Politician
Byron Donalds
Republican · Florida · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate H2FL14186
Byron Donalds (Republican) raised $6.6M for the 2024 Florida 19th District race, $683K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $10K for and $14K against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$12M
2024, 2022; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
10%
$1.3M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$45K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$14K
Spent attacking them
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Florida 19th District | $6.6M | 10% | $10K / $14K | $3K | $6.6M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Florida 19th District | $5.7M | 10% | $35K / $0 | $45K | $5.7M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $355KTrade group $317KLeadership PAC $74KOther $62KMembership $56KSuper PAC $37KUnion $2K
- National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Political Action CommTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, Inc. Political Action Committee (Insurpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$19K
- America's Credit Unions PAC of Credit Union National Association, Inc.Trade groupLobbyist PAC$18K
- Marathon Petroleum Corporation Employees Political Action Committee (Mpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Rock Holdings Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Koch, Inc. Political Action Committee (Kochpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee (Morpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Elbert Guillory's AmericaSuper PAC$10K
- Majority Committee PAC--Mc PACLeadership PAC$10K
- American Financial Services Association PACTrade group$8K
- Regions Financial Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$8K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Protect Freedom Political Action Committeefor $30K
- Must Win. Can Win.against $14K
- Elbert Guillory's Americafor $10K
- New Journey PAC, Inc.for $4K
- The Guardian Fundfor $902
- Gun Rights Americafor $24
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 25 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 20 times (80%). 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.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Reported household trades wanted nay | Unknown coverage | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $20K | 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 | $80K$62K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $80K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $74K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $20K | Present / not voting |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $62K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $62K$139K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $139K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $62K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $139K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $62K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $10K | Nay · against |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $3K | Nay · against |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $29K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $20K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $3K | Nay · against |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $2K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $62K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $62K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $7K | 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 | $62K$29K$139K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $2K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $2K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $29K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $2K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $20K | Nay · against |
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Byron Donalds's 2024 campaign?
- Byron Donalds (Republican) raised $6.6M for the 2024 Florida 19th District race, $683K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $10K for and $14K against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Byron Donalds?
- National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Political Action Comm ($10K), Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, Inc. Political Action Committee (Insurpac) ($10K), Marathon Petroleum Corporation Employees Political Action Committee (Mpac) ($10K), American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) ($10K), Rock Holdings Inc. PAC ($10K) in 2024.
- Which super PACs spent on Byron Donalds's race?
- Must Win. Can Win. ($14K against), Protect Freedom Political Action Committee ($10K for), Gun Rights America ($24 for) in 2024.
- How much has Byron Donalds raised across elections?
- $6.6M in 2024, $5.7M in 2022. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.