Politician
Pramila Jayapal
Democrat · Washington · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H6WA07458
Pramila Jayapal (Democrat) raised $2.9M for the 2026 Washington 7th District race, $362K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$11M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
13%
$1.5M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$4K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
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 | Washington 7th District | $2.9M | 12% | $0 / $0 | – | $2.9M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Washington 7th District | $2.8M | 15% | $207 / $0 | $112K | $2.8M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Washington 7th District | $2.8M | 12% | $2K / $0 | – | $2.8M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Washington 7th District | $2.7M | 13% | $2K / $0 | – | $2.7M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Union $922KSuper PAC $169KMembership $138KOther $118KTrade group $73KLeadership PAC $17KCorporate $15KParty $206
- Unite Here Tip Campaign CommitteeUnionLobbyist PAC$45K
- United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot ClubUnionLobbyist PAC$40K
- American Postal Workers Union Committee On Political ActionUnion$33K
- Nea Fund for Children and Public EducationCorporateLobbyist PAC$32K
- Int'l Union of Bricklayers and Allied CraftworkersUnionLobbyist PAC$30K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$30K
- Indivisible ActionSuper PAC$20K
- D.R.I.V.E. - Democrat, Republican, Independent Voter Education (the PAC of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters)Union$20K
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$13K
- Culac the PAC of Credit Union National AssociationTrade groupLobbyist PAC$13K
- American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC)MembershipLobbyist 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.
- Way to Lead PACfor $2K
- Planned Parenthood Nw Action PACfor $923
- Fuse Washingtonfor $628
- Together for Progress 2024for $207
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 13 key votes where Pramila Jayapal had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 4 times (31%). 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 | – | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | $1K | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $979K | 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 | $3K– | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $3K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $24K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $979K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| 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 | –$19K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $19K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $19K | 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 | – | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $12K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $12K | Nay · against |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $12K | Nay · against |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $6K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $979K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $12K | 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 | – | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $2K | 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 | –$6K$19K | 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 | $6K | 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 | $979K | Yea · with industry |
Their own portfolio
1 stock trades, worth $1K–$15K
Reported under the STOCK Act from 1 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 0 buys, 1 sells.
Most traded
- NWL Newell Brands Inc.$1K+1 trades
The revolving door
3 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Pramila Jayapal's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Jessica HatcherFormer congressional staff
Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) - Legislative Director 1/2021-3/2023, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) - Senior Legislative Assistant, 5/2020-12/2020; Legislative As…
Now lobbies for Cigna Corporation, The Cigna Group And Subsidiaries (formerly Cigna Corporation And Subsidiaries), Carrot Fertility · via Invariant LLC
Ven NerallaFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff, U.S. Rep. Andy Levin; Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal; Legislative Director, U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee; Legislative Assistant, U…
Now lobbies for Cargill, Incorporated, Apple INC. · via Federal Street Strategies, LLC
Allison BlankenshipFormer congressional staff
Senior Floor Advisor, Floor Assistant, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark; Floor Assistant, Speaker Nancy Pelosi; Legislative Assistant, Legislative Aide, Rep. …
Now lobbies for Mortgage Bankers Association, America'S Health Insurance Plans, INC. · via Michael Best Strategies 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 Pramila Jayapal's 2026 campaign?
- Pramila Jayapal (Democrat) raised $2.9M for the 2026 Washington 7th District race, $362K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Pramila Jayapal?
- Unite Here Tip Campaign Committee ($10K), American Postal Workers Union Committee On Political Action ($10K), United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club ($10K), American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC) ($10K), Int'l Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Pramila Jayapal raised across elections?
- $2.9M in 2026 (Washington 7th District), $2.8M in 2024 (Washington 7th District), $2.8M in 2022 (Washington 7th District), $2.7M in 2020 (Washington 7th District).