Politician
Kevin Hern
Republican · Oklahoma · ran 3 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8OK01157
Kevin Hern (Republican) raised $2.7M for the 2024 Oklahoma 1st District race, $1.5M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
Raised, all runs
$5.8M
2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
51%
$3.0M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$0
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
51% of Kevin Hern'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Oklahoma 1st District | $2.7M | 56% | $0 / $0 | $15K | $2.7M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Oklahoma 1st District | $1.7M | 50% | $0 / $0 | $5K | $1.7M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Oklahoma 1st District | $1.4M | 42% | $0 / $0 | $2K | $1.4M | ✓ 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 $804KMembership $295KOther $113KLeadership PAC $93KUnion $63KSuper PAC $36K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$30K
- The Williams Companies, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$15K
- Koch Industries, Inc. Political Action Committee (Kochpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$13K
- Amgen Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$12K
- National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$11K
- Elevance Health, Inc. Political Action Committee (Elevance Health PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Political Action CommTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- At&T Inc. Employee Federal Political Action Committee (At&T Employee Federal PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Hf Sinclair Political Action Committee (Dino PAC)Corporate$10K
- International Franchise Association Franchising Political Action Committee IncTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
No outside spending of note.
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 37 key votes where Kevin Hern had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 28 times (76%). 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 | $43K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | $41M | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $124K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $12K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $401K$339K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $401K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $141K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $124K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $339K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $43K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $339K$261K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $261K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $339K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $261K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $339K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | 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 | – | 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 | $43K | Nay · against |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $415K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $124K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $43K | Nay · against |
| 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 | $12K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $339K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $339K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $74K | 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 | $339K$415K$261K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $12K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $12K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $415K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $12K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $124K | Nay · against |
Their own portfolio
794 stock trades, worth $41M–$122M
Reported under the STOCK Act from 67 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 496 buys, 282 sells. Heaviest in wall street and hedge funds ($8.2M+), oil, gas and coal ($3.7M+), telecom and media ($3.7M+).
Most traded
- PXD Pioneer Natural Resources Company Common Stock$1.8M+24 trades
- MSFT Microsoft Corporation - Common Stock$1.5M+16 trades
- SPY SPDR S&P 500$1.0M+2 trades
- TXN Texas Instruments Incorporated - Common Stock$883K+22 trades
- DVN Devon Energy Corporation Common Stock$841K+36 trades
- OKE ONEOK, Inc. Common Stock$682K+21 trades
- ACN Accenture plc Class A Ordinary Shares$580K+20 trades
- HON Honeywell International Inc.$569K+8 trades
Latest trades
- sellASML2026-10-23 · stock · joint$15K–$50K
- sellSTX2026-10-23 · stock$15K–$50K
- sellTXN2026-10-14 · stock · joint$15K–$50K
- sellNEE2026-10-02 · stock · joint$15K–$50K
- sellCVX2026-09-23 · stock · joint$15K–$50K
- sellCB2026-09-23 · stock · joint$1K–$15K
- sellDVN2026-09-23 · stock · joint$50K–$100K
- sellDVN2026-09-23 · stock · joint$15K–$50K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Kevin Hern's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Jeffrey BillmanFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff, Rep. Ronny Jackson; Dep. Chief of Staff, Rep. Kevin Brady; Dep. Chief of Staff, Rep. Kevin Hern; Dep. Chief of Staff, Rep. Peter Roskam; Legi…
Now lobbies for Charter Communications, Unitedhealth Group, INC., Bitcoin Depot, Delta Black Aerospace and 4 more · via Axadvocacy Government Relations
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Kevin Hern's 2024 campaign?
- Kevin Hern (Republican) raised $2.7M for the 2024 Oklahoma 1st District race, $1.5M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Kevin Hern?
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee ($15K), Amgen Inc. Political Action Committee ($12K), National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. Political Action Committee ($11K), The Williams Companies, Inc. Political Action Committee ($10K), Elevance Health, Inc. Political Action Committee (Elevance Health PAC) ($10K) in 2024.
- How much has Kevin Hern raised across elections?
- $2.7M in 2024 (Oklahoma 1st District), $1.7M in 2022 (Oklahoma 1st District), $1.4M in 2020 (Oklahoma 1st District).