Politician
Bill Keating
Democrat · Massachusetts · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H0MA10082
Bill Keating (Democrat) raised $554K for the 2026 Massachusetts 9th District race, $246K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$2.7M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
52%
$1.4M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$0
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
52% of Bill Keating'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 | Massachusetts 9th District | $554K | 44% | $0 / $0 | $409K | $554K | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Massachusetts 9th District | $682K | 51% | $0 / $0 | – | $682K | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Massachusetts 9th District | $718K | 49% | $0 / $0 | $2K | $718K | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Massachusetts 9th District | $709K | 62% | $0 / $0 | – | $709K | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $483KUnion $463KTrade group $204KMembership $100KOther $70KLeadership PAC $36KSuper PAC $6K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$32K
- Employees of Rtx Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$30K
- Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PACUnionLobbyist PAC$30K
- D.R.I.V.E. - Democrat, Republican, Independent Voter Education (the PAC of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters)Union$30K
- Avangrid Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Ua Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote! PAC (United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada)UnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- United Parcel Service, Inc. PAC (Upspac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Bae Systems Inc. Political Action Committee (Bae Systems USA PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP Federal Political CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$11K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
No outside spending of note.
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 24 key votes where Bill Keating had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 9 times (38%). 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 | $133K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | $1.1M | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $476K | 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 | $95K$1K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $95K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $55K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $476K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $1K | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $133K | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $1K$19K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $19K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $1K | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $19K | 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 | $1K | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $24K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $24K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $24K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $133K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $53K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $476K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $133K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $24K | 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 | $1K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $1K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $34K | 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 | $1K$53K$19K | 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 | $53K | 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 | $476K | Yea · with industry |
Their own portfolio
201 stock trades, worth $1.1M–$5.1M
Reported under the STOCK Act from 38 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 138 buys, 63 sells. Heaviest in wall street and hedge funds ($185K+), tech and ai ($136K+), telecom and media ($79K+).
Most traded
- AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. - Common Stock$17K+3 trades
- MSFT Microsoft Corporation - Common Stock$5K+5 trades
- ACN Accenture plc Class A Ordinary Shares$3K+3 trades
- ABNB Airbnb, Inc. - Class A Common Stock$3K+3 trades
- GOOGL Alphabet Inc. - Class A Common Stock$3K+3 trades
- NXPI NXP Semiconductors N.V. - Common Stock$3K+3 trades
- CVS CVS Health Corporation Common Stock$3K+3 trades
- BA Boeing Company$3K+3 trades
Latest trades
- buyAlphabet Inc Note Coupon 4.80000%Mat 2/12026-08-11 · corporate bond$1K–$15K
- buyCAPITAL ONE FINL CORP NOTE 7.62400% 10/32026-06-30 · corporate bond$1K–$15K
- buyHCA INC. NOTE CALL MAKE WHOLE 5.62500% 02026-06-30 · corporate bond$15K–$50K
- buyJPMORGAN CHASE &CO NOTE CALL MAKE WHOLE 2026-05-08 · corporate bond$1K–$15K
- buyNORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP NOTE 4.40000% 05/02026-05-08 · corporate bond$1K–$15K
- buySIMON PPTY GROUP LP NOTE CALL MAKE WHOLE2026-05-08 · corporate bond$1K–$15K
- buyVMWARE LLC NOTE CALL MAKE WHOLE 4.70000%2026-05-08 · corporate bond$1K–$15K
- sellTHE CAMPBELLS COMPANY NOTE 5.40000% 03/22026-05-06 · corporate bond$15K–$50K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Bill Keating's 2026 campaign?
- Bill Keating (Democrat) raised $554K for the 2026 Massachusetts 9th District race, $246K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Bill Keating?
- Avangrid Political Action Committee ($10K), Employees of Rtx Corporation Political Action Committee ($10K), Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PAC ($10K), Ua Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote! PAC (United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada) ($10K), American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Bill Keating raised across elections?
- $554K in 2026 (Massachusetts 9th District), $682K in 2024 (Massachusetts 9th District), $718K in 2022 (Massachusetts 9th District), $709K in 2020 (Massachusetts 9th District).