Politician
Catherine Cortez Masto
Democrat · Nevada · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent
FEC candidate S6NV00200
Catherine Cortez Masto (Democrat) raised $61M for the 2022 Nevada Senate race, $3.1M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $18M for and $50M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$61M
2022; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
5%
$3.1M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$18M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$50M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Nevada Senate | $61M | 5% | $18M / $50M | $1.8M | $129M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.1MLeadership PAC $456KTrade group $415KOther $340KUnion $292KMembership $228KSuper PAC $120KParty $66K
- DSCCParty$51K
- Democracy Engine, Inc., PACCorporate$32K
- Naral Pro-Choice America PACMembershipLobbyist PAC$13K
- Nevada Democratic VictoryParty$11K
- Country Roads PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Morgan Stanley Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Blue Hen Federal PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Pricewaterhousecoopers Political Action Committee ICorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Senate Leadership Fundagainst $26M
- Club for Growth Actionagainst $12M
- Senate Majority PACfor $8.6M
- NRSCagainst $3.7M
- Somos PACfor $2.4M
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 16 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 8 times (50%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most-favored-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $718K | Yea · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $18K | Nay · with industry |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48 | Insurance wanted yea | $58K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $5K | Nay · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $18K | Nay · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $5K$1.5M | Nay · againstNay · against |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $718K | Yea · against |
| Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $248K | Yea · against |
| Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53 | Crypto wanted nay | $81K | Yea · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30 | Crypto wanted yea | $81K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $5K | Nay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $1.5M | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $1.5M | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28 | Crypto wanted yea | $81K | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $5K | Nay · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $18K | Nay · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealSenate · 2024 · 60–38 | Crypto wanted yea | $81K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48 | Labor unions wanted nay | $622K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $42K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | Unknown coverageUnknown coverageUnknown coverage | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 · 65–33 | Gun lobby wanted nay | Unknown coverage | Yea · against |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 4 of 5 key votes (80%)
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 0 times and with their constituents 2. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most-favored-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 | 86% support ±4Nevada · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $718K Pharma and health care wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 | 44% support ±7Nevada · split · CES 2024 · related question | $58K Insurance wanted yea | YeaVoters split |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 | 44% support ±7Nevada · split · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 | 59% support ±7Nevada · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $1.5M Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | NayAgainst voters |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 | 86% support ±4Nevada · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $718K Pharma and health care wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022 | 70% support ±5Nevada · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 | 84% support ±5Nevada · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith 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 Catherine Cortez Masto's 2022 campaign?
- Catherine Cortez Masto (Democrat) raised $61M for the 2022 Nevada Senate race, $3.1M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $18M for and $50M 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 Catherine Cortez Masto?
- DSCC ($51K), Democracy Engine, Inc., PAC ($32K), Naral Pro-Choice America PAC ($13K), Nevada Democratic Victory ($11K), Country Roads PAC ($10K) in 2022.
- Which super PACs spent on Catherine Cortez Masto's race?
- Senate Leadership Fund ($26M against), Club for Growth Action ($12M against), Senate Majority PAC ($8.6M for) in 2022.