Politician
Ashley Hinson
Republican · Iowa · ran 3 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H0IA01174
Ashley Hinson (Republican) raised $5.6M for the 2024 Iowa 2nd District race, $1.5M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $88K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
Raised, all runs
$18M
2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
20%
$3.6M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$1.8M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$3.8M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Iowa 2nd District | $5.6M | 27% | $88K / $0 | $2K | $5.7M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Iowa 2nd District | $7.2M | 23% | $1.2M / $0 | $40K | $8.4M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Iowa 1st District | $5.2M | 8% | $527K / $3.8M | $14K | $9.6M | ✓ 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 $719KLeadership PAC $637KOther $274KMembership $197KSuper PAC $151KUnion $59KParty $15K
- WinredSuper PAC$31K
- Poet PACOtherLobbyist PAC$20K
- Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, Inc. Political Action Committee (Insurpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Apartment Association Political Action CommitteeUnionLobbyist PAC$11K
- Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - FederalCorporateLobbyist PAC$11K
- New York Life Insurance Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Ernst & Young Political Action CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$10K
- The Boeing Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Employees of Rtx Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- House Majority PACagainst $1.9M
- DCCCagainst $1.3M
- Americans for Prosperity Actionfor $555K
- Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc.for $547K
- Ua Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote! PAC (United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada)against $341K
- Congressional Leadership Fundfor $267K
- Women Vote!against $171K
- American College of Radiology Association PACfor $109K
- American Leadership PACfor $94K
- Clearpath Action Fund, Inc.for $50K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 36 key votes where Ashley Hinson had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 30 times (83%). 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 | $99K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | $276K | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $94K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $11K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $400K$248K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $400K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $177K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $94K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $248K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $99K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $248K$553K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $553K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $248K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $553K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $248K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $26K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $26K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $26K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $99K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $104K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $94K | Present |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $99K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $26K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $11K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $248K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $248K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $543K | 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 | $248K$104K$553K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $11K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $11K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $104K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $11K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $94K | Nay · against |
Their own portfolio
13 stock trades, worth $276K–$715K
Reported under the STOCK Act from 1 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 3 buys, 10 sells. Heaviest in insurance ($250K+), tech and ai ($19K+), tobacco, alcohol and gambling ($1K+).
Most traded
- AMZN Amazon.com, Inc.$16K+2 trades
- TSLA Tesla, Inc.$2K+2 trades
- BABA Alibaba group Holding Limited American Depositary Shares eac$1K+1 trades
- AAPL Apple Inc.$1K+1 trades
- STZ Constellation Brands, Inc.$1K+1 trades
- HRTX Heron Therapeutics, Inc.$1K+1 trades
- MCS Marcus Corporation$1K+1 trades
- QCRH QCR Holdings, Inc.$1K+1 trades
Latest trades
- sellBABA2021-03-31 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellAMZN2021-03-31 · stock · spouse$15K–$50K
- sellAAPL2021-03-31 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellSTZ2021-03-31 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellgray Television, Inc. (gTN)2021-03-31 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellHRTX2021-03-31 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellMCS2021-03-31 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellQCRH2021-03-31 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
The revolving door
2 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Ashley Hinson's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Jimmy PeacockFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff (Senator Eric Schmitt), Chief of Staff (Congresswoman Ashley Hinson), Special Assistant (U.S. Senator Marco Rubio)
Now lobbies for Google Client Services, The Boeing Company · via Cornerstone Government Affairs, INC.
Zach DeatherageFormer congressional staff
Sr. Leg. Asst. & Leg. Dir., Rep. Stefanik (2/23-1/25); Leg. Asst., Rep. Hinson (1/21-2/23); Leg. Cor., Leg. Aide, & Leg. Asst., Rep. Ralph Abraham (6/19-1/21…
Now lobbies for Alliance For Automotive Innovation, Anheuser-Busch Companies, INC. · via Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Ashley Hinson's 2024 campaign?
- Ashley Hinson (Republican) raised $5.6M for the 2024 Iowa 2nd District race, $1.5M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $88K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Ashley Hinson?
- National Apartment Association Political Action Committee ($11K), Poet PAC ($10K), New York Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee ($10K), General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC) ($10K), Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2024.
- Which super PACs spent on Ashley Hinson's race?
- Clearpath Action Fund, Inc. ($50K for), Americans for Prosperity Action ($37K for) in 2024.
- How much has Ashley Hinson raised across elections?
- $5.6M in 2024 (Iowa 2nd District), $7.2M in 2022 (Iowa 2nd District), $5.2M in 2020 (Iowa 1st District).