Politician
Madeleine Dean
Democrat · Pennsylvania · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8PA04116
Madeleine Dean (Democrat) raised $2.0M for the 2026 Pennsylvania 4th District race, $900K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$7.4M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
49%
$3.6M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$29K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
49% of Madeleine Dean'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 | Pennsylvania 4th District | $2.0M | 46% | $0 / $0 | – | $2.0M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Pennsylvania 4th District | $1.8M | 52% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.8M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Pennsylvania 4th District | $2.1M | 48% | $17K / $0 | – | $2.1M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Pennsylvania 4th District | $1.6M | 50% | $11K / $0 | – | $1.6M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.6MUnion $696KTrade group $549KMembership $317KOther $228KLeadership PAC $58KSuper PAC $19K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$25K
- The Boeing Company PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$20K
- Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - FederalCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Truist Financial Corporation Federal PAC (Formerly Suntrust Banks, Inc. Political Action Committee)CorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$12K
- Air Line Pilots Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$12K
- American Hospital Association PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Nea Fund for Children and Public EducationUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Int'l Union of Bricklayers and Allied CraftworkersUnionLobbyist 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.
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committeefor $13K
- Commonwealth Communicationsfor $11K
- Democratic Jewish Outreach Pafor $4K
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 Committee On Political Educationfor $876
- Human Rights Campaign Equality Votes PACfor $5
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 27 key votes where Madeleine Dean had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 7 times (26%). 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 | $80K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | – | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $724K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $180K$15K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $180K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $86K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $724K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $15K | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $80K | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $15K$434K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $434K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $15K | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $434K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $15K | Nay · against |
| 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 | $4K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $4K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $4K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $80K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $288K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $724K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $80K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $4K | 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 | $15K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $15K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $44K | 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 | $15K$288K$434K | 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 | $288K | 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 | $724K | Yea · with industry |
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Madeleine Dean's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Ciara MarkoskiFormer congressional staff
Constituent Services Intern, Sen. Robert Casey; Legislative Intern, Rep. Madeleine Dean
Now lobbies for Growth Energy INC
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Madeleine Dean's 2026 campaign?
- Madeleine Dean (Democrat) raised $2.0M for the 2026 Pennsylvania 4th District race, $900K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Madeleine Dean?
- American Hospital Association PAC ($10K), The Boeing Company PAC ($10K), Nea Fund for Children and Public Education ($10K), Int'l Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers ($10K), American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC) ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Madeleine Dean raised across elections?
- $2.0M in 2026 (Pennsylvania 4th District), $1.8M in 2024 (Pennsylvania 4th District), $2.1M in 2022 (Pennsylvania 4th District), $1.6M in 2020 (Pennsylvania 4th District).