Politician
Andy Barr
Republican · Kentucky · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1
FEC candidate S6KY00286
Andy Barr (Republican) raised $13M for the 2026 Kentucky Senate race, $2.5M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $1.7M 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
$13M
2026; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
20%
$2.5M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$1.7M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kentucky Senate | $13M | 20% | $1.7M / $0 | $979K | $14M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $404KLeadership PAC $331KOther $158KTrade group $103KParty $62KMembership $51KSuper PAC $23KUnion $7K
- NRSCParty$62K
- Financial Services Institute PACOtherLobbyist PAC$10K
- Commercial Real Estate Finance Council PACMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- Building America's Republican Representation PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Victory EastLeadership PAC$10K
- Upper Hand FundLeadership PAC$10K
- Charter Communications Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- United Wholesale Mortgage PAC (Uwm PAC)Corporate$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Keep America Great PAC, Inc.for $1.5M
- American Missionfor $207K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committeefor $22K
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fundfor $6K
- National Right to Life Victory Fundfor $1K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 31 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 26 times (84%). 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 | $64K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Reported household trades wanted nay | Unknown coverage | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $79K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $7K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $223K$152K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $223K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $236K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $79K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $152K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $64K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $9K | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $9K | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $152K$1.2M | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $1.2M | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $152K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $1.2M | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $9K | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $152K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $17K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $17K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $17K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $43K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $208K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $40K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $43K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $17K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $4K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $103K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $103K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $17K | 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 | $59K$120K$362K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $1K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $1K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $120K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $1K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organizing)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $16K | Nay · against |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 2 of 6 key votes (33%)
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 2 times 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 | 37% support ±11KY-06 · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $152K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaWith voters |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 | 62% support ±11KY-06 · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $152K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea$1.2M Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | YeaWith voters |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 | 59% support ±12KY-06 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $103K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaVoters split |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 | 59% support ±12KY-06 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $103K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaVoters split |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 63% support ±10KY-06 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $59K Oil, gas and coal wanted nay$120K Pharma and health care wanted nay$362K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 51% support ±10KY-06 · split · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 81% support ±4Kentucky (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 79% support ±8KY-06 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $120K Pharma and health care wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 91% support ±3Kentucky (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Andy Barr'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.
Eric BunningFormer congressional staff
Senior Legislative Assistant for Congressman Andy Barr (2013-2017)
Now lobbies for National Beer Wholesalers Association · via Eb Consulting
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Andy Barr's 2026 campaign?
- Andy Barr (Republican) raised $13M for the 2026 Kentucky Senate race, $2.5M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $1.7M 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 Andy Barr?
- NRSC ($62K), Financial Services Institute PAC ($10K), Commercial Real Estate Finance Council PAC ($10K), Building America's Republican Representation PAC ($10K), Victory East ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Andy Barr's race?
- Keep America Great PAC, Inc. ($1.5M for), American Mission ($207K for), National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($22K for) in 2026.