Which PACs gave the most to Amy Klobuchar?

End Citizens United ($13K), American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee ($11K), Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PAC ($10K), Air Line Pilots Association PAC ($10K), D.R.I.V.E. - Democrat, Republican, Independent Voter Education (the PAC of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters) ($10K) in 2024.

Which super PACs spent on Amy Klobuchar's race?

Planned Parenthood of Minnesota Political Action Fund ($55K for), United Breast Cancer Support PAC ($17K for), Afscme Working Families Fund ($14K for) in 2024.

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Politician

Amy Klobuchar

Democrat · Minnesota · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent

FEC candidate S6MN00267

Amy Klobuchar (Democrat) raised $15M for the 2024 Minnesota Senate race, $1.2M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $86K 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

$15M

2024; counted once per cycle

From PAC checks

$1.2M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$86K

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

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	Minnesota Senate	$15M	8%	$86K / $0	–	$15M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.

Trade group $291KLeadership PAC $236KUnion $173KMembership $115KOther $105KCorporate $54KSuper PAC $8KParty $7K

End Citizens UnitedOther$13K
American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$11K
Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PACUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
Air Line Pilots Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
D.R.I.V.E. - Democrat, Republican, Independent Voter Education (the PAC of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters)Union$10K
International Dairy Foods Association (Idfa) PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives Co-Op/PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
Buffalo River Political Action CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.

Planned Parenthood of Minnesota Political Action Fundfor $55K
United Breast Cancer Support PACfor $17K
Afscme Working Families Fundfor $14K
United Steelworkers Political Action Fundfor $44

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 2 times (33%). 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.

All issues →

Vote	Industry	Their money from it	Voted
Most-favored-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$38K	Yea · against
Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$18K	Yea · against
ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48	Insurance wanted yea	$13K	Yea · with industry
ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$0	Nay · against
Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$18K	Yea · against
One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50	Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$0$6K	Nay · againstNay · against
Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$38K	Yea · against
Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1	Tech and AI wanted nay	$2K	Yea · against
Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53	Crypto wanted nay	$0	Yea · against
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	Nay · against
OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47	Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$6K	Nay · against
CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48	Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$6K	Nay · against
IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28	Crypto wanted yea	$0	Nay · against
Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$0	Nay · against
Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$18K	Nay · with industry
SAB 121 repealSenate · 2024 · 60–38	Crypto wanted yea	Unknown coverage	Nay · against
Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48	Labor unions wanted nay	Unknown coverage	Nay · with industry
NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13	Defense contractors wanted yea	Unknown coverage	Yea · with industry
Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50	Gun lobby wanted yea	Unknown coverage	Nay · against
Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022 · 50–50	Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay	Unknown coverageUnknown coverageUnknown coverage	Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 · 65–33	Gun lobby wanted nay	Unknown coverage	Yea · against

Constituents vs. funders

Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 5 of 6 key votes (83%)

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.

Who sides with funders →

Vote	Their constituents	Their funders	Voted
Most-favored-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026	85% support ±3Minnesota · wanted Yea · CES 2022	$38K Pharma and health care wanted nay	YeaVoters over funders
ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025	34% support ±5Minnesota · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question	$13K Insurance wanted yea	YeaWith voters
ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025	48% support ±5Minnesota · split · CES 2024 · related question	No industry with a side gave $10K+	NayVoters split
One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025	58% support ±5Minnesota · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question	No industry with a side gave $10K+	NayAgainst voters
Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025	85% support ±3Minnesota · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question	$38K Pharma and health care wanted nay	YeaVoters over funders
Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022	65% support ±4Minnesota · wanted Yea · CES 2022	No industry with a side gave $10K+	YeaWith voters
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022	87% support ±4Minnesota · wanted Yea · CES 2024	No industry with a side gave $10K+	YeaWith voters

The revolving door

8 former aides now lobbying

Lobbyists who list a job in Amy Klobuchar'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.

Timothy MolinoFormer congressional staff
Counsel, Sen. Judiciary Cmte. (2010-2011); Counsel, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (2010)
Now lobbies for Microsoft Corporation, Tiber Creek Health Strategies, INC. (on Behalf Of Eli Lilly And Company), Elevance Health, INC., American Hotel & Lodging Association and 8 more · via Tiber Creek Group
Naveen ParmarFormer congressional staff
Chief Counsel (Sen. Hickenlooper); General Counsel (House Comm on Sm Bus/Velazquez); Tax Counsel, (House Comm on Sm Bus/Velazquez); Economic Policy Counsel (…
Now lobbies for Elevance Health, INC., Chevron U.S.A., INC., Citigroup Washington, INC., Humana and 8 more · via Mehlman Consulting, INC.
Sean RichardsonFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (2006-2007); Chief of Staff, Rep. Patrick Kennedy (2002-2007); Deputy Staff Dir., Senate Democratic Conference Committee (…
Now lobbies for Elevance Health, INC., Anheuser-Busch Companies, INC., Entergy Services LLC, Tenable, INC. and 8 more · via Tiber Creek Group
Kaade WallaceFormer congressional staff
Legislative Correspondent, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar; Staff Assistant, U.S. Representative Betty McCollum
Now lobbies for Cargill, Incorporated, Apple INC., Consumer Brands Association (pka: Grocery Manufacturers Association) · via Federal Street Strategies, LLC
Jackson ClarkFormer congressional staff
Paid Intern - District Office of Senator Amy Klobuchar
Now lobbies for University Of Denver, University Of Minnesota · via Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC
Jennifer TreutelFormer congressional staff
Legislative Aide, Legislative Correspondent, Staff Assistant - Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Now lobbies for Palantir Technologies INC., Phase Four INC · via Velos
John BranscomeFormer congressional staff
Chief Counsel, Sen. Cmte on Commerce, Science & Transportation; Comms. Counsel, Sr. Counsel, Staff Dir. - Sen. Cmte on Comm., Sci. & Trans, Telecom Subcmte; …
Now lobbies for Meta Platforms, INC. And Various Subsidiaries
April JonesFormer congressional staff
Counsel and Deputy Legislative Director, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar; Policy Analyst and Special Assistant, FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn
Now lobbies for Apple INC

The revolving door, industry by industry →

Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.

Questions people ask

Who funded Amy Klobuchar's 2024 campaign?: Amy Klobuchar (Democrat) raised $15M for the 2024 Minnesota Senate race, $1.2M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $86K 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 Amy Klobuchar?: End Citizens United ($13K), American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee ($11K), Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PAC ($10K), Air Line Pilots Association PAC ($10K), D.R.I.V.E. - Democrat, Republican, Independent Voter Education (the PAC of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters) ($10K) in 2024.
Which super PACs spent on Amy Klobuchar's race?: Planned Parenthood of Minnesota Political Action Fund ($55K for), United Breast Cancer Support PAC ($17K for), Afscme Working Families Fund ($14K for) in 2024.