Politician
David J. Trone
Democrat · Maryland · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate H6MD08549
David J. Trone (Democrat) raised $13M for the 2022 Maryland 6th District race, $17K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $4K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
Raised, all runs
$16M
2022, 2020
From PAC checks
0%
$17K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$4K
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 | Maryland 6th District | $13M | 0% | $4K / $0 | $353K | $13M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Maryland 6th District | $3.0M | 0% | $500 / $0 | – | $3.0M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Union $15KCorporate $8KSuper PAC $4KOther $4KMembership $3KTrade group $2KLeadership PAC $1K
- International Association of Firefighters Interested in Registration and Education PACUnionLobbyist PAC$8K
- Ball Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$5K
- Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersUnionLobbyist PAC$5K
- Exelon Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$3K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$3K
- Swing LeftSuper PAC$2K
- Citizens Organized Political Action CommitteeOther$2K
- National Treasury Employees Union Political Action CommitteeUnionLobbyist PAC$2K
- National Committee for An Effective CongressOther$2K
- The National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, Inc. PAC, (Minor League Baseball PAC)Trade group$2K
- Wolf PackLeadership PAC$1K
- Fraternity & Sorority Political Action CommitteeSuper PACLobbyist PAC$1K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fundfor $4K
- Aft Solidarityfor $500
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 1 key vote where David J. Trone had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 1 time (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 | – | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $3K | Present |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $3K | Present |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $16K | Present |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $3K | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | – | 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 | ––– | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $16K | Yea · with industry |
Their own portfolio
35 stock trades, worth $22M–$98M
Reported under the STOCK Act from 2 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 16 buys, 19 sells. Heaviest in wall street and hedge funds ($600K+), agriculture, food and retail ($50K+).
Most traded
- PEP Pepsico, Inc.$50K+1 trades
Latest trades
- sellUS Treasury Bill 03/07/20242023-11-16 · government bond · joint$500K–$1.0M
- sellUS Treasury Bill 01/18/20242023-11-02 · government bond · joint$1.0M–$5.0M
- sellPEP2023-11-01 · stock · spouse$50K–$100K
- sellUS Treasury Bill 12/21/20232023-10-31 · government bond · joint$1.0M–$5.0M
- sellUS Treasury Bill 02/22/20242023-10-25 · government bond · joint$1.0M–$5.0M
- sellUS Treasury Bill 11/16/20232023-10-17 · government bond · joint$1.0M–$5.0M
- sellUS Treasury Bill 12/21/20232023-10-17 · government bond · joint$100K–$250K
- sellUS Treasury Bill 10/17/20232023-10-12 · government bond · joint$500K–$1.0M
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in David J. Trone's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Krista O'NeillFormer congressional staff
Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. David Trone
Now lobbies for Boeing 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 David J. Trone's 2022 campaign?
- David J. Trone (Democrat) raised $13M for the 2022 Maryland 6th District race, $17K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $4K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to David J. Trone?
- International Association of Firefighters Interested in Registration and Education PAC ($8K), Ball Corporation Political Action Committee ($5K), Exelon Corporation Political Action Committee ($3K), American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee ($3K), Swing Left ($2K) in 2022.
- Which super PACs spent on David J. Trone's race?
- Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund ($4K for) in 2022.
- How much has David J. Trone raised across elections?
- $13M in 2022 (Maryland 6th District), $3.0M in 2020 (Maryland 6th District).