Politician
Mike Lee
Independent / other · Utah · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent
FEC candidate S0UT00165
Mike Lee (Independent / other) raised $11M for the 2022 Utah Senate race, $1.8M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $5.6M for and $4.6M against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
Raised, all runs
$11M
2022
From PAC checks
17%
$1.8M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$5.6M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$4.6M
Spent attacking them
Every run
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Utah Senate | $11M | 17% | $5.6M / $4.6M | $318K | $21M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
- NRSCParty$51K
- WinredSuper PAC$24K
- Reclaim America PACLeadership PAC$20K
- Reinventing a New Direction Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$15K
- Senate Conservatives FundOther$15K
- Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - FederalCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- Responsibility and Freedom Work PAC (Rfwpac)Leadership PAC$15K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
Outside money, for and against
- Put Utah First PACagainst $4.6M
- Liberty Championsfor $1.6M
- Club for Growth Actionfor $1.6M
- Americans for Prosperity Actionfor $925K
- Protect Freedom Political Action Committeefor $677K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most-favoured-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $113K | Nay · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $22K | Nay · with industry |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48 | Insurance wanted yea | $23K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $318K | Yea · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $22K | Nay · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $318K$1.6M | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $113K | Nay · with industry |
| Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $76K | Yea · against |
| Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53 | Crypto wanted nay | $2K | Nay · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30 | Crypto wanted yea | $2K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $318K | Yea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $1.6M | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $1.6M | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28 | Crypto wanted yea | $2K | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $318K | Yea · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $22K | Nay · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealSenate · 2024 · 60–38 | Crypto wanted yea | $2K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48 | Labor unions wanted nay | $32K | Present |
| NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $53K | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $81K | 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 | $318K$113K$1.6M | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 · 65–33 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $81K | Nay · with industry |
The revolving door
3 former aides now lobbying
Matt GrinneyFormer congressional staff
Sr. Policy and Comms Advisor, FHFA; Dep. Director of Speechwriting, VP of the United States; Speechwriter, US Dept. HHS; Comms Advisor, Sen. Mike Lee; Staff …
Now lobbies for Securities Industry And Financial Markets Association, Electronic Payments Coalition (epc) · via Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
Christy WoodruffFormer congressional staff
*Lobbying contacts limited to the House*; Staff Asst, L.C., L.A., Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [06/10-01/14]; L.A., Sen. Mike Lee [02/14-08/15]; Policy Advisor, S…
Now lobbies for Google Client Services LLC
Abdiel VazquezFormer congressional staff
Staff Assistant, Senator Mike Lee
Now lobbies for Exoanalytic Solutions, INC. · via Velos
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Mike Lee's 2022 campaign?
- Mike Lee (Independent / other) raised $11M for the 2022 Utah Senate race, $1.8M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $5.6M for and $4.6M against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Mike Lee?
- NRSC ($51K), Winred ($24K), Reclaim America PAC ($20K), Reinventing a New Direction Political Action Committee ($15K), Senate Conservatives Fund ($15K) in 2022.
- Which super PACs spent on Mike Lee's race?
- Put Utah First PAC ($4.6M against), Liberty Champions ($1.6M for), Club for Growth Action ($1.6M for) in 2022.