Politician
Bryan Steil
Republican · Wisconsin · ran 4 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8WI01156
Bryan Steil (Republican) raised $6.4M for the 2026 Wisconsin 1st District race, $1.9M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $4.0M for and $6.1M against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They lost.
Raised, all runs
$19M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
35%
$6.7M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$4.9M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$6.2M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wisconsin 1st District | $6.4M | 30% | $4.0M / $6.1M | $392K | $16M | ✗ Lost |
| 2024 | Wisconsin 1st District | $5.6M | 37% | $852K / $120K | $103K | $6.6M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Wisconsin 1st District | $3.6M | 41% | $14K / $0 | $12K | $3.6M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Wisconsin 1st District | $3.5M | 35% | $0 / $0 | $2K | $3.5M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $3.2MTrade group $1.1MLeadership PAC $911KOther $617KMembership $356KUnion $214KSuper PAC $63K
- The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$25K
- The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee (Nmpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$23K
- The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$22K
- New York Life Insurance Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Team America - Bringing America Together PACLeadership PAC$20K
- Ernst & Young Political Action CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$15K
- At&T Inc. Employee Federal Political Action Committee (At&T Employee Federal PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$14K
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$13K
- Baker PACLeadership PAC$13K
- Seal PAC Supporting Electing American Leaders PACSuper PAC$13K
- National Restaurant Association PAC (Restaurant PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$13K
- Investment Company Institute Political Action Committee (Ici PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$13K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- House Majority PACagainst $4.7M
- Fairshakefor $1.8M
- American Majority Action PACfor $1.0M
- 314 Action Fundagainst $1.0M
- No Going Back PAC Inc.for $694K
- Americans for Prosperity Actionfor $62K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committeefor $25K
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fundfor $7K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 41 key votes where Bryan Steil had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 35 times (85%). 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 | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $288K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $14K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $238K$230K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $238K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $291K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $288K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $230K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $1.5M | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $1.5M | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $230K$1.9M | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $1.9M | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $230K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $1.9M | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $1.5M | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $230K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $1.5M | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $43K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $1.5M | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $43K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $43K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $10K | Nay · against |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $217K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $288K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $43K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $14K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $230K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $230K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $128K | Nay · with industry |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $230K$217K$1.9M | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $14K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $14K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $217K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $14K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $288K | Nay · against |
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Bryan Steil's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Ryan CarneyFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff, Rep. Tom MacArthur; Chief of Staff, Rep. Bryan Steil; Staff Director, House Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth; Se…
Now lobbies for Boeing Employees' Credit Union, Independent Community Bankers Of America, Moda Health, Federated Hermes, INC. and 1 more · via K&l Gates, LLP
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Bryan Steil's 2026 campaign?
- Bryan Steil (Republican) raised $6.4M for the 2026 Wisconsin 1st District race, $1.9M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $4.0M for and $6.1M against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They lost.
- Which PACs gave the most to Bryan Steil?
- At&T Inc. Employee Federal Political Action Committee (At&T Employee Federal PAC) ($14K), Baker PAC ($13K), Seal PAC Supporting Electing American Leaders PAC ($13K), The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Political Action Committee ($12K), The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee (Nmpac) ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Bryan Steil's race?
- House Majority PAC ($4.6M against), Fairshake ($1.0M for), American Majority Action PAC ($1.0M for) in 2026.
- How much has Bryan Steil raised across elections?
- $6.4M in 2026 (Wisconsin 1st District), $5.6M in 2024 (Wisconsin 1st District), $3.6M in 2022 (Wisconsin 1st District), $3.5M in 2020 (Wisconsin 1st District).