Politician
Cindy Axne
Democrat · Iowa · ran 2 times since 2020, won 1 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8IA03124
Cindy Axne (Democrat) raised $7.2M for the 2022 Iowa 3rd District race, $1.6M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $158K for and $4.7M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). They lost.
Raised, all cycles
$14M
2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
21%
$2.8M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$162K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$6.2M
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 | Iowa 3rd District | $7.2M | 22% | $158K / $4.7M | $184K | $12M | ✗ Lost |
| 2020 | Iowa 3rd District | $6.3M | 20% | $4K / $1.5M | $199K | $7.8M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Leadership PAC $710KUnion $459KTrade group $418KOther $297KMembership $282KCorporate $207KSuper PAC $111KParty $35K
- Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater AmericaLeadership PAC$28K
- PAC to the FutureLeadership PAC$20K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$15K
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and JoinersUnionLobbyist PAC$15K
- House Majority PACSuper PAC$15K
- DCCCParty$15K
- American Hospital Association PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$13K
- International Association of Firefighters Interested in Registration and Education PACUnionLobbyist PAC$11K
- End Citizens UnitedOther$11K
- Poet PACOtherLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Building Relationships in Diverse Geographic Environments PAC (Bridge PAC)Leadership PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- NRCCagainst $2.8M
- Congressional Leadership Fundagainst $2.4M
- American Patriots PACagainst $399K
- Term Limits Actionagainst $160K
- Defend US PACagainst $151K
- Americas PACagainst $101K
- Priorities for Iowa Political Fundagainst $20K
- Humane Society Legislative Fundfor $4K
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.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $0 | 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 | $0$42K$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 | $42K | 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 | $273K | Yea · with industry |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 4 of 4 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.
| Vote | Their constituents | Their funders | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 67% support ±9IA-03 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $42K Pharma and health care wanted nay$19K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 52% support ±10IA-03 · split · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaVoters split |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 84% support ±6Iowa (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 90% support ±6IA-03 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $42K Pharma and health care wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 91% support ±4Iowa (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
Household disclosures
218 reported transactions, with volume $218K–$3.3M
Reconciled electronic STOCK Act reports from 12 filings since 2021, covering all reported asset types and transactions by a spouse or dependent child. 132 buys, 81 sells. Heaviest in wall street and hedge funds ($64K+), tech and ai ($27K+), pharma and health care ($25K+).
Most traded
- MKL Markel Corporation$11K+11 trades
- JNJ Johnson & Johnson$10K+10 trades
- V Visa Inc.$10K+10 trades
- MA Mastercard Incorporated$9K+9 trades
- LBRDA Liberty Broadband Corporation - Class A$7K+7 trades
- WFC Wells Fargo & Company$7K+7 trades
- UL unilever PLC$7K+7 trades
- SSNC SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.$7K+7 trades
Latest trades
- sellJEF2022-12-23 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellJEF2022-12-23 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellJEF2022-12-23 · stock$1K–$15K
- buyAMZN2022-11-23 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- buyCHD2022-11-23 · stock$1K–$15K
- buyDHR2022-11-23 · stock$1K–$15K
- buyDHR2022-11-23 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellPYPL2022-11-09 · stock$1K–$15K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Cindy Axne's 2022 campaign?
- Cindy Axne (Democrat) raised $7.2M for the 2022 Iowa 3rd District race, $1.6M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $158K for and $4.7M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). They lost.
- Which PACs gave the most to Cindy Axne?
- Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America ($28K), Poet PAC ($10K), American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E ($10K), Building Relationships in Diverse Geographic Environments PAC (Bridge PAC) ($10K), Elect Democratic Women ($10K) in 2022.
- Which super PACs spent on Cindy Axne's race?
- NRCC ($2.3M against), Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.6M against), American Patriots PAC ($399K against) in 2022.
- How much has Cindy Axne raised across elections?
- $7.2M in 2022, $6.3M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.