Politician
Jim Banks
Republican · Indiana · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1
FEC candidate S4IN00196
Jim Banks (Republican) raised $7.3M for the 2024 Indiana Senate race, $1.4M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $405K for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$7.3M
2024; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
20%
$1.4M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$405K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Indiana Senate | $7.3M | 20% | $405K / $0 | – | $7.7M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Leadership PAC $419KCorporate $395KTrade group $185KOther $150KMembership $64KSuper PAC $35KUnion $13K
- Senate Path to Victory 2024Other$50K
- 2024 Thune Republican Senate VictoryOther$19K
- Susan B. Anthony List Inc. Candidate Fund (Dba Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America Candidate Fund)OtherLobbyist PAC$11K
- Elevance Health, Inc. Political Action Committee (Elevance Health PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Reclaim America PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Making a Responsible Stand for Households in America PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Big Sky Opportunity PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Majority Committee PAC--Mc PACLeadership PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- American Leadership PACfor $405K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 33 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 27 times (82%). 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.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most-favoured-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $232K | Nay · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $18K | Nay · with industry |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48 | Insurance wanted yea | $24K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $102K | Yea · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $18K | Nay · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $102K$88K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $232K | Nay · with industry |
| Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $102K | Yea · against |
| Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53 | Crypto wanted nay | $1K | Nay · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30 | Crypto wanted yea | $1K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $102K | Yea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $88K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $88K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28 | Crypto wanted yea | $1K | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $102K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $1K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $18K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $1K | Present / not voting |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $18K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $18K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $153K | Nay · against |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $232K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $69K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $153K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $18K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $14K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $102K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $102K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $102K | Yea · against |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $102K$232K$88K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $14K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $14K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $232K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $14K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $69K | Nay · against |
Household disclosures
29 reported transactions, with volume $85K–$575K
Reconciled electronic STOCK Act reports from 11 filings since 2021, covering all reported asset types and transactions by a spouse or dependent child. 17 buys, 12 sells. Heaviest in tech and ai ($56K+), agriculture, food and retail ($10K+).
Most traded
- RBLX Roblox Corporation Class A$56K+14 trades
- PTON Peloton Interactive, Inc.$18K+4 trades
- KR Kroger Company$7K+7 trades
- F Ford Motor Company$2K+2 trades
- YUM Yum! Brands, Inc.$1K+1 trades
- SBUX Starbucks Corporation$1K+1 trades
Latest trades
- buyYUM2024-08-08 · stock · joint$1K–$15K
- buyPTON2023-06-09 · stock$1K–$15K
- buyRBLX2021-11-19 · stock · joint$1K–$15K
- buyPTON2021-11-15 · stock$1K–$15K
- buyPTON2021-11-12 · stock · joint$1K–$15K
- buyPTON2021-11-12 · stock$15K–$50K
- sellRBLX2021-11-09 · stock · joint$1K–$15K
- sellRBLX2021-11-09 · stock$15K–$50K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
The revolving door
3 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Jim Banks'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.
Andrea PorwollFormer congressional staff
Spokesperson, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, Oct. 2018-Aug. 2019; Press Secretary, Rep. Banks, Nov. 2017-Oct. 2018; Intern, Rep. DeSantis, May 2014-Aug. 2014
Now lobbies for Chamber Of Commerce Of The U.S.A.
George PulizziFormer congressional staff
Rep. Pete Olson: Leg. Intern; Rep. Lloyd Smucker: Fellow; Rep. Nancy Mace: Leg. Asst., Dir. of Policy and Coalitions; Rep. Jim Banks: Leg. Asst.; Sen. Jim Ba…
Now lobbies for Marathon Petroleum Company Lp
Lindsay RatliffFormer congressional staff
Deputy Chief of Staff, Legislative Director, Military Legislative Assistant, U.S. Rep. Jim Banks; Staff Assistant, U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee
Now lobbies for Rolls-Royce North America And Its Affiliates
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Jim Banks's 2024 campaign?
- Jim Banks (Republican) raised $7.3M for the 2024 Indiana Senate race, $1.4M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $405K for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Jim Banks?
- Senate Path to Victory 2024 ($50K), 2024 Thune Republican Senate Victory ($19K), Susan B. Anthony List Inc. Candidate Fund (Dba Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America Candidate Fund) ($11K), Elevance Health, Inc. Political Action Committee (Elevance Health PAC) ($10K), Reclaim America PAC ($10K) in 2024.
- Which super PACs spent on Jim Banks's race?
- American Leadership PAC ($405K for) in 2024.