Politician
Doug Lamborn
Republican · Colorado · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate H6CO05159
Doug Lamborn (Republican) raised $506K for the 2022 Colorado 5th District race, $285K 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
$1.1M
2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
60%
$665K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$10K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
60% of Doug Lamborn'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 | Colorado 5th District | $506K | 56% | $0 / $0 | – | $506K | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Colorado 5th District | $602K | 63% | $10K / $0 | – | $612K | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $399KTrade group $115KOther $61KLeadership PAC $41KMembership $30KUnion $5KSuper PAC $3K
- L3harris Technologies, Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$16K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- Sierra Nevada Corporation PACCorporate$10K
- Honeywell International Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- The Boeing Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Serco Inc. Political Action Committee (Serco PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Koch Industries, Inc. Political Action Committee (Kochpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. Political Action Committee (Kratos PAC)Corporate$9K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$8K
- Employees of Raytheon Technologies Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$8K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 13 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 13 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 | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $13K | 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 | $13K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $13K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $62K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $20K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $9K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $62K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $13K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $5K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $28K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $28K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $43K | 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 | $19K$15K$3K | 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 | $15K | 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 | $5K | 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 | 56% support ±13CO-05 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $28K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaVoters split |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 | 56% support ±13CO-05 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $28K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaVoters split |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 68% support ±9CO-05 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $19K Oil, gas and coal wanted nay$15K Pharma and health care wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 53% support ±9CO-05 · split · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 81% support ±4Colorado (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 85% support ±6CO-05 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $15K Pharma and health care wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 92% support ±3Colorado (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
The revolving door
2 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Doug Lamborn'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.
Abigail Gunderson-SchwarzFormer congressional staff
Leg. Correspondent-Rep. Doug Lamborn; Leg. Asst-Rep. Doug Lamborn; Sr. Leg. Asst-Rep. Scott Rigell; Leg. Dir-Rep. Lamar Smith; COS-Rep. Debbie Lesko; Directi…
Now lobbies for H&r Block Management, LLC, A Subsidiary Of H&r Block, INC., Americas Credit Unions, Fka Credit Union National Association, INC. Dba America · via Americas Credit Unions, Fka Credit Union National Association, INC. Dba Americas Credit Unions
Thomas BaileyFormer congressional staff
Rep. Grothman (WI) Rep. Lamborn (CO)
Now lobbies for American Bakers Association
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Doug Lamborn's 2022 campaign?
- Doug Lamborn (Republican) raised $506K for the 2022 Colorado 5th District race, $285K 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 Doug Lamborn?
- L3harris Technologies, Inc. PAC ($10K), American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee ($10K), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. Political Action Committee (Kratos PAC) ($9K), National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee ($8K), Employees of Raytheon Technologies Corporation PAC ($8K) in 2022.
- How much has Doug Lamborn raised across elections?
- $506K in 2022, $602K in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.