Politician
Garret Graves
Republican · Louisiana · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate H4LA06153
Garret Graves (Republican) raised $2.0M for the 2022 Louisiana 6th District race, $1.1M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $87K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
Raised, all runs
$3.8M
2022, 2020
From PAC checks
52%
$2.0M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$176K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
52% of Garret Graves'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 | Louisiana 6th District | $2.0M | 52% | $87K / $0 | $34K | $2.1M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Louisiana 6th District | $1.8M | 51% | $89K / $0 | $31K | $1.9M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.1MTrade group $552KMembership $112KUnion $106KOther $87KLeadership PAC $58K
- The Williams Companies, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$17K
- Southwest Airlines Pilots' Association Political Action Committee (Swapa PAC)Union$15K
- United Parcel Service Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$14K
- The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$14K
- The Home Depot Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$12K
- Honeywell International Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$11K
- Phillips 66 PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$11K
- Occidental Petroleum Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$11K
- Air Line Pilots Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec/PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Inc.for $107K
- Police Coalition of America PACfor $69K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 16 key votes where Garret Graves had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 12 times (75%). 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 | – | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $17K | 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 | $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 | $45K | Nay · against |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $26K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $126K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $45K | Nay · against |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $17K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $7K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $258K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $258K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $46K | 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 | $258K$26K$45K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $7K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $7K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $26K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $7K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $126K | Nay · against |
Their own portfolio
9 stock trades, worth $9K–$135K
Reported under the STOCK Act from 5 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 6 buys, 3 sells. Heaviest in tech and ai ($3K+), crypto ($2K+), wall street and hedge funds ($1K+).
Most traded
- COIN Coinbase Global, Inc. - Class A Common Stock$2K+2 trades
- ABNB Airbnb, Inc. - Class A$2K+2 trades
- AMZN Amazon.com, Inc.$1K+1 trades
- C Citigroup, Inc.$1K+1 trades
- DDD 3D Systems Corporation$1K+1 trades
- PSTH Pershing Square Tontine Holdings, ltd. Class A$1K+1 trades
Latest trades
- sellCOIN2024-01-19 · stock$1K–$15K
- buyCOIN2022-09-30 · stock$1K–$15K
- buyABNB2021-04-13 · stock$1K–$15K
- buyABNB2021-04-13 · stock$1K–$15K
- buyAMZN2021-04-12 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellC2021-02-17 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellDDD2021-01-27 · stock$1K–$15K
- buyPSTH2020-12-29 · stock$1K–$15K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Garret Graves's 2022 campaign?
- Garret Graves (Republican) raised $2.0M for the 2022 Louisiana 6th District race, $1.1M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $87K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Garret Graves?
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee ($17K), The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action Committee ($14K), Honeywell International Political Action Committee ($11K), Air Line Pilots Association PAC ($10K), American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec/PAC) ($10K) in 2022.
- Which super PACs spent on Garret Graves's race?
- Police Coalition of America PAC ($69K for), Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Inc. ($18K for) in 2022.
- How much has Garret Graves raised across elections?
- $2.0M in 2022 (Louisiana 6th District), $1.8M in 2020 (Louisiana 6th District).