Politician
John McGuire
Republican · Virginia · ran 1 time since 2020, won 0
FEC candidate H0VA07133
John McGuire (Republican) raised $2.4M for the 2026 Virginia 5th District race, $576K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $1.3M for and $3.4M against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). The race has not been called yet.
Raised, all runs
$2.4M
2026
From PAC checks
24%
$576K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$1.3M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$3.4M
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 | Virginia 5th District | $2.4M | 24% | $1.3M / $3.4M | – | $7.1M | … Counting |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $78KLeadership PAC $49KOther $25KTrade group $22KMembership $9K
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Road to Freedom Campaign CommitteeLeadership PAC$9K
- America's Mountain PACLeadership PAC$9K
- Shift5 Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$7K
- National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. Political Action Committee (Nssf PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$6K
- Eli Lilly and Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$6K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$5K
- Bae Systems Inc. Political Action Committee (Bae Systems USA PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$5K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Our Virginiaagainst $2.8M
- Lcv Victory Fundagainst $538K
- Virginians for Conservative Leadership PACfor $499K
- Civic Renewal Fund Inc.for $365K
- No Going Back PAC Inc.for $212K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 13 key votes where John McGuire had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 11 times (85%). 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 | $15K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | $26K | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $2K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $15K$67K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $15K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $5K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $67K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $15K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $3 | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $3 | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $67K$292K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $292K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $67K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $292K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $3 | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $67K | Yea · with industry |
Their own portfolio
26 stock trades, worth $26K–$390K
Reported under the STOCK Act from 10 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 16 buys, 10 sells. Heaviest in tech and ai ($21K+), wall street and hedge funds ($3K+), agriculture, food and retail ($1K+).
Most traded
- MU Micron Technology, Inc. - Common Stock$3K+3 trades
- NVDA NVIDIA Corporation - Common Stock$3K+3 trades
- BLK BlackRock, Inc. Common Stock$3K+3 trades
- MSFT Microsoft Corporation - Common Stock$3K+3 trades
- AAPL Apple Inc. - Common Stock$2K+2 trades
- META Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A Common Stock$2K+2 trades
- NOW ServiceNow, Inc. Common Stock$2K+2 trades
- AVGO Broadcom Inc. - Common Stock$1K+1 trades
Latest trades
- buyMU2026-10-01 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- buyMU2026-09-25 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellAVGO2026-09-24 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- buyMU2026-09-24 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellAAPL2026-08-18 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- buyNVDA2026-08-18 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellPANW2026-07-31 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- buyAMAT2026-07-15 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
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 John McGuire's 2026 campaign?
- John McGuire (Republican) raised $2.4M for the 2026 Virginia 5th District race, $576K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $1.3M for and $3.4M against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). The race has not been called yet.
- Which PACs gave the most to John McGuire?
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. PAC ($10K), Road to Freedom Campaign Committee ($9K), America's Mountain PAC ($9K), Shift5 Political Action Committee ($7K), National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. Political Action Committee (Nssf PAC) ($6K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on John McGuire's race?
- Our Virginia ($2.8M against), Lcv Victory Fund ($538K against), Virginians for Conservative Leadership PAC ($499K for) in 2026.