Politician
Chris Stewart
Republican · Utah · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate H2UT02324
Chris Stewart (Republican) raised $1.1M for the 2022 Utah 2nd District race, $455K 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, 2022). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$2.0M
2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
47%
$961K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$0
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
47% of Chris Stewart'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Utah 2nd District | $1.1M | 41% | $0 / $0 | $800 | $1.1M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Utah 2nd District | $952K | 53% | $0 / $0 | – | $952K | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $517KTrade group $173KMembership $90KLeadership PAC $56KOther $53KUnion $40KSuper PAC $3K
- Employees of Raytheon Technologies Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$25K
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$24K
- 1-800 Contacts, Inc. PACCorporate$20K
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- L3harris Technologies, Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$15K
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- Chris Stewart Freedom FundOther$14K
- American Dental Association Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist 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.
No outside spending of note.
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 8 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 7 times (88%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $9K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $53K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $53K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $52K | Nay · with industry |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $32K$35K$17K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $4K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $4K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $35K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $4K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organizing)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $29K | Nay · against |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 0 of 4 key votes (0%)
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 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 | 61% support ±13UT-02 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $53K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaVoters split |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 | 61% support ±13UT-02 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $53K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaVoters split |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 69% support ±12UT-02 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $32K Oil, gas and coal wanted nay$35K Pharma and health care wanted nay$17K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 60% support ±13UT-02 · split · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 84% support ±5Utah (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 88% support ±9UT-02 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $35K Pharma and health care wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 87% support ±5Utah (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Chris Stewart'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.
Clay WhiteFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff, Leg Director - Congressman Chris Stewart; Leg Director, Leg Asst - Congressman Jason Chaffetz
Now lobbies for Northrop Grumman, The AI Policy Network INC. · via Skyline Capitol LLC
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Chris Stewart's 2022 campaign?
- Chris Stewart (Republican) raised $1.1M for the 2022 Utah 2nd District race, $455K 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, 2022). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Chris Stewart?
- 1-800 Contacts, Inc. PAC ($20K), L3harris Technologies, Inc. PAC ($15K), National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee ($15K), Employees of Raytheon Technologies Corporation PAC ($15K), National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($15K) in 2022.
- How much has Chris Stewart raised across elections?
- $1.1M in 2022, $952K in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.