Politician
Derek Kilmer
Democrat · Washington · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate H2WA06129
Derek Kilmer (Democrat) raised $2.6M for the 2022 Washington 6th District race, $1.3M 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
$5.2M
2022, 2020
From PAC checks
49%
$2.5M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$2K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
49% of Derek Kilmer'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 | Washington 6th District | $2.6M | 48% | $0 / $0 | $120K | $2.6M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Washington 6th District | $2.6M | 50% | $2K / $0 | $66K | $2.6M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.4MTrade group $457KUnion $338KMembership $213KOther $176KSuper PAC $43KLeadership PAC $10K
- Honeywell International Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$20K
- Nea Fund for Children and Public EducationUnionLobbyist PAC$18K
- Bnsf Railway Company Railpac (Bnsf Railpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
- Eli Lilly and Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$11K
- American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$11K
- American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec/PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$11K
- General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Hospital Association PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Air Line Pilots Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- United Services Automobile Association Employee PAC - Usaa Employee PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Fuse Washingtonfor $1K
- Planned Parenthood Nw Action PACfor $923
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 9 key votes where Derek Kilmer had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 4 times (44%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $9K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $9K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $9K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $117K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $256K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $377K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $117K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $9K | 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 | $6K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $6K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $153K | 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 | $6K$256K$198K | 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 | $256K | 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 | $377K | Yea · with industry |
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Derek Kilmer's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Lillian Jacobson-KleinFormer congressional staff
Intern, Rep. Kilmer, January 2024-March 2024; Staff, Rep. Kilmer, April 2024-June 2024
Now lobbies for Chamber Of Commerce Of The U.S.A.
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Derek Kilmer's 2022 campaign?
- Derek Kilmer (Democrat) raised $2.6M for the 2022 Washington 6th District race, $1.3M 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 Derek Kilmer?
- Eli Lilly and Company Political Action Committee ($11K), American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC) ($11K), General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC) ($10K), American Hospital Association PAC ($10K), Honeywell International Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2022.
- How much has Derek Kilmer raised across elections?
- $2.6M in 2022 (Washington 6th District), $2.6M in 2020 (Washington 6th District).