Politician
Jake LaTurner
Republican · Kansas · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate H0KS02188
Jake LaTurner (Republican) raised $1.5M for the 2022 Kansas 2nd District race, $374K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $2K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
Raised, all runs
$3.1M
2022, 2020
From PAC checks
21%
$658K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$291K
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 | Kansas 2nd District | $1.5M | 25% | $2K / $0 | – | $1.5M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Kansas 2nd District | $1.6M | 18% | $288K / $0 | – | $1.9M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $233KTrade group $147KLeadership PAC $121KMembership $72KOther $49KSuper PAC $9KUnion $8KParty $5K
- Koch Industries, Inc. Political Action Committee (Kochpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- The Eye of the Tiger Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$10K
- Poet PACOtherLobbyist PAC$10K
- Build Political Action Committee of the National Association of Home Builders (Buildpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Spirit Aerosystems, Inc. PACCorporate$10K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- United Parcel Service Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Majority Committee PAC--Mc PACLeadership PAC$10K
- National Cattlemen's Beef Association Political Action Committee (Ncba-PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Americans for Prosperity Actionfor $287K
- Kansans for Life Federal Political Action Committeefor $4K
- National Association for Gun Rights Inc PACfor $90
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 13 key votes where Jake LaTurner had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 11 times (85%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $10K | 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 | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $4K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $28K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $16K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $4K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $68K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $68K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $6K | 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 | $68K$28K$46K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $3K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $3K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $28K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $3K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $16K | Nay · against |
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Jake LaTurner's 2022 campaign?
- Jake LaTurner (Republican) raised $1.5M for the 2022 Kansas 2nd District race, $374K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $2K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Jake LaTurner?
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) ($10K), The Eye of the Tiger Political Action Committee ($10K), Poet PAC ($10K), Koch Industries, Inc. Political Action Committee (Kochpac) ($10K), Build Political Action Committee of the National Association of Home Builders (Buildpac) ($10K) in 2022.
- Which super PACs spent on Jake LaTurner's race?
- Kansans for Life Federal Political Action Committee ($2K for) in 2022.
- How much has Jake LaTurner raised across elections?
- $1.5M in 2022 (Kansas 2nd District), $1.6M in 2020 (Kansas 2nd District).