Which PACs gave the most to Brenda Lawrence?

Michigan Sugar Company Growers Political Action Committee ($12K), Uaw - V - Cap (Uaw Voluntary Community Action Program) ($11K), Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC ($10K), American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E ($10K), American Postal Workers Union Committee On Political Action ($10K) in 2020.

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Politician

Brenda Lawrence

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

FEC candidate H2MI14111

Brenda Lawrence (Democrat) raised $1.1M for the 2020 Michigan 14th District race, $659K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). They won.

Raised, all cycles

$1.1M

2020; counted once per cycle

From PAC checks

61%

$659K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

Spent attacking them

61% of Brenda Lawrence'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	Michigan 14th District	$1.1M	61%	$0 / $0	–	$1.1M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

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

Corporate $252KUnion $185KTrade group $99KMembership $63KOther $32KSuper PAC $12KLeadership PAC $4K

Michigan Sugar Company Growers Political Action CommitteeTrade group$12K
Uaw - V - Cap (Uaw Voluntary Community Action Program)UnionLobbyist PAC$11K
Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
American Postal Workers Union Committee On Political ActionSuper PAC$10K
Nea Fund for Children and Public EducationUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
National Air Traffic Controllers Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
General Motors Company Political Action Committee (Gm PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

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

No outside spending of note.

Funding and votes

How their votes align with industry funding

Across 5 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 1 time (20%). 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	$22K	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	$8K$35K$23K	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	$35K	Yea · against
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	$203K	Yea · with industry

The revolving door

1 former aide now lobbying

Lobbyists who list a job in Brenda Lawrence'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.

Venkatasatya KroviFormer congressional staff
Rep. Brenda Lawrence: Chief of Staff (2019-2020); Deputy Chief of Staff & Leg. Director (2018-2019); Leg. Director (2017-2018); Senior Leg. Asst/Policy Advis…
Now lobbies for Apple INC., Center For AI Safety Action Fund, INC. · via Invariant LLC

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 Brenda Lawrence's 2020 campaign?: Brenda Lawrence (Democrat) raised $1.1M for the 2020 Michigan 14th District race, $659K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 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 Brenda Lawrence?: Michigan Sugar Company Growers Political Action Committee ($12K), Uaw - V - Cap (Uaw Voluntary Community Action Program) ($11K), Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC ($10K), American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E ($10K), American Postal Workers Union Committee On Political Action ($10K) in 2020.