Which PACs gave the most to Marco Rubio?

NRSC ($51K), Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits PAC ($15K), Int'l Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers (Ipal) ($10K), American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Political Action Committee ($10K), National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association Rockpac ($10K) in 2022.

Which super PACs spent on Marco Rubio's race?

Florida First Project ($1.4M for), American Energy Action Fund ($252K for), National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($245K for) in 2022.

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Politician

Marco Rubio

Republican · Florida · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent

FEC candidate S0FL00338

Marco Rubio (Republican) raised $43M for the 2022 Florida Senate race, $2.1M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $2.3M for and $513K against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). They won.

Raised, all cycles

$43M

2022; counted once per cycle

From PAC checks

$2.1M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$2.3M

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

$513K

Spent attacking them

Every run

Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.

Cycle	Race	Raised	PAC share	Outside for / against	Google ads	All money	Result
2022	Florida Senate	$43M	5%	$2.3M / $513K	$1.1M	$46M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

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

Corporate $1.1MTrade group $427KOther $226KLeadership PAC $174KMembership $134KParty $57KSuper PAC $41KUnion $27K

NRSCParty$51K
Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits PACCorporate$15K
Int'l Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers (Ipal)UnionLobbyist PAC$10K
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association RockpacTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
International Franchise Association Franchising Political Action Committee IncTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
Fund for America's FutureLeadership PAC$10K
Culac the PAC of Credit Union National AssociationTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

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

Florida First Projectfor $1.4M
American Energy Action Fundfor $252K
National Association of Realtors Political Action Committeefor $245K
National Right to Life Victory Fundfor $194K
Family Friendly Action PACagainst $162K

Funding and votes

How their votes align with industry funding

Across 6 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 5 times (83%). This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.

All issues →

Vote	Industry	Their money from it	Voted
Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$20K	Nay · with industry
SAB 121 repealSenate · 2024 · 60–38	Crypto wanted yea	$0	Yea · with industry
Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48	Labor unions wanted nay	$49K	Yea · against
NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13	Defense contractors wanted yea	$38K	Yea · with industry
Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50	Gun lobby wanted yea	$2K	Yea · with industry
Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022 · 50–50	Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay	$40K$182K$148K	Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 · 65–33	Gun lobby wanted nay	$2K	Nay · with industry

The revolving door

7 former aides now lobbying

Lobbyists who list a job in Marco Rubio's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A listed former position does not establish contact with that office.

Jonathan SlemrodFormer congressional staff
Associate Director, Legislative Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, '17-'18, Policy Advisor, Office of the Sen. Republican Whip, '12-'17, Legislative A…
Now lobbies for American Bankers Association, American Bankers Association'S Card Policy Council, Comcast Corporation, Meta Platforms, INC. and 8 more · via Harbinger Strategies, LLC
Lauren ReamyFormer congressional staff
Deputy Chief of Staff/Legislative Director/Legislative Assistant, Senator Marco Rubio; Professional Staff Member/Staff Assistant, Senate Judiciary Committee
Now lobbies for Lockheed Martin Corporation, Carnival Corporation, Comcast Corporation, Teradyne, INC. and 1 more · via Penn Avenue Partners
Jimmy PeacockFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff (Senator Eric Schmitt), Chief of Staff (Congresswoman Ashley Hinson), Special Assistant (U.S. Senator Marco Rubio)
Now lobbies for Google Client Services, The Boeing Company · via Cornerstone Government Affairs, INC.
Ansley RhyneFormer congressional staff
Legislative Assistant, Senator Marco Rubio
Now lobbies for Novo Nordisk INC.
William LaneFormer congressional staff
Rep. Jeff Duncan (Jan. 2018-July 2024) Rep. Jeb Hensarling (Sept. 2017-Jan 2018) (Internship) Sen. Marco Rubio (May 2016-July 2016) (Unpaid Internship) House…
Now lobbies for National Rifle Association Of America
Courtney Houston-CarterFormer congressional staff
Legislative Assistant to Sen. Roy Blunt; Legal Assistant to Sen. Marco Rubio
Now lobbies for Jpmorgan Chase Holdings LLC
Nicole WrightFormer congressional staff
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, Legislative Assistant, Legislative Aide, Legislative Correspondent, and Intern; U.S. Rep. Brian Mast, Staff Assistant; U.S House Co…
Now lobbies for Novo Nordisk, INC. · via The Nickles Group, LLC

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 Marco Rubio's 2022 campaign?: Marco Rubio (Republican) raised $43M for the 2022 Florida Senate race, $2.1M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $2.3M for and $513K against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). They won.
Which PACs gave the most to Marco Rubio?: NRSC ($51K), Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits PAC ($15K), Int'l Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers (Ipal) ($10K), American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Political Action Committee ($10K), National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association Rockpac ($10K) in 2022.
Which super PACs spent on Marco Rubio's race?: Florida First Project ($1.4M for), American Energy Action Fund ($252K for), National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($245K for) in 2022.