Which PACs gave the most to Brian Schatz?

Honeywell International Political Action Committee ($10K), American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC) ($10K), Nea Fund for Children and Public Education ($10K), National Multifamily Housing Council Political Action Committee ($10K), Common Sense Colorado ($10K) in 2022.

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Politician

Brian Schatz

Democrat · Hawaii · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent

FEC candidate S4HI00136

Brian Schatz (Democrat) raised $2.5M for the 2022 Hawaii Senate race, $1.2M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). They won.

Raised, all cycles

$2.5M

2022; counted once per cycle

From PAC checks

49%

$1.2M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

Spent attacking them

49% of Brian Schatz's campaign money came from PAC checks, not from people. That is one of the heaviest reliances on organised money in Congress.

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	Hawaii Senate	$2.5M	49%	$0 / $0	–	$2.5M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

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

Corporate $475KLeadership PAC $220KUnion $199KTrade group $173KOther $73KMembership $59KSuper PAC $10K

Honeywell International Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
Nea Fund for Children and Public EducationUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
National Multifamily Housing Council Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
Common Sense ColoradoLeadership PAC$10K
Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America, Inc. Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Chugach Alaska Corporation PAC (Cac PAC)Corporate$10K

Outside money, for and against

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

No outside spending of note.

Funding and votes

How their votes align with industry funding

Across 10 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 2 times (20%). 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	$18K	Yea · against
Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$5K	Yea · against
ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48	Insurance wanted yea	$7K	Yea · with industry
ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$5K	Nay · against
Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$5K	Yea · against
One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50	Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$5K$11K	Nay · againstNay · against
Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$18K	Yea · against
Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1	Tech and AI wanted nay	$59K	Yea · against
Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53	Crypto wanted nay	$0	Yea · against
GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30	Crypto wanted yea	$0	Nay · against
California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$5K	Nay · against
OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47	Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$11K	Nay · against
CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48	Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$11K	Nay · against
IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28	Crypto wanted yea	$0	Present / not voting
Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$5K	Nay · against
Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$5K	Yea · against
SAB 121 repealSenate · 2024 · 60–38	Crypto wanted yea	$0	Nay · against
Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48	Labor unions wanted nay	$214K	Nay · with industry
NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13	Defense contractors wanted yea	$40K	Yea · with industry
Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50	Gun lobby wanted yea	$0	Nay · against
Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022 · 50–50	Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay	$5K$18K$11K	Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 · 65–33	Gun lobby wanted nay	$0	Yea · against

The revolving door

5 former aides now lobbying

Lobbyists who list a job in Brian Schatz'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.

Andrew WinerFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff - Sen. Brian Schatz
Now lobbies for Charter Communications Operating, LLC, Charter Communications, INC., Alohacare · via The Wayfinder Group, Strategies 360
Eric EinhornFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff, U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz, 2019-2023; Senior Counsel for Technology and Communications Policy, U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz, 2017-2019]
Now lobbies for T-Mobile USA, INC., Verizon Communications INC. And Various Subsidiaries · via Convergence Strategies, LLC
Alexander HetheringtonFormer congressional staff
Administrative Director, Special Projects Manager, Special Assistant - Sen. Brian Schatz; Special Assistant - 1st Congressional District of Hawaii; Special A…
Now lobbies for Charter Communications, INC., Alohacare · via The Wayfinder Group, Strategies 360
Aisling McDonoughFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff, Rep. Anna Eshoo; Senior Health Advisor, Rep. Anna Eshoo; Policy Coordinator, Energy & Commerce Committee; Legislative Assistant, Sen. Brian S…
Now lobbies for Meta Platforms INC. · via Stanton Park Group
Lambros SyrmosFormer congressional staff
Intern, Sen. Brian Schatz
Now lobbies for Charter Communications, INC. · via The Wayfinder Group

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 Brian Schatz's 2022 campaign?: Brian Schatz (Democrat) raised $2.5M for the 2022 Hawaii Senate race, $1.2M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 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 Brian Schatz?: Honeywell International Political Action Committee ($10K), American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC) ($10K), Nea Fund for Children and Public Education ($10K), National Multifamily Housing Council Political Action Committee ($10K), Common Sense Colorado ($10K) in 2022.