Which PACs gave the most to G.K. Butterfield?

Altria Group, Inc. Political Action Committee (Altriapac) ($10K), Charter Communications Inc. Political Action Committee ($10K), Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - Federal ($10K), American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee ($10K), At&T Inc./Warnermedia LLC Federal Political Action Committee (At&T/Warnermedia Federal PAC) ($10K) in 2020.

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Politician

G.K. Butterfield

Democrat · North Carolina · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent

FEC candidate H4NC01046

G.K. Butterfield (Democrat) raised $1.0M for the 2020 North Carolina 1st District race, $743K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). They won.

Raised, all cycles

$1.0M

2020; counted once per cycle

From PAC checks

71%

$743K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

Spent attacking them

71% of G.K. Butterfield'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	North Carolina 1st District	$1.0M	71%	$0 / $0	–	$1.0M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

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

Corporate $422KTrade group $128KUnion $72KMembership $61KOther $24KSuper PAC $11KLeadership PAC $7K

Altria Group, Inc. Political Action Committee (Altriapac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Charter Communications Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - FederalCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
At&T Inc./Warnermedia LLC Federal Political Action Committee (At&T/Warnermedia Federal PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
Viatris Inc. Political Action Committee (Viapac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. Political Action Committee Aka Biomarin PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

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

No outside spending of note.

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 1 time (17%). 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	$10K	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	$11K$91K$10K	Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against
Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213	Gun lobby wanted nay	$0	Yea · against
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	$91K	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	$84K	Yea · with industry

Constituents vs. funders

Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 4 of 4 key votes (100%)

On 1 vote, 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 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	58% support ±13NC-01 · split · CES 2022	$11K Oil, gas and coal wanted nay$91K Pharma and health care wanted nay$10K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay	YeaVoters split
Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022	67% support ±12NC-01 · wanted Yea · CES 2022	No industry with a side gave $10K+	YeaWith voters
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022	87% support ±3North Carolina (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024	No industry with a side gave $10K+	YeaWith voters
Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022	85% support ±10NC-01 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question	$91K Pharma and health care wanted nay	YeaVoters over funders
Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021	92% support ±2North Carolina (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024	No industry with a side gave $10K+	YeaWith voters

The revolving door

3 former aides now lobbying

Lobbyists who list a job in G.K. Butterfield'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.

Caitlin Van SantFormer congressional staff
Sr Pol Adv, Leg Dir, Interim COS (Rep. Butterfield)
Now lobbies for Chevron U.S.A., INC., America'S Health Insurance Plans, Humana, The Boeing Company and 8 more · via Mehlman Consulting, INC.
Reginald McCrimmonFormer congressional staff
Director Member Services & External Affairs - Congressional Black Caucus; Special Assistant, Staff Assistant - Rep. G. K. Butterfield
Now lobbies for AT&T Services, INC., Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, INC., National Athletic Trainers' Association, X Corp. (formerly Twitter, INC.) and 8 more · via Crossroads Strategies, LLC
Kyle ParkerFormer congressional staff
Office of Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01): Dec 2020 - Jan 2023 Chief of Staff, May 2019 - Dec 2020 Legislative Director, Jan 2019 - May 2019 Senior Pol…
Now lobbies for American Chemistry Council

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 G.K. Butterfield's 2020 campaign?: G.K. Butterfield (Democrat) raised $1.0M for the 2020 North Carolina 1st District race, $743K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 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 G.K. Butterfield?: Altria Group, Inc. Political Action Committee (Altriapac) ($10K), Charter Communications Inc. Political Action Committee ($10K), Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - Federal ($10K), American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee ($10K), At&T Inc./Warnermedia LLC Federal Political Action Committee (At&T/Warnermedia Federal PAC) ($10K) in 2020.