Which PACs gave the most to Charlie Crist?

General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (Gdc PAC) ($10K), Nea Fund for Children and Public Education ($10K), Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PAC ($10K), Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action Committee ($10K), Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC ($10K) in 2020.

Which super PACs spent on Charlie Crist's race?

American Valor PAC ($198K against), Somos Votantes ($120K for), Win Justice ($2K for) in 2020.

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Politician

Charlie Crist

Democrat · Florida · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent

FEC candidate H6FL13205

Charlie Crist (Democrat) raised $2.8M for the 2020 Florida 13th District race, $721K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $123K for and $198K against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). They won.

Raised, all cycles

$2.8M

2020; counted once per cycle

From PAC checks

26%

$721K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$123K

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

$198K

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
2020	Florida 13th District	$2.8M	26%	$123K / $198K	–	$3.1M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.

Corporate $295KUnion $174KTrade group $81KLeadership PAC $48KOther $48KMembership $23KSuper PAC $4K

General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (Gdc PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Nea Fund for Children and Public EducationUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PACUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Ubs Americas Inc. Political Action Committee (Ubs PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Jacobs Good Government Fund of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
The Boeing Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.

American Valor PACagainst $198K
Somos Votantesfor $120K
Win Justicefor $2K
Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education)for $1K

Funding and votes

How their votes align with industry funding

Across 4 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 1 time (25%). 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.

All issues →

Vote	Industry	Their money from it	Voted
Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207	Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay	$0$29K$19K	Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against
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	$29K	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	$187K	Yea · with industry

Constituents vs. funders

Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 5 of 5 key votes (100%)

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.

Who sides with funders →

Vote	Their constituents	Their funders	Voted
Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022	72% support ±8FL-13 · wanted Yea · CES 2022	$29K Pharma and health care wanted nay$19K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay	YeaVoters over funders
Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022	60% support ±8FL-13 · wanted Yea · CES 2022	No industry with a side gave $10K+	YeaWith voters
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022	89% support ±2Florida (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024	No industry with a side gave $10K+	YeaWith voters
Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022	89% support ±5FL-13 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question	$29K Pharma and health care wanted nay	YeaVoters over funders
Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021	92% support ±2Florida (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024	No industry with a side gave $10K+	YeaWith voters

The revolving door

2 former aides now lobbying

Lobbyists who list a job in Charlie Crist'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.

Lale MorrisonFormer congressional staff
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (CoS), Rep. Stephanie Murphy (CoS, Senior Comms. and Policy Adviser), Rep. Charlie Crist (Senior Adviser), Rep. Alcee Hastings (CoS), Ho…
Now lobbies for Giffords, The Humane Farming Association · via Blue Marble Strategy LLC
Chris FisherFormer congressional staff
Leg. Director; Deputy Chief of Staff; Chief of Staff; Policy Director - Rep. Charlie Crist (Jan. 2017- Jun. 2022) Leg. Director - Rep. Patrick Murphy (Jan. 2…
Now lobbies for American Bankers Association

The revolving door, industry by industry →

Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.

Questions people ask

Who funded Charlie Crist's 2020 campaign?: Charlie Crist (Democrat) raised $2.8M for the 2020 Florida 13th District race, $721K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $123K for and $198K 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 Charlie Crist?: General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (Gdc PAC) ($10K), Nea Fund for Children and Public Education ($10K), Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PAC ($10K), Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action Committee ($10K), Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC ($10K) in 2020.
Which super PACs spent on Charlie Crist's race?: American Valor PAC ($198K against), Somos Votantes ($120K for), Win Justice ($2K for) in 2020.