Politician
Pete Stauber
Republican · Minnesota · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8MN08043
Pete Stauber (Republican) raised $2.6M for the 2026 Minnesota 8th District race, $1.2M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $13K for and $600K against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$9.9M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
41%
$4.1M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$13K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$603K
Spent attacking them
41% of Pete Stauber'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 | Minnesota 8th District | $2.6M | 47% | $13K / $600K | $105K | $3.2M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Minnesota 8th District | $2.3M | 44% | $0 / $0 | $8K | $2.3M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Minnesota 8th District | $2.5M | 37% | $0 / $0 | $75K | $2.5M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Minnesota 8th District | $2.6M | 36% | $0 / $3K | $46K | $2.6M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.5MTrade group $953KUnion $575KOther $342KLeadership PAC $259KMembership $255KParty $30KSuper PAC $20K
- National Electrical Contractors Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$30K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$30K
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and JoinersUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- Koch, Inc. Political Action Committee (Kochpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Political Action Together Political CommitteeUnionLobbyist PAC$15K
- D.R.I.V.E. - Democrat, Republican, Independent Voter Education (the PAC of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters)Union$14K
- Energy Marketers of America Small Business Committee PAC (Ema Sbc PAC)Trade group$12K
- Waterpac - National Rural Water Association Political CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Southern Company Employees PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- United States Steel Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporate$10K
- Ryan LLC Political Action Committee (Ryanpac)Other$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Wilderness Action, Inc.against $600K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committeefor $13K
- Working Americaagainst $3K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 37 key votes where Pete Stauber had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 32 times (86%). 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 | $23K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | $15K | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $648K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $31K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $490K$250K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $490K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $130K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $648K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $250K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $23K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $2 | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $2 | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $250K$120K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $120K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $250K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $120K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $2 | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $250K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $2 | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $30K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $2 | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $30K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $30K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $23K | Nay · against |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $96K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $648K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $23K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $30K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $31K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $250K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $250K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $58K | 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 | $250K$96K$120K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $31K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $31K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $96K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $31K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $648K | Nay · against |
Their own portfolio
1 stock trades, worth $15K–$50K
Reported under the STOCK Act from 1 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 1 buys, 0 sells.
Most traded
- NWL Newell Brands Inc.$15K+1 trades
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Pete Stauber's 2026 campaign?
- Pete Stauber (Republican) raised $2.6M for the 2026 Minnesota 8th District race, $1.2M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $13K for and $600K against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Pete Stauber?
- Waterpac - National Rural Water Association Political Committee ($10K), Southern Company Employees PAC ($10K), United States Steel Corporation Political Action Committee ($10K), Ryan LLC Political Action Committee (Ryanpac) ($10K), National Electrical Contractors Association Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Pete Stauber's race?
- Wilderness Action, Inc. ($600K against), National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($13K for) in 2026.
- How much has Pete Stauber raised across elections?
- $2.6M in 2026 (Minnesota 8th District), $2.3M in 2024 (Minnesota 8th District), $2.5M in 2022 (Minnesota 8th District), $2.6M in 2020 (Minnesota 8th District).