Politician
Ami Bera
Democrat · California · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H0CA03078
Ami Bera (Democrat) raised $1.5M for the 2026 California 3rd District race, $771K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $23K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$6.1M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
53%
$3.2M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$23K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
53% of Ami Bera'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | California 3rd District | $1.5M | 52% | $23K / $0 | $73K | $1.5M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | California 6th District | $1.3M | 63% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.3M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | California 6th District | $1.5M | 53% | $0 / $0 | $12K | $1.5M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | California 7th District | $1.8M | 47% | $0 / $0 | $37K | $1.8M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.4MTrade group $650KMembership $550KOther $346KUnion $171KSuper PAC $43KLeadership PAC $36KParty $378
- American College of Physician Services Inc PAC; Aka Acp Services PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$40K
- Abbott Laboratories Employee Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$23K
- American College of Radiology Association PACOtherLobbyist PAC$20K
- Ubs Americas Inc. Political Action Committee (Ubs PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Medical Association Political Action CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$20K
- International Franchise Association Franchising Political Action Committee IncTrade groupLobbyist PAC$14K
- American College of Surgeons Professional Association PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$13K
- Anthem, Inc. Political Action Committee (Anthem PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
- Political Action Committee of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons--PAC of AaosMembershipLobbyist PAC$12K
- American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$12K
- American Academy of Dermatology Association Political Action Committee (Skinpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Eli Lilly and Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Campaign for Working Class Communities, Inc.for $13K
- Protect Our Winters Action Fundfor $10K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 23 key votes where Ami Bera had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 9 times (39%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $77K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | – | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $220K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $260K– | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $260K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $56K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $220K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $77K | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | –$43K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $43K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $43K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $16K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $16K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $16K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $77K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $963K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $220K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $77K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $16K | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $121K | Nay · with industry |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | –$963K$43K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $963K | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $220K | 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 Ami Bera's 2026 campaign?
- Ami Bera (Democrat) raised $1.5M for the 2026 California 3rd District race, $771K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $23K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Ami Bera?
- American College of Surgeons Professional Association PAC ($13K), American College of Physician Services Inc PAC; Aka Acp Services PAC ($10K), American Academy of Dermatology Association Political Action Committee (Skinpac) ($10K), American College of Radiology Association PAC ($10K), Eli Lilly and Company Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Ami Bera's race?
- Campaign for Working Class Communities, Inc. ($13K for), Protect Our Winters Action Fund ($10K for) in 2026.
- How much has Ami Bera raised across elections?
- $1.5M in 2026 (California 3rd District), $1.3M in 2024 (California 6th District), $1.5M in 2022 (California 6th District), $1.8M in 2020 (California 7th District).