Which PACs gave the most to Ben Sasse?

Sensible American Solutions Supporting Everyone PAC ($17K), Microsoft Corporation Political Action Committee ($11K), Bbva USA Bancshares, Inc. PAC ($10K), Honeywell International Political Action Committee ($10K), Exxon Mobil Corporation Political Action Committee (Exxonmobil PAC) ($10K) in 2020.

Which super PACs spent on Ben Sasse's race?

National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund ($11K for), National Association for Gun Rights Inc PAC ($212 for) in 2020.

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Politician

Ben Sasse

Republican · Nebraska · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent

FEC candidate S4NE00090

Ben Sasse (Republican) raised $4.5M for the 2020 Nebraska Senate race, $1.6M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $12K 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

$4.5M

2020; counted once per cycle

From PAC checks

35%

$1.6M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$12K

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
2020	Nebraska Senate	$4.5M	35%	$12K / $0	$61K	$4.5M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

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

Corporate $751KLeadership PAC $348KTrade group $311KOther $126KMembership $80KSuper PAC $19KUnion $4K

Sensible American Solutions Supporting Everyone PACLeadership PAC$17K
Microsoft Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$11K
Bbva USA Bancshares, Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Honeywell International Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Exxon Mobil Corporation Political Action Committee (Exxonmobil PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Union Pacific Corp. Fund for Effective GovernmentCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Bluegrass CommitteeLeadership PAC$10K
United Parcel Service Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

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

National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fundfor $11K
National Association for Gun Rights Inc PACfor $212

Funding and votes

How their votes align with industry funding

Across 3 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 3 times (100%). 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
Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022 · 50–50	Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay	$42K$96K$170K	Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 · 65–33	Gun lobby wanted nay	$5K	Nay · with industry

Constituents vs. funders

Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 0 of 2 key votes (0%)

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.

Who sides with funders →

Vote	Their constituents	Their funders	Voted
Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022	63% support ±8Nebraska · wanted Yea · CES 2022	$42K Oil, gas and coal wanted nay$96K Pharma and health care wanted nay$170K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay	NayFunders over voters
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022	86% support ±6Nebraska · wanted Yea · CES 2024	No industry with a side gave $10K+	NayAgainst voters

The revolving door

4 former aides now lobbying

Lobbyists who list a job in Ben Sasse'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.

Alyene MlinarFormer congressional staff
Pol Adv (Maj Leader Scalise); Pol Adv (Min Whip Scalise); Pol Adv (House Oversight/Govt Reform Comm); Prof Staff Member (Ways and Means Subcom on Health/Brad…
Now lobbies for Chevron U.S.A., INC., America'S Health Insurance Plans, Humana, Elevance Health, INC. and 8 more · via Mehlman Consulting, INC.
Meredith JonesFormer congressional staff
Legislative Assistant -Senator Ben Sasse (11/2019-10/2022); Staff Assistant - Senator Ted Cruz (01/2019 - 11/2019)
Now lobbies for Exxon Mobil Corp, UPS (united Parcel Service)
Tyler GrassmeyerFormer congressional staff
2014-2022: Deputy Chief of Staff to Senator Ben Sasse (Nebraska).
Now lobbies for Microsoft Corporation
Matthew StrossFormer congressional staff
Legislative Assistant, Office of Senator Ben Sasse; Legislative Counsel, Office of Representative George Holding
Now lobbies for National Association Of Realtors

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 Ben Sasse's 2020 campaign?: Ben Sasse (Republican) raised $4.5M for the 2020 Nebraska Senate race, $1.6M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $12K 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 Ben Sasse?: Sensible American Solutions Supporting Everyone PAC ($17K), Microsoft Corporation Political Action Committee ($11K), Bbva USA Bancshares, Inc. PAC ($10K), Honeywell International Political Action Committee ($10K), Exxon Mobil Corporation Political Action Committee (Exxonmobil PAC) ($10K) in 2020.
Which super PACs spent on Ben Sasse's race?: National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund ($11K for), National Association for Gun Rights Inc PAC ($212 for) in 2020.