Which PACs gave the most to Richard J. Durbin?

Votesane PAC ($23K), National Association of Letter Carriers of U.S.a. Political Fund (Letter Carrier Political Fund) ($15K), National Association of Convenience Stores Political Action Committee ($10K), American Postal Workers Union Committee On Political Action ($10K), Csx Corporation Good Government Fund ($10K) in 2020.

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Politician

Richard J. Durbin

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

FEC candidate S6IL00151

Richard J. Durbin (Democrat) raised $7.3M for the 2020 Illinois Senate race, $1.7M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.

Raised, all runs

$7.3M

2020

From PAC checks

23%

$1.7M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

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	Illinois Senate	$7.3M	23%	$0 / $0	$55K	$7.3M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

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

Corporate $697KTrade group $271KUnion $209KLeadership PAC $182KMembership $149KOther $140KSuper PAC $20KParty $4K

Votesane PACOther$23K
National Association of Letter Carriers of U.S.a. Political Fund (Letter Carrier Political Fund)UnionLobbyist PAC$15K
National Association of Convenience Stores Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
American Postal Workers Union Committee On Political ActionSuper PAC$10K
Csx Corporation Good Government FundCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Bnsf Railway Company Railpac (Bnsf Railpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Honeywell International Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Caterpillar Inc. Political Action Committee (Catpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

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

No outside spending of note.

The payback

How they voted on their funders' bills

On the 11 key votes where Richard J. Durbin had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 3 times (27%). 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	$131K	Yea · against
Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$7K	Yea · against
ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48	Insurance wanted yea	$24K	Yea · with industry
ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$5K	Nay · against
Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$7K	Yea · against
One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50	Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$5K$27K	Nay · againstNay · against
Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$131K	Yea · against
Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1	Tech and AI wanted nay	$79K	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	$5K	Nay · against
OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47	Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$27K	Nay · against
CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48	Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$27K	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	$5K	Nay · against
Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$7K	Yea · against
SAB 121 repealSenate · 2024 · 60–38	Crypto wanted yea	–	Nay · against
Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48	Labor unions wanted nay	$234K	Nay · with industry
NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13	Defense contractors wanted yea	$43K	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	$5K$131K$27K	Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 · 65–33	Gun lobby wanted nay	–	Yea · against

The revolving door

7 former aides now lobbying

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

Mj KennyFormer congressional staff
Deputy Floor Director, Floor Assistant - Office of the Senate Democratic Whip; Legislative Aide, Legislative Correspondent - Senator Richard J. Durbin , D-IL
Now lobbies for T-Mobile USA, INC., Chevron Phillips Chemical Company Lp, Fuels America, International Franchise Association (ifa) and 6 more · via Kountoupes Denham Carr & Reid, LLC
Srinivas SontiFormer congressional staff
Temporary Professional Staff - United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Senior Policy Advisor - Senator Richard J. Durbin (D-IL); Research Direct…
Now lobbies for Texas Tech University System, University Of Rochester, University Of Minnesota, University Of Illinois and 6 more · via Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC
Josefina PrescottFormer congressional staff
Counselor, Department of Health and Human Services // LD/Dep. Chief of Staff, Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) // Leg. Assistant, Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) /…
Now lobbies for America'S Health Insurance Plans (ahip), Jpmorgan Chase Holdings LLC · via Fulcrum Public Affairs LLC
Michael LuksoFormer congressional staff
Intern-Sen. D. Durbin; Intern-Sen. B. Obama; Intern-Rep. D. Halvorson; Intern-Rep. S. Murphy; LC/Fin. Admin/Staff Asst./ Intern-Rep. M. Quigley; LA-Rep. H. S…
Now lobbies for Payward INC. (formerly Known As Payward Interactive, INC. D/b/a Kraken)
Lakecia StickneyFormer congressional staff
Rep. Watt, Legislative Counsel, June 09-Aug 13; Rep. Thompson, Legislative Counsel, Aug 13-Sep 15; Sen. Durbin, Policy Advisor, Sep 15- Sep 17; House Democra…
Now lobbies for Comcast Corporation
Anne KierigFormer congressional staff
Official Counsel, Senator Durbin; Legislative Assistant & Director of Correspondence, Senator Durbin; Legislative Assistant, Senator Feinstein
Now lobbies for Amazon.Com Services LLC
Elissa LevinFormer congressional staff
Legislative Director, Legislative Assistant (Rep. Tammy Baldwin); Legislative Assistant (Rep. Nydia Velazquez); Legislative Aide (Sen. Richard Durbin)
Now lobbies for Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners 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 Richard J. Durbin's 2020 campaign?: Richard J. Durbin (Democrat) raised $7.3M for the 2020 Illinois Senate race, $1.7M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They won.
Which PACs gave the most to Richard J. Durbin?: Votesane PAC ($23K), National Association of Letter Carriers of U.S.a. Political Fund (Letter Carrier Political Fund) ($15K), National Association of Convenience Stores Political Action Committee ($10K), American Postal Workers Union Committee On Political Action ($10K), Csx Corporation Good Government Fund ($10K) in 2020.