Politician
Grace Meng
Democrat · New York · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H2NY06116
Grace Meng (Democrat) raised $2.2M for the 2026 New York 6th District race, $702K 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 Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$7.2M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
31%
$2.3M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$10K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New York 6th District | $2.2M | 32% | $0 / $0 | – | $2.2M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | New York 6th District | $2.1M | 28% | $0 / $0 | – | $2.1M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | New York 6th District | $1.6M | 30% | $10K / $0 | – | $1.6M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | New York 6th District | $1.3M | 37% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.3M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $884KUnion $444KTrade group $261KOther $221KMembership $191KSuper PAC $86KLeadership PAC $57K
- Transport Workers Union of America Political Contributions CommitteeUnionLobbyist PAC$40K
- Deloitte Political Action CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$30K
- Toyota Motor North America, Inc Political Action Committee (Toyota/Lexus PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$30K
- Ubs Americas Inc. Political Action Committee (Ubs PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$30K
- Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- Delta Air Lines PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Multifamily Housing Council Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Hospital Association PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Nea Fund for Children and Public EducationUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- The Boeing Company PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Common Sense New Yorkers Inc.for $10K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 23 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 7 times (30%). 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 | $86K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Reported household trades wanted nay | Unknown coverage | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $464K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $132K$0 | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $132K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $47K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $464K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $86K | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $2K | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $2K | Nay · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $0$101K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $101K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $101K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $2K | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $2K | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $39K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $2K | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $39K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $39K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $86K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $153K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $464K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $86K | Nay · against |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $39K | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $112K | 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 | $0$153K$101K | 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 | $153K | 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 | $464K | Yea · with industry |
The revolving door
3 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Grace Meng'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.
Sam BernsteinFormer congressional staff
Intern, Office of Rep. Meng, 2014; Policy Advisor, Office of International Affairs, Dept. of Treasury, 2024-2025
Now lobbies for Lockheed Martin Corporation
Stephanie CheungFormer congressional staff
February 2021-May 2021: Intern, Office of Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-NY-06)
Now lobbies for The Boeing Company · via Squire Patton Boggs
Erika NinoyuFormer congressional staff
Deputy Director & Sr. Advisor, White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (2023-2025); Sr. Leg. Asst. U.S. Rep. Barbar…
Now lobbies for American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network INC
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Grace Meng's 2026 campaign?
- Grace Meng (Democrat) raised $2.2M for the 2026 New York 6th District race, $702K 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 Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Grace Meng?
- American Hospital Association PAC ($10K), Deloitte Political Action Committee ($10K), Transport Workers Union of America Political Contributions Committee ($10K), Nea Fund for Children and Public Education ($10K), Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Grace Meng raised across elections?
- $2.2M in 2026, $2.1M in 2024, $1.6M in 2022, $1.3M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.