Politician
Cori Bush
Democrat · Missouri · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8MO01143
Cori Bush (Democrat) raised $2.4M for the 2022 Missouri 1st District race, $145K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $2K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
Raised, all runs
$3.9M
2022, 2020
From PAC checks
7%
$262K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$14K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
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 | Missouri 1st District | $2.4M | 6% | $2K / $0 | $1K | $2.5M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Missouri 1st District | $1.4M | 8% | $12K / $0 | $3K | $1.4M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Super PAC $76KLeadership PAC $63KUnion $54KOther $37KMembership $15KCorporate $6KTrade group $2K
- Justice Democrats PACSuper PAC$15K
- Medicare for AllLeadership PAC$14K
- Communications Workers of America - Cope Political Contributions CommitteeUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Courage to ChangeLeadership PAC$10K
- Congressional Progressive Caucus PACOther$10K
- Sunrise PACSuper PAC$8K
- Progressive Turnout ProjectSuper PAC$5K
- Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PACLeadership PAC$5K
- Uaw - V - Cap (Uaw Voluntary Community Action Program) 'Int'l Union United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America UawUnionLobbyist PAC$5K
- Jane Fonda Climate PACSuper PAC$5K
- American Optometric Association Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$5K
- Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education)UnionLobbyist PAC$5K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- The Collective Super PACfor $8K
- End Police Brutalityfor $4K
- Way to Lead PACfor $2K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 2 key votes where Cori Bush had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 2 times (100%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $64K | 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 | ––– | 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 | $64K | 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 Cori Bush's 2022 campaign?
- Cori Bush (Democrat) raised $2.4M for the 2022 Missouri 1st District race, $145K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $2K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Cori Bush?
- Medicare for All ($14K), Communications Workers of America - Cope Political Contributions Committee ($10K), Courage to Change ($10K), Progressive Turnout Project ($5K), Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC ($5K) in 2022.
- Which super PACs spent on Cori Bush's race?
- Way to Lead PAC ($2K for) in 2022.
- How much has Cori Bush raised across elections?
- $2.4M in 2022 (Missouri 1st District), $1.4M in 2020 (Missouri 1st District).