Which PACs gave the most to Joe Cunningham?

Problem Solver Democrats ($11K), International Association of Firefighters Interested in Registration and Education PAC ($5K), DCCC ($5K), Nea Fund for Children and Public Education ($4K), Nrdc Action Fund Inc., PAC ($3K) in 2020.

Which super PACs spent on Joe Cunningham's race?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($3.9M against), NRCC ($1.8M against), Club for Growth Action ($763K against) in 2020.

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Politician

Joe Cunningham

Democrat · South Carolina · ran 1 time since 2020, won 0 · incumbent

FEC candidate H8SC01116

Joe Cunningham (Democrat) raised $7.1M for the 2020 South Carolina 1st District race, $197K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $705K for and $7.0M against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They lost.

Raised, all runs

$7.1M

2020

From PAC checks

$197K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$705K

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

$7.0M

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
2020	South Carolina 1st District	$7.1M	3%	$705K / $7.0M	$215K	$15M	✗ Lost

Who wrote the checks

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

Leadership PAC $19KUnion $17KOther $13KMembership $8KSuper PAC $6KParty $5KTrade group $2KCorporate $1K

Problem Solver DemocratsOther$11K
International Association of Firefighters Interested in Registration and Education PACUnionLobbyist PAC$5K
DCCCParty$5K
Nea Fund for Children and Public EducationUnionLobbyist PAC$4K
Nrdc Action Fund Inc., PACMembership$3K
National Restaurant Association PAC (Restaurant PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$3K
National Association of Letter Carriers of U.S.a. Political Fund (Letter Carrier Political Fund)UnionLobbyist PAC$3K
Black Economic Alliance PACSuper PAC$3K

Outside money, for and against

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

Congressional Leadership Fundagainst $3.9M
NRCCagainst $1.8M
Club for Growth Actionagainst $763K
Citizens for Free Enterpriseagainst $433K
Center Forward Committeefor $405K

The revolving door

1 former aide now lobbying

Lobbyists who list a job in Joe Cunningham's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.

Rashawn MitchellFormer congressional staff
Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Joe Cunningham; Special Assistant and Advisor to the Associate Director, Office of Management and Budget.
Now lobbies for Coinbase, INC. · via Rich Feuer Anderson

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 Joe Cunningham's 2020 campaign?: Joe Cunningham (Democrat) raised $7.1M for the 2020 South Carolina 1st District race, $197K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $705K for and $7.0M against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They lost.
Which PACs gave the most to Joe Cunningham?: Problem Solver Democrats ($11K), International Association of Firefighters Interested in Registration and Education PAC ($5K), DCCC ($5K), Nea Fund for Children and Public Education ($4K), Nrdc Action Fund Inc., PAC ($3K) in 2020.
Which super PACs spent on Joe Cunningham's race?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($3.9M against), NRCC ($1.8M against), Club for Growth Action ($763K against) in 2020.