Which PACs gave the most to Chuck Grassley?

NRSC ($51K), Oorah! Political Action Committee ($10K), Deere & Company PAC (Aka John Deere PAC) ($10K), Reclaim America PAC ($10K), National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (Nabpac) ($10K) in 2022.

Which super PACs spent on Chuck Grassley's race?

National Association of Realtors Congressional Fund ($1.8M for), American Energy Action Fund ($202K for), National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($76K for) in 2022.

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Politician

Chuck Grassley

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

FEC candidate S0IA00028

Chuck Grassley (Republican) raised $9.5M for the 2022 Iowa Senate race, $2.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $2.2M for and $7K against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). They won.

Raised, all cycles

$9.5M

2022; counted once per cycle

From PAC checks

24%

$2.3M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$2.2M

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

$7K

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	Iowa Senate	$9.5M	24%	$2.2M / $7K	–	$12M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

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

Corporate $960KTrade group $511KLeadership PAC $442KMembership $221KOther $198KParty $51KSuper PAC $34KUnion $19K

NRSCParty$51K
Oorah! Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$10K
Deere & Company PAC (Aka John Deere PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Reclaim America PACLeadership PAC$10K
National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (Nabpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - FederalCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Wild and Wonderful PACLeadership PAC$10K
Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee (Morpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

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

National Association of Realtors Congressional Fundfor $1.8M
American Energy Action Fundfor $202K
National Association of Realtors Political Action Committeefor $76K
Honoring American Law Enforcement PACfor $45K
Law Enforcement for a Safer America PACfor $31K

Funding and votes

How their votes align with industry funding

Across 17 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 14 times (82%). 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
Most-favoured-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$240K	Present / not voting
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	$57K	Nay · against
ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$36K	Yea · with industry
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	$36K$154K	Yea · with industryYea · with industry
Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$240K	Nay · with industry
Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1	Tech and AI wanted nay	$41K	Yea · against
Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53	Crypto wanted nay	$0	Nay · with industry
GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30	Crypto wanted yea	$0	Yea · with industry
California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$36K	Yea · with industry
OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47	Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$154K	Yea · with industry
CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48	Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$154K	Yea · with industry
IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28	Crypto wanted yea	$0	Yea · with industry
Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$36K	Yea · with industry
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	$0	Yea · with industry
Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48	Labor unions wanted nay	$41K	Yea · against
NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13	Defense contractors wanted yea	$25K	Yea · with industry
Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50	Gun lobby wanted yea	$11K	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	$36K$240K$154K	Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 · 65–33	Gun lobby wanted nay	$11K	Nay · with industry

The revolving door

8 former aides now lobbying

Lobbyists who list a job in Chuck Grassley'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.

Jeanne HaggertyFormer congressional staff
Legislative Correspondent Senator Chuck Grassley and Senate Aging Committee (shared staff), Legislative Aide Senate Finance Committee, Health Policy Coordina…
Now lobbies for Merck & Co INC, Eli Lilly & Company, Pfizer, Amgen, INC. and 7 more · via Williams And Jensen, Pllc, Haggerty Policy Solutions
Rodney WhitlockFormer congressional staff
2011-2015: Health Policy Director, Sen. Chuck Grassley; 2005-2010: Health Policy Advisor, Senate Finance Committee; 2003-2005: Legislative Director, Rep. Cha…
Now lobbies for Campaign For Sustainable Drug Pricing, The Mentor Network, Unity Point Health, 340b Health and 2 more · via McDermott+ LLC
Christopher JavensFormer congressional staff
Tax Counsel, Sen. Grassley, Sen. Finance Comm.
Now lobbies for Amgen, Koch Government Affairs, LLC, Jpmorgan Chase Holdings LLC, Amazon.Com and 2 more · via Capitol Tax Partners, LLP
James JochumFormer congressional staff
Assistant Secretary for Import Admin, Department of Commerce; Assistant Secretary for Export Admin, Department of Commerce; Trade Counsel/Legislative Directo…
Now lobbies for Google Client Services LLC (formerly Reporting As Google), Google Client Services LLC · via Jst Strategies LLC (formerly Jochum Shore & Trossevin Pc), James Jochum
Aaron CummingsFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff - Sen. Chuck Grassley; Chief Counsel, Constitution/Crime Counsel - Senate Judiciary Committee (Sen. Chuck Grassley)
Now lobbies for Verizon Communications INC. · via Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
Kurt KovarikFormer congressional staff
Legislative Director - US Senator Charles Grassley -- Jan. 2017-Jan. 2018 Legislative Assistant - US Senator Charles Grassley -- 2002- Jan. 2017 Staff Assist…
Now lobbies for Clean Fuels Alliance America F/k/a National Biodiesel Board
Curtis PhilpFormer congressional staff
Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Lamar Smith/Professional Staff member, House Science Cmte; Legislative Director, Rep. Louie Gohmert; Legislative Counsel, Rep. Bi…
Now lobbies for T-Mobile USA, INC. · via Alpine Advisors
Zachary SchulzFormer congressional staff
Legislative Correspondent, Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA)
Now lobbies for Caloptima Health · via Chamber Hill Strategies

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 Chuck Grassley's 2022 campaign?: Chuck Grassley (Republican) raised $9.5M for the 2022 Iowa Senate race, $2.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $2.2M for and $7K 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 Chuck Grassley?: NRSC ($51K), Oorah! Political Action Committee ($10K), Deere & Company PAC (Aka John Deere PAC) ($10K), Reclaim America PAC ($10K), National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (Nabpac) ($10K) in 2022.
Which super PACs spent on Chuck Grassley's race?: National Association of Realtors Congressional Fund ($1.8M for), American Energy Action Fund ($202K for), National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($76K for) in 2022.