Which PACs gave the most to Liz Cheney?

Team Cheney ($21K), The Home Depot Inc. Political Action Committee ($10K), United Parcel Service Inc. PAC ($10K), American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee ($10K), Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC ($10K) in 2020.

Which super PACs spent on Liz Cheney's race?

National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund ($2K for) in 2020.

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Politician

Liz Cheney

Republican · Wyoming · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent

FEC candidate H6WY00159

Liz Cheney (Republican) raised $3.0M for the 2020 Wyoming at-large House seat race, $1.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $2K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.

Raised, all runs

$3.0M

2020

From PAC checks

43%

$1.3M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$2K

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

Spent attacking them

43% of Liz Cheney'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	Wyoming at-large House seat	$3.0M	43%	$2K / $0	–	$3.0M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

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

Corporate $775KTrade group $291KOther $104KMembership $73KLeadership PAC $43KSuper PAC $16KUnion $8K

Team CheneyOther$21K
The Home Depot Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
United Parcel Service Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Charter Communications Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - FederalCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

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

National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fundfor $2K

The payback

How they voted on their funders' bills

On the 4 key votes where Liz Cheney had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 3 times (75%). 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	$54K	Present
Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207	Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay	$105K$89K$86K	Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry
Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213	Gun lobby wanted nay	$5K	Nay · with industry
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193	Gun lobby wanted nay	$5K	Yea · against
Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$89K	Present
Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203	Gun lobby wanted nay	$5K	Nay · with industry
PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206	Labor unions wanted yea	$26K	Nay · against

The revolving door

1 former aide now lobbying

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

Jeffrey BeckerFormer congressional staff
Coalitions Coordinator, House Republican Conference; Staff Assistant, Rep. Liz Cheney
Now lobbies for Hca, Universal Corporation, The Kroger Co., National Propane Gas Association and 2 more · via The Smith-Free Group, LLC

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 Liz Cheney's 2020 campaign?: Liz Cheney (Republican) raised $3.0M for the 2020 Wyoming at-large House seat race, $1.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $2K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.
Which PACs gave the most to Liz Cheney?: Team Cheney ($21K), The Home Depot Inc. Political Action Committee ($10K), United Parcel Service Inc. PAC ($10K), American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee ($10K), Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC ($10K) in 2020.
Which super PACs spent on Liz Cheney's race?: National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund ($2K for) in 2020.