Politician
Mike Kelly
Republican · Pennsylvania · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H0PA03271
Mike Kelly (Republican) raised $1.4M for the 2026 Pennsylvania 16th District race, $1.1M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $3K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$6.7M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
67%
$4.5M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$343K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$14K
Spent attacking them
67% of Mike Kelly'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 | Pennsylvania 16th District | $1.4M | 76% | $3K / $0 | $15K | $1.4M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Pennsylvania 16th District | $1.7M | 67% | $2K / $0 | – | $1.7M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Pennsylvania 16th District | $1.3M | 62% | $2K / $14K | $11K | $1.3M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Pennsylvania 16th District | $2.3M | 64% | $336K / $0 | – | $2.6M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $2.0MTrade group $1.2MMembership $524KOther $261KLeadership PAC $138KUnion $118KSuper PAC $45K
- National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$45K
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$21K
- National Fuel Gas Company Federal Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Rural Electric Cooperative Association America's Electric Cooperatives PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- Marathon Petroleum Corporation Employees Political Action Committee (Mpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Federal Bipartisan Voluntary Public Affairs Committee of the Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc. (PncCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Political Action CommitteeCorporate$13K
- Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America, Inc. Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$12K
- American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc Political Committee (Ophthpac)MembershipLobbyist PAC$11K
- American College of Physician Services Inc PAC; Aka Acp Services PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Society of Association Executives (Asae) PACMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fundfor $341K
- Pa Common Senseagainst $14K
- Early Vote Action PACfor $3K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 37 key votes where Mike Kelly had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 31 times (84%). 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 | $32K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | $2.6M | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $139K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $16K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $202K$230K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $202K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $175K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $139K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $230K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $32K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $11 | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $11 | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $230K$361K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $361K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $230K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $361K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $11 | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $230K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $11 | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $23K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $11 | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $23K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $23K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $32K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $732K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $139K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $32K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $23K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $16K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $230K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $230K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $63K | 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 | $230K$732K$361K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $16K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $16K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $732K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $16K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $139K | Nay · against |
Their own portfolio
76 stock trades, worth $2.6M–$6.6M
Reported under the STOCK Act from 33 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 25 buys, 51 sells. Heaviest in oil, gas and coal ($216K+), wall street and hedge funds ($101K+), agriculture, food and retail ($30K+).
Most traded
- HLMEX Harding Loevner Institutional EM$100K+1 trades
- CLF Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. Common Stock$50K+1 trades
- X United States Steel Corporation Common Stock$30K+2 trades
- PEP Pepsico, Inc.$15K+1 trades
- BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Common Stock$15K+1 trades
- UNP Union Pacific Corporation Common Stock$15K+1 trades
- ABT Abbott Laboratories Common Stock$1K+1 trades
- DIS Walt Disney Company$1K+1 trades
Latest trades
- buyBlack Belt Energy Gas Dist AL 1 Rev Call2026-09-18 · government bond · spouse$15K–$50K
- buyCalifornia Cmnty Choice Fing A Sustainab2026-09-16 · government bond · spouse$50K–$100K
- sellNew Jersey St 19 GO Emer Go 5% due 6/1/22026-08-28 · government bond · spouse$50K–$100K
- sellMississippi St Ref Go P/R 10/1/27 5% due2026-08-17 · government bond · spouse$50K–$100K
- sellABT2026-07-17 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellPEP2026-07-17 · stock · spouse$15K–$50K
- sellDIS2026-07-17 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- buy2000166568 SP California Cmnty Choice Fi2026-07-17 · government bond$50K–$100K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Mike Kelly's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
John RayFormer congressional staff
Legislative Assistant, Rep. Mike Kelly
Now lobbies for Amgen INC., Harmony Biosciences, LLC · via Jeffrey J. Kimbell & Associates, INC.
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Mike Kelly's 2026 campaign?
- Mike Kelly (Republican) raised $1.4M for the 2026 Pennsylvania 16th District race, $1.1M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $3K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Mike Kelly?
- American College of Physician Services Inc PAC; Aka Acp Services PAC ($10K), American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) ($10K), American Society of Association Executives (Asae) PAC ($10K), Pfizer Inc. PAC ($10K), National Fuel Gas Company Federal Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Mike Kelly's race?
- Early Vote Action PAC ($3K for) in 2026.
- How much has Mike Kelly raised across elections?
- $1.4M in 2026 (Pennsylvania 16th District), $1.7M in 2024 (Pennsylvania 16th District), $1.3M in 2022 (Pennsylvania 16th District), $2.3M in 2020 (Pennsylvania 16th District).