Politician
Dwight Evans
Democrat · Pennsylvania · ran 3 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H6PA02171
Dwight Evans (Democrat) raised $976K for the 2024 Pennsylvania 3rd District race, $657K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $19K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
Raised, all runs
$3.1M
2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
68%
$2.1M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$98K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
68% of Dwight Evans'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 | Pennsylvania 3rd District | $976K | 67% | $19K / $0 | $2K | $995K | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Pennsylvania 3rd District | $1.1M | 66% | $67K / $0 | $48K | $1.2M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Pennsylvania 3rd District | $947K | 70% | $11K / $0 | – | $959K | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $754KUnion $455KTrade group $416KMembership $206KOther $154KLeadership PAC $54KSuper PAC $16K
- Transport Workers Union of America Political Contributions CommitteeUnionLobbyist PAC$30K
- International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Political Action Together Political CommitteeUnionLobbyist PAC$30K
- Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - FederalCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$20K
- United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot ClubUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$20K
- Ua Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote! PAC (United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada)UnionLobbyist PAC$15K
- National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Int'l Union of Bricklayers and Allied CraftworkersUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Ballard Spahr LLP PACOtherLobbyist PAC$10K
- United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776ks PACUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and JoinersUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Environment America Action Fundfor $63K
- Reproductive Freedom for All Freedom Fundfor $19K
- Commonwealth Communicationsfor $11K
- Democratic Jewish Outreach Pafor $4K
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 Committee On Political Educationfor $368
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 21 key votes where Dwight Evans had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 8 times (38%). 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 | $28K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | $142K | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $507K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $122K$1K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $122K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $50K | Present |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $507K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $1K | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $28K | Present |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $1K$225K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $225K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $1K | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $225K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $1K | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Present |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $10K | Present |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $10K | Nay · against |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $28K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $220K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $507K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $28K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $10K | 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 | $1K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $1K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $25K | 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 | $1K$220K$225K | 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 | $220K | 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 | $507K | Yea · with industry |
Their own portfolio
73 stock trades, worth $142K–$1.3M
Reported under the STOCK Act from 16 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 25 buys, 48 sells. Heaviest in tech and ai ($62K+), pharma and health care ($9K+), defense contractors ($5K+).
Most traded
- OKE ONEOK, Inc. Common Stock$17K+3 trades
- MU Micron Technology, Inc. - Common Stock$16K+2 trades
- GOOGL Alphabet Inc. - Class A Common Stock$16K+2 trades
- AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. - Common Stock$16K+2 trades
- INTC Intel Corporation - Common Stock$4K+4 trades
- PWR Quanta Services, Inc. Common Stock$3K+3 trades
- CVS CVS Health Corporation Common Stock$3K+3 trades
- GD General Dynamics Corporation Common Stock$2K+2 trades
Latest trades
- sellGD2026-06-10 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellINTC2026-06-10 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellAMT2026-05-11 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellINTC2026-05-07 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellPWR2026-05-07 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellTMO2026-05-07 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellMU2026-03-24 · stock$15K–$50K
- sellBABAF2025-11-21 · stock$1K–$15K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Dwight Evans's 2024 campaign?
- Dwight Evans (Democrat) raised $976K for the 2024 Pennsylvania 3rd District race, $657K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $19K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Dwight Evans?
- Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - Federal ($10K), National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($10K), Transport Workers Union of America Political Contributions Committee ($10K), National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. Political Action Committee ($10K), United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club ($10K) in 2024.
- Which super PACs spent on Dwight Evans's race?
- Reproductive Freedom for All Freedom Fund ($19K for) in 2024.
- How much has Dwight Evans raised across elections?
- $976K in 2024 (Pennsylvania 3rd District), $1.1M in 2022 (Pennsylvania 3rd District), $947K in 2020 (Pennsylvania 3rd District).