Politician
Brian Babin
Republican · Texas · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H6TX02079
Brian Babin (Republican) raised $1.2M for the 2026 Texas 36th District race, $532K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $9K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$4.8M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
43%
$2.1M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$18K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
43% of Brian Babin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas 36th District | $1.2M | 44% | $9K / $0 | – | $1.2M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Texas 36th District | $1.2M | 43% | $1K / $0 | $10K | $1.2M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Texas 36th District | $1.1M | 40% | $902 / $0 | – | $1.1M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Texas 36th District | $1.4M | 44% | $7K / $0 | $2K | $1.4M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.0MTrade group $401KMembership $275KOther $185KLeadership PAC $98KUnion $66KSuper PAC $14K
- Babin Victory FundOther$49K
- American Dental Association Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$40K
- The Boeing Company PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$31K
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$31K
- American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons Political Action CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$30K
- Honeywell International Inc. Technologies Public Affairs Council (Honpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$30K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$25K
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Valero Energy Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Bulldog PACLeadership PAC$16K
- Texas Farm Bureau AgfundMembershipLobbyist PAC$15K
- Cheniere Energy, Inc. PACCorporate$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Nra Victory Fund, Inc.for $9K
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fundfor $8K
- The Guardian Fundfor $902
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 37 key votes where Brian Babin had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 29 times (78%). 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 | $120K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | $107K | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $112K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $12K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $213K$146K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $213K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $82K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $112K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $146K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $120K | 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 | $146K$22K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $22K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $146K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $22K | 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 | $146K | 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 | $33K | 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 | $33K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $33K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $120K | Nay · against |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $190K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $112K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $120K | Nay · against |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $33K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $12K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $146K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $146K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $90K | 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 | $146K$190K$22K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $12K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $12K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $190K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $12K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $112K | Nay · against |
Their own portfolio
16 stock trades, worth $107K–$430K
Reported under the STOCK Act from 2 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 4 buys, 12 sells. Heaviest in defense contractors ($15K+), oil, gas and coal ($1K+).
Most traded
- FTAI FTAI Aviation Ltd. - Common Stock$50K+1 trades
- BHP BHP Group Limited American Depositary Shares$16K+2 trades
- HII Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Common Stock$15K+1 trades
- WPM Wheaton Precious Metals Corp Common Shares$15K+1 trades
- FIP FTAI Infrastructure Inc. - Common Stock$2K+2 trades
- WDS Woodside Energy Group Limited American Depositary Shares, ea$2K+2 trades
- CODI D/B/A Compass Diversified Holdings Shares of Beneficial Inte$1K+1 trades
- ENB Enbridge Inc Common Stock$1K+1 trades
Latest trades
- sellCODI2026-05-05 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellENB2026-05-05 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellET2026-05-05 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellFTAI2026-05-05 · stock$50K–$100K
- sellFIP2026-05-05 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellHII2026-05-05 · stock$15K–$50K
- sellIAG2026-05-05 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellRRC2026-05-05 · stock$1K–$15K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Brian Babin's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
William TuckerFormer congressional staff
Legislative Director to Rep. Brian Babin; Legislative Assistant to Rep. Randy Weber; Legislative Correspondent/Aide/Assistant to Rep. Virginia Foxx.
Now lobbies for Blue Origin, LLC
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 Babin's 2026 campaign?
- Brian Babin (Republican) raised $1.2M for the 2026 Texas 36th District race, $532K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $9K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Brian Babin?
- Texas Farm Bureau Agfund ($15K), The Boeing Company PAC ($10K), Cheniere Energy, Inc. PAC ($10K), Space Exploration Technologies Corp. PAC ($10K), Lyondell Chemical Company PAC ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Brian Babin's race?
- Nra Victory Fund, Inc. ($9K for) in 2026.
- How much has Brian Babin raised across elections?
- $1.2M in 2026 (Texas 36th District), $1.2M in 2024 (Texas 36th District), $1.1M in 2022 (Texas 36th District), $1.4M in 2020 (Texas 36th District).