Which PACs gave the most to Fred Upton?

Winred ($19K), National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (Nabpac) ($14K), New York Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee ($10K), Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PAC ($10K), Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating Engineers ($10K) in 2020.

Which super PACs spent on Fred Upton's race?

American Hospital Association PAC ($350K for), House Majority PAC ($266K against), Michigan Forward Action ($199K against) in 2020.

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Politician

Fred Upton

Republican · Michigan · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent

FEC candidate H6MI04113

Fred Upton (Republican) raised $3.6M for the 2020 Michigan 6th District race, $1.8M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $745K for and $554K against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). They won.

Raised, all cycles

$3.6M

2020; counted once per cycle

From PAC checks

48%

$1.8M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$745K

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

$554K

Spent attacking them

48% of Fred Upton'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	Michigan 6th District	$3.6M	48%	$745K / $554K	–	$4.9M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.

Corporate $723KTrade group $302KLeadership PAC $209KOther $183KMembership $158KUnion $76KSuper PAC $33KParty $4K

WinredSuper PAC$19K
National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (Nabpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$14K
New York Life Insurance Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PACOther$10K
Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating EngineersUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - FederalCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
At&T Inc./Warnermedia LLC Federal Political Action Committee (At&T/Warnermedia Federal PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
International Association of Firefighters Interested in Registration and Education PACUnionLobbyist PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.

American Hospital Association PACfor $350K
House Majority PACagainst $266K
Michigan Forward Actionagainst $199K
Congressional Leadership Fundfor $146K
Clearpath Action Fund, Inc.for $110K

Funding and votes

How their votes align with industry funding

Across 6 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 3 times (50%). 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.

All issues →

Vote	Industry	Their money from it	Voted
Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184	Tech and AI wanted nay	$40K	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	$74K$328K$73K	Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry
Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213	Gun lobby wanted nay	$0	Nay · with industry
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	$328K	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	$94K	Nay · against

Constituents vs. funders

Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 3 of 4 key votes (75%)

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 1 time and with their constituents 1. 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.

Who sides with funders →

Vote	Their constituents	Their funders	Voted
Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022	67% support ±10MI-06 · wanted Yea · CES 2022	$74K Oil, gas and coal wanted nay$328K Pharma and health care wanted nay$73K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay	NayFunders over voters
Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022	53% support ±11MI-06 · split · CES 2022	No industry with a side gave $10K+	NayVoters split
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022	85% support ±3Michigan (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024	No industry with a side gave $10K+	YeaWith voters
Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022	86% support ±7MI-06 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question	$328K Pharma and health care wanted nay	YeaVoters over funders
Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021	94% support ±2Michigan (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024	No industry with a side gave $10K+	YeaWith voters

The revolving door

4 former aides now lobbying

Lobbyists who list a job in Fred Upton'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.

Matt BravoFormer congressional staff
Director of Floor Operations, Majority Whip Steve Scalise; Deputy Floor Director, Majority Whip Scalise; Majority Professional Staff, House E&C, Rep. Fred Up…
Now lobbies for Koch Government Affairs, LLC Fka Koch Companies Public Sector, LLC, Meta Platforms, INC. (formerly Facebook, INC. And Various Subsidiaries), T-Mobile USA, INC., Jpmorgan Chase Holdings LLC and 5 more · via S-3 Group
Sean BradyFormer congressional staff
Dir Leg Affairs (DOC, Intl Trade Admin); CoS, Dep. CoS/ LD, SLA, LA, Staff Asst (Rep. Vern Buchanan); Intern (Rep. Fred Upton); Intern (Rep. Dan Lungren)
Now lobbies for Chevron U.S.A., INC., Humana, Oneok, INC., Meta Platforms, INC. and 1 more · via Mehlman Consulting, INC.
Matthew GiaconaFormer congressional staff
Intern, Rep. Fred Upton
Now lobbies for National Ocean Industries Association
Alexandria FullingFormer congressional staff
Clerk, House Committee on Energy and Commerce; Staff Asst., Rep. Fred Upton
Now lobbies for T-Mobile USA, INC. · via Twinlogic Strategies, LLP

The revolving door, industry by industry →

Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.

Questions people ask

Who funded Fred Upton's 2020 campaign?: Fred Upton (Republican) raised $3.6M for the 2020 Michigan 6th District race, $1.8M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $745K for and $554K 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 Fred Upton?: Winred ($19K), National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (Nabpac) ($14K), New York Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee ($10K), Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PAC ($10K), Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating Engineers ($10K) in 2020.
Which super PACs spent on Fred Upton's race?: American Hospital Association PAC ($350K for), House Majority PAC ($266K against), Michigan Forward Action ($199K against) in 2020.