Politician
Joe Courtney
Democrat · Connecticut · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H2CT02112
Joe Courtney (Democrat) raised $967K for the 2026 Connecticut 2nd District race, $533K 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
$5.2M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
53%
$2.8M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$17K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$11K
Spent attacking them
53% of Joe Courtney'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 | Connecticut 2nd District | $967K | 55% | $0 / $0 | $46K | $967K | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Connecticut 2nd District | $1.3M | 49% | $0 / $0 | $40K | $1.3M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Connecticut 2nd District | $2.0M | 51% | $17K / $11K | $21K | $2.0M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Connecticut 2nd District | $968K | 61% | $0 / $0 | $10K | $968K | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $968KUnion $715KTrade group $326KMembership $290KLeadership PAC $199KOther $138KSuper PAC $35KParty $7K
- General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$42K
- The Boeing Company PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$30K
- Nea Fund for Children and Public EducationUnionLobbyist PAC$30K
- Employees of Rtx Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$21K
- Kaman Corp. Good Govt. FundCorporateLobbyist PAC$21K
- Ttm Technologies Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporate$20K
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political EducationUnion$20K
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political Action LeagueUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Maritime Officers Voluntary Political Action FundUnionLobbyist PAC$15K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Fairbanks Morse, LLC Political Action CommitteeCorporate$10K
- Unite Here Tip Campaign CommitteeUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committeefor $14K
- Cpac Action PACagainst $11K
- Auto Care Association Political Action Committeefor $3K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 24 key votes where Joe Courtney had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 8 times (33%). 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 | $260K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | $16K | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $761K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $152K$1 | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $152K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $79K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $761K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $1 | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $260K | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $1$61K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $61K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $1 | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $61K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $1 | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $22K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $22K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $22K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $260K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $143K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $761K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $260K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $22K | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $1 | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $1 | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $129K | Yea · against |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $1$143K$61K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $143K | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $761K | Yea · with industry |
Their own portfolio
2 stock trades, worth $16K–$65K
Reported under the STOCK Act from 1 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 0 buys, 2 sells. Heaviest in wall street and hedge funds ($16K+).
Most traded
- PBCT People's United Financial, Inc.$15K+1 trades
- MFC Manulife Financial Corporation$1K+1 trades
Latest trades
- sellMFC2022-04-05 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellPBCT2022-03-03 · stock$15K–$50K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Joe Courtney's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Benjamin TurnerFormer congressional staff
Legislative Director, Rep. Delaney; Leg Assistant and Counsel, Rep. Himes; Leg Aide, Rep. Courtney
Now lobbies for Mortgage Bankers Association, American Bankers Association, Coinbase, INC. · via Porterfield, Fettig & Sears, LLC, 9th Street Strategies
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Joe Courtney's 2026 campaign?
- Joe Courtney (Democrat) raised $967K for the 2026 Connecticut 2nd District race, $533K 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 Joe Courtney?
- Employees of Rtx Corporation Political Action Committee ($10K), Ttm Technologies Inc. Political Action Committee ($10K), The Boeing Company PAC ($10K), Nea Fund for Children and Public Education ($10K), General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC) ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Joe Courtney raised across elections?
- $967K in 2026 (Connecticut 2nd District), $1.3M in 2024 (Connecticut 2nd District), $2.0M in 2022 (Connecticut 2nd District), $968K in 2020 (Connecticut 2nd District).