Politician
Adam B. Schiff
Democrat · California · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate H0CA27085
Adam B. Schiff (Democrat) raised $25M for the 2022 California 30th District race, $504K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
Raised, all runs
$45M
2022, 2020
From PAC checks
2%
$1.0M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$14
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
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 | California 30th District | $25M | 2% | $0 / $0 | $181K | $25M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | California 28th District | $20M | 3% | $14 / $0 | $30K | $20M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $429KUnion $327KTrade group $117KOther $110KMembership $79KSuper PAC $14KLeadership PAC $1K
- Culac the PAC of Credit Union National AssociationTrade groupLobbyist PAC$25K
- General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$15K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- L3harris Technologies, Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Parsons Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Science Applications International Corporation Voluntary Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- The Boeing Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- National Union of Healthcare Workers Federal Committee On Political Educationfor $14
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 21 key votes where Adam B. Schiff had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 7 times (33%). 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 | $78K | Yea · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $21K | Yea · against |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48 | Insurance wanted yea | $257 | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $6 | Present |
| Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $21K | Nay · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $6$27K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $78K | Yea · against |
| Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $101K | Yea · against |
| Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53 | Crypto wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $6 | Nay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $27K | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $27K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $6 | 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 | $21K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $21K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $21K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $94K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $78K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $735K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $94K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $21K | 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 | $6 | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $6 | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $101K | Yea · against |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $6$78K$27K | 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 | $78K | 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 | $735K | Yea · with industry |
Their own portfolio
2 stock trades, worth $16K–$65K
Reported under the STOCK Act from 2 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 0 buys, 2 sells. Heaviest in pharma and health care ($16K+).
Most traded
- ABBV AbbVie Inc.$16K+2 trades
Latest trades
- sellABBV2021-12-13 · stock$15K–$50K
- sellABBV2021-07-23 · stock$1K–$15K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Adam B. Schiff's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Timothy BergreenFormer congressional staff
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence - Staff Director/Deputy - 2015-2021; Office of Rep. Adam Schiff - Chief of Staff/Legislative Director - 2003…
Now lobbies for Jane Street Group, LLC · via Hogan Lovells Cadwalader US LLP (fka Hogan Lovells US LLP)
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Adam B. Schiff's 2022 campaign?
- Adam B. Schiff (Democrat) raised $25M for the 2022 California 30th District race, $504K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Adam B. Schiff?
- National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action Committee ($15K), Culac the PAC of Credit Union National Association ($15K), American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC) ($15K), General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC) ($10K), Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2022.
- How much has Adam B. Schiff raised across elections?
- $25M in 2022 (California 30th District), $20M in 2020 (California 28th District).