Politician
Jared Forrest Golden
Democrat · Maine · ran 3 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8ME02185
Jared Forrest Golden (Democrat) raised $7.9M for the 2024 Maine 2nd District race, $1.0M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $1.3M for and $12M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$19M
2024, 2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
12%
$2.4M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$6.0M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$24M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Maine 2nd District | $7.9M | 13% | $1.3M / $12M | – | $21M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Maine 2nd District | $6.1M | 12% | $3.5M / $11M | – | $20M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Maine 2nd District | $5.4M | 12% | $1.3M / $1.7M | – | $8.4M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Leadership PAC $721KUnion $505KOther $305KTrade group $228KMembership $210KSuper PAC $164KCorporate $54KParty $29K
- Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater AmericaLeadership PAC$35K
- Nea Fund for Children and Public EducationCorporateLobbyist PAC$30K
- End Citizens UnitedOther$20K
- Democracy Summer 2024Other$20K
- VotevetsSuper PAC$20K
- WelcomepacSuper PAC$17K
- Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PACLeadership PAC$15K
- Fair Shot PACLeadership PAC$15K
- House Majority PACSuper PAC$15K
- International Association of Firefighters Interested in Registration and Education PACUnionLobbyist PAC$11K
- DCCCParty$10K
- Naral Pro-Choice America PACMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Congressional Leadership Fundagainst $12M
- NRCCagainst $7.5M
- Restoration PACagainst $3.1M
- DCCCfor $1.8M
- With Honor Fund, Inc.for $1.0M
- With Honor Fund II, Inc.for $935K
- The Moderate PAC, Inc.for $749K
- Strategic Majority PACagainst $474K
- End Citizens Unitedfor $419K
- Center Forward Committeefor $265K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 18 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 9 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 | $2K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Reported household trades wanted nay | Unknown coverage | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $552K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $5K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $108K$10K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $108K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $64K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $552K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $10K | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $2K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $422 | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $422 | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $10K$164K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $164K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $164K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $422 | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $415 | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $22K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $415 | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $22K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $22K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $2K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $60K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $356K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $2K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $22K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $10 | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $1K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $1K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $2K | 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 | $268$13K$49K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Nay · with industry |
| 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 | $13K | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organizing)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $235K | Yea · with industry |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 3 of 4 key votes (75%)
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 0 times and with their constituents 2. 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 | 41% support ±9ME-02 · split · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 | 53% support ±9ME-02 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $164K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | NayVoters split |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 | 53% support ±9ME-02 · split · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaVoters split |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 | 53% support ±9ME-02 · split · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaVoters split |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 68% support ±9ME-02 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $13K Pharma and health care wanted nay$49K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 48% support ±10ME-02 · split · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 86% support ±5Maine (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 88% support ±6ME-02 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $13K Pharma and health care wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 90% support ±4Maine (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst 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 Jared Forrest Golden's 2024 campaign?
- Jared Forrest Golden (Democrat) raised $7.9M for the 2024 Maine 2nd District race, $1.0M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $1.3M for and $12M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Jared Forrest Golden?
- Democracy Summer 2024 ($20K), Welcomepac ($17K), Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC ($15K), Fair Shot PAC ($15K), Votevets ($10K) in 2024.
- Which super PACs spent on Jared Forrest Golden's race?
- Congressional Leadership Fund ($4.8M against), Restoration PAC ($3.1M against), NRCC ($2.4M against) in 2024.
- How much has Jared Forrest Golden raised across elections?
- $7.9M in 2024, $6.1M in 2022, $5.4M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.