Which PACs gave the most to Gary Peters?

The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Action Committee for Rural Electrification (Acre) ($19K), Henry Ford Health System Government Affairs Services PAC ($16K), Paul Hastings LLP Political Action Committee ($13K), National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (Nabpac) ($13K), Ebay Inc-Committee for Responsible Internet Commerce ($12K) in 2020.

Which super PACs spent on Gary Peters's race?

Senate Leadership Fund ($17M against), Better Future Mi Fund ($9.6M against), NRSC ($8.2M against) in 2020.

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Politician

Gary Peters

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

FEC candidate S4MI00355

Gary Peters (Democrat) raised $50M for the 2020 Michigan Senate race, $3.1M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $9.8M for and $38M against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.

Raised, all runs

$50M

2020

From PAC checks

$3.1M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$9.8M

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

$38M

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
2020	Michigan Senate	$50M	6%	$9.8M / $38M	–	$98M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

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

Corporate $1.3MTrade group $459KLeadership PAC $454KOther $339KUnion $274KMembership $171KSuper PAC $59KParty $3K

The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Action Committee for Rural Electrification (Acre)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$19K
Henry Ford Health System Government Affairs Services PACCorporate$16K
Paul Hastings LLP Political Action CommitteeOther$13K
National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (Nabpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$13K
Ebay Inc-Committee for Responsible Internet CommerceCorporateLobbyist PAC$12K
The Grant Thornton LLP Political Action Committee LLCOtherLobbyist PAC$11K
Progressive Women's Alliance of West MichiganOther$11K
The Capital Group Companies Inc Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

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

Senate Leadership Fundagainst $17M
Better Future Mi Fundagainst $9.6M
NRSCagainst $8.2M
Black PACfor $3.1M
Restoration PACagainst $1.1M

The payback

How they voted on their funders' bills

On the 14 key votes where Gary Peters had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 5 times (36%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.

All issues →

Vote	Industry	Their money from it	Voted
Most-favoured-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$263K	Yea · against
Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$39K	Yea · against
ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48	Insurance wanted yea	$93K	Yea · with industry
ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$8K	Nay · against
Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$39K	Nay · with industry
One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50	Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$8K$435K	Nay · againstNay · against
Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$263K	Yea · against
Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1	Tech and AI wanted nay	$166K	Yea · against
Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53	Crypto wanted nay	–	Yea · against
GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30	Crypto wanted yea	–	Nay · against
California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$8K	Nay · against
OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47	Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$435K	Nay · against
CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48	Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$435K	Nay · against
IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28	Crypto wanted yea	–	Nay · against
Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$8K	Nay · against
Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$39K	Nay · with industry
SAB 121 repealSenate · 2024 · 60–38	Crypto wanted yea	–	Yea · with industry
Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48	Labor unions wanted nay	$615K	Nay · with industry
NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13	Defense contractors wanted yea	$49K	Yea · with industry
Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50	Gun lobby wanted yea	–	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	$8K$263K$435K	Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 · 65–33	Gun lobby wanted nay	–	Yea · against

The revolving door

5 former aides now lobbying

Lobbyists who list a job in Gary Peters's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.

Joshua FendrickFormer congressional staff
Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, and Legislative Aide, Sen. Gary C. Peters; Economic Policy Adviser, Rep. Josh Gottheimer; Economic Policy Adviser…
Now lobbies for Jpmorgan Chase Holdings, LLC, Pfizer, American Airlines, INC., Visa · via Williams And Jensen, Pllc
Sydney PaulFormer congressional staff
Leg Counsel & Snr. Leg Counsel, Senator Gary Peters (2015-2019); Leg Assistant, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation (2013-2015); Deputy Sc…
Now lobbies for Meta Platforms, INC. And Various Subsidiaries, A16z Capital Management LLC (f/k/a Ah Capital Management L.L.C.) · via A16z Capital Management LLC (f/k/a Ah Capital Management L.L.C., D/b/a Andreessen Horowitz)
Theodore NastaseFormer congressional staff
Senate Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Planning, Senator Gary Peters, Intern
Now lobbies for American Association For Justice
Catherine BarrettFormer congressional staff
Chief Counsel, Legislative Director for Senator Gary C. Peters (2017-2024); Deputy Director of Policy, U.S. Department of Commerce (2014-2017); Counsel, Sena…
Now lobbies for Nature Conservancy · via The Nature Conservancy
Lezah CalvinFormer congressional staff
Office of former Rep. Sander Levin (D-MI-09) [Staff Assistant and Legislative Correspondent, October 2017-July 2018]; Office of Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) [Legi…
Now lobbies for Planned Parenthood Federation Of America INC

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 Gary Peters's 2020 campaign?: Gary Peters (Democrat) raised $50M for the 2020 Michigan Senate race, $3.1M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $9.8M for and $38M against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.
Which PACs gave the most to Gary Peters?: The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Action Committee for Rural Electrification (Acre) ($19K), Henry Ford Health System Government Affairs Services PAC ($16K), Paul Hastings LLP Political Action Committee ($13K), National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (Nabpac) ($13K), Ebay Inc-Committee for Responsible Internet Commerce ($12K) in 2020.
Which super PACs spent on Gary Peters's race?: Senate Leadership Fund ($17M against), Better Future Mi Fund ($9.6M against), NRSC ($8.2M against) in 2020.