Which PACs gave the most to Lee M. Zeldin?

Winred ($54K), Norpac ($16K), National Electrical Contractors Association Political Action Committee (Necapac) ($15K), The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action Committee ($13K), Allied Pilots Association Political Action Committee ($13K) in 2020.

Which super PACs spent on Lee M. Zeldin's race?

314 Action Fund ($2.3M against), DCCC ($1.0M against), House Majority PAC ($743K against) in 2020.

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Politician

Lee M. Zeldin

Republican · New York · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent

FEC candidate H8NY01148

Lee M. Zeldin (Republican) raised $8.4M for the 2020 New York 1st District race, $1.5M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $209K for and $4.2M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). They won.

Raised, all cycles

$8.4M

2020; counted once per cycle

From PAC checks

18%

$1.5M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$209K

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

$4.2M

Spent attacking them

Every run

Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.

Cycle	Race	Raised	PAC share	Outside for / against	Google ads	All money	Result
2020	New York 1st District	$8.4M	18%	$209K / $4.2M	–	$13M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.

Corporate $492KTrade group $236KLeadership PAC $223KOther $178KUnion $122KMembership $106KSuper PAC $58KParty $5K

WinredSuper PAC$54K
NorpacOther$16K
National Electrical Contractors Association Political Action Committee (Necapac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$13K
Allied Pilots Association Political Action CommitteeUnion$13K
Charles Schwab Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$11K
Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee (Morpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, Inc. Political Action Committee (Insurpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.

314 Action Fundagainst $2.3M
DCCCagainst $1.0M
House Majority PACagainst $743K
Women Vote!against $119K
Congressional Leadership Fundfor $83K

Funding and votes

How their votes align with industry funding

Across 5 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 4 times (80%). This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.

All issues →

Vote	Industry	Their money from it	Voted
Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184	Tech and AI wanted nay	$18K	Present / not voting
Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207	Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay	$35K$58K$200K	Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry
Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213	Gun lobby wanted nay	$5K	Nay · with industry
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193	Gun lobby wanted nay	$5K	Present / not voting
Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$58K	Nay · with industry
Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203	Gun lobby wanted nay	$5K	Nay · with industry
PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206	Labor unions wanted yea	$143K	Nay · against

The revolving door

2 former aides now lobbying

Lobbyists who list a job in Lee M. Zeldin's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A listed former position does not establish contact with that office.

Conor CarneyFormer congressional staff
Staff Assistant and Legislative Assistant - Rep. Renee Ellmers (NC); Legislative Aide - Sen. Bob Corker (TN); Senior Legislative Assistant - Rep. John Rose (…
Now lobbies for Citigroup Washington, INC., Meta Platforms, INC. · via Sternhell Group
Matt ScottFormer congressional staff
Senior Legislative Assistant, Rep. Lee Zeldin
Now lobbies for American Diabetes Association

The revolving door, industry by 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 Lee M. Zeldin's 2020 campaign?: Lee M. Zeldin (Republican) raised $8.4M for the 2020 New York 1st District race, $1.5M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $209K for and $4.2M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). They won.
Which PACs gave the most to Lee M. Zeldin?: Winred ($54K), Norpac ($16K), National Electrical Contractors Association Political Action Committee (Necapac) ($15K), The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action Committee ($13K), Allied Pilots Association Political Action Committee ($13K) in 2020.
Which super PACs spent on Lee M. Zeldin's race?: 314 Action Fund ($2.3M against), DCCC ($1.0M against), House Majority PAC ($743K against) in 2020.