Politician
Derrick Van Orden
Republican · Wisconsin · ran 4 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate H0WI03175
Derrick Van Orden (Republican) raised $9.1M for the 2026 Wisconsin 3rd District race, $1.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $2.4M for and $14M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They lost.
Raised, all cycles
$25M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
11%
$2.8M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$3.2M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$21M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wisconsin 3rd District | $9.1M | 14% | $2.4M / $14M | – | $25M | ✗ Lost |
| 2024 | Wisconsin 3rd District | $7.7M | 13% | $171K / $6.5M | – | $14M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Wisconsin 3rd District | $6.5M | 6% | $229K / $600K | – | $7.3M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Wisconsin 3rd District | $2.0M | 4% | $434K / $647K | – | $3.1M | ✗ Lost |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Leadership PAC $986KTrade group $364KOther $310KCorporate $271KMembership $204KSuper PAC $85KUnion $69KParty $42K
- Majority Committee PAC--Mc PACLeadership PAC$30K
- Seal PAC Supporting Electing American Leaders PACOther$30K
- The Eye of the Tiger Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$28K
- American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Separate Segregated Fund (Crna-PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$20K
- On Wisconsin PAC, Inc.Leadership PAC$20K
- American Revival PACOther$20K
- NRCCParty$15K
- Mr. Southern Missourian in the House PACLeadership PAC$10K
- First in Freedom PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Smart Td PACUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Innovation Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$10K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- House Majority PACagainst $13M
- Lcv Victory Fundagainst $1.7M
- Votevetsagainst $1.1M
- American Majority Action PACfor $1.0M
- Your Community PACagainst $964K
- Tomorrow Togetheragainst $881K
- Edf Action Votesagainst $747K
- Center Forward Committeeagainst $650K
- Democracyfirst PACagainst $532K
- Pro-Choice Womenagainst $325K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 15 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 14 times (93%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $2K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Reported household trades wanted nay | Unknown coverage | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $41K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $9K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $102K$36K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $102K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $46K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $41K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $36K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $2K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $36K$106K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $106K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $36K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $106K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $36K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $1K | Nay · against |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $2K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $5K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $1K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $7K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $27K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $27K | Yea · with industry |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 1 of 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 | 39% support ±12WI-03 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $36K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaVoters split |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 | 62% support ±12WI-03 · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $36K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea$106K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | YeaWith voters |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 | 44% support ±13WI-03 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $27K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaVoters split |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 | 44% support ±13WI-03 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $27K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaVoters split |
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Derrick Van Orden's 2026 campaign?
- Derrick Van Orden (Republican) raised $9.1M for the 2026 Wisconsin 3rd District race, $1.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $2.4M for and $14M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They lost.
- Which PACs gave the most to Derrick Van Orden?
- American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Separate Segregated Fund (Crna-PAC) ($10K), On Wisconsin PAC, Inc. ($10K), NRCC ($10K), American Revival PAC ($10K), Mr. Southern Missourian in the House PAC ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Derrick Van Orden's race?
- House Majority PAC ($8.9M against), Lcv Victory Fund ($1.7M against), American Majority Action PAC ($1.0M for) in 2026.
- How much has Derrick Van Orden raised across elections?
- $9.1M in 2026, $7.7M in 2024, $6.5M in 2022, $2.0M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.