Politician
David Kustoff
Republican · Tennessee · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H2TN07103
David Kustoff (Republican) raised $2.6M for the 2026 Tennessee 8th District race, $1.2M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$8.7M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
44%
$3.8M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$0
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
44% of David Kustoff'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tennessee 8th District | $2.6M | 45% | $0 / $0 | – | $2.6M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Tennessee 8th District | $2.5M | 45% | $0 / $0 | – | $2.5M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Tennessee 8th District | $1.9M | 43% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.9M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Tennessee 8th District | $1.7M | 40% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.7M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.9MTrade group $1.1MMembership $356KOther $198KLeadership PAC $115KUnion $21KSuper PAC $6K
- The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$40K
- Republican Jewish Coalition Political Action Committee (Rjc-PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$35K
- National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Political Action CommMembershipLobbyist PAC$24K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$22K
- Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Autozone Inc Committee for Better GovernmentCorporate$20K
- Kellanova Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- Culac the PAC of Credit Union National AssociationTrade groupLobbyist PAC$11K
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- United Services Automobile Association Employee PAC - Usaa Employee PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Council of Life Insurers Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Protective Life Corporation Federal Political Action Committee ('Protectivepac')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.
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 36 key votes where David Kustoff had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 31 times (86%). 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 | $17K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | $9K | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $51K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $21K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $305K$48K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $305K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $189K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $51K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $48K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $17K | Yea · with industry |
| 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 | – | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $48K$518K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $518K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $48K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $518K | Yea · with industry |
| 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 | $48K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $80K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $80K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $80K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $17K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $349K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $51K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $17K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $80K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $21K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $48K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $48K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $80K | Nay · with industry |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $48K$349K$518K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $21K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $21K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $349K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $21K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $51K | Nay · against |
Their own portfolio
2 stock trades, worth $9K
Reported under the STOCK Act from 1 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 0 buys, 0 sells. Heaviest in telecom and media ($9K+).
Most traded
- T AT&T Inc.$4K+1 trades
- WBD Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. - Series A$4K+1 trades
Latest trades
- exchangeT2022-04-11 · stock · joint$4K
- exchangeWBD2022-04-11 · stock · joint$4K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
The revolving door
2 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in David Kustoff's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Will CourtneyFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff, Deputy Chief of Staff, Legislative Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Staff Assistant: Rep. David Kustoff
Now lobbies for Altria Client Services LLC, Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, INC. · via Crossroads Strategies, LLC
Justin MelvinFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff - Rep. Kustoff (Jan. 2020 - Jun. 2023)
Now lobbies for American Bankers Association
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded David Kustoff's 2026 campaign?
- David Kustoff (Republican) raised $2.6M for the 2026 Tennessee 8th District race, $1.2M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to David Kustoff?
- Republican Jewish Coalition Political Action Committee (Rjc-PAC) ($11K), American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) ($10K), United Services Automobile Association Employee PAC - Usaa Employee PAC ($10K), The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action Committee ($10K), American Council of Life Insurers Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has David Kustoff raised across elections?
- $2.6M in 2026 (Tennessee 8th District), $2.5M in 2024 (Tennessee 8th District), $1.9M in 2022 (Tennessee 8th District), $1.7M in 2020 (Tennessee 8th District).