Which PACs gave the most to Tom Reed?

Republican Mainstreet Partnership PAC ($11K), Norpac ($11K), National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($10K), Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PAC ($10K), Nucor Corporation Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2020.

Which super PACs spent on Tom Reed's race?

Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Inc. ($78K for), Clearpath Action Fund, Inc. ($70K for) in 2020.

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Politician

Tom Reed

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

FEC candidate H0NY29054

Tom Reed (Republican) raised $3.3M for the 2020 New York 23rd District race, $1.7M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $148K 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

$3.3M

2020; counted once per cycle

From PAC checks

52%

$1.7M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$148K

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

Spent attacking them

52% of Tom Reed'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 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.

Cycle	Race	Raised	PAC share	Outside for / against	Google ads	All money	Result
2020	New York 23rd District	$3.3M	52%	$148K / $0	$18K	$3.5M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.

Corporate $898KTrade group $378KOther $158KMembership $142KLeadership PAC $96KUnion $74KSuper PAC $18K

Republican Mainstreet Partnership PACOther$11K
NorpacOther$11K
National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PACOther$10K
Nucor Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporate$10K
Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - FederalCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. Political Action Committee (Pegpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Charter Communications Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

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

Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Inc.for $78K
Clearpath Action Fund, Inc.for $70K

Funding and votes

How their votes align with industry funding

Across 2 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 1 time (50%). 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 →

Vote	Industry	Their money from it	Voted
Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$227K	Nay · with industry
Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203	Gun lobby wanted nay	$1K	Nay · with industry
PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206	Labor unions wanted yea	$96K	Nay · against

The revolving door

5 former aides now lobbying

Lobbyists who list a job in Tom Reed'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.

Lucas WallworkFormer congressional staff
Staff Asst Committee on Energy & Commerce; Special Asst to Sec Dept of Energy, Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Tom Reed; Leg Director & Senior Advisor, Rep. Greg…
Now lobbies for Koch Government Affairs, LLC, Apple INC., Altria Client Services LLC, Pharmaceutical Research And Manufacturers Of America and 1 more · via Miller Strategies, LLC
William DavisFormer congressional staff
Legislative Director and Tax Policy Counsel, Rep. Tom Reed
Now lobbies for Goldman Sachs Group INC, Altria Client Services LLC, Fmr LLC, Breakthrough Energy, LLC · via Capitol Tax Partners, LLP
David BridgesFormer congressional staff
Tax Counsel, Sen. John Barrasso; Tax Counsel, Rep. Tom Reed.
Now lobbies for Lockheed Martin Corporation, Rai Services Company (formerly Reynolds American, INC.) · via Capitol Counsel LLC
Logan HooverFormer congressional staff
Legislative Director, Rep. Tom Reed
Now lobbies for Hospice Action Network
Elise TollefsonFormer congressional staff
Legislative Assistant, Rep. Randy Hultgren, Legislative Director, Rep. Randy Hultgren, Legislative Director, Rep. Tom Reed
Now lobbies for American Diabetes Association

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 Tom Reed's 2020 campaign?: Tom Reed (Republican) raised $3.3M for the 2020 New York 23rd District race, $1.7M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $148K 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 Tom Reed?: Republican Mainstreet Partnership PAC ($11K), Norpac ($11K), National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($10K), Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PAC ($10K), Nucor Corporation Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2020.
Which super PACs spent on Tom Reed's race?: Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Inc. ($78K for), Clearpath Action Fund, Inc. ($70K for) in 2020.