Politician
Dan Newhouse
Republican · Washington · ran 3 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H4WA04104
Dan Newhouse (Republican) raised $2.5M for the 2024 Washington 4th District race, $1.4M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $640K for and $29K against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
Raised, all runs
$5.8M
2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
57%
$3.3M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$755K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$29K
Spent attacking them
57% of Dan Newhouse'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Washington 4th District | $2.5M | 58% | $640K / $29K | $18K | $3.2M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Washington 4th District | $2.1M | 56% | $115K / $0 | – | $2.3M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Washington 4th District | $1.2M | 56% | $0 / $0 | $4K | $1.2M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.3MTrade group $875KLeadership PAC $345KOther $256KUnion $250KMembership $194KSuper PAC $39K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$25K
- General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$21K
- The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Action Committee for Rural Electrification (Acre)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$21K
- Smart Td PACUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- Wine Institute PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- Microsoft Corporation Stakeholders Voluntary PAC - MsvpacCorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
- Delta Air Lines PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
- America's Credit Unions PAC of Credit Union National Association, Inc.Trade groupLobbyist PAC$12K
- American Postal Workers Union Committee On Political ActionUnion$11K
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Chevron Employees Political Action Committee - Chevron CorporationCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Cattlemen's Beef Association Political Action Committee (Ncba-PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Building America's Economyfor $188K
- Americans for Prosperity Actionfor $153K
- Clearpath Action Fund, Inc.for $150K
- National Interest Action Incfor $135K
- Right Reason PACfor $49K
- Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Inc.for $30K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 36 key votes where Dan Newhouse had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 30 times (83%). 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 | $128K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | $282K | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $297K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $23K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $480K$130K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $480K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $121K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $297K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $130K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $128K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $138 | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $138 | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $130K$58K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $58K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $130K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $58K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $138 | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $130K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $138 | 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 | $138 | 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 | $128K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $90K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $297K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $128K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $17K | Present |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $23K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $130K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $130K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $131K | 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 | $130K$90K$58K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $23K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $23K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $90K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $23K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $297K | Nay · against |
Their own portfolio
212 stock trades, worth $282K–$3.4M
Reported under the STOCK Act from 7 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 114 buys, 98 sells. Heaviest in tech and ai ($52K+), agriculture, food and retail ($47K+), wall street and hedge funds ($39K+).
Most traded
- DE Deere & Company Common Stock$6K+6 trades
- MPC Marathon Petroleum Corporation Common Stock$6K+6 trades
- NVDA NVIDIA Corporation - Common Stock$6K+6 trades
- LLY Eli Lilly and Company Common Stock$5K+5 trades
- ADBE Adobe Inc. - Common Stock$4K+4 trades
- GOOGL Alphabet Inc. - Class A Common Stock$4K+4 trades
- FTNT Fortinet, Inc. - Common Stock$4K+4 trades
- HON Honeywell International Inc.$4K+4 trades
Latest trades
- buyACN2026-07-10 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellADBE2026-07-10 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellAMD2026-07-10 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellGOOGL2026-07-10 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- buyAMCR2026-07-10 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- buyAPH2026-07-10 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellAMAT2026-07-10 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- buyANET2026-07-10 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
The revolving door
2 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Dan Newhouse's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Stephanie McBathFormer congressional staff
Sr. Legis. Asst., Rep. Newhouse; Legis. Asst., Aug., Rep. Newhouse; Legis. Asst./Press Asst., Rep. Stefanik; Intern, Rep. Stefanik.
Now lobbies for Merck & Co INC
Chelsea CaulfieldFormer congressional staff
Executive Assistant, Rep. Robert Dold; Rep. Ryan Costello; Rep. Dan Newhouse
Now lobbies for Allstate Insurance Company
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Dan Newhouse's 2024 campaign?
- Dan Newhouse (Republican) raised $2.5M for the 2024 Washington 4th District race, $1.4M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $640K for and $29K against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Dan Newhouse?
- Wine Institute PAC ($15K), American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee ($15K), America's Credit Unions PAC of Credit Union National Association, Inc. ($12K), General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC) ($11K), American Postal Workers Union Committee On Political Action ($11K) in 2024.
- Which super PACs spent on Dan Newhouse's race?
- Building America's Economy ($188K for), Americans for Prosperity Action ($153K for), National Interest Action Inc ($135K for) in 2024.
- How much has Dan Newhouse raised across elections?
- $2.5M in 2024 (Washington 4th District), $2.1M in 2022 (Washington 4th District), $1.2M in 2020 (Washington 4th District).