Politician
Adriano Espaillat
Democrat · New York · ran 3 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H2NY13096
Adriano Espaillat (Democrat) raised $1.4M for the 2024 New York 13th District race, $365K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $29K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
Raised, all runs
$3.8M
2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
29%
$1.1M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$29K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | New York 13th District | $1.4M | 27% | $29K / $0 | – | $1.4M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | New York 13th District | $1.3M | 31% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.3M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | New York 13th District | $1.1M | 29% | $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.
Union $319KCorporate $292KTrade group $109KLeadership PAC $105KMembership $92KOther $63KSuper PAC $19KParty $9K
- Transport Workers Union of America Political Contributions CommitteeUnionLobbyist PAC$30K
- Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersUnionLobbyist PAC$30K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$27K
- Off the Sidelines PACLeadership PAC$20K
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political EducationUnion$20K
- PAC to the FutureLeadership PAC$20K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$11K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education)UnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- ImpactLeadership PAC$10K
- The Home Depot Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- T-Mobile US, Inc. Political Action Committee (T-PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- We Act 4 Changefor $29K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 19 key votes where Adriano Espaillat had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 6 times (32%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $2K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | – | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $338K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $138K– | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $138K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $36K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $338K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $2K | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | –$20K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $20K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $20K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| 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 | $17K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $17K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $17K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $2K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $48K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $338K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $2K | Nay · against |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $17K | 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 | – | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| 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 | –$48K$20K | 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 | $48K | 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 | $338K | Yea · with industry |
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Adriano Espaillat's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Todd SlovesFormer congressional staff
Rep. Anthony Weiner, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, Rep. Joseph Crowley, Rep. Adriano Espaillat, Rep. Donald Norcross
Now lobbies for Aicpa Association Of International Certified Professional Accountants
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Adriano Espaillat's 2024 campaign?
- Adriano Espaillat (Democrat) raised $1.4M for the 2024 New York 13th District race, $365K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $29K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Adriano Espaillat?
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($11K), Transport Workers Union of America Political Contributions Committee ($10K), American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E ($10K), Off the Sidelines PAC ($10K), Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers ($10K) in 2024.
- Which super PACs spent on Adriano Espaillat's race?
- We Act 4 Change ($29K for) in 2024.
- How much has Adriano Espaillat raised across elections?
- $1.4M in 2024 (New York 13th District), $1.3M in 2022 (New York 13th District), $1.1M in 2020 (New York 13th District).