Politician
Jim Banks
Republican · Indiana · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate H6IN03229
Jim Banks (Republican) raised $2.7M for the 2022 Indiana 3rd District race, $764K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $52K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
Raised, all runs
$3.9M
2022, 2020
From PAC checks
37%
$1.4M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$75K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
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 | Indiana 3rd District | $2.7M | 29% | $52K / $0 | $11K | $2.7M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Indiana 3rd District | $1.2M | 55% | $24K / $0 | – | $1.2M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $788KTrade group $266KLeadership PAC $116KMembership $113KOther $100KSuper PAC $15KUnion $15K
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$21K
- House Conservatives FundLeadership PAC$15K
- Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Employees Political Action Committee (Hiipac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$11K
- Koch Industries, Inc. Political Action Committee (Kochpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. Political Action Committee (Abc PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- Ultra Electronics USA Group Inc Political Action CommitteeCorporate$10K
- Honeywell International Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Rolls-Royce North America Holdings Inc. PAC (Rolls-Royce North America PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Leidos Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Grassroots Action Fundfor $50K
- Special Operations for Americafor $24K
- The Guardian Fundfor $902
- Disabled Veterans PACfor $688
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 33 key votes where Jim Banks had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 27 times (82%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most-favoured-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $237K | Nay · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $18K | Nay · with industry |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48 | Insurance wanted yea | $25K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $180K | Yea · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $18K | Nay · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $180K$263K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $237K | Nay · with industry |
| Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $102K | Yea · against |
| Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53 | Crypto wanted nay | $1K | Nay · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30 | Crypto wanted yea | $1K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $180K | Yea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $263K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $263K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28 | Crypto wanted yea | $1K | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $180K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $1K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $18K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $1K | Present |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $18K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $18K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $158K | Nay · against |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $237K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $72K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $158K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $18K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $14K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $180K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $180K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $102K | 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 | $180K$237K$263K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $14K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $14K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $237K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $14K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $72K | Nay · against |
Their own portfolio
29 stock trades, worth $85K–$525K
Reported under the STOCK Act from 11 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 17 buys, 12 sells. Heaviest in tech and ai ($56K+), agriculture, food and retail ($10K+), wall street and hedge funds ($1K+).
Most traded
- PTON Peloton Interactive, Inc.$18K+4 trades
- KR Kroger Company$7K+7 trades
- F Ford Motor Company$2K+2 trades
- YUM Yum! Brands, Inc.$1K+1 trades
Latest trades
- buyYUM2024-08-08 · stock · joint$1K–$15K
- buyPTON2023-06-09 · stock$1K–$15K
- buyRoblox Corporation Class A (RBlX)2021-11-19 · stock · joint$1K–$15K
- buyPTON2021-11-15 · stock$1K–$15K
- buyPTON2021-11-12 · stock · joint$1K–$15K
- buyPTON2021-11-12 · stock$15K–$50K
- sellRoblox Corporation Class A (RBlX)2021-11-09 · stock · joint$1K–$15K
- sellRoblox Corporation Class A ? (RBlX) $502021-11-09 · stock$15K–$200
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
The revolving door
3 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Jim Banks's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Andrea PorwollFormer congressional staff
Spokesperson, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, Oct. 2018-Aug. 2019; Press Secretary, Rep. Banks, Nov. 2017-Oct. 2018; Intern, Rep. DeSantis, May 2014-Aug. 2014
Now lobbies for Chamber Of Commerce Of The U.S.A.
George PulizziFormer congressional staff
Rep. Pete Olson: Leg. Intern; Rep. Lloyd Smucker: Fellow; Rep. Nancy Mace: Leg. Asst., Dir. of Policy and Coalitions; Rep. Jim Banks: Leg. Asst.; Sen. Jim Ba…
Now lobbies for Marathon Petroleum Company Lp
Lindsay RatliffFormer congressional staff
Deputy Chief of Staff, Legislative Director, Military Legislative Assistant, U.S. Rep. Jim Banks; Staff Assistant, U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee
Now lobbies for Rolls-Royce North America And Its Affiliates
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Jim Banks's 2022 campaign?
- Jim Banks (Republican) raised $2.7M for the 2022 Indiana 3rd District race, $764K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $52K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Jim Banks?
- House Conservatives Fund ($15K), Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Employees Political Action Committee (Hiipac) ($11K), Koch Industries, Inc. Political Action Committee (Kochpac) ($10K), Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. Political Action Committee (Abc PAC) ($10K), Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2022.
- Which super PACs spent on Jim Banks's race?
- Grassroots Action Fund ($50K for), The Guardian Fund ($902 for), Disabled Veterans PAC ($688 for) in 2022.
- How much has Jim Banks raised across elections?
- $2.7M in 2022 (Indiana 3rd District), $1.2M in 2020 (Indiana 3rd District).