Politician
Brian Fitzpatrick
Republican · Pennsylvania · ran 4 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H6PA08277
Brian Fitzpatrick (Republican) raised $8.0M for the 2026 Pennsylvania 1st District race, $2.7M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $2.2M for and $9.5M against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They lost.
Raised, all runs
$23M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
39%
$9.2M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$5.2M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$12M
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 | Pennsylvania 1st District | $8.0M | 33% | $2.2M / $9.5M | $1.1M | $20M | ✗ Lost |
| 2024 | Pennsylvania 1st District | $6.4M | 41% | $728K / $4K | $105K | $7.2M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Pennsylvania 1st District | $4.6M | 45% | $260K / $182K | $69K | $5.0M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Pennsylvania 1st District | $4.2M | 43% | $2.0M / $2.8M | $189K | $9.1M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $2.7MTrade group $1.5MUnion $1.3MLeadership PAC $1.2MOther $959KMembership $807KSuper PAC $236KParty $25K
- Building Bridges PACOther$23K
- National Rural Letter Carriers' Association Political Action CommitteeUnion$21K
- Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PACOther$20K
- Votesane PACOther$19K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$16K
- National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association RockpacTrade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- Edison International PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- National Confectioners Association of the United States, Inc. Political Action Committee (Candy PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- Johnson & Johnson Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- Ubs Americas Inc. Political Action Committee (Ubs PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- National Ready Mixed Concrete Assn. PAC (Concretepac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- Employee Owned S Corporations of America PAC (Esca PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$14K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- House Majority PACagainst $11M
- Your Community PACagainst $999K
- Defending Main Street Superpac Inc.for $805K
- National Association of Realtors Congressional Fundfor $683K
- Congressional Leadership Fundfor $627K
- Edf Action Votesfor $591K
- Civic Renewal Fund Inc.for $463K
- America's Credit Unions PAC of Credit Union National Association, Inc.for $400K
- Center Forward Initiative Incfor $120K
- Planned Parenthood Votesagainst $96K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 36 key votes where Brian Fitzpatrick had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 26 times (72%). 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 | $103K | 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 | $1.4M | 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 | $311K$304K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $311K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $209K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $1.4M | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $304K | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $103K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $26K | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $26K | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $304K$925K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $925K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $304K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $925K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $26K | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $304K | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $26K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $66K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $26K | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $66K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $66K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $103K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $854K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $1.4M | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $103K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $66K | Yea · with industry |
| 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 | $304K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $304K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $230K | 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 | $304K$854K$925K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| 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 | $854K | 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 | $1.4M | Yea · with industry |
The revolving door
4 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Brian Fitzpatrick's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Lauren MishFormer congressional staff
Intern, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01); Intern, Department of Health and Human Services in the Office of Global Affairs
Now lobbies for Ardent Health Services, Tenet Business Services Corporation, Centene Corporation · via Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
Matthew ClarkinFormer congressional staff
Legislative Director for Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (March 2025-January 2026)
Now lobbies for Johnson & Johnson Services INC
James LongleyFormer congressional staff
Policy Advisor, Senator Shelley Moore Capito; Legislative Assistant, Senator Shelley Moore Capito; Legislative Assistant, Senator Rob Portman; Sr. Legislativ…
Now lobbies for Enterprise Holdings, INC. Dba Enterprise Mobility
Elizabeth "betsy" Byrne BrewerFormer congressional staff
The White House, Presidential Writer (Office of Presidential Correspondence) 7/2020 - 1/2021; Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick -Press Secretary 4/2021 - 8/2021
Now lobbies for Exxon Mobil Corp
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Brian Fitzpatrick's 2026 campaign?
- Brian Fitzpatrick (Republican) raised $8.0M for the 2026 Pennsylvania 1st District race, $2.7M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $2.2M for and $9.5M against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They lost.
- Which PACs gave the most to Brian Fitzpatrick?
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee ($16K), National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association Rockpac ($15K), Edison International PAC ($15K), Employee Owned S Corporations of America PAC (Esca PAC) ($14K), Waste Management Employees Better Government Fund ($13K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Brian Fitzpatrick's race?
- House Majority PAC ($8.4M against), Your Community PAC ($999K against), Civic Renewal Fund Inc. ($463K for) in 2026.
- How much has Brian Fitzpatrick raised across elections?
- $8.0M in 2026 (Pennsylvania 1st District), $6.4M in 2024 (Pennsylvania 1st District), $4.6M in 2022 (Pennsylvania 1st District), $4.2M in 2020 (Pennsylvania 1st District).