Politician
Gabe Vasquez
Democrat · New Mexico · ran 3 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H2NM02191
Gabe Vasquez (Democrat) raised $5.5M for the 2026 New Mexico 2nd District race, $1.4M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $489K for and $7.5M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$16M
2026, 2024, 2022; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
19%
$3.1M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$2.2M
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 | New Mexico 2nd District | $5.5M | 25% | $489K / $7.5M | $373K | $13M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | New Mexico 2nd District | $7.0M | 19% | $497K / $7.4M | – | $15M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | New Mexico 2nd District | $3.7M | 11% | $1.2M / $6.2M | – | $11M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Leadership PAC $663KCorporate $526KUnion $446KOther $296KMembership $287KTrade group $251KSuper PAC $184KParty $21K
- JstreetpacMembershipLobbyist PAC$41K
- Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater AmericaLeadership PAC$30K
- Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PACLeadership PAC$30K
- Air Line Pilots Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$20K
- Democracy Summer 2024Other$20K
- Digidems PACSuper PAC$17K
- DCCCParty$12K
- Nextera Energy, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Defend the VoteSuper PAC$10K
- Nea Fund for Children and Public EducationUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating EngineersUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Congressional Leadership Fundagainst $13M
- NRCCagainst $4.8M
- No Going Back PACagainst $1.2M
- The Sentinel Action Fundagainst $697K
- House Freedom Actionagainst $571K
- Together Moving Mountains New Mexicofor $480K
- America PACagainst $382K
- The Wilderness Society Action Fundfor $350K
- Win It Back PACagainst $260K
- Wilderness Action, Inc.for $133K
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 6 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.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $34K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Reported household trades wanted nay | Unknown coverage | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $353K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $73K$11 | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $73K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $19K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $353K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $11 | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $34K | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $47 | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $47 | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $11$13K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $13K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $11 | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $13K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $47 | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $11 | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $47 | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $6K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $47 | Nay · against |
| 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 | $158 | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $24K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $145K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $158 | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $6K | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $11 | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $11 | Nay · against |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 0 of 1 key votes (0%)
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 | 47% support ±14NM-02 · split · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 | 66% support ±14NM-02 · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $13K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | NayAgainst voters |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 | 45% support ±14NM-02 · split · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 | 45% support ±14NM-02 · split · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters 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 Gabe Vasquez's 2026 campaign?
- Gabe Vasquez (Democrat) raised $5.5M for the 2026 New Mexico 2nd District race, $1.4M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $489K for and $7.5M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Gabe Vasquez?
- Nextera Energy, Inc. Political Action Committee ($10K), Defend the Vote ($10K), Nea Fund for Children and Public Education ($10K), Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America ($10K), Air Line Pilots Association PAC ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Gabe Vasquez's race?
- Congressional Leadership Fund ($6.1M against), No Going Back PAC ($1.2M against), Wilderness Action, Inc. ($133K for) in 2026.
- How much has Gabe Vasquez raised across elections?
- $5.5M in 2026, $7.0M in 2024, $3.7M in 2022. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.