Which PACs gave the most to Cheri Bustos?

Ullico Inc. Political Action Committee (Ullipac) ($13K), Illinois Corn Growers Association Political Involvement Fund-Federal ($11K), Society of Thoracic Surgeons Political Action Committee ($10K), Sentry Insurance a Mutual Company Federal Political Action Committee ($10K), Ameren Federal Political Action Committee (Amerenfed PAC) ($10K) in 2020.

Which super PACs spent on Cheri Bustos's race?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($479K against), Illinois Agricultural Association Activator Political Involvement Fund (Fed) 'Activator'/'Illinois Farm Bureau Activator' ($10K for) in 2020.

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Politician

Cheri Bustos

Democrat · Illinois · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent

FEC candidate H2IL17071

Cheri Bustos (Democrat) raised $5.1M for the 2020 Illinois 17th District race, $2.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $10K for and $479K against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). They won.

Raised, all cycles

$5.1M

2020; counted once per cycle

From PAC checks

46%

$2.3M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$10K

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

$479K

Spent attacking them

46% of Cheri Bustos'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 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
2020	Illinois 17th District	$5.1M	46%	$10K / $479K	$131K	$5.6M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.

Corporate $966KTrade group $468KUnion $282KLeadership PAC $200KOther $159KMembership $150KSuper PAC $23KParty $11K

Ullico Inc. Political Action Committee (Ullipac)Corporate$13K
Illinois Corn Growers Association Political Involvement Fund-FederalOther$11K
Society of Thoracic Surgeons Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
Sentry Insurance a Mutual Company Federal Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Ameren Federal Political Action Committee (Amerenfed PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Deere & Company PAC (Aka John Deere PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating EngineersUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company Federal Political Action Committee (State Farm Federal PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.

Congressional Leadership Fundagainst $479K
Illinois Agricultural Association Activator Political Involvement Fund (Fed) 'Activator'/'Illinois Farm Bureau Activator'for $10K

Funding and votes

How their votes align with industry funding

Across 4 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 1 time (25%). 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.

All issues →

Vote	Industry	Their money from it	Voted
Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184	Tech and AI wanted nay	$27K	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	$10K$219K$117K	Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against
Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213	Gun lobby wanted nay	$0	Yea · against
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193	Gun lobby wanted nay	$0	Yea · against
Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$219K	Present / not voting
Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203	Gun lobby wanted nay	$0	Yea · against
PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206	Labor unions wanted yea	$303K	Yea · with industry

Household disclosures

3 reported transactions, with volume $45K–$150K

Reconciled electronic STOCK Act reports from 1 filings since 2021, covering all reported asset types and transactions by a spouse or dependent child. 0 buys, 3 sells. Heaviest in wall street and hedge funds ($15K+), tech and ai ($15K+), defense contractors ($15K+).

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Most traded

MA Mastercard Incorporated$15K+1 trades
AMZN Amazon.com, Inc.$15K+1 trades
LHX l3Harris Technologies, Inc.$15K+1 trades

Latest trades

sellMA2020-03-24 · stock$15K–$50K
sellAMZN2020-03-17 · stock$15K–$50K
sellLHX2020-03-17 · stock$15K–$50K

Filings on the House Clerk's site.

The revolving door

2 former aides now lobbying

Lobbyists who list a job in Cheri Bustos's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A listed former position does not establish contact with that office.

Heather SagerFormer congressional staff
Rep. Cheri Bustos - Deputy Chief of Staff - 2019-2023
Now lobbies for American Association For Justice
Jonathan PyattFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff - Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-IL); Legislative Counsel, Deputy Chief of Staff, Floor Assistant - Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
Now lobbies for Eli Lilly And Company · via Venn Strategies

The revolving door, industry by industry →

Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.

Questions people ask

Who funded Cheri Bustos's 2020 campaign?: Cheri Bustos (Democrat) raised $5.1M for the 2020 Illinois 17th District race, $2.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $10K for and $479K against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). They won.
Which PACs gave the most to Cheri Bustos?: Ullico Inc. Political Action Committee (Ullipac) ($13K), Illinois Corn Growers Association Political Involvement Fund-Federal ($11K), Society of Thoracic Surgeons Political Action Committee ($10K), Sentry Insurance a Mutual Company Federal Political Action Committee ($10K), Ameren Federal Political Action Committee (Amerenfed PAC) ($10K) in 2020.
Which super PACs spent on Cheri Bustos's race?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($479K against), Illinois Agricultural Association Activator Political Involvement Fund (Fed) 'Activator'/'Illinois Farm Bureau Activator' ($10K for) in 2020.