Which PACs gave the most to Michael C. Burgess?

Burgess Victory Fund ($22K), American Medical Association Political Action Committee ($11K), Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PAC ($10K), Metropolitan Anesthesia Consultants Political Action Committee ($10K), Cmr Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2022.

How much has Michael C. Burgess raised across elections?

$1.4M in 2022 (Texas 26th District), $1.8M in 2020 (Texas 26th District).

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Politician

Michael C. Burgess

Republican · Texas · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent

FEC candidate H2TX26093

Michael C. Burgess (Republican) raised $1.4M for the 2022 Texas 26th District race, $683K 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

$3.2M

2022, 2020

From PAC checks

53%

$1.7M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$18K

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

Spent attacking them

53% of Michael C. Burgess'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	Texas 26th District	$1.4M	50%	$0 / $0	$7K	$1.4M	✓ Won
2020	Texas 26th District	$1.8M	55%	$18K / $0	$16K	$1.8M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

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

Corporate $695KTrade group $400KMembership $298KOther $226KLeadership PAC $54KUnion $20KSuper PAC $10K

Burgess Victory FundOther$22K
Johnson & Johnson Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
American Medical Association Political Action CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$11K
Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PACOther$10K
Metropolitan Anesthesia Consultants Political Action CommitteeCorporate$10K
Cmr Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$10K
Political Action Committee of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons--PAC of AaosMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
American Academy of Dermatology Association Political Action Committee (Skinpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Political Action CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$10K
American Optometric Association Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
Majority Committee PAC--Mc PACLeadership PAC$10K
American College of Cardiology PAC (Heartpac)MembershipLobbyist PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

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

Independent Women's Voicefor $15K
National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fundfor $3K

The payback

How they voted on their funders' bills

On the 10 key votes where Michael C. Burgess had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 8 times (80%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.

All issues →

Vote	Industry	Their money from it	Voted
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	$5K	Yea · with industry
SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182	Crypto wanted yea	–	Present
Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91	Pro-Israel groups wanted yea	$5K	Yea · with industry
Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58	Pro-Israel groups wanted yea	$5K	Yea · with industry
Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112	Defense contractors wanted yea	$8K	Yea · with industry
Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208	Pharma and health care wanted yea	$617K	Yea · with industry
Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177	Labor unions wanted nay	$27K	Yea · against
NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118	Defense contractors wanted yea	$8K	Yea · with industry
Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196	Pro-Israel groups wanted yea	$5K	Yea · with industry
Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210	Gun lobby wanted yea	$4K	Yea · with industry
Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$74K	Yea · with industry
Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$74K	Yea · with industry
Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184	Tech and AI wanted nay	$32K	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	$74K$617K$10K	Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry
Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213	Gun lobby wanted nay	$4K	Nay · with industry
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193	Gun lobby wanted nay	$4K	Nay · with industry
Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$617K	Nay · with industry
Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203	Gun lobby wanted nay	$4K	Nay · with industry
PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206	Labor unions wanted yea	$27K	Nay · against

Their own portfolio

129 stock trades, worth $1.2M–$4.5M

Reported under the STOCK Act from 40 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 43 buys, 86 sells. Heaviest in pharma and health care ($303K+), wall street and hedge funds ($279K+), tech and ai ($187K+).

All traders →

Most traded

SYK Stryker Corporation$237K+25 trades
BX Blackstone Inc.$138K+12 trades
ILMN Illumina, Inc. - Common Stock$67K+11 trades
AMZN Amazon.com, Inc.$62K+6 trades
MSFT Microsoft Corporation$46K+4 trades
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New$46K+4 trades
BBY Best Buy Co., Inc. Common Stock$45K+3 trades
PANW Palo Alto Networks, Inc.$45K+3 trades

Latest trades

sellILMN2024-09-03 · stock · spouse$15K–$50K
sellILMN2024-08-30 · stock$15K–$50K
sellRY2024-07-25 · stock · spouse$15K–$50K
sellUPS2024-07-22 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
sellRY2024-07-16 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
buyRY2024-07-16 · stock$1K–$15K
sellABBV2024-04-10 · stock$1K–$15K
sellIBM2024-04-10 · stock$1K–$15K

Filings on the House Clerk's site.

The revolving door

6 former aides now lobbying

Lobbyists who list a job in Michael C. Burgess's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.

Mary ReidFormer congressional staff
Legislative Director, Legislative Assistant and projects Director, Legislative Assistant - Senator Michael Enzi, R-WY; Legislative Director - Rep. Michael Bu…
Now lobbies for T-Mobile USA, INC., Chevron Phillips Chemical Company Lp, Arizona Minerals, INC., America'S Health Insurance Plans (ahip) and 8 more · via Kountoupes Denham Carr & Reid, LLC
Robert ButoraFormer congressional staff
Health Policy Advisor, Senator Bill Cassidy; Senior Health Policy Advisor, Representative Leonard Lance, Health Legislative Assistant, Representative Michael…
Now lobbies for Merck & Co INC, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Eli Lilly & Company, Pfizer and 3 more · via Williams And Jensen, Pllc
Taylor SextonFormer executive branch
Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness & Response, HHS; Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Legislation, HHS; Health Care Policy Fellow, Repre…
Now lobbies for Merck & Co., INC., Amgen INC., Pfizer INC., Pharmaceutical Research And Manufacturers Of America and 2 more · via Todd Strategy Group
James PaluskiewiczFormer congressional staff
Chief Counsel, House Health Subcommittee; Professional Staff, House Energy & Commerce Committee; Legislative Dir./Dep. Chief of Staff, Rep. Michael Burgess; …
Now lobbies for America'S Health Insurance Plans (ahip), Travere Therapeutics, Unitedhealth Group, INC., Academy Of General Dentistry · via Alston & Bird LLP
Julie PhilpFormer congressional staff
LD, Rep. John Campbell; LA/Senior LA, Rep. Gil Gutknecht; LA and Scheduler, Rep. Michael Burgess; LA, Scheduler, Rep. Connie Morella; LA, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Now lobbies for National Association Of Realtors, Comcast Corporation, 7 Eleven, INC. · via Acg Advocacy
Josh MartinFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff to Rep Mac Thornberry, Health Policy Director to Senator Richard Burr, Legislative Director and Deputy Chief of Staff to Congressman Michael B…
Now lobbies for RTX Corporation (fka Raytheon Technologies Corporation), Raytheon Technologies Corporation And Affiliates (f K A United Technologies Cor · via American Defense International

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 Michael C. Burgess's 2022 campaign?: Michael C. Burgess (Republican) raised $1.4M for the 2022 Texas 26th District race, $683K 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 Michael C. Burgess?: Burgess Victory Fund ($22K), American Medical Association Political Action Committee ($11K), Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PAC ($10K), Metropolitan Anesthesia Consultants Political Action Committee ($10K), Cmr Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2022.
How much has Michael C. Burgess raised across elections?: $1.4M in 2022 (Texas 26th District), $1.8M in 2020 (Texas 26th District).