Politician
Ed Perlmutter
Democrat · Colorado · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent
FEC candidate H6CO07023
Ed Perlmutter (Democrat) raised $1.6M for the 2020 Colorado 7th District race, $1.1M 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, 2020). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$1.6M
2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
65%
$1.1M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$0
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
65% of Ed Perlmutter'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Colorado 7th District | $1.6M | 65% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.6M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $567KTrade group $203KUnion $115KOther $81KMembership $65KLeadership PAC $10KSuper PAC $1K
- Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee (Morpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action CommitteeUnion$10K
- Nelnet Inc PAC (Nelnet PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - FederalCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- The Boeing Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- United Services Automobile Association Employee PAC - Usaa Employee PACCorporateLobbyist 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 5 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 1 time (20%). 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 | $31K | 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 | $6K$15K$215K | 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 | $15K | 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 | $130K | Yea · with industry |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 5 of 5 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 | 69% support ±10CO-07 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $15K Pharma and health care wanted nay$215K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 66% support ±10CO-07 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 81% support ±4Colorado (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 84% support ±8CO-07 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $15K Pharma and health care wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 92% support ±3Colorado (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
Household disclosures
29 reported transactions, with volume $29K–$435K
Reconciled electronic STOCK Act reports from 10 filings since 2021, covering all reported asset types and transactions by a spouse or dependent child. 13 buys, 16 sells. Heaviest in agriculture, food and retail ($9K+), tech and ai ($8K+), wall street and hedge funds ($3K+).
Most traded
- F Ford Motor Company$4K+4 trades
- AAPL Apple Inc.$3K+3 trades
- CHPT ChargePoint Holdings, Inc.$3K+3 trades
- COST Costco Wholesale Corporation$3K+3 trades
- BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New$3K+3 trades
- BABA Alibaba group Holding limited American Depositary Shares eac$3K+3 trades
- AMZN Amazon.com, Inc.$2K+2 trades
- COIN Coinbase global, Inc. - Class A$2K+2 trades
Latest trades
- buyAMZN2022-11-10 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- buyAAPL2022-11-10 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- buyCHPT2022-11-10 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- buyCOST2022-11-10 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellCHPT2022-11-01 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- buyCHPT2022-09-02 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- buyKR2022-07-19 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellAAPL2022-05-20 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
The revolving door
2 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Ed Perlmutter'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.
Noah MarineFormer congressional staff
Leg. Dir, Rep. Ed Perlmutter (2013-2017); Leg. Asst, Rep. Ed Perlmutter (2011-2013)
Now lobbies for Payward INC D/b/a Kraken, Circle, Coinflip, Flexa INC. and 5 more · via Invariant LLC
Amanda SlaterFormer congressional staff
Senior Policy Advisor, Senator Tom Carper; Deputy Legislative Director, Rep. Ed Perlmutter; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Ellen Tauscher.
Now lobbies for Jpmorgan Chase Holdings LLC, Mastercard Worldwide, The Global Atlantic Financial Group LLC, Coinbase, INC. · via Rich Feuer Anderson
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Ed Perlmutter's 2020 campaign?
- Ed Perlmutter (Democrat) raised $1.6M for the 2020 Colorado 7th District race, $1.1M 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, 2020). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Ed Perlmutter?
- Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee (Morpac) ($10K), International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee ($10K), Nelnet Inc PAC (Nelnet PAC) ($10K), National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee ($10K), Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - Federal ($10K) in 2020.