Which PACs gave the most to John Kennedy?

Acpac Aca International Political Action Committee ($10K), Oorah! Political Action Committee ($10K), Big Sky Opportunity PAC ($10K), Steer PAC ($10K), Nebraska Sandhills PAC ($10K) in 2022.

Which super PACs spent on John Kennedy's race?

Clearpath Action Fund, Inc. ($75K for), Conservative Louisiana ($28K for), Animal Wellness Action ($12K for) in 2022.

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Politician

John Kennedy

Republican · Louisiana · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent

FEC candidate S4LA00065

John Kennedy (Republican) raised $34M for the 2022 Louisiana Senate race, $1.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $115K 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

$34M

2022; counted once per cycle

From PAC checks

$1.3M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$115K

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

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	Louisiana Senate	$34M	4%	$115K / $0	$683K	$34M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

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

Corporate $481KLeadership PAC $312KTrade group $254KOther $112KMembership $61KSuper PAC $26KUnion $2K

Acpac Aca International Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
Oorah! Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$10K
Big Sky Opportunity PACLeadership PAC$10K
Steer PACLeadership PAC$10K
Nebraska Sandhills PACOther$10K
Fund for America's FutureLeadership PAC$10K
Wild and Wonderful PACLeadership PAC$10K
Making a Responsible Stand for Households in America PACLeadership PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

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

Clearpath Action Fund, Inc.for $75K
Conservative Louisianafor $28K
Animal Wellness Actionfor $12K

Funding and votes

How their votes align with industry funding

Across 13 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 10 times (77%). 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	$33K	Nay · with industry
Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$4K	Nay · with industry
ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48	Insurance wanted yea	$12K	Nay · against
ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$103K	Yea · with industry
Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$4K	Nay · with industry
One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50	Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$103K$71K	Yea · with industryYea · with industry
Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$33K	Nay · with industry
Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1	Tech and AI wanted nay	$33K	Yea · against
Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53	Crypto wanted nay	$0	Nay · with industry
GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30	Crypto wanted yea	$0	Yea · with industry
California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$103K	Yea · with industry
OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47	Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$71K	Yea · with industry
CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48	Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$71K	Yea · with industry
IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28	Crypto wanted yea	$0	Yea · with industry
Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$103K	Yea · with industry
Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$4K	Nay · with industry
SAB 121 repealSenate · 2024 · 60–38	Crypto wanted yea	$0	Yea · with industry
Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48	Labor unions wanted nay	$10K	Yea · against
NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13	Defense contractors wanted yea	$21K	Yea · with industry
Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50	Gun lobby wanted yea	$7K	Yea · with industry
Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022 · 50–50	Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay	Unknown coverageUnknown coverageUnknown coverage	Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 · 65–33	Gun lobby wanted nay	Unknown coverage	Nay · with industry

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.

Who sides with funders →

Vote	Their constituents	Their funders	Voted
Most-favored-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026	80% support ±5Louisiana · wanted Yea · CES 2022	$33K Pharma and health care wanted nay	NayFunders over voters
ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025	52% support ±6Louisiana · split · CES 2024 · related question	$12K Insurance wanted yea	NayVoters split
ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025	35% support ±6Louisiana · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question	$103K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	YeaWith voters
One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025	72% support ±5Louisiana · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question	$103K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea$71K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	YeaWith voters
Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025	80% support ±5Louisiana · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question	$33K Pharma and health care wanted nay	NayFunders over voters
Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022	59% support ±6Louisiana · wanted Yea · CES 2022	No industry with a side gave $10K+	NayAgainst voters
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022	86% support ±4Louisiana · wanted Yea · CES 2024	No industry with a side gave $10K+	NayAgainst voters

The revolving door

4 former aides now lobbying

Lobbyists who list a job in John Kennedy'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.

John SteitzFormer congressional staff
Dep. Chief of Staff, Legislative Director, Senior LA, Sen. John Kennedy; Senior PSM and PSM, Sen. Small Business Committee; LA and LC, Sen. David Vitter.
Now lobbies for Animal Wellness Action, Tether Operations, S.A. De C.V., Fti Consulting On Behalf Of Tether Operations, S.A. De C.V., Westmoreland Mining LLC · via Ridgeline Advocacy Group LLC
Jennifer NewmanFormer congressional staff
Senior Economic Adviser, Staff Director-Senate Banking Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Legislative Assistant, Sen. John Kennedy (LA); Scheduler & Legislativ…
Now lobbies for Independent Community Bankers Of America, Santander Holdings USA, INC.
William KelleherFormer congressional staff
Legislative Correspondent, U.S. Senator John Kennedy
Now lobbies for The Conservation Fund, National Shooting Sports Foundation · via Natural Resource Results LLC
Marcie (smith) HaberFormer congressional staff
Professional Staff Member, Select Committee on the Climate Crisis; Legislative Assistant, Senator John Kennedy and Representative Mike Johnson
Now lobbies for Bipartisan Policy Center Action

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 John Kennedy's 2022 campaign?: John Kennedy (Republican) raised $34M for the 2022 Louisiana Senate race, $1.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $115K 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 John Kennedy?: Acpac Aca International Political Action Committee ($10K), Oorah! Political Action Committee ($10K), Big Sky Opportunity PAC ($10K), Steer PAC ($10K), Nebraska Sandhills PAC ($10K) in 2022.
Which super PACs spent on John Kennedy's race?: Clearpath Action Fund, Inc. ($75K for), Conservative Louisiana ($28K for), Animal Wellness Action ($12K for) in 2022.