Politician
Garret Graves
Republican · Louisiana · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate H4LA06153
Garret Graves (Republican) raised $2.0M for the 2022 Louisiana 6th District race, $1.1M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $87K 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
$3.8M
2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
52%
$2.0M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$176K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
52% of Garret Graves'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 | Louisiana 6th District | $2.0M | 52% | $87K / $0 | $34K | $2.1M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Louisiana 6th District | $1.8M | 51% | $89K / $0 | $31K | $1.9M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.1MTrade group $539KUnion $98KMembership $92KOther $86KLeadership PAC $46K
- Honeywell International Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$21K
- Air Line Pilots Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- The Williams Companies, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Occidental Petroleum Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$11K
- American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec/PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Faa Managers Association Inc. PACOther$10K
- American Sportfishing Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Marathon Petroleum Corporation Employees Political Action Committee (Mpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Association of Convenience Stores Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Exxon Mobil Corporation Political Action Committee (Exxonmobil PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- The Home Depot Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- The Boeing Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Inc.for $107K
- Police Coalition of America PACfor $69K
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 8 times (67%). 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 | $8K | 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 | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $45K | Nay · against |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $25K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $116K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $45K | Nay · against |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $7K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $255K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $255K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $32K | 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 | $128K$16K$13K | 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 | $16K | 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 | $50K | Nay · against |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 2 of 6 key votes (33%)
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 | 65% support ±14LA-06 · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $255K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaWith voters |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 | 65% support ±14LA-06 · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $255K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaWith voters |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 63% support ±12LA-06 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $128K Oil, gas and coal wanted nay$16K Pharma and health care wanted nay$13K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 52% support ±13LA-06 · split · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 86% support ±4Louisiana (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 72% support ±12LA-06 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $16K Pharma and health care wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 89% support ±4Louisiana (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
Household disclosures
9 reported transactions, with volume $9K–$135K
Reconciled electronic STOCK Act reports from 5 filings since 2021, covering all reported asset types and transactions by a spouse or dependent child. 6 buys, 3 sells. Heaviest in tech and ai ($3K+), crypto ($2K+), wall street and hedge funds ($1K+).
Most traded
- COIN Coinbase Global, Inc. - Class A Common Stock$2K+2 trades
- ABNB Airbnb, Inc. - Class A$2K+2 trades
- AMZN Amazon.com, Inc.$1K+1 trades
- C Citigroup, Inc.$1K+1 trades
- DDD 3D Systems Corporation$1K+1 trades
- PSTH Pershing Square Tontine Holdings, ltd. Class A$1K+1 trades
- GOLD Barrick Gold Corporation Common Stock$1K+1 trades
Latest trades
- sellCOIN2024-01-19 · stock$1K–$15K
- buyCOIN2022-09-30 · stock$1K–$15K
- buyABNB2021-04-13 · stock$1K–$15K
- buyABNB2021-04-13 · stock$1K–$15K
- buyAMZN2021-04-12 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellC2021-02-17 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellDDD2021-01-27 · stock$1K–$15K
- buyPSTH2020-12-29 · stock$1K–$15K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Garret Graves's 2022 campaign?
- Garret Graves (Republican) raised $2.0M for the 2022 Louisiana 6th District race, $1.1M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $87K 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 Garret Graves?
- Honeywell International Political Action Committee ($11K), Air Line Pilots Association PAC ($10K), American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec/PAC) ($10K), The Williams Companies, Inc. Political Action Committee ($10K), Faa Managers Association Inc. PAC ($10K) in 2022.
- Which super PACs spent on Garret Graves's race?
- Police Coalition of America PAC ($69K for), Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Inc. ($18K for) in 2022.
- How much has Garret Graves raised across elections?
- $2.0M in 2022, $1.8M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.