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Politician

Kay Granger

Republican · Texas · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent

FEC candidate H6TX12060

Kay Granger (Republican) raised $2.0M for the 2022 Texas 12th District race, $1.1M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). They won.

Raised, all cycles

$5.3M

2022, 2020; counted once per cycle

From PAC checks

48%

$2.5M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$5K

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

$0

Spent attacking them

48% of Kay Granger'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 election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
CycleRaceRaisedPAC shareOutside for / againstGoogle adsAll moneyResult
2022Texas 12th District$2.0M53%$0 / $0–$2.0M✓ Won
2020Texas 12th District$3.2M45%$5K / $0$23K$3.3M✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.

Outside money, for and against

Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.

Funding and votes

How their votes align with industry funding

Across 15 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 14 times (93%). This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.
All issues →
VoteIndustryTheir money from itVoted
FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136Crypto wanted yea$0Yea · with industry
Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187Pro-Israel groups wanted yea$3KYea · with industry
SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182Crypto wanted yea$0Present / not voting
Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91Pro-Israel groups wanted yea$3KYea · with industry
Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58Pro-Israel groups wanted yea$3KYea · with industry
Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112Defense contractors wanted yea$153KYea · with industry
Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208Pharma and health care wanted yea$113KYea · with industry
Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177Labor unions wanted nay$83KPresent / not voting
NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118Defense contractors wanted yea$153KYea · with industry
Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196Pro-Israel groups wanted yea$3KYea · with industry
Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210Gun lobby wanted yea$11KYea · with industry
Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204Oil, gas and coal wanted yea$41KYea · with industry
Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205Oil, gas and coal wanted yea$41KYea · with industry
Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184Tech and AI wanted nay$193KNay · with industry
Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay$41K$113K$68KNay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry
Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213Gun lobby wanted nay$11KNay · with industry
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193Gun lobby wanted nay$11KNay · with industry
Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193Pharma and health care wanted nay$113KNay · with industry
Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203Gun lobby wanted nay$11KNay · with industry
PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206Labor unions wanted yea$83KNay · against

The revolving door

5 former aides now lobbying

Lobbyists who list a job in Kay Granger's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A listed former position does not establish contact with that office.
  • Matthew LeffingwellFormer congressional staff

    Mbr Servs & Coalitions Dir., House Approps Cmte (2016-2017); CoS, Rep. Kay Granger (2012-2015); Dep CoS, Rep. Granger (2010-2012); Comms Dir, Rep. Granger (2…

    Now lobbies for Microsoft Corporation, American Hotel & Lodging Association, Uber Technologies, INC., Tenable, INC. and 8 more · via Tiber Creek Group

  • Cole RojewskiFormer congressional staff

    CoS, Rep. Kay Granger (TX) Asst to Rep. Kay Granger Dir. of Congressional & Legislative Affairs, DOI Transition Advisor, Rep. Connie Conway (CA) CoS, Deputy …

    Now lobbies for Almond Alliance Of California, Netafim USA · via Rbw Group, LLC

  • Tiffany HaverlyFormer congressional staff

    Rep. Adrian Smith, Dep. COS/Sr. Advr.; Comms. Dir./Sr. Advr. Rep. Kay Granger, Strat. Comms. Advr. Rep. Greg Walden, Comms. Dir. Rep. Phil Roe, Comms. Dir.; …

    Now lobbies for Humana INC

  • David TullyFormer congressional staff

    Senior Legislative Assistant - Rep. Kay Granger (R-Tx)

    Now lobbies for American Academy Of Family Physicians

  • Chelsey Penrod HickmanFormer congressional staff

    CoS, LD, Rep. Kay Granger; Deputy LD, LA Sen. Larry Craig

    Now lobbies for Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition · via Winning Strategies Washington

The revolving door, industry by industry →

Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.

Questions people ask

Who funded Kay Granger's 2022 campaign?
Kay Granger (Republican) raised $2.0M for the 2022 Texas 12th District race, $1.1M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). They won.
Which PACs gave the most to Kay Granger?
General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC) ($10K), New York Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee ($10K), Bae Systems Inc. Political Action Committee (Bae Systems USA PAC) ($10K), National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($10K), National Multifamily Housing Council Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2022.
How much has Kay Granger raised across elections?
$2.0M in 2022, $3.2M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.