Politician
Jamaal Bowman
Democrat · New York · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate H0NY16143
Jamaal Bowman (Democrat) raised $1.9M for the 2022 New York 16th District race, $219K 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, 2022). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$4.8M
2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
8%
$384K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$19K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | New York 16th District | $1.9M | 12% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.9M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | New York 16th District | $2.9M | 6% | $19K / $0 | – | $2.9M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Union $114KLeadership PAC $85KOther $55KSuper PAC $54KMembership $25KTrade group $5K
- Justice Democrats PACSuper PAC$19K
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political EducationUnion$15K
- Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater AmericaLeadership PAC$15K
- Moveon.Org Political ActionSuper PAC$15K
- Communications Workers of America - Cope Political Contributions CommitteeUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Congressional Black Caucus PACOther$10K
- PAC to the FutureLeadership PAC$10K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$8K
- American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$8K
- The Collective PACOther$8K
- Nea Fund for Children and Public EducationUnionLobbyist PAC$7K
- Council of School Supervisors and Administrators Local 1 Afsa AFL-CIOUnion$5K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Congressional Black Caucus PACfor $19K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 2 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 2 times (100%). 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 | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $4K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $4K | Nay · against |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $4K | Nay · against |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $6 | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $321 | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $118K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $6 | Nay · against |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $4K | 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 | $8 | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $8 | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $59 | 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 | $8$321$116 | 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 | $321 | 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 | $49K | Yea · with industry |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 5 of 5 key votes (100%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 | 37% support ±17NY-16 · split · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 | 37% support ±17NY-16 · split · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 79% support ±10NY-16 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 81% support ±10NY-16 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 92% support ±2New York (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 92% support ±7NY-16 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 94% support ±1New York (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Jamaal Bowman's 2022 campaign?
- Jamaal Bowman (Democrat) raised $1.9M for the 2022 New York 16th District race, $219K 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, 2022). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Jamaal Bowman?
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political Education ($15K), Communications Workers of America - Cope Political Contributions Committee ($10K), Justice Democrats PAC ($10K), Congressional Black Caucus PAC ($10K), Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America ($10K) in 2022.
- How much has Jamaal Bowman raised across elections?
- $1.9M in 2022, $2.9M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.