Politician
Ilhan Omar
Democrat · Minnesota · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8MN05239
Ilhan Omar (Democrat) raised $8.2M for the 2026 Minnesota 5th District race, $105K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $203K for and $4K against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$26M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
3%
$737K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$212K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$29K
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Minnesota 5th District | $8.2M | 1% | $203K / $4K | – | $8.5M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Minnesota 5th District | $8.3M | 3% | $1K / $12K | – | $8.3M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Minnesota 5th District | $3.1M | 6% | $2K / $13K | – | $3.1M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Minnesota 5th District | $5.8M | 3% | $5K / $31 | – | $5.8M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Union $305KLeadership PAC $164KSuper PAC $79KOther $72KMembership $54KCorporate $51KTrade group $7KParty $1K
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political EducationUnion$40K
- Nea Fund for Children and Public EducationUnionLobbyist PAC$40K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$35K
- Medicare for AllLeadership PAC$30K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$30K
- Indivisible ActionSuper PAC$16K
- Unite Here Tip Campaign CommitteeUnionLobbyist PAC$15K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$13K
- United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot ClubUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education)UnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Velvet Hammer PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Moveon.Org Political ActionSuper PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- National Nurses United for Patient Protectionfor $200K
- Drain the Dc Swamp PACagainst $13K
- We Decideagainst $12K
- United We Dream Action PACfor $5K
- Article III Inc. (Article III Project)against $4K
- Momsrising PACfor $3K
- Way to Lead PACfor $2K
- Afscme Working Families Fundfor $1K
- Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education)for $478
- United We Canfor $300
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 7 key votes where Ilhan Omar had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 5 times (71%). 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 | – | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | – | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $524K | 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 | $44K– | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $44K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $27K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $524K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | –$2 | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $2 | Present |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $2 | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $524K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | – | 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 | – | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | – | 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 | ––$2 | 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 | – | 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 | $524K | Yea · with 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 Ilhan Omar's 2026 campaign?
- Ilhan Omar (Democrat) raised $8.2M for the 2026 Minnesota 5th District race, $105K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $203K for and $4K against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Ilhan Omar?
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political Education ($10K), Nea Fund for Children and Public Education ($10K), United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club ($10K), Unite Here Tip Campaign Committee ($5K), National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($5K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Ilhan Omar's race?
- National Nurses United for Patient Protection ($200K for), Article III Inc. (Article III Project) ($4K against), Momsrising PAC ($3K for) in 2026.
- How much has Ilhan Omar raised across elections?
- $8.2M in 2026 (Minnesota 5th District), $8.3M in 2024 (Minnesota 5th District), $3.1M in 2022 (Minnesota 5th District), $5.8M in 2020 (Minnesota 5th District).