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Louie Gohmert

Republican · Texas · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent

FEC candidate H4TX04039

Louie Gohmert (Republican) raised $565K for the 2020 Texas 1st District race, $88K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $12K for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). They won.

Raised, all cycles

$565K

2020; counted once per cycle

From PAC checks

16%

$88K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$12K

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

$0

Spent attacking them

Every run

Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
CycleRaceRaisedPAC shareOutside for / againstGoogle adsAll moneyResult
2020Texas 1st District$565K16%$12K / $0–$577K✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Membership $23KLeadership PAC $21KOther $17KCorporate $12KTrade group $12KSuper PAC $1K

Outside money, for and against

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

Funding and votes

How their votes align with industry funding

No covered comparison reached $10K in traced industry funding. This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.
All issues →
VoteIndustryTheir money from itVoted
Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184Tech and AI wanted nay$0Nay · with industry
Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay$1K$0$7KNay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry
Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213Gun lobby wanted nay$2KNay · with industry
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193Gun lobby wanted nay$2KNay · with industry
Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193Pharma and health care wanted nay$0Nay · with industry
Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203Gun lobby wanted nay$2KNay · with industry
PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206Labor unions wanted yea$1KNay · against

The revolving door

3 former aides now lobbying

Lobbyists who list a job in Louie Gohmert's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A listed former position does not establish contact with that office.
  • Michael TomberlinFormer congressional staff

    Chief of Staff, Rep. Chip Cravaack, Chief of Staff, Rep. Louie Gohmert

    Now lobbies for The American Institute Of Architects · via Hance Scarborough

  • Meagan NealFormer congressional staff

    Scheduler: Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison 11/2007 - 2/2008; Scheduler: Congressman Louie Gohmert 04/2006 - 04/2010

    Now lobbies for Chevron U.S.A. INC.

  • Curtis PhilpFormer congressional staff

    Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Lamar Smith/Professional Staff member, House Science Cmte; Legislative Director, Rep. Louie Gohmert; Legislative Counsel, Rep. Bi…

    Now lobbies for T-Mobile USA, INC. · via Alpine Advisors

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 Louie Gohmert's 2020 campaign?
Louie Gohmert (Republican) raised $565K for the 2020 Texas 1st District race, $88K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $12K for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). They won.
Which PACs gave the most to Louie Gohmert?
House Freedom Fund ($10K), Majority Committee PAC--Mc PAC ($10K), Protecting Integrity and Truth Together PAC (Pittpac) ($10K), National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($6K), Texas Farm Bureau Agfund ($5K) in 2020.
Which super PACs spent on Louie Gohmert's race?
National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund ($9K for), House Freedom Fund ($3K for), National Association for Gun Rights Inc PAC ($90 for) in 2020.