Which PACs gave the most to James Lankford?

Lankford Young Victory Committee ($89K), NRSC ($51K), The American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries Political Action Committee (Asppa-Napa PAC) a/K/a American Retirement Association Political Action Committee (Ara PAC) ($10K), Altria Group, Inc. Political Action Committee (Altriapac) ($10K), Honeywell International Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2022.

Which super PACs spent on James Lankford's race?

American Energy Action Fund ($52K for), Defend Oklahoma Values ($18K for), National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund ($1K for) in 2022.

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Politician

James Lankford

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

FEC candidate S4OK00232

James Lankford (Republican) raised $5.9M for the 2022 Oklahoma Senate race, $1.8M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $71K 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

$5.9M

2022; counted once per cycle

From PAC checks

30%

$1.8M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$71K

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

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
2022	Oklahoma Senate	$5.9M	30%	$71K / $0	$12K	$5.9M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

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

Corporate $936KTrade group $379KLeadership PAC $252KOther $208KMembership $135KParty $51KSuper PAC $25KUnion $10K

Lankford Young Victory CommitteeOther$89K
NRSCParty$51K
The American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries Political Action Committee (Asppa-Napa PAC) a/K/a American Retirement Association Political Action Committee (Ara PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
Altria Group, Inc. Political Action Committee (Altriapac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Honeywell International Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
Fund for America's FutureLeadership PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

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

American Energy Action Fundfor $52K
Defend Oklahoma Valuesfor $18K
National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fundfor $1K

Funding and votes

How their votes align with industry funding

Across 19 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 16 times (84%). 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	$222K	Nay · with industry
Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$12K	Nay · with industry
ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48	Insurance wanted yea	$33K	Nay · against
ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$121K	Yea · with industry
Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$12K	Nay · with industry
One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50	Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$121K$147K	Yea · with industryYea · with industry
Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$222K	Nay · with industry
Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1	Tech and AI wanted nay	$23K	Yea · against
Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53	Crypto wanted nay	$0	Nay · with industry
GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30	Crypto wanted yea	$0	Yea · with industry
California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$121K	Yea · with industry
OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47	Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$147K	Yea · with industry
CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48	Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$147K	Yea · with industry
IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28	Crypto wanted yea	$0	Yea · with industry
Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$121K	Yea · with industry
Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$12K	Nay · with industry
SAB 121 repealSenate · 2024 · 60–38	Crypto wanted yea	$0	Yea · with industry
Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48	Labor unions wanted nay	$31K	Yea · against
NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13	Defense contractors wanted yea	$40K	Yea · with industry
Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50	Gun lobby wanted yea	$5K	Yea · with industry
Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022 · 50–50	Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay	$121K$222K$147K	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

3 former aides now lobbying

Lobbyists who list a job in James Lankford'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.

Julia HostelleyFormer congressional staff
Office of Cong. Brad Wenstrup: Oct. 2016-Jan. 2020, Staff Asst; Leg.Correspondent; Leg. Asst; Leg. Director. Dept of Treasury: Jan-Oct 2020, Special Advisor,…
Now lobbies for Bank Of America Corporation
Katherine WoodFormer congressional staff
Staff Asst., Sen. Lankford, Sept. 2022-Apr. 2024; Intern, Sen. Lankford, Aug. 2022-Sept. 2022
Now lobbies for Chamber Of Commerce Of The U.S.A.
Allen WrightFormer congressional staff
Field Representative, Senator James Lankford, 2015-2021
Now lobbies for Beaverfit North America, LLC · via North Bridge Strategic, LLC (formerly Known As Scissortail Strategic Consulting

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 James Lankford's 2022 campaign?: James Lankford (Republican) raised $5.9M for the 2022 Oklahoma Senate race, $1.8M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $71K 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 James Lankford?: Lankford Young Victory Committee ($89K), NRSC ($51K), The American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries Political Action Committee (Asppa-Napa PAC) a/K/a American Retirement Association Political Action Committee (Ara PAC) ($10K), Altria Group, Inc. Political Action Committee (Altriapac) ($10K), Honeywell International Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2022.
Which super PACs spent on James Lankford's race?: American Energy Action Fund ($52K for), Defend Oklahoma Values ($18K for), National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund ($1K for) in 2022.