Politician
Jim Himes
Democrat · Connecticut · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8CT04172
Jim Himes (Democrat) raised $1.7M for the 2026 Connecticut 4th District race, $1.0M 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
$7.2M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
53%
$3.8M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$0
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$9K
Spent attacking them
53% of Jim Himes'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 | Connecticut 4th District | $1.7M | 59% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.7M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Connecticut 4th District | $2.1M | 49% | $0 / $0 | – | $2.1M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Connecticut 4th District | $1.7M | 52% | $0 / $9K | $23K | $1.7M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Connecticut 4th District | $1.6M | 51% | $0 / $0 | $3K | $1.6M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $2.4MTrade group $687KMembership $271KOther $251KUnion $199KLeadership PAC $8KSuper PAC $6K
- Charter Communications Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$25K
- Ubs Americas Inc. Political Action Committee (Ubs PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$23K
- Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee (Morpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$22K
- Employees of Rtx Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$22K
- Regions Financial Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. Federal PAC (Northwestern Mutual Federal PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Multifamily Housing Council Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- Deloitte Political Action CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$15K
- Bank of America Corporation Federal PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$14K
- Investment Company Institute Political Action Committee (Ici PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$14K
- Prudential Financial Inc. Federal Political Action Committee (Aka - Prudential Federal PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$14K
- Wells Fargo and Company Employees Good Government Federal Fund IICorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Common Sense for Connecticutagainst $9K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 24 key votes where Jim Himes had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 11 times (46%). 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 | $179K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | $131K | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $235K | 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 | $76K$2K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $76K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $137K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $235K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $2K | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $179K | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $6K | Nay · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $2K$1.1M | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $1.1M | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $2K | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $1.1M | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $6K | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $2K | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $11K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $6K | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $11K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $11K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $179K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $68K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $235K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $179K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $11K | 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 | $2K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $2K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $133K | 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 | $2K$68K$1.1M | 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 | $68K | 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 | $235K | Yea · with industry |
Their own portfolio
5 stock trades, worth $131K–$315K
Reported under the STOCK Act from 3 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 2 buys, 3 sells. Heaviest in agriculture, food and retail ($50K+), oil, gas and coal ($15K+), real estate and construction ($15K+).
Most traded
- XOM ExxonMobil Holdings Corporation Common Stock$15K+1 trades
- HD Home Depot, Inc.$15K+1 trades
- BAC Bank of America Corporation Common Stock$1K+1 trades
Latest trades
- buySo Fine Foods LLC L : Bethesda, MD, US 2026-09-29 · oil / gas lease · joint$50K–$100K
- sellBAC2026-07-20 · stock · joint$1K–$15K
- sellXOM2026-07-20 · stock · joint$15K–$50K
- sellHD2026-07-20 · stock · joint$15K–$50K
- buyFidelity 2022 Private Equity Multi Strat2023-02-22 · hedge fund · joint$50K–$100K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
The revolving door
3 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Jim Himes's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Benjamin TurnerFormer congressional staff
Legislative Director, Rep. Delaney; Leg Assistant and Counsel, Rep. Himes; Leg Aide, Rep. Courtney
Now lobbies for Mortgage Bankers Association, American Bankers Association, Coinbase, INC. · via Porterfield, Fettig & Sears, LLC, 9th Street Strategies
Alexander LaskaFormer congressional staff
Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4): Legislative Correspondent; Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer (IA-1): Legislative Assistant
Now lobbies for Association For Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International, Transportation Intermediaries Association
Richard CoppolaFormer congressional staff
Intern, Rep. Himes (Aug 17 - Dec 17); Intern, Sen. Blumenthal (Jan 18 - Mar 18)
Now lobbies for Professional Background Screeners Association · via Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Jim Himes's 2026 campaign?
- Jim Himes (Democrat) raised $1.7M for the 2026 Connecticut 4th District race, $1.0M 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 Jim Himes?
- Ubs Americas Inc. Political Action Committee (Ubs PAC) ($13K), Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee (Morpac) ($12K), Citadel Securities Political Action Committee (Citadel Securities PAC) ($11K), Employees of Rtx Corporation Political Action Committee ($10K), The Boeing Company PAC ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Jim Himes raised across elections?
- $1.7M in 2026 (Connecticut 4th District), $2.1M in 2024 (Connecticut 4th District), $1.7M in 2022 (Connecticut 4th District), $1.6M in 2020 (Connecticut 4th District).