Politician
Cori Bush
Democrat · Missouri · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8MO01143
Cori Bush (Democrat) raised $2.4M for the 2022 Missouri 1st District race, $145K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $2K 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
$3.9M
2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
7%
$262K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$14K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
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 | Missouri 1st District | $2.4M | 6% | $2K / $0 | $1K | $2.5M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Missouri 1st District | $1.4M | 8% | $12K / $0 | $3K | $1.4M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Super PAC $76KLeadership PAC $59KUnion $53KOther $37KMembership $10KCorporate $5KTrade group $2K
- Justice Democrats PACSuper PAC$15K
- Medicare for AllLeadership PAC$14K
- Communications Workers of America - Cope Political Contributions CommitteeUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Courage to ChangeLeadership PAC$10K
- Congressional Progressive Caucus PACOther$10K
- Uaw - V - Cap (Uaw Voluntary Community Action Program) 'Int'l Union United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America UawUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Sunrise PACSuper PAC$8K
- Progressive Turnout ProjectSuper PAC$5K
- Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PACLeadership PAC$5K
- Jane Fonda Climate PACSuper PAC$5K
- Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education)UnionLobbyist PAC$5K
- Midwest Region Laborers' Political LeagueUnion$5K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- The Collective Super PACfor $8K
- End Police Brutalityfor $4K
- Way to Lead PACfor $2K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 2 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 2 times (100%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $63K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $0 | 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 |
| 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$0$0 | 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 | $0 | 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 | $28K | Yea · with industry |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 5 of 5 key votes (100%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 | 48% support ±13MO-01 · split · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 | 48% support ±13MO-01 · split · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 79% support ±9MO-01 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 81% support ±9MO-01 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 79% support ±4Missouri (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 82% support ±9MO-01 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 89% support ±3Missouri (statewide figure) · 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 Cori Bush's 2022 campaign?
- Cori Bush (Democrat) raised $2.4M for the 2022 Missouri 1st District race, $145K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $2K 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 Cori Bush?
- Medicare for All ($14K), Communications Workers of America - Cope Political Contributions Committee ($10K), Courage to Change ($10K), Progressive Turnout Project ($5K), Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC ($5K) in 2022.
- Which super PACs spent on Cori Bush's race?
- Way to Lead PAC ($2K for) in 2022.
- How much has Cori Bush raised across elections?
- $2.4M in 2022, $1.4M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.