Which PACs gave the most to Cory Gardner?

Cory for Colorado ($414K), Winred ($130K), NRSC ($45K), Norpac ($19K), Kansas City Southern Employee PAC ($10K) in 2020.

Which super PACs spent on Cory Gardner's race?

Senate Majority PAC ($7.1M against), Giffords PAC ($1.3M against), Americans for Prosperity Action ($873K for) in 2020.

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Politician

Cory Gardner

Republican · Colorado · ran 1 time since 2020, won 0 · incumbent

FEC candidate S4CO00395

Cory Gardner (Republican) raised $26M for the 2020 Colorado Senate race, $2.8M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $2.3M for and $9.6M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). They lost.

Raised, all cycles

$26M

2020; counted once per cycle

From PAC checks

11%

$2.8M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$2.3M

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

$9.6M

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
2020	Colorado Senate	$26M	11%	$2.3M / $9.6M	$501K	$38M	✗ Lost

Who wrote the checks

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

Corporate $1.8MTrade group $704KOther $695KLeadership PAC $223KMembership $164KSuper PAC $163KParty $45KUnion $18K

Cory for ColoradoOther$414K
WinredSuper PAC$130K
NRSCParty$45K
NorpacOther$19K
Kansas City Southern Employee PACCorporate$10K
Automotive Free International Trade PACSuper PAC$10K
Bank of America Corporation Federal PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Deloitte Political Action CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

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

Senate Majority PACagainst $7.1M
Giffords PACagainst $1.3M
Americans for Prosperity Actionfor $873K
Esafundfor $583K
Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund (Everytown Victory Fund)against $491K

The revolving door

6 former aides now lobbying

Lobbyists who list a job in Cory Gardner'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.

Natalie Farr HarrisonFormer congressional staff
COS, Dep. COS - Sen. Cory Gardner; COS, Dep. COS/Leg. Dir., Leg. Dir. - Rep. Cory Gardner; Prof. Staff - H. Rep. Study Cmte (Rep. Tom Price); LA - DOL: LA- R…
Now lobbies for Meta Platforms, INC., Amazon.Com Services, INC., Verizon Communications INC And Various Subsidiaries, Pfizer, INC. and 8 more · via Avoq, LLC
Samual LoveFormer congressional staff
Sen. Cory Gardner: Legislative Assistant (2015-2021); Legislative Aide/Director of Correspondence (2015); Rep. Cory Gardner: Legislative Aide/Legislative Cor…
Now lobbies for Apple INC., Charter Communications INC., Premise, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. and 1 more · via Invariant LLC
Bailey McCueFormer congressional staff
Senator Cory Gardner - Intern, January 2019-May 2019, Legislative Correspondent, January 2020-January 2021 Senator John Cornyn - Legislative Aide April 2022-…
Now lobbies for Biotechnology Innovation Organization, Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp
Alex PinsonFormer congressional staff
Schedule C appointee, Dept. of Health and Human Services; Senior Legis. Asst. and Counsel (and other positions), Rep. Hal Rogers; Intern, Rep. Cory Gardner; …
Now lobbies for RTX Corporation And Affiliates, Intra-Cellular Therapies, INC. · via Dla Piper LLP (us)
Dustin ShererFormer congressional staff
Legislative Assistant to Senator Cory Gardner
Now lobbies for American Farm Bureau Fed
Charles PoplsteinFormer congressional staff
District Director, State Director, U.S. Senator Cory Gardner
Now lobbies for Boeing Company

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 Cory Gardner's 2020 campaign?: Cory Gardner (Republican) raised $26M for the 2020 Colorado Senate race, $2.8M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $2.3M for and $9.6M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). They lost.
Which PACs gave the most to Cory Gardner?: Cory for Colorado ($414K), Winred ($130K), NRSC ($45K), Norpac ($19K), Kansas City Southern Employee PAC ($10K) in 2020.
Which super PACs spent on Cory Gardner's race?: Senate Majority PAC ($7.1M against), Giffords PAC ($1.3M against), Americans for Prosperity Action ($873K for) in 2020.