Politician
Gregory Meeks
Democrat · New York · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8NY06048
Gregory Meeks (Democrat) raised $2.3M for the 2026 New York 5th District race, $1.1M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$10M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
46%
$4.7M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$6K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
46% of Gregory Meeks'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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New York 5th District | $2.3M | 50% | $0 / $0 | – | $2.3M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | New York 5th District | $3.0M | 41% | $0 / $0 | – | $3.0M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | New York 5th District | $2.7M | 39% | $6K / $0 | – | $2.7M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | New York 5th District | $2.1M | 57% | $0 / $0 | – | $2.1M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $2.8MTrade group $757KUnion $361KMembership $297KOther $285KLeadership PAC $36KSuper PAC $24KParty $2K
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political Action LeagueUnionLobbyist PAC$33K
- Fedex Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$30K
- Kpmg Partners/Principals and Employees PACOtherLobbyist PAC$25K
- Deloitte Political Action CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$20K
- Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - FederalCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Experian North America, Inc Political Action Committee (Experian PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
- Jetblue Airways Corporation Crewmember Good Government FundCorporateLobbyist PAC$12K
- The Carlyle Group Inc. PAC (Aka 'Carlyle PAC')CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Charter Communications Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Employees of Rtx Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Ernst & Young Political Action CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Care Actionfor $3K
- Care Action Nowfor $3K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 30 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 9 times (30%). 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.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $152K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Reported household trades wanted nay | Unknown coverage | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $402K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $261K$21K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $261K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $180K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $402K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $21K | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $152K | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $3K | Nay · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $21K$1.1M | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $1.1M | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $21K | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $1.1M | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $21K | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $3K | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $59K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $3K | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $59K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $59K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $152K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $126K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $402K | Present / not voting |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $152K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $59K | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $21K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $21K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $164K | 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 | $21K$126K$1.1M | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $126K | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $402K | Yea · with industry |
The revolving door
3 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Gregory Meeks'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.
Mike McKayFormer congressional staff
Senior Advisor, Rep. Gregory Meeks
Now lobbies for Boeing Company, Amgen INC., Verizon Communications INC And Various Subsidiaries, Charter Communications INC. and 6 more · via Empire Consulting Group
Milan DalalFormer congressional staff
Staff Dir., Senate Banking Subcom on Securities, Insurance, and Investments; Staff Dir., Senate Banking Subcom on National Security, International Trade, and…
Now lobbies for Coinbase, INC., Republic Consulting, LLC On Behalf Of Mortgage Bankers Association, Pharmaceutical Research And Manufacturers Of America (phrma) · via Tiger Hill Partners LLC
Ladan AhmadiFormer congressional staff
Communications Dir., Rep. Gregory Meeks; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Gregory Meeks
Now lobbies for Elevance Health, INC., Coinbase, INC. · via Tiger Hill Partners LLC
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Gregory Meeks's 2026 campaign?
- Gregory Meeks (Democrat) raised $2.3M for the 2026 New York 5th District race, $1.1M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Gregory Meeks?
- The Carlyle Group Inc. PAC (Aka 'Carlyle PAC') ($10K), American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) ($10K), Charter Communications Inc. Political Action Committee ($10K), Fedex Corporation Political Action Committee ($10K), Kpmg Partners/Principals and Employees PAC ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Gregory Meeks raised across elections?
- $2.3M in 2026, $3.0M in 2024, $2.7M in 2022, $2.1M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.