Politician
Billy Long
Republican · Missouri · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent
FEC candidate H0MO07113
Billy Long (Republican) raised $1.3M for the 2020 Missouri 7th District race, $890K 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 Dec 31, 2020). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$1.3M
2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
67%
$890K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$0
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
67% of Billy Long'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Missouri 7th District | $1.3M | 67% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.3M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $448KTrade group $226KMembership $116KLeadership PAC $43KOther $26KUnion $8KSuper PAC $6K
- The Williams Companies, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Safari Club International PAC (Sci-PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- Ameren Federal Political Action Committee (Amerenfed PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- T-Mobile US, Inc. Political Action Committee (T-PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - FederalCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Association of Health Underwriters PAC (Hupac)MembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- Charter Communications Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
No outside spending of note.
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 9 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 7 times (78%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $14K | 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 | $41K$143K$21K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $12K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $12K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $143K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $12K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organizing)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $15K | Nay · against |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 0 of 3 key votes (0%)
On 3 votes, industries that gave them $10K+ before the vote wanted the opposite of what most of their constituents wanted. They sided with the funders 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 57% support ±10MO-07 · split · CES 2022 | $41K Oil, gas and coal wanted nay$143K Pharma and health care wanted nay$21K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | NayVoters split |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 42% support ±10MO-07 · split · CES 2022 | $12K Gun lobby wanted nay | NayVoters split |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 79% support ±4Missouri (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | $12K Gun lobby wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 80% support ±8MO-07 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $143K Pharma and health care wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 89% support ±3Missouri (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | $12K Gun lobby wanted nay | NayFunders over 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 Billy Long's 2020 campaign?
- Billy Long (Republican) raised $1.3M for the 2020 Missouri 7th District race, $890K 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 Dec 31, 2020). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Billy Long?
- The Williams Companies, Inc. Political Action Committee ($10K), Safari Club International PAC (Sci-PAC) ($10K), Ameren Federal Political Action Committee (Amerenfed PAC) ($10K), T-Mobile US, Inc. Political Action Committee (T-PAC) ($10K), Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - Federal ($10K) in 2020.