Which PACs gave the most to Ron Kind?

Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) ($15K), American Medical Association Political Action Committee ($13K), Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - Federal ($12K), Deloitte Political Action Committee ($10K), American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. Federal PAC (Amfam PAC) ($10K) in 2020.

Which super PACs spent on Ron Kind's race?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.6M against), American Hospital Association PAC ($300K for), Center Forward Committee ($155K for) in 2020.

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Politician

Ron Kind

Democrat · Wisconsin · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent

FEC candidate H6WI03099

Ron Kind (Democrat) raised $3.0M for the 2020 Wisconsin 3rd District race, $2.0M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $464K for and $1.6M against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.

Raised, all runs

$3.0M

2020

From PAC checks

67%

$2.0M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$464K

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

$1.6M

Spent attacking them

67% of Ron Kind'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
2020	Wisconsin 3rd District	$3.0M	67%	$464K / $1.6M	–	$5.1M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

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

Corporate $942KTrade group $450KMembership $232KOther $166KUnion $90KLeadership PAC $88KSuper PAC $7KParty $32

Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education)UnionLobbyist PAC$15K
American Medical Association Political Action CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$13K
Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - FederalCorporateLobbyist PAC$12K
Deloitte Political Action CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$10K
American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. Federal PAC (Amfam PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
The Home Depot Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Investment Company Institute Political Action Committee (Ici PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
The Boeing Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

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

Congressional Leadership Fundagainst $1.6M
American Hospital Association PACfor $300K
Center Forward Committeefor $155K
American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees AFL-CIOfor $7K
Pacronymfor $2K

The payback

How they voted on their funders' bills

On the 5 key votes where Ron Kind had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 1 time (20%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.

All issues →

Vote	Industry	Their money from it	Voted
Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184	Tech and AI wanted nay	$51K	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	$8K$301K$125K	Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against
Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213	Gun lobby wanted nay	$2K	Nay · with industry
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193	Gun lobby wanted nay	$2K	Yea · against
Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$301K	Yea · against
Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203	Gun lobby wanted nay	$2K	Yea · against
PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206	Labor unions wanted yea	$114K	Yea · with industry

The revolving door

2 former aides now lobbying

Lobbyists who list a job in Ron Kind's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.

Cynthia BrownFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff, Rep. Ron Kind (2003-2009); Legislative Director, Rep. Ron Kind (1999-2002)
Now lobbies for T-Mobile, Amgen USA, INC., Verizon Communications INC And Various Subsidiaries, Eli Lilly And Company Fka Lilly USA, LLC and 8 more · via Forbes-Tate
Jack FryeFormer congressional staff
Congressional Fellow, Rep. Ron Kind; Scheduler, Rep. Jamie Raskin
Now lobbies for National Pork Producers Council

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 Ron Kind's 2020 campaign?: Ron Kind (Democrat) raised $3.0M for the 2020 Wisconsin 3rd District race, $2.0M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $464K for and $1.6M against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.
Which PACs gave the most to Ron Kind?: Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) ($15K), American Medical Association Political Action Committee ($13K), Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - Federal ($12K), Deloitte Political Action Committee ($10K), American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. Federal PAC (Amfam PAC) ($10K) in 2020.
Which super PACs spent on Ron Kind's race?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.6M against), American Hospital Association PAC ($300K for), Center Forward Committee ($155K for) in 2020.