislative Correspondent; Rep. Labrador - Legislative Assistant and Regional Director
Now lobbies for Plains All American Gp LLC

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 Mike Crapo's 2022 campaign?: Mike Crapo (Republican) raised $4.8M for the 2022 Idaho Senate race, $2.0M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $77K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
Which PACs gave the most to Mike Crapo?: Caterpillar Inc. Political Action Committee (Catpac) ($15K), Experian North America, Inc Political Action Committee (Experian PAC) ($13K), California Dairies, Inc. Federal Political Action Committee ($12K), Otsuka America Pharmaceutical Inc. Political Action Committee (Otsuka US PAC) ($11K), Anheuser-Busch Companies LLC Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2022.
Which super PACs spent on Mike Crapo's race?: American Energy Action Fund ($52K for), Clearpath Action Fund, Inc. ($25K for) in 2022.