Politician
Elissa Slotkin
Democrat · Michigan · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8MI08102
Elissa Slotkin (Democrat) raised $10.0M for the 2022 Michigan 7th District race, $951K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $1.4M for and $11M against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
Raised, all runs
$19M
2022, 2020
From PAC checks
9%
$1.7M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$1.6M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$11M
Spent attacking them
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Michigan 7th District | $10.0M | 10% | $1.4M / $11M | $367K | $23M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Michigan 8th District | $9.1M | 9% | $221K / $0 | $67K | $9.4M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Union $513KLeadership PAC $411KOther $255KMembership $175KSuper PAC $112KTrade group $111KCorporate $49KParty $24K
- Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater AmericaLeadership PAC$24K
- Nea Fund for Children and Public EducationUnionLobbyist PAC$23K
- Elect Democratic WomenOther$21K
- Int'l Union of Bricklayers and Allied CraftworkersUnionLobbyist PAC$15K
- Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education)UnionLobbyist PAC$15K
- House Majority PACSuper PAC$15K
- Problem Solver DemocratsOther$14K
- DCCCParty$14K
- Culac the PAC of Credit Union National AssociationTrade groupLobbyist PAC$14K
- Int'l Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers (Ipal)UnionLobbyist PAC$13K
- End Citizens UnitedOther$11K
- Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PACUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- NRCCagainst $5.9M
- Congressional Leadership Fundagainst $5.1M
- Shield PACfor $773K
- End Citizens Unitedfor $374K
- Defend US PACagainst $181K
- Win Justicefor $79K
- Mi Planned Parenthood Votesfor $44K
- American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Separate Segregated Fund (Crna-PAC)for $34K
- Americans for Police and Trooper Safetyfor $34K
- For Our Futurefor $14K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 23 key votes where Elissa Slotkin had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 8 times (35%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most-favoured-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $50K | Yea · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $14K | Yea · against |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48 | Insurance wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $788 | Nay · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $14K | Present |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $788$1.8M | Nay · againstNay · against |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $50K | Yea · against |
| Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $103K | Yea · against |
| Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53 | Crypto wanted nay | $9.1M | Yea · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30 | Crypto wanted yea | $9.1M | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $788 | Yea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $1.8M | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $1.8M | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28 | Crypto wanted yea | $9.1M | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $788 | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $9.1M | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $14K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $9.1M | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $14K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $14K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $200 | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $50K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $925K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $200 | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $14K | 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 | $788 | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $788 | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $103K | 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 | $788$50K$1.8M | 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 | $50K | 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 | $925K | Yea · with industry |
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Elissa Slotkin's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Juliette RhinowFormer congressional staff
Intern, Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin
Now lobbies for National Association For The Transformation Of Adult Education (naftae) · via Penn Hill Group
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Elissa Slotkin's 2022 campaign?
- Elissa Slotkin (Democrat) raised $10.0M for the 2022 Michigan 7th District race, $951K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $1.4M for and $11M against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Elissa Slotkin?
- Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America ($24K), Int'l Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers ($15K), DCCC ($14K), Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PAC ($10K), D.R.I.V.E. - Democrat, Republican, Independent Voter Education (the PAC of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters) ($10K) in 2022.
- Which super PACs spent on Elissa Slotkin's race?
- NRCC ($5.9M against), Congressional Leadership Fund ($5.1M against), Shield PAC ($773K for) in 2022.
- How much has Elissa Slotkin raised across elections?
- $10.0M in 2022 (Michigan 7th District), $9.1M in 2020 (Michigan 8th District).