Politician
Dave McCormick
Republican · Pennsylvania · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1
FEC candidate S2PA00661
Dave McCormick (Republican) raised $36M for the 2024 Pennsylvania Senate race, $1.0M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $28M for and $78M against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
Raised, all runs
$36M
2024
From PAC checks
3%
$1.0M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$28M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$78M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Pennsylvania Senate | $36M | 3% | $28M / $78M | $2.3M | $142M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Other $1.6MCorporate $334KLeadership PAC $308KTrade group $155KMembership $110KParty $53KSuper PAC $35KUnion $5K
- Team MccormickOther$1.4M
- NRSCParty$53K
- Republican Jewish Coalition-Political Action Committee (Rjc-PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$51K
- Project West Political Action CommitteeOther$20K
- Majority Committee PAC--Mc PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Responsibility and Freedom Work PAC (Rfwpac)Leadership PAC$10K
- Koch, Inc. Political Action Committee (Kochpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Bluegrass CommitteeLeadership PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- WinSenateagainst $60M
- Keystone Renewal PACfor $12M
- Americans for Prosperity Actionfor $12M
- DSCCagainst $11M
- Nrdc Action Votesagainst $2.0M
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 16 key votes where Dave McCormick had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 14 times (88%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most-favoured-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $61K | Nay · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $62K | Nay · with industry |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48 | Insurance wanted yea | $18K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $2.8M | Yea · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $62K | Nay · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $2.8M$847K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $61K | Nay · with industry |
| Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $77K | Yea · against |
| Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53 | Crypto wanted nay | $90K | Nay · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30 | Crypto wanted yea | $90K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $2.8M | Yea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $847K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $847K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28 | Crypto wanted yea | $90K | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $2.8M | Yea · with industry |
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Dave McCormick's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Connor PfeifferFormer congressional staff
Policy Adviser (2025), Sen. McCormick; National Security Legislative Assistant (2018-19), Senior Legislative Assistant (2019-20), Rep. Hurd
Now lobbies for Fdd Action
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Dave McCormick's 2024 campaign?
- Dave McCormick (Republican) raised $36M for the 2024 Pennsylvania Senate race, $1.0M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $28M for and $78M against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Dave McCormick?
- Team Mccormick ($1.4M), NRSC ($53K), Republican Jewish Coalition-Political Action Committee (Rjc-PAC) ($51K), Project West Political Action Committee ($20K), Majority Committee PAC--Mc PAC ($10K) in 2024.
- Which super PACs spent on Dave McCormick's race?
- WinSenate ($60M against), Keystone Renewal PAC ($12M for), Americans for Prosperity Action ($12M for) in 2024.