Politician
Brittany Pettersen
Democrat · Colorado · ran 3 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8CO07045
Brittany Pettersen (Democrat) raised $2.3M for the 2026 Colorado 7th District race, $1.2M 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 Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$7.6M
2026, 2024, 2022; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
40%
$3.1M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$356K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$222K
Spent attacking them
40% of Brittany Pettersen'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Colorado 7th District | $2.3M | 53% | $0 / $0 | $22K | $2.3M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Colorado 7th District | $2.5M | 51% | $12K / $0 | – | $2.5M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Colorado 7th District | $2.9M | 21% | $344K / $222K | $131K | $3.4M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.1MTrade group $505KUnion $341KMembership $279KLeadership PAC $250KOther $246KSuper PAC $73KParty $10K
- Ubs Americas Inc. Political Action Committee (Ubs PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political Action LeagueUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and JoinersUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PACLeadership PAC$20K
- Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater AmericaLeadership PAC$18K
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$12K
- New Democrat Coalition Action FundOther$10K
- New York Life Insurance Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Build Political Action Committee of the National Association of Home Builders (Buildpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Synchrony Financial Employees Political Action Committee (Syncpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Political Action CommitteeCorporate$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Fair Share Actionfor $229K
- For Colorado's Futureagainst $206K
- Web3 Forwardfor $107K
- Cpac Action PACagainst $16K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committeefor $12K
- Working Americafor $8K
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 3 times (30%). 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 | $10K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Reported household trades wanted nay | Unknown coverage | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $291K | 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 | $64K$0 | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $64K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $55K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $291K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $10K | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $2K | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $2K | Nay · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $0$234K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $234K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $234K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $2K | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $0 | Present / not voting |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $89 | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $8K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $89 | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $22K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $125K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $8K | Nay · against |
| 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 | $0 | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
Constituents vs. funders
Constituents had no clear side on the key votes they cast
None of these votes set their $10K+ industry funders against a clear majority of their constituents. 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 | 41% support ±16CO-07 · split · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 | 65% support ±16CO-07 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $234K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | NayVoters split |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 | 57% support ±16CO-07 · split · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 | 57% support ±16CO-07 · split · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Brittany Pettersen's 2026 campaign?
- Brittany Pettersen (Democrat) raised $2.3M for the 2026 Colorado 7th District race, $1.2M 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 Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Brittany Pettersen?
- New York Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee ($10K), American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) ($10K), Ubs Americas Inc. Political Action Committee (Ubs PAC) ($10K), Build Political Action Committee of the National Association of Home Builders (Buildpac) ($10K), International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political Action League ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Brittany Pettersen raised across elections?
- $2.3M in 2026, $2.5M in 2024, $2.9M in 2022. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.