Politician
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Republican · Iowa · ran 4 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8IA02043
Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican) raised $9.1M for the 2026 Iowa 1st District race, $2.9M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $1.2M for and $8.7M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They lost.
Raised, all cycles
$22M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
32%
$7.0M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$4.8M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$23M
Spent attacking them
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.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Iowa 1st District | $9.1M | 31% | $1.2M / $8.7M | – | $19M | ✗ Lost |
| 2024 | Iowa 1st District | $5.8M | 40% | $2.1M / $6.7M | – | $15M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Iowa 1st District | $4.9M | 30% | $1.2M / $54K | – | $6.1M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Iowa 2nd District | $2.2M | 17% | $350K / $7.4M | – | $9.9M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $2.0MLeadership PAC $1.2MTrade group $1.1MOther $790KMembership $485KSuper PAC $137KUnion $52KParty $21K
- National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (Nabpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$26K
- Eyepac Political Action Committee for American Society of Cataract and Refractive SurgeryOtherLobbyist PAC$25K
- Reconnecting Urban and Rural American LifeOther$21K
- National Emergency Medicine Political Action Committee / American College of Emergency PhysiciansMembership$18K
- American Revival PACOther$15K
- Rejoice PACLeadership PAC$15K
- Poet PACOtherLobbyist PAC$15K
- Continuing America's Strength and Security PACLeadership PAC$15K
- Bipartisan Climate FundSuper PAC$15K
- In the Arena PACLeadership PAC$13K
- Victory and Freedom PAC (Vaf PAC)Leadership PAC$13K
- Republican Mainstreet Partnership PACOther$12K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- House Majority PACagainst $8.1M
- DCCCagainst $5.4M
- Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund (Everytown Victory Fund)against $3.0M
- Sd 2026against $1.6M
- 314 Action Fundagainst $1.0M
- Ab PACagainst $972K
- Americans for Prosperity Actionfor $926K
- With Honor Fund II, Inc.for $496K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees Peopleagainst $461K
- Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc.for $437K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 35 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 30 times (86%). 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.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $17K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Reported household trades wanted nay | Unknown coverage | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $74K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $11K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $345K$324K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $345K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $149K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $74K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $324K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $17K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $1K | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $1K | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $324K$146K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $146K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $324K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $146K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $1K | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $324K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $1K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $44K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $1K | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $44K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $44K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $17K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $824K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $74K | Present / not voting |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $17K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $44K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $11K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $324K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $324K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $102K | 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 | $324K$824K$146K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $11K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $11K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $824K | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $11K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $74K | Nay · against |
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Mariannette Miller-Meeks'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.
Ashlee AndersonFormer congressional staff
House Rules Comm.: Prof. Staff 5/2024-7/2026; Rep. Miller-Meeks: Leg. Dir. 6/2023-5/2024; Rep. Reschenthaler: Sched./Leg. Asst. 6/2019-6/2023; Rep. McSally: …
Now lobbies for RTX Corporation And Affiliates
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Mariannette Miller-Meeks's 2026 campaign?
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican) raised $9.1M for the 2026 Iowa 1st District race, $2.9M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $1.2M for and $8.7M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They lost.
- Which PACs gave the most to Mariannette Miller-Meeks?
- National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (Nabpac) ($11K), American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc Political Committee (Ophthpac) ($10K), American Academy of Dermatology Association Political Action Committee (Skinpac) ($10K), American College of Surgeons Professional Association PAC ($10K), Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Political Action Committee (Vpac) ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Mariannette Miller-Meeks's race?
- Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund (Everytown Victory Fund) ($3.0M against), Sd 2026 ($1.6M against), 314 Action Fund ($1.0M against) in 2026.
- How much has Mariannette Miller-Meeks raised across elections?
- $9.1M in 2026, $5.8M in 2024, $4.9M in 2022, $2.2M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.