Politician
Doug Lamborn
Republican · Colorado · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate H6CO05159
Doug Lamborn (Republican) raised $506K for the 2022 Colorado 5th District race, $285K 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
$1.1M
2022, 2020
From PAC checks
60%
$665K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$10K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
60% of Doug Lamborn'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 | Colorado 5th District | $506K | 56% | $0 / $0 | – | $506K | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Colorado 5th District | $602K | 63% | $10K / $0 | – | $612K | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $403KTrade group $124KOther $62KLeadership PAC $43KMembership $30KUnion $5KSuper PAC $3K
- L3harris Technologies, Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- Sierra Nevada Corporation PACCorporate$10K
- Honeywell International Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- The Boeing Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Serco Inc. Political Action Committee (Serco PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Koch Industries, Inc. Political Action Committee (Kochpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. Political Action Committee (Kratos PAC)Corporate$9K
- House Conservatives FundLeadership PAC$8K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$8K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 13 key votes where Doug Lamborn had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 13 times (100%). 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 | $13K | 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 | $13K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $13K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $62K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $21K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $10K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $62K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $13K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $5K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $28K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $28K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $75K | 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 | $28K$21K$3K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $5K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $5K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $21K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $5K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $10K | Nay · against |
The revolving door
2 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Doug Lamborn's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Abigail Gunderson-SchwarzFormer congressional staff
Leg. Correspondent-Rep. Doug Lamborn; Leg. Asst-Rep. Doug Lamborn; Sr. Leg. Asst-Rep. Scott Rigell; Leg. Dir-Rep. Lamar Smith; COS-Rep. Debbie Lesko; Directi…
Now lobbies for H&r Block Management, LLC, A Subsidiary Of H&r Block, INC., Americas Credit Unions, Fka Credit Union National Association, INC. Dba America · via Americas Credit Unions, Fka Credit Union National Association, INC. Dba Americas Credit Unions
Thomas BaileyFormer congressional staff
Rep. Grothman (WI) Rep. Lamborn (CO)
Now lobbies for American Bakers Association
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Doug Lamborn's 2022 campaign?
- Doug Lamborn (Republican) raised $506K for the 2022 Colorado 5th District race, $285K 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 Doug Lamborn?
- L3harris Technologies, Inc. PAC ($10K), American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee ($10K), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. Political Action Committee (Kratos PAC) ($9K), House Conservatives Fund ($8K), National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee ($8K) in 2022.
- How much has Doug Lamborn raised across elections?
- $506K in 2022 (Colorado 5th District), $602K in 2020 (Colorado 5th District).