Politician
Kevin Hern
Republican · Oklahoma · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1
FEC candidate S6OK04247
Kevin Hern (Republican) raised $11M for the 2026 Oklahoma Senate race, $1.0M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $530K for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$11M
2026; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
9%
$1.0M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$530K
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.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oklahoma Senate | $11M | 9% | $530K / $0 | – | $11M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $321KLeadership PAC $266KTrade group $121KParty $62KMembership $61KOther $24KSuper PAC $15KUnion $10K
- NRSCParty$62K
- Common Values PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Building Up Democracy's DreamLeadership PAC$10K
- Caterpillar Inc. Political Action Committee (Catpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Senate Eagle PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Jobs Opportunity Now Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$10K
- The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. Political Action Committee (Kratos PAC)Corporate$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- American Missionfor $253K
- High Plains PACfor $165K
- Senate Conservatives Fundfor $77K
- Senate Conservatives Actionfor $35K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 36 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 28 times (78%). 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.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $43K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Reported household trades wanted nay | Unknown coverage | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $118K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $12K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $394K$330K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $394K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $136K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $118K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $330K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $43K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $330K$256K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $256K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $330K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $256K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $330K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $25K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $25K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $25K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $43K | Nay · against |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $398K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $118K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $43K | Nay · against |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $25K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $12K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $330K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $330K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $70K | Yea · against |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $330K$398K$256K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $12K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $12K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $398K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $12K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $118K | Nay · against |
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Kevin Hern'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.
Jeffrey BillmanFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff, Rep. Ronny Jackson; Dep. Chief of Staff, Rep. Kevin Brady; Dep. Chief of Staff, Rep. Kevin Hern; Dep. Chief of Staff, Rep. Peter Roskam; Legi…
Now lobbies for Charter Communications, Unitedhealth Group, INC., Bitcoin Depot, Delta Black Aerospace and 4 more · via Axadvocacy Government Relations
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Kevin Hern's 2026 campaign?
- Kevin Hern (Republican) raised $11M for the 2026 Oklahoma Senate race, $1.0M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $530K for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Kevin Hern?
- NRSC ($62K), Common Values PAC ($10K), Building Up Democracy's Dream ($10K), Caterpillar Inc. Political Action Committee (Catpac) ($10K), Senate Eagle PAC ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Kevin Hern's race?
- American Mission ($253K for), High Plains PAC ($165K for), Senate Conservatives Fund ($77K for) in 2026.