Which PACs gave the most to Blumenthal?

Nea Fund for Children and Public Education ($12K), Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - Federal ($12K), Avangrid Political Action Committee ($12K), Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee (Morpac) ($10K), National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2022.

Which super PACs spent on Blumenthal's race?

Connecticut Patriots PAC ($2.9M against), Restoration PAC ($225K against), Frontiers of Freedom Action, Inc. ($16K against) in 2022.

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Politician

Blumenthal

Independent / other · Connecticut · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent

FEC candidate S0CT00177

Blumenthal (Independent / other) raised $7.3M for the 2022 Connecticut Senate race, $1.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $3.1M against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.

Raised, all runs

$7.3M

2022

From PAC checks

18%

$1.3M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

$3.1M

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
2022	Connecticut Senate	$7.3M	18%	$0 / $3.1M	$105K	$10M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

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

Corporate $365KLeadership PAC $326KTrade group $164KUnion $125KMembership $93KOther $88KSuper PAC $17K

Nea Fund for Children and Public EducationUnionLobbyist PAC$12K
Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - FederalCorporateLobbyist PAC$12K
Avangrid Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$12K
Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee (Morpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
National Multifamily Housing Council Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
Common Sense ColoradoLeadership PAC$10K
Honeywell International Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

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

Connecticut Patriots PACagainst $2.9M
Restoration PACagainst $225K
Frontiers of Freedom Action, Inc.against $16K

The payback

How they voted on their funders' bills

On the 10 key votes where Blumenthal had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 2 times (20%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.

All issues →

Vote	Industry	Their money from it	Voted
Most-favoured-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$60K	Yea · against
Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$8K	Nay · with industry
ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48	Insurance wanted yea	$6K	Yea · with industry
ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	–	Nay · against
Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$8K	Nay · with industry
One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50	Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	–$30K	Nay · againstNay · against
Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$60K	Yea · against
Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1	Tech and AI wanted nay	$41K	Yea · against
Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53	Crypto wanted nay	–	Yea · against
GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30	Crypto wanted yea	–	Nay · against
California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	–	Nay · against
OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47	Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$30K	Nay · against
CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48	Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$30K	Nay · against
IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28	Crypto wanted yea	–	Nay · against
Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	–	Nay · against
Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$8K	Nay · with industry
SAB 121 repealSenate · 2024 · 60–38	Crypto wanted yea	–	Nay · against
Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48	Labor unions wanted nay	$137K	Nay · with industry
NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13	Defense contractors wanted yea	$15K	Yea · with industry
Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50	Gun lobby wanted yea	–	Nay · against
Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022 · 50–50	Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay	–$60K$30K	Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 · 65–33	Gun lobby wanted nay	–	Yea · against

The revolving door

5 former aides now lobbying

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

Ethan SaxonFormer congressional staff
Rep. Maloney, MLA; Rep. Bordallo, MLA; BRAC, Analyst; CNGR, Senior Analyst; Sen. Blumenthal, Deputy Chief of Staff; SVAC Staff Director; Rep. Sherrill, Chief…
Now lobbies for Mortgage Bankers Association, The AI Policy Network INC.
Jasper NobleFormer congressional staff
Intern, Sen. Chuck Schumer; Law Clerk, Sen. Richard Blumenthal/Sen Judiciary Cmte; Law Clerk, Sen. Jon Ossoff/Sen. Judiciary Cmte; Law Clerk, Sen Finance Cmte
Now lobbies for Zeno Power Systems, INC., American Superconductor Corporation · via K&l Gates, LLP
Sheyla MarimonFormer congressional staff
Law Clerk, Sen. Richard Blumenthal; Fellow, Rep. Chris Pappas; Legislative Assistant, Rep. John Sarbanes; Military Legislative Assistant, Rep. Anthony Brown;…
Now lobbies for Relativity Space, At Process Technologies · via American Defense International
Anna HegrenessFormer congressional staff
Professional Staff Member, House Committee on Energy and Commerce; Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Senator Richard Blumenthal
Now lobbies for Google Client Services LLC
Richard CoppolaFormer congressional staff
Intern, Rep. Himes (Aug 17 - Dec 17); Intern, Sen. Blumenthal (Jan 18 - Mar 18)
Now lobbies for Professional Background Screeners Association · via Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

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 Blumenthal's 2022 campaign?: Blumenthal (Independent / other) raised $7.3M for the 2022 Connecticut Senate race, $1.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $3.1M against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
Which PACs gave the most to Blumenthal?: Nea Fund for Children and Public Education ($12K), Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - Federal ($12K), Avangrid Political Action Committee ($12K), Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee (Morpac) ($10K), National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2022.
Which super PACs spent on Blumenthal's race?: Connecticut Patriots PAC ($2.9M against), Restoration PAC ($225K against), Frontiers of Freedom Action, Inc. ($16K against) in 2022.