Politician
Brett Guthrie
Republican · Kentucky · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8KY02031
Brett Guthrie (Republican) raised $6.0M for the 2026 Kentucky 2nd District race, $3.4M 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
$14M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
67%
$9.1M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$9K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
67% of Brett Guthrie'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 | Kentucky 2nd District | $6.0M | 56% | $0 / $0 | $28K | $6.0M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Kentucky 2nd District | $3.8M | 74% | $0 / $0 | $28K | $3.8M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Kentucky 2nd District | $2.3M | 75% | $0 / $0 | $18K | $2.3M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Kentucky 2nd District | $1.4M | 83% | $9K / $0 | $9K | $1.4M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $4.9MTrade group $2.0MMembership $932KOther $671KLeadership PAC $174KSuper PAC $54KUnion $51K
- Unitedhealth Group Incorporated PAC (Unitedhealth Group PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$28K
- American Dental Association Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$26K
- National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$23K
- American College of Surgeons Professional Association PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$16K
- Nuclear Energy Institute Federal Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding PAC (Comp PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$15K
- Emergency Department Practice Management Association PAC (Edpma-PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman Pc Employee PAC Aka Hallway PAC FederalCorporate$15K
- Medical Device Manufacturers Association PACTrade group$15K
- Cigna Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
- Novartis Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
- Political Action Committee of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons--PAC of AaosMembershipLobbyist PAC$13K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 30 key votes where Brett Guthrie had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 25 times (83%). 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 | $31K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $107K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $457K$329K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $457K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $161K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $107K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $329K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $31K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $329K$262K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $262K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $329K | Present |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $262K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $329K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $25K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $25K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $25K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $31K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $2.3M | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $107K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $31K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $25K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $329K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $329K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $272K | 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 | $329K$2.3M$262K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $6K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $6K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $2.3M | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $6K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $107K | Nay · against |
The revolving door
3 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Brett Guthrie's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Eric BergrenFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff, Rep. Brett Guthrie; Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Assistant, Senior Legislative Assistant, Legislative Director, Ch…
Now lobbies for Merck & Co., INC., Pharmaceutical Research And Manufacturers Of America, Amgen INC., Eli Lilly And Company and 3 more · via Todd Strategy Group
Katherine CottonFormer executive branch
Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Assistant - U.S. Representative Brett Guthrie
Now lobbies for Pharmaceutical Research And Manufacturers Of America, Amgen INC., Eli Lilly And Company, National Education Association and 3 more · via Todd Strategy Group
Bryan WoodFormer congressional staff
SEC - Sr Policy Advisor, Deputy Chief of Staff, Director, Ofc of Legis Affairs House Fin Svcs. Committee 10/16-6/17 Rep. Robert Hurt 1/11-1/15 Rep. Brett Gut…
Now lobbies for Blackrock Funds Services Group 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 Brett Guthrie's 2026 campaign?
- Brett Guthrie (Republican) raised $6.0M for the 2026 Kentucky 2nd District race, $3.4M 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 Brett Guthrie?
- American College of Surgeons Professional Association PAC ($16K), Nuclear Energy Institute Federal Political Action Committee ($15K), Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding PAC (Comp PAC) ($15K), Emergency Department Practice Management Association PAC (Edpma-PAC) ($15K), Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman Pc Employee PAC Aka Hallway PAC Federal ($15K) in 2026.
- How much has Brett Guthrie raised across elections?
- $6.0M in 2026 (Kentucky 2nd District), $3.8M in 2024 (Kentucky 2nd District), $2.3M in 2022 (Kentucky 2nd District), $1.4M in 2020 (Kentucky 2nd District).