Politician
Jack Bergman
Republican · Michigan · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H6MI01226
Jack Bergman (Republican) raised $2.4M for the 2026 Michigan 1st District race, $966K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $197K for and $363K against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$8.3M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
37%
$3.0M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$253K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$363K
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Michigan 1st District | $2.4M | 40% | $197K / $363K | $3K | $3.0M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Michigan 1st District | $2.0M | 35% | $2K / $0 | $9K | $2.0M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Michigan 1st District | $1.8M | 36% | $688 / $0 | $27K | $1.8M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Michigan 1st District | $2.0M | 35% | $53K / $0 | $8K | $2.0M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.5MTrade group $482KLeadership PAC $256KMembership $246KUnion $225KOther $215KSuper PAC $21K
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$34K
- Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$30K
- Air Line Pilots Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$30K
- National Propane Gas Association PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$25K
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$25K
- Netjets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots PAC; Njasap PACUnionLobbyist PAC$25K
- Cms Energy Corporation Employees for Better Government- FederalCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Optometric Association Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$20K
- The Boeing Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- General Motors Company Political Action Committee (Gm PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
- American Society of Anesthesiologists Political Action Committee (Asa PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$13K
- Toyota Motor North America, Inc Political Action Committee (Toyota/Lexus PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Votevetsagainst $363K
- Restoration PACfor $150K
- American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Separate Segregated Fund (Crna-PAC)for $34K
- Guardian Super PACfor $28K
- Nra Victory Fund, Inc.for $19K
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fundfor $11K
- With Honor Fund, Inc.for $10K
- Disabled Veterans PACfor $688
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 31 key votes where Jack Bergman had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 25 times (81%). 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 | $229K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $255K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $9K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $449K$88K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $449K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $93K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $255K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $88K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $229K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $88K$17K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $17K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $88K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $17K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $88K | Yea · with industry |
| 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 | $30K | 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 | $30K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $30K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $229K | Nay · against |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $117K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $255K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $229K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $30K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $9K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $88K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $88K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $116K | 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 | $88K$117K$17K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $9K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $9K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $117K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $9K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $255K | Nay · against |
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Jack Bergman's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Michelle JelnickyFormer congressional staff
Leg. Dir., Office of Rep. Bergman (1/2017-1/2023); Leg. Dir., Office of Rep. Guinta (4/2015-1/2017); Leg. Asst., Office of Rep. Pittenger (1/2013-4/2015); Le…
Now lobbies for RTX Corporation And 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 Jack Bergman's 2026 campaign?
- Jack Bergman (Republican) raised $2.4M for the 2026 Michigan 1st District race, $966K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $197K for and $363K against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Jack Bergman?
- National Propane Gas Association PAC ($15K), American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) ($13K), General Motors Company Political Action Committee (Gm PAC) ($13K), Cms Energy Corporation Employees for Better Government- Federal ($10K), Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Jack Bergman's race?
- Votevets ($363K against), Restoration PAC ($150K for), Guardian Super PAC ($28K for) in 2026.
- How much has Jack Bergman raised across elections?
- $2.4M in 2026 (Michigan 1st District), $2.0M in 2024 (Michigan 1st District), $1.8M in 2022 (Michigan 1st District), $2.0M in 2020 (Michigan 1st District).