Which PACs gave the most to Ben Sasse?

Sensible American Solutions Supporting Everyone PAC ($17K), Oorah! Political Action Committee ($15K), National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee ($14K), Winred ($12K), Microsoft Corporation Political Action Committee ($11K) in 2020.

Which super PACs spent on Ben Sasse's race?

National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund ($11K for), National Association for Gun Rights Inc PAC ($212 for) in 2020.

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Politician

Ben Sasse

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

FEC candidate S4NE00090

Ben Sasse (Republican) raised $4.5M for the 2020 Nebraska Senate race, $1.6M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $12K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.

Raised, all runs

$4.5M

2020

From PAC checks

35%

$1.6M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$12K

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

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	Nebraska Senate	$4.5M	35%	$12K / $0	$61K	$4.5M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

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

Corporate $773KLeadership PAC $358KTrade group $316KOther $126KMembership $80KSuper PAC $24KUnion $4K

Sensible American Solutions Supporting Everyone PACLeadership PAC$17K
Oorah! Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$15K
National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$14K
WinredSuper PAC$12K
Microsoft Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$11K
Bbva USA Bancshares, Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Honeywell International Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Exxon Mobil Corporation Political Action Committee (Exxonmobil PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

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

National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fundfor $11K
National Association for Gun Rights Inc PACfor $212

The payback

How they voted on their funders' bills

On the 3 key votes where Ben Sasse had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 3 times (100%). 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
Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022 · 50–50	Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay	$42K$102K$170K	Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 · 65–33	Gun lobby wanted nay	$5K	Nay · with industry

The revolving door

4 former aides now lobbying

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

Alyene MlinarFormer congressional staff
Pol Adv (Maj Leader Scalise); Pol Adv (Min Whip Scalise); Pol Adv (House Oversight/Govt Reform Comm); Prof Staff Member (Ways and Means Subcom on Health/Brad…
Now lobbies for Chevron U.S.A., INC., America'S Health Insurance Plans, Humana, Elevance Health, INC. and 8 more · via Mehlman Consulting, INC.
Meredith JonesFormer congressional staff
Legislative Assistant -Senator Ben Sasse (11/2019-10/2022); Staff Assistant - Senator Ted Cruz (01/2019 - 11/2019)
Now lobbies for Exxon Mobil Corp, UPS (united Parcel Service)
Tyler GrassmeyerFormer congressional staff
2014-2022: Deputy Chief of Staff to Senator Ben Sasse (Nebraska).
Now lobbies for Microsoft Corporation
Matthew StrossFormer congressional staff
Legislative Assistant, Office of Senator Ben Sasse; Legislative Counsel, Office of Representative George Holding
Now lobbies for National Association Of Realtors

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 Ben Sasse's 2020 campaign?: Ben Sasse (Republican) raised $4.5M for the 2020 Nebraska Senate race, $1.6M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $12K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.
Which PACs gave the most to Ben Sasse?: Sensible American Solutions Supporting Everyone PAC ($17K), Oorah! Political Action Committee ($15K), National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee ($14K), Winred ($12K), Microsoft Corporation Political Action Committee ($11K) in 2020.
Which super PACs spent on Ben Sasse's race?: National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund ($11K for), National Association for Gun Rights Inc PAC ($212 for) in 2020.