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Politician

JD Vance

Republican · Ohio · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1

FEC candidate S2OH00436

JD Vance (Republican) raised $16M for the 2022 Ohio Senate race, $793K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $4.4M for and $13M against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.

Raised, all runs

$16M

2022

From PAC checks

5%

$793K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$4.4M

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

$13M

Spent attacking them

Every run

Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
CycleRaceRaisedPAC shareOutside for / againstGoogle adsAll moneyResult
2022Ohio Senate$16M5%$4.4M / $13M$860K$33M✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Leadership PAC $337KCorporate $176KOther $122KTrade group $106KParty $58KMembership $49KSuper PAC $28K

Outside money, for and against

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

The payback

How they voted on their funders' bills

None of these votes came with $10K+ from the industry involved. 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 →
VoteIndustryTheir money from itVoted
Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79Pro-Israel groups wanted nay$10KPresent
SAB 121 repealSenate · 2024 · 60–38Crypto wanted yea–Yea · with industry
Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48Labor unions wanted nay$8KYea · against
NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13Defense contractors wanted yea$1KNay · against
Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50Gun lobby wanted yea$9KYea · with 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 JD Vance's 2022 campaign?
JD Vance (Republican) raised $16M for the 2022 Ohio Senate race, $793K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $4.4M for and $13M against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). They won.
Which PACs gave the most to JD Vance?
NRSC ($51K), Reclaim America PAC ($10K), Fighting for Missouri PAC ($10K), Making a Responsible Stand for Households in America PAC ($10K), Pelican PAC ($10K) in 2022.
Which super PACs spent on JD Vance's race?
Save America Fund ($7.1M against), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($2.9M against), Protect Ohio Values PAC (Pov PAC) ($2.0M for) in 2022.