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Politician

Chris Jacobs

Republican · New York · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent

FEC candidate H0NY27090

Chris Jacobs (Republican) raised $2.2M for the 2020 New York 27th District race, $347K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). They won.

Raised, all cycles

$2.2M

2020; counted once per cycle

From PAC checks

16%

$347K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$0

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

$0

Spent attacking them

Every run

Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
CycleRaceRaisedPAC shareOutside for / againstGoogle adsAll moneyResult
2020New York 27th District$2.2M16%$0 / $0–$2.2M✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $99KLeadership PAC $76KTrade group $66KMembership $32KUnion $29KOther $21KSuper PAC $5K

Outside money, for and against

Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.

No outside spending of note.

Funding and votes

How their votes align with industry funding

Across 5 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 4 times (80%). This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.
All issues →
VoteIndustryTheir money from itVoted
Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184Tech and AI wanted nay$0Yea · against
Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay$17K$23K$13KNay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry
Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213Gun lobby wanted nay$1KYea · against
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193Gun lobby wanted nay$1KYea · against
Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193Pharma and health care wanted nay$23KNay · with industry
Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203Gun lobby wanted nay$1KNay · with industry
PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206Labor unions wanted yea$34KNay · against

Household disclosures

277 reported transactions, with volume $2.7M–$9.3M

Reconciled electronic STOCK Act reports from 20 filings since 2021, covering all reported asset types and transactions by a spouse or dependent child. 141 buys, 133 sells. Heaviest in wall street and hedge funds ($147K+), real estate and construction ($85K+), pharma and health care ($61K+).
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Most traded

  • BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New$51K+2 trades
  • RC Ready Capital Corproation$30K+2 trades
  • SAVA Cassava Sciences, Inc.$19K+5 trades
  • HD Home Depot, Inc.$19K+5 trades
  • CIVI Civitas Resources, Inc.$18K+4 trades
  • GEVO Gevo, Inc.$18K+4 trades
  • DOC Physicians Realty Trust Common Shares of Beneficial Interest$18K+4 trades
  • UEC Uranium Energy Corp.$18K+4 trades

Latest trades

  • sellAVXL2022-12-12 · stock$1K–$15K
  • buyAROC2022-12-12 · stock$1K–$15K
  • buyATHA2022-12-12 · stock$1K–$15K
  • sellBAC2022-12-12 · stock$1K–$15K
  • buyBRK.B2022-12-12 · stock$1K–$15K
  • sellBLFS2022-12-12 · stock$1K–$15K
  • buyBORR2022-12-12 · stock$1K–$15K
  • buyMNRL2022-12-12 · stock$1K–$15K

Filings on the House Clerk's site.

The revolving door

1 former aide now lobbying

Lobbyists who list a job in Chris Jacobs's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A listed former position does not establish contact with that office.
  • Hannah SoFormer congressional staff

    Legislative Director, Senior Legislative Assistant, Legislative Asst, Rep. Laurel Lee; Legislative Asst, Rep. Chris Smith; Legislative Aide, Legislative Corr…

    Now lobbies for The Boeing Company, Charter Communications, INC., Nutrien US LLC · via Venture Government Strategies, LLC (fka Hobart Hallaway & Quayle Ventures, LLC)

The revolving door, industry by industry →

Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.

Questions people ask

Who funded Chris Jacobs's 2020 campaign?
Chris Jacobs (Republican) raised $2.2M for the 2020 New York 27th District race, $347K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). They won.
Which PACs gave the most to Chris Jacobs?
National Fuel Gas Company Federal Political Action Committee ($15K), Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating Engineers ($15K), The Eye of the Tiger Political Action Committee ($15K), Majority Committee PAC--Mc PAC ($10K), Bluepac - Blue Cross Blue Shield Association PAC ($10K) in 2020.