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Politician

John Kennedy

Republican · Louisiana · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent

FEC candidate S4LA00065

John Kennedy (Republican) raised $34M for the 2022 Louisiana Senate race, $1.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $115K 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

$34M

2022; counted once per cycle

From PAC checks

4%

$1.3M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$115K

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.
CycleRaceRaisedPAC shareOutside for / againstGoogle adsAll moneyResult
2022Louisiana Senate$34M4%$115K / $0$683K$34M✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $481KLeadership PAC $312KTrade group $254KOther $112KMembership $61KSuper PAC $26KUnion $2K

Outside money, for and against

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

Funding and votes

How their votes align with industry funding

Across 16 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 13 times (81%). 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 →
VoteIndustryTheir money from itVoted
Most-favoured-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49Pharma and health care wanted nay$33KNay · with industry
Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59Pro-Israel groups wanted nay$4KNay · with industry
ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48Insurance wanted yea$12KNay · against
ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45Oil, gas and coal wanted yea$103KYea · with industry
Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73Pro-Israel groups wanted nay$4KNay · with industry
One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea$103K$71KYea · with industryYea · with industry
Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53Pharma and health care wanted nay$33KNay · with industry
Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1Tech and AI wanted nay$33KYea · against
Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53Crypto wanted nay$0Nay · with industry
GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30Crypto wanted yea$0Yea · with industry
California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44Oil, gas and coal wanted yea$103KYea · with industry
OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea$71KYea · with industry
CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea$71KYea · with industry
IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28Crypto wanted yea$0Yea · with industry
Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47Oil, gas and coal wanted yea$103KYea · with industry
Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79Pro-Israel groups wanted nay$4KNay · with industry
SAB 121 repealSenate · 2024 · 60–38Crypto wanted yea$0Yea · with industry
Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48Labor unions wanted nay$10KYea · against
NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13Defense contractors wanted yea$21KYea · with industry
Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50Gun lobby wanted yea$7KYea · with industry
Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022 · 50–50Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay$103K$33K$71KNay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 · 65–33Gun lobby wanted nay$7KNay · with industry

The revolving door

4 former aides now lobbying

Lobbyists who list a job in John Kennedy'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.
  • John SteitzFormer congressional staff

    Dep. Chief of Staff, Legislative Director, Senior LA, Sen. John Kennedy; Senior PSM and PSM, Sen. Small Business Committee; LA and LC, Sen. David Vitter.

    Now lobbies for Animal Wellness Action, Tether Operations, S.A. De C.V., Fti Consulting On Behalf Of Tether Operations, S.A. De C.V., Westmoreland Mining LLC · via Ridgeline Advocacy Group LLC

  • Jennifer NewmanFormer congressional staff

    Senior Economic Adviser, Staff Director-Senate Banking Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Legislative Assistant, Sen. John Kennedy (LA); Scheduler & Legislativ…

    Now lobbies for Independent Community Bankers Of America, Santander Holdings USA, INC.

  • William KelleherFormer congressional staff

    Legislative Correspondent, U.S. Senator John Kennedy

    Now lobbies for The Conservation Fund, National Shooting Sports Foundation · via Natural Resource Results LLC

  • Marcie (smith) HaberFormer congressional staff

    Professional Staff Member, Select Committee on the Climate Crisis; Legislative Assistant, Senator John Kennedy and Representative Mike Johnson

    Now lobbies for Bipartisan Policy Center Action

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 John Kennedy's 2022 campaign?
John Kennedy (Republican) raised $34M for the 2022 Louisiana Senate race, $1.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $115K 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 John Kennedy?
Acpac Aca International Political Action Committee ($10K), Oorah! Political Action Committee ($10K), Big Sky Opportunity PAC ($10K), Steer PAC ($10K), Nebraska Sandhills PAC ($10K) in 2022.
Which super PACs spent on John Kennedy's race?
Clearpath Action Fund, Inc. ($75K for), Conservative Louisiana ($28K for), Animal Wellness Action ($12K for) in 2022.