Politician
Bill Johnson
Republican · Ohio · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate H0OH06189
Bill Johnson (Republican) raised $1.7M for the 2022 Ohio 6th District race, $827K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $2K for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$3.6M
2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
53%
$1.9M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$2K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
53% of Bill Johnson'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ohio 6th District | $1.7M | 48% | $2K / $0 | – | $1.7M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Ohio 6th District | $1.9M | 57% | $0 / $0 | $1K | $1.9M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $847KTrade group $437KMembership $184KUnion $173KOther $141KLeadership PAC $64KSuper PAC $9K
- Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PACOther$20K
- American Cable Association Inc PAC (Aca PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- National Electrical Contractors Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Netjets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots PAC; Njasap PACUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Cmr Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$10K
- Charter Communications Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist 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
- The Williams Companies, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Nisource Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association RockpacTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 10 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 8 times (80%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $187K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $23K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $173K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $173K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $35K | 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 | $96K$123K$24K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $2K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $2K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $123K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $2K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organizing)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $100K | Nay · against |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 2 of 5 key votes (40%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 | 64% support ±9OH-06 · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $173K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaWith voters |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 | 64% support ±9OH-06 · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $173K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaWith voters |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 59% support ±10OH-06 · split · CES 2022 | $96K Oil, gas and coal wanted nay$123K Pharma and health care wanted nay$24K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | NayVoters split |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 53% support ±11OH-06 · split · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 86% support ±2Ohio (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 87% support ±7OH-06 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $123K Pharma and health care wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 89% support ±2Ohio (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst 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 Bill Johnson's 2022 campaign?
- Bill Johnson (Republican) raised $1.7M for the 2022 Ohio 6th District race, $827K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $2K for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Bill Johnson?
- National Electrical Contractors Association Political Action Committee ($10K), Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PAC ($10K), National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($10K), American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) ($10K), Netjets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots PAC; Njasap PAC ($10K) in 2022.
- Which super PACs spent on Bill Johnson's race?
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund ($2K for) in 2022.
- How much has Bill Johnson raised across elections?
- $1.7M in 2022, $1.9M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.