Politician
Adam Kinzinger
Republican · Illinois · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent
FEC candidate H0IL11052
Adam Kinzinger (Republican) raised $2.1M for the 2020 Illinois 16th District race, $423K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $90K for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$2.1M
2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
20%
$423K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$90K
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Illinois 16th District | $2.1M | 20% | $90K / $0 | – | $2.2M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $584KTrade group $216KOther $122KUnion $78KLeadership PAC $39KMembership $38KSuper PAC $12K
- The Williams Companies, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Honeywell International Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Abbvie Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Nuclear Energy Institute Federal Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- United Parcel Service Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Ameren Federal Political Action Committee (Amerenfed PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- The Desert CaucusOther$10K
- National Multifamily Housing Council Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- With Honor Fund, Inc.for $90K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 6 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 5 times (83%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $42K | Nay · with industry |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $56K$117K$36K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $117K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| PRO Act (union organizing)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $92K | Nay · against |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 2 of 3 key votes (67%)
On 1 vote, industries that gave them $10K+ before the vote wanted the opposite of what most of their constituents wanted. They sided with the funders 1 time and with their constituents 0. Constituent views come from the Cooperative Election Study, a survey of about 60,000 adults a year. A side counts as what constituents wanted only when it leads by more than the margin of error; closer results are shown as split. Party explains most votes, and none of this shows that money changed a vote.
| Vote | Their constituents | Their funders | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 60% support ±12IL-16 · split · CES 2022 | $56K Oil, gas and coal wanted nay$117K Pharma and health care wanted nay$36K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | NayVoters split |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 55% support ±12IL-16 · split · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 90% support ±2Illinois (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 85% support ±9IL-16 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $117K Pharma and health care wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 95% support ±2Illinois (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Adam Kinzinger's 2020 campaign?
- Adam Kinzinger (Republican) raised $2.1M for the 2020 Illinois 16th District race, $423K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $90K for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Adam Kinzinger?
- The Williams Companies, Inc. Political Action Committee ($10K), Honeywell International Political Action Committee ($10K), Abbvie Political Action Committee ($10K), Nuclear Energy Institute Federal Political Action Committee ($10K), United Parcel Service Inc. PAC ($10K) in 2020.
- Which super PACs spent on Adam Kinzinger's race?
- With Honor Fund, Inc. ($90K for) in 2020.