2020 general election
Texas 17th District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$1.8M was spent on the 2020 Texas 17th District race: $1.7M raised by the campaigns, $586K of it from PACs, plus $45K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Pete Sessions (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$1.8M
Raised by campaigns
$1.7M
PAC checks
$586K
Outside money
$45K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Pete SessionsRepublican
✓ Won- Raised
- $1.5M
- Spent
- $1.7M
- From individuals
- $717K
- From PACs
- $583K
- From party
- $5K
- Own money & loans
- $140K
- Outside money for
- $45K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 39% of Sessions's money came from PACs
Corporate $150K (27%)Trade group $133K (24%)Leadership PAC $112K (20%)Membership $79K (14%)Union $3K (0%)Super PAC $10K (2%)Party $5K (1%)Other $71K (13%)
- Lowe's Companies, Inc. Corporate$15K
- Walden Leadership PAC$15K
- Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Membership$15K
- Darrell Issa Leadership PAC$10K
- Vernon Buchanan Leadership PAC$10K
- American Society of Anesthesiologists Trade group$10K
- Credit Union National Association Trade group$10K
- California Real Estate Political Action Committee Membership$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee · $41K supporting
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund · $5K supporting
Rick KennedyDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $217K
- Spent
- $218K
- From individuals
- $207K
- From PACs
- $3K
- From party
- $4K
- Own money & loans
- $3K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 1% of Kennedy's money came from PACs
Union $3K (38%)Party $4K (62%)
Ted BrownLibertarian
✗ Lost- Raised
- $3K
- Spent
- $3K
- From individuals
- $233
- From PACs
- $200
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $3K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2020 Texas 17th District race?
- $1.8M was spent on the 2020 Texas 17th District race: $1.7M raised by the campaigns, $586K of it from PACs, plus $45K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Pete Sessions (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2020 Texas 17th District race?
- Pete Sessions (Republican) raised $1.5M and had $45K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 Texas 17th District race?
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($41K), National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund ($5K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 Texas 17th District race?
- Lowe's Companies, Inc. Political Action Committee gave $15K to Pete Sessions; New Pioneers PAC gave $15K to Pete Sessions; The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action Committee gave $15K to Pete Sessions.