Politician
Eric Schmitt
Republican · Missouri · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1
FEC candidate S2MO00544
Eric Schmitt (Republican) raised $6.6M for the 2022 Missouri Senate race, $672K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $1.4M 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
$6.6M
2022; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
10%
$672K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$1.4M
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 Senate | $6.6M | 10% | $1.4M / $0 | – | $8.0M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Other $245KCorporate $225KLeadership PAC $186KTrade group $154KMembership $63KParty $56KSuper PAC $8KUnion $8K
- Missouri Schmitt Victory Committee 2022Other$181K
- NRSCParty$51K
- Kansas City Southern Employee PACCorporate$12K
- Herzog PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Association for Gun Rights Inc PACMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America, Inc. Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Blue and Gold FundOther$10K
- Heartland Values PACLeadership PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Save Missouri Valuesfor $855K
- Goa Victory Fundfor $176K
- Crypto Innovationfor $109K
- Senate Conservatives Fundfor $102K
- Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc.for $100K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 12 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 10 times (83%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most-favored-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $52K | Nay · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $1K | Nay · with industry |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48 | Insurance wanted yea | $338 | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $48K | Yea · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $1K | Nay · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $48K$75K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $52K | Nay · with industry |
| Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $91K | Yea · against |
| Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53 | Crypto wanted nay | $1 | Nay · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30 | Crypto wanted yea | $1 | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $48K | Yea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $75K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $75K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28 | Crypto wanted yea | $1 | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $48K | Yea · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $1K | Nay · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealSenate · 2024 · 60–38 | Crypto wanted yea | $1 | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48 | Labor unions wanted nay | $18K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $187K | Yea · with industry |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 2 of 5 key votes (40%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most-favored-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 | 83% support ±3Missouri · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $52K Pharma and health care wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 | 45% support ±5Missouri · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 | 38% support ±5Missouri · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $48K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaWith voters |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 | 67% support ±5Missouri · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $48K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea$75K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | YeaWith voters |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 | 83% support ±3Missouri · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $52K Pharma and health care wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Eric Schmitt'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.
Jimmy PeacockFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff (Senator Eric Schmitt), Chief of Staff (Congresswoman Ashley Hinson), Special Assistant (U.S. Senator Marco Rubio)
Now lobbies for Google Client Services, The Boeing Company · via Cornerstone Government Affairs, INC.
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Eric Schmitt's 2022 campaign?
- Eric Schmitt (Republican) raised $6.6M for the 2022 Missouri Senate race, $672K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $1.4M 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 Eric Schmitt?
- Missouri Schmitt Victory Committee 2022 ($181K), NRSC ($51K), Kansas City Southern Employee PAC ($12K), Herzog PAC ($10K), National Association for Gun Rights Inc PAC ($10K) in 2022.
- Which super PACs spent on Eric Schmitt's race?
- Save Missouri Values ($855K for), Goa Victory Fund ($176K for), Crypto Innovation ($109K for) in 2022.