Politician
Alma Adams
Democrat · North Carolina · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H4NC12100
Alma Adams (Democrat) raised $483K for the 2026 North Carolina 12th District race, $361K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 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
$3.0M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
72%
$2.2M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$10K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$50K
Spent attacking them
72% of Alma Adams's campaign money came from PAC checks, not from people. That is one of the heaviest reliances on organized money in Congress.
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 | North Carolina 12th District | $483K | 75% | $0 / $0 | – | $483K | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | North Carolina 12th District | $715K | 72% | $327 / $0 | – | $716K | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | North Carolina 12th District | $957K | 71% | $4K / $50K | – | $1.0M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | North Carolina 12th District | $842K | 71% | $6K / $0 | – | $848K | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $952KUnion $523KTrade group $298KMembership $170KOther $57KSuper PAC $31KLeadership PAC $24K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$40K
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political EducationUnion$20K
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and JoinersUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Postal Workers Union Committee On Political ActionUnion$20K
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action CommitteeUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- Duke Energy Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Rural Electric Cooperative Association America's Electric Cooperatives PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- Teachers Insurance Annuity Association of America PAC (Tiaa PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Regions Financial Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political Action LeagueUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Ua Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote! PAC (United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada)UnionLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Our American Centuryagainst $50K
- Care in Action PACfor $8K
- Ncaat in Actionfor $2K
- New North Carolina Projectfor $327
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 27 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 7 times (26%). 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 | $8K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Reported household trades wanted nay | Unknown coverage | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $438K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $207K$30K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $207K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $38K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $438K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $30K | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $8K | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $30K$248K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $248K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $30K | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $248K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $30K | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $16K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $16K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $16K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $5K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $40K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $306K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $5K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $16K | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $20K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $20K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $13K | 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 | $10K$15K$90K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| 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 | $15K | Yea · against |
| 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 | $157K | Yea · with industry |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 5 of 5 key votes (100%)
On 2 votes, industries that gave them $10K+ before the vote wanted the opposite of what most of their constituents wanted. They sided with the funders 0 times and with their constituents 2. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 | 42% support ±19NC-12 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $30K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | NayVoters split |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 | 45% support ±19NC-12 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $30K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea$248K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | NayVoters split |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 | 58% support ±17NC-12 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $20K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | NayVoters split |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 | 58% support ±17NC-12 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $20K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | NayVoters split |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 73% support ±10NC-12 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $10K Oil, gas and coal wanted nay$15K Pharma and health care wanted nay$90K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 68% support ±11NC-12 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 87% support ±3North Carolina (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 89% support ±7NC-12 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $15K Pharma and health care wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 92% support ±2North Carolina (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
The revolving door
3 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Alma Adams'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.
Margaret FranklinFormer congressional staff
LD, Rep. Al Lawson (D-FL-05) // Senior Leg. Assistant / Acting LD / Legislative Assistant, Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC-12) // Leg. Aide, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D…
Now lobbies for Jpmorgan Chase Holdings LLC, Ripple Labs INC., America'S Health Insurance Plans (ahip) · via Fulcrum Public Affairs LLC, Michael Best Strategies LLC
Gordon HolzbergFormer congressional staff
Legislative Director for Rep. Emilia Sykes Senior Legislative Assistant for Rep. Alma Adams Legislative Assistant for Rep. Alma Adams Legislative Corresponde…
Now lobbies for 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
Christopher DevoreFormer congressional staff
Rep. Alma Adams (NC-12) - Interim Chief of Staff; Rep. Alma Adams (NC-12) - Legislative Director; Rep. Gregorio Sablan (NP-00) - Legislative Assistant.
Now lobbies for Alliance Of Community Health Plans, INC.
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Alma Adams's 2026 campaign?
- Alma Adams (Democrat) raised $483K for the 2026 North Carolina 12th District race, $361K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 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 Alma Adams?
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political Action League ($10K), American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E ($10K), American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political Education ($10K), Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners ($10K), American Postal Workers Union Committee On Political Action ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Alma Adams raised across elections?
- $483K in 2026, $715K in 2024, $957K in 2022, $842K in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.