Politician
Mary Miller
Republican · Illinois · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H0IL15129
Mary Miller (Republican) raised $1.9M for the 2026 Illinois 15th District race, $187K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $9K for and $2K against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$6.2M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
12%
$749K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$18K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$2K
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Illinois 15th District | $1.9M | 10% | $9K / $2K | $2K | $1.9M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Illinois 15th District | $1.6M | 10% | $9K / $0 | – | $1.6M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Illinois 15th District | $2.0M | 11% | $0 / $0 | $1K | $2.0M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Illinois 15th District | $700K | 25% | $0 / $0 | $2K | $700K | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Leadership PAC $235KTrade group $190KCorporate $130KOther $99KMembership $51KSuper PAC $22KParty $5K
- Freedom Caucus FundSuper PAC$96K
- National Cattlemen's Beef Association Political Action Committee (Ncba-PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$28K
- Ameren Corporation Federal Political Action Committee (Ameren Fedpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$25K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Illinois Corn Growers Association Political Involvement Fund-FederalOther$20K
- Buckeye Liberty Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$10K
- E-PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Majority Committee PAC--Mc PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Value in Electing Women Political Action CommitteeSuper PACLobbyist PAC$10K
- The Eye of the Tiger Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$10K
- American Optometric Association Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$8K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Illinois Agricultural Association Activator Political Involvement Fund (Fed) 'Activator'/'Illinois Ffor $18K
- Maha PACagainst $2K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 11 key votes where Mary Miller had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 10 times (91%). 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 | – | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $5K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $9K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $182K$12K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $182K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $28K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $5K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $12K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| 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 | $12K$10K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $12K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $12K | Yea · with industry |
| 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 | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $4K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $5K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $9K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $12K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $12K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | – | 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 | $12K$4K$10K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $9K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $9K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $4K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $9K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $5K | Nay · against |
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Mary Miller's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Janey GreenFormer congressional staff
U.S. House of Representatives - Senior Legislative Assistant- Rep. Mary Miller (IL)
Now lobbies for Koch Government Affairs, LLC
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Mary Miller's 2026 campaign?
- Mary Miller (Republican) raised $1.9M for the 2026 Illinois 15th District race, $187K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $9K for and $2K against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Mary Miller?
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee ($10K), Buckeye Liberty Political Action Committee ($10K), Ameren Corporation Federal Political Action Committee (Ameren Fedpac) ($9K), National Cattlemen's Beef Association Political Action Committee (Ncba-PAC) ($8K), Build Political Action Committee of the National Association of Home Builders (Buildpac) ($7K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Mary Miller's race?
- Illinois Agricultural Association Activator Political Involvement Fund (Fed) 'Activator'/'Illinois F ($9K for), Maha PAC ($2K against) in 2026.
- How much has Mary Miller raised across elections?
- $1.9M in 2026 (Illinois 15th District), $1.6M in 2024 (Illinois 15th District), $2.0M in 2022 (Illinois 15th District), $700K in 2020 (Illinois 15th District).