Politician
Josh Hawley
Republican · Missouri · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent
FEC candidate S8MO00160
Josh Hawley (Republican) raised $14M for the 2024 Missouri Senate race, $398K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $421K for and $379K against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$14M
2024; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
3%
$398K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$421K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$379K
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Missouri Senate | $14M | 3% | $421K / $379K | $81K | $15M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Other $162KLeadership PAC $159KTrade group $75KMembership $53KUnion $18KCorporate $14KSuper PAC $3K
- Senate Conservatives FundOther$56K
- NorpacOther$35K
- 2024 Thune Republican Senate VictoryOther$17K
- Bluegrass CommitteeLeadership PAC$10K
- Badlands PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Lead Encourage Elect PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Common Values PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Tomorrow Is Meaningful PACLeadership PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Patriots Prevail PACagainst $379K
- Senate Conservatives Fundfor $303K
- Senate Conservatives Actionfor $104K
- Missouri Farm Bureau Federation Federal PACfor $9K
- Protect American Values PACfor $5K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 11 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 9 times (82%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most-favoured-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $10K | Yea · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $43K | Nay · with industry |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48 | Insurance wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $43K | Nay · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $0$10K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $10K | Nay · with industry |
| Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $0 | 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 | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $10K | Nay · against |
| 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 | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $43K | Nay · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealSenate · 2024 · 60–38 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Present / not voting |
| Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48 | Labor unions wanted nay | $23K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | 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 | $0$10K$10K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 · 65–33 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Nay · with industry |
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Josh Hawley'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.
Sean CookseyFormer congressional staff
Counsel, Vice President JD Vance; Commissioner, Federal Election Commission; General Counsel, Sen. Hawley; Deputy Chief Counsel, Sen. Cruz
Now lobbies for Verizon Communications INC · via Bgr Government Affairs
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Josh Hawley's 2024 campaign?
- Josh Hawley (Republican) raised $14M for the 2024 Missouri Senate race, $398K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $421K for and $379K against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Josh Hawley?
- Senate Conservatives Fund ($56K), Norpac ($35K), 2024 Thune Republican Senate Victory ($17K), Bluegrass Committee ($10K), Badlands PAC ($10K) in 2024.
- Which super PACs spent on Josh Hawley's race?
- Patriots Prevail PAC ($379K against), Senate Conservatives Fund ($303K for), Senate Conservatives Action ($104K for) in 2024.