Politician
Chuck Fleischmann
Republican · Tennessee · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H0TN03254
Chuck Fleischmann (Republican) raised $2.7M for the 2026 Tennessee 3rd District race, $145K 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
$6.7M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
16%
$1.1M 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 general election, with the money behind it and the result.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tennessee 3rd District | $2.7M | 5% | $0 / $0 | $4K | $2.7M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Tennessee 3rd District | $1.9M | 16% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.9M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Tennessee 3rd District | $1.1M | 18% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.1M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Tennessee 3rd District | $1.1M | 43% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.1M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.4MTrade group $381KMembership $187KOther $157KLeadership PAC $106KUnion $41KSuper PAC $19K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$40K
- Manufactured Housing Institute PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$34K
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$21K
- Bwx Technologies, Inc Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Unum Group Political Action Committee (Unumpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Fedex Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- The Geo Group, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporate$20K
- Majority Committee PAC--Mc PACLeadership PAC$20K
- Duke Energy Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
- Halliburton Company PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- The Boeing Company PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Fluor Corporation Political Action Committee (Fluor PAC)CorporateLobbyist 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 36 key votes where Chuck Fleischmann had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 31 times (86%). 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 | $196K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $45K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $11K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $99K$129K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $99K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $83K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $45K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $129K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $196K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $129K$23K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $23K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $129K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $23K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $129K | Yea · with industry |
| 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 | $45K | 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 | $45K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $45K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $196K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $139K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $45K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $196K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $45K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $11K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $129K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $129K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $137K | 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 | $129K$139K$23K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $11K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $11K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $139K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $11K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $45K | Nay · against |
The revolving door
3 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Chuck Fleischmann's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
William SittonFormer congressional staff
Rep. Scott Franklin: Leg Dir (2023-2025); Policy Adv (2021-2023); Leg Asst, Rep. Francis Rooney (2020-2021); Leg Correspondent, Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (2019-…
Now lobbies for Pepsico, INC., Corn Refiners Association, National Pork Producers Council, McDonald'S Corporation and 3 more · via Invariant LLC
John SheaFormer congressional staff
Staff Assistant/ Press Assistant, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Chuck Fleischmann; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Steven Fincher
Now lobbies for Firehawk Aerospace, Gpms International · via Axadvocacy Government Relations
Heath TaylorFormer congressional staff
Staff Assistant, Congressman Chuck Fleischmann
Now lobbies for Gpms International · via Axadvocacy Government Relations
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Chuck Fleischmann's 2026 campaign?
- Chuck Fleischmann (Republican) raised $2.7M for the 2026 Tennessee 3rd District race, $145K 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 Chuck Fleischmann?
- Manufactured Housing Institute PAC ($20K), American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee ($15K), Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action Committee ($10K), Bwx Technologies, Inc Political Action Committee ($10K), Halliburton Company PAC ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Chuck Fleischmann raised across elections?
- $2.7M in 2026 (Tennessee 3rd District), $1.9M in 2024 (Tennessee 3rd District), $1.1M in 2022 (Tennessee 3rd District), $1.1M in 2020 (Tennessee 3rd District).