Which PACs gave the most to Gary Peters?

Paul Hastings LLP Political Action Committee ($13K), National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (Nabpac) ($13K), Ebay Inc-Committee for Responsible Internet Commerce ($12K), Progressive Women's Alliance of West Michigan ($11K), The Capital Group Companies Inc Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2020.

Which super PACs spent on Gary Peters's race?

Senate Leadership Fund ($17M against), Better Future Mi Fund ($9.6M against), NRSC ($8.2M against) in 2020.

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Politician

Gary Peters

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

FEC candidate S4MI00355

Gary Peters (Democrat) raised $50M for the 2020 Michigan Senate race, $3.1M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $9.8M for and $38M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). They won.

Raised, all cycles

$50M

2020; counted once per cycle

From PAC checks

$3.1M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$9.8M

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

$38M

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
2020	Michigan Senate	$50M	6%	$9.8M / $38M	–	$98M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

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

Corporate $1.3MLeadership PAC $454KTrade group $439KOther $330KUnion $268KMembership $166KSuper PAC $59KParty $3K

Paul Hastings LLP Political Action CommitteeOther$13K
National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (Nabpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$13K
Ebay Inc-Committee for Responsible Internet CommerceCorporateLobbyist PAC$12K
Progressive Women's Alliance of West MichiganOther$11K
The Capital Group Companies Inc Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Deloitte Political Action CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$10K
The Home Depot Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Visa, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

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

Senate Leadership Fundagainst $17M
Better Future Mi Fundagainst $9.6M
NRSCagainst $8.2M
Black PACfor $3.1M
Restoration PACagainst $1.1M

Funding and votes

How their votes align with industry funding

Across 14 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 5 times (36%). 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
Most-favored-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$327K	Yea · against
Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$29K	Yea · against
ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48	Insurance wanted yea	$85K	Yea · with industry
ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$7K	Nay · against
Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$29K	Nay · with industry
One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50	Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$7K$393K	Nay · againstNay · against
Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$327K	Yea · against
Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1	Tech and AI wanted nay	$152K	Yea · against
Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53	Crypto wanted nay	$9	Yea · against
GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30	Crypto wanted yea	$9	Nay · against
California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$7K	Nay · against
OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47	Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$393K	Nay · against
CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48	Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$393K	Nay · against
IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28	Crypto wanted yea	$9	Nay · against
Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$7K	Nay · against
Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$29K	Nay · with industry
SAB 121 repealSenate · 2024 · 60–38	Crypto wanted yea	$9	Yea · with industry
Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48	Labor unions wanted nay	$566K	Nay · with industry
NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13	Defense contractors wanted yea	$50K	Yea · with industry
Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50	Gun lobby wanted yea	$0	Nay · against
Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022 · 50–50	Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay	$7K$327K$393K	Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 · 65–33	Gun lobby wanted nay	$0	Yea · against

Constituents vs. funders

Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 5 of 7 key votes (71%)

On 3 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 3. 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
Most-favored-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026	83% support ±2Michigan · wanted Yea · CES 2022	$327K Pharma and health care wanted nay	YeaVoters over funders
ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025	38% support ±4Michigan · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question	$85K Insurance wanted yea	YeaWith voters
ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025	41% support ±4Michigan · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question	No industry with a side gave $10K+	NayAgainst voters
One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025	64% support ±4Michigan · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question	$393K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	NayAgainst voters
Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025	83% support ±2Michigan · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question	$327K Pharma and health care wanted nay	YeaVoters over funders
Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022	63% support ±3Michigan · wanted Yea · CES 2022	$327K Pharma and health care wanted nay$393K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay	YeaVoters over funders
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022	85% support ±3Michigan · wanted Yea · CES 2024	No industry with a side gave $10K+	YeaWith voters

The revolving door

5 former aides now lobbying

Lobbyists who list a job in Gary Peters'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.

Joshua FendrickFormer congressional staff
Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, and Legislative Aide, Sen. Gary C. Peters; Economic Policy Adviser, Rep. Josh Gottheimer; Economic Policy Adviser…
Now lobbies for Jpmorgan Chase Holdings, LLC, Pfizer, American Airlines, INC., Visa · via Williams And Jensen, Pllc
Sydney PaulFormer congressional staff
Leg Counsel & Snr. Leg Counsel, Senator Gary Peters (2015-2019); Leg Assistant, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation (2013-2015); Deputy Sc…
Now lobbies for Meta Platforms, INC. And Various Subsidiaries, A16z Capital Management LLC (f/k/a Ah Capital Management L.L.C.) · via A16z Capital Management LLC (f/k/a Ah Capital Management L.L.C., D/b/a Andreessen Horowitz)
Theodore NastaseFormer congressional staff
Senate Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Planning, Senator Gary Peters, Intern
Now lobbies for American Association For Justice
Catherine BarrettFormer congressional staff
Chief Counsel, Legislative Director for Senator Gary C. Peters (2017-2024); Deputy Director of Policy, U.S. Department of Commerce (2014-2017); Counsel, Sena…
Now lobbies for Nature Conservancy · via The Nature Conservancy
Lezah CalvinFormer congressional staff
Office of former Rep. Sander Levin (D-MI-09) [Staff Assistant and Legislative Correspondent, October 2017-July 2018]; Office of Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) [Legi…
Now lobbies for Planned Parenthood Federation Of America INC

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 Gary Peters's 2020 campaign?: Gary Peters (Democrat) raised $50M for the 2020 Michigan Senate race, $3.1M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $9.8M for and $38M 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 Gary Peters?: Paul Hastings LLP Political Action Committee ($13K), National Association of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (Nabpac) ($13K), Ebay Inc-Committee for Responsible Internet Commerce ($12K), Progressive Women's Alliance of West Michigan ($11K), The Capital Group Companies Inc Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2020.
Which super PACs spent on Gary Peters's race?: Senate Leadership Fund ($17M against), Better Future Mi Fund ($9.6M against), NRSC ($8.2M against) in 2020.