Politician
Brian Fitzpatrick
Republican · Pennsylvania · ran 4 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H6PA08277
Brian Fitzpatrick (Republican) raised $8.0M for the 2026 Pennsylvania 1st District race, $2.7M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $2.2M for and $9.5M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They lost.
Raised, all cycles
$23M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
39%
$9.2M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$5.2M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$12M
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 | Pennsylvania 1st District | $8.0M | 33% | $2.2M / $9.5M | $1.1M | $20M | ✗ Lost |
| 2024 | Pennsylvania 1st District | $6.4M | 41% | $728K / $4K | $94K | $7.2M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Pennsylvania 1st District | $4.6M | 45% | $260K / $182K | $64K | $5.0M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Pennsylvania 1st District | $4.2M | 43% | $2.0M / $2.8M | $189K | $9.1M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $2.6MTrade group $1.5MUnion $1.3MLeadership PAC $1.2MOther $948KMembership $792KSuper PAC $230KParty $25K
- Building Bridges PACOther$23K
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PACOther$20K
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- Votesane PACOther$19K
- National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association Political Action Com (Narfe-PAC)OtherLobbyist PAC$13K
- D.R.I.V.E. - Democrat, Republican, Independent Voter Education (the PAC of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters)Union$13K
- Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
- Bipartisan Climate FundSuper PAC$11K
- American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec/PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$11K
- American Maritime Officers Voluntary Political Action FundUnionLobbyist PAC$11K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- House Majority PACagainst $11M
- Your Community PACagainst $999K
- Defending Main Street Superpac Inc.for $805K
- National Association of Realtors Congressional Fundfor $683K
- Congressional Leadership Fundfor $627K
- Edf Action Votesfor $591K
- Civic Renewal Fund Inc.for $463K
- America's Credit Unions PAC of Credit Union National Association, Inc.for $400K
- Center Forward Initiative Incfor $120K
- Planned Parenthood Votesagainst $96K
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 21 times (68%). 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 | $68K | 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 | $1.1M | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $196K$144K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $196K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $158K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $1.1M | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $144K | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $68K | 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 | $144K$332K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $332K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $144K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $332K | 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 | $144K | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $9K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $20K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $9K | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $20K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $20K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $37K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $286K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $701K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $37K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $20K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $89K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $89K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $34K | 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 | $50K$111K$100K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $111K | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| PRO Act (union organizing)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $347K | Yea · with industry |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 4 of 6 key votes (67%)
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 1 time and with their constituents 1. 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 | 50% support ±10PA-01 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $144K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | NayVoters split |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 | 58% support ±9PA-01 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $144K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea$332K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | NayVoters split |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 | 64% support ±9PA-01 · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $89K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | NayAgainst voters |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 | 64% support ±9PA-01 · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $89K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaWith voters |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 71% support ±9PA-01 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $50K Oil, gas and coal wanted nay$111K Pharma and health care wanted nay$100K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 58% support ±10PA-01 · split · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaVoters split |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 88% support ±2Pennsylvania (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 88% support ±6PA-01 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $111K Pharma and health care wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 92% support ±2Pennsylvania (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
The revolving door
4 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Brian Fitzpatrick'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.
Lauren MishFormer congressional staff
Intern, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01); Intern, Department of Health and Human Services in the Office of Global Affairs
Now lobbies for Ardent Health Services, Tenet Business Services Corporation, Centene Corporation · via Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
Matthew ClarkinFormer congressional staff
Legislative Director for Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (March 2025-January 2026)
Now lobbies for Johnson & Johnson Services INC
James LongleyFormer congressional staff
Policy Advisor, Senator Shelley Moore Capito; Legislative Assistant, Senator Shelley Moore Capito; Legislative Assistant, Senator Rob Portman; Sr. Legislativ…
Now lobbies for Enterprise Holdings, INC. Dba Enterprise Mobility
Elizabeth "betsy" Byrne BrewerFormer congressional staff
The White House, Presidential Writer (Office of Presidential Correspondence) 7/2020 - 1/2021; Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick -Press Secretary 4/2021 - 8/2021
Now lobbies for Exxon Mobil Corp
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Brian Fitzpatrick's 2026 campaign?
- Brian Fitzpatrick (Republican) raised $8.0M for the 2026 Pennsylvania 1st District race, $2.7M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $2.2M for and $9.5M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They lost.
- Which PACs gave the most to Brian Fitzpatrick?
- National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association Political Action Com (Narfe-PAC) ($13K), American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee ($10K), Employee Owned S Corporations of America PAC (Esca PAC) ($10K), American Academy of Dermatology Association Political Action Committee (Skinpac) ($10K), American College of Physician Services Inc PAC; Aka Acp Services PAC ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Brian Fitzpatrick's race?
- House Majority PAC ($8.4M against), Your Community PAC ($999K against), Civic Renewal Fund Inc. ($463K for) in 2026.
- How much has Brian Fitzpatrick raised across elections?
- $8.0M in 2026, $6.4M in 2024, $4.6M in 2022, $4.2M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.