Politician
C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger
Democrat · Maryland · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate H2MD02160
C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democrat) raised $1.1M for the 2022 Maryland 2nd District race, $697K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
Raised, all runs
$2.1M
2022, 2020
From PAC checks
66%
$1.4M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$9K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
66% of C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Maryland 2nd District | $1.1M | 64% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.1M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Maryland 2nd District | $1.0M | 68% | $9K / $0 | – | $1.0M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $802KUnion $207KTrade group $160KMembership $114KOther $109KSuper PAC $8KLeadership PAC $500
- General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$23K
- Leidos Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$21K
- American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Political Action CommitteeMembership$13K
- Employees of Raytheon Technologies Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$11K
- Smiths Group Services Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Employees Political Action Committee (Hiipac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Nea Fund for Children and Public EducationUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- At&T Inc./Warnermedia LLC Federal Political Action Committee (At&T/Warnermedia Federal PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- L3 Technologies, Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Parsons Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Vote Yes On Question 2for $9K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 9 key votes where C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 4 times (44%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $4K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $4K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $4K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $164K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $101K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $214K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $164K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $4K | 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 | $7K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $7K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $109K | 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 | $7K$101K$24K | 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 | $101K | 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 | $214K | Yea · with industry |
The revolving door
2 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Justin BrowerFormer congressional staff
Rep. Ruppersberger: MLA 1/14-6/19, Leg. Asst. 1/13-1/14, Staff Asst. 10/11-1/13, Off. Coord. 12/10-10/11
Now lobbies for RTX Corporation And Affiliates (fka Raytheon Technologies Corporation And Affil, RTX Corporation And Affiliates, Charter Communications INC. · via J.A. Green And Company
David HeitlingerFormer congressional staff
2013-2023 U.S. House of Representatives Leg Dir. Sen. Leg Assistant, Leg Assit, Leg. Corresp. Assit, Rep. Ruppersberger
Now lobbies for The Boeing Company · via The Dionne Company
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger's 2022 campaign?
- C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democrat) raised $1.1M for the 2022 Maryland 2nd District race, $697K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger?
- American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Political Action Committee ($13K), Leidos Inc. Political Action Committee ($11K), Employees of Raytheon Technologies Corporation PAC ($11K), Smiths Group Services Corporation Political Action Committee ($10K), Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Employees Political Action Committee (Hiipac) ($10K) in 2022.
- How much has C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger raised across elections?
- $1.1M in 2022 (Maryland 2nd District), $1.0M in 2020 (Maryland 2nd District).