Politician
Kevin Cramer
Republican · North Dakota · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent
FEC candidate S8ND00120
Kevin Cramer (Republican) raised $5.6M for the 2024 North Dakota Senate race, $1.8M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $101K for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$5.6M
2024; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
32%
$1.8M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$101K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
Every run
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | North Dakota Senate | $5.6M | 32% | $101K / $0 | – | $5.7M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
- 2024 Thune Republican Senate VictoryOther$22K
- Chevron Employees Political Action Committee - Chevron CorporationCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Flagstar Bank Federal PACCorporate$10K
- Continuing America's Strength and Security PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Employees Political Action Committee (Hiipac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association RockpacTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Visa, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Heartland Values PACLeadership PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
- American Hospital Association PACfor $75K
- Clearpath Action Fund, Inc.for $25K
- North Dakota Republican Partyfor $1K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most-favoured-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $37K | Nay · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $5K | Nay · with industry |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48 | Insurance wanted yea | $53K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $137K | Yea · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $5K | Nay · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $137K$204K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $37K | Nay · with industry |
| Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $21K | 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 | $137K | Yea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $204K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $204K | 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 | $137K | Present / not voting |
| Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $5K | 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 | $45K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $54K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $10K | 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 | $137K$37K$204K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 · 65–33 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $10K | Present / not voting |
The revolving door
2 former aides now lobbying
Jason StverakFormer congressional staff
2/2015-4/2016, Rep. Kevin Cramer, Communications Director;12/2017- 1/2019, Rep. Kevin Cramer, Deputy Chief of Staff; 1/2019-10/2021, Senator Kevin Cramer, De…
Now lobbies for Defense Credit Union Council, Americas Credit Unions, Fka Credit Union National Association, INC. Dba America · via Americas Credit Unions, Fka Credit Union National Association, INC. Dba Americas Credit Unions
Mark GrumanFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff, Office of Senator Kevin Cramer. *Note this lobbyist has only lobbied the U.S. House of Representatives in compliance with applicable post-emp…
Now lobbies for T-Mobile USA, INC. · via Capitol Venture LLC
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 Cramer's 2024 campaign?
- Kevin Cramer (Republican) raised $5.6M for the 2024 North Dakota Senate race, $1.8M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $101K for and $0 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 Kevin Cramer?
- 2024 Thune Republican Senate Victory ($22K), Chevron Employees Political Action Committee - Chevron Corporation ($10K), Flagstar Bank Federal PAC ($10K), Continuing America's Strength and Security PAC ($10K), Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Employees Political Action Committee (Hiipac) ($10K) in 2024.
- Which super PACs spent on Kevin Cramer's race?
- American Hospital Association PAC ($75K for), Clearpath Action Fund, Inc. ($25K for), North Dakota Republican Party ($1K for) in 2024.