Which PACs gave the most to John Sarbanes?

Sierra Club Political Committee ($1K), National Air Traffic Controllers Association PAC ($1K), Medicare for All ($1K), Human Rights Campaign PAC ($12) in 2022.

How much has John Sarbanes raised across elections?

$187K in 2022, $579K in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.

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Politician

John Sarbanes

Democrat · Maryland · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent

FEC candidate H6MD03292

John Sarbanes (Democrat) raised $187K for the 2022 Maryland 3rd District race, $0 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

$765K

2022, 2020; counted once per cycle

From PAC checks

$250 from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$9K

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	Maryland 3rd District	$187K	0%	$0 / $0	–	$187K	✓ Won
2020	Maryland 3rd District	$579K	0%	$9K / $0	–	$588K	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

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

Membership $1KUnion $1KLeadership PAC $1KOther $524

Sierra Club Political CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$1K
National Air Traffic Controllers Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$1K
Medicare for AllLeadership PAC$1K
Votesane PACOther$500
Human Rights Campaign PACOtherLobbyist PAC$24

Outside money, for and against

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

Vote Yes On Question 2for $9K

Funding and votes

How their votes align with industry funding

No covered comparison reached $10K in traced industry funding. 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
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	$0	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	$0	Yea · with industry
Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58	Pro-Israel groups wanted yea	$0	Yea · with industry
Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112	Defense contractors wanted yea	$0	Yea · with industry
Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208	Pharma and health care wanted yea	$0	Nay · against
Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177	Labor unions wanted nay	$1K	Nay · with industry
NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118	Defense contractors wanted yea	$0	Yea · with industry
Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196	Pro-Israel groups wanted yea	$0	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	$0	Nay · against
Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$0	Nay · against
Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184	Tech and AI wanted nay	$0	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	$0$0$0	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	$0	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	$0	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.

Who sides with funders →

Vote	Their constituents	Their funders	Voted
Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023	49% support ±14MD-03 · split · CES 2024 · related question	No industry with a side gave $10K+	NayVoters split
Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023	49% support ±14MD-03 · split · CES 2024 · related question	No industry with a side gave $10K+	NayVoters split
Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022	73% support ±11MD-03 · wanted Yea · CES 2022	No industry with a side gave $10K+	YeaWith voters
Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022	74% support ±11MD-03 · wanted Yea · CES 2022	No industry with a side gave $10K+	YeaWith voters
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022	92% support ±3Maryland (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024	No industry with a side gave $10K+	YeaWith voters
Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022	89% support ±8MD-03 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question	No industry with a side gave $10K+	YeaWith voters
Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021	95% support ±2Maryland (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024	No industry with a side gave $10K+	YeaWith voters

The revolving door

2 former aides now lobbying

Lobbyists who list a job in John Sarbanes'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.

Jason GleasonFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff/Legislative Director, Rep. John Sarbanes; Legislative Director/Legislative Asst/Legislative Correspondent/Staff Asst, Sen. Paul Sarbanes
Now lobbies for AT&T Services, INC., National Athletic Trainers' Association, National Association Of Realtors, Merck & Co., INC. and 8 more · via Crossroads Strategies, LLC
Sheyla MarimonFormer congressional staff
Law Clerk, Sen. Richard Blumenthal; Fellow, Rep. Chris Pappas; Legislative Assistant, Rep. John Sarbanes; Military Legislative Assistant, Rep. Anthony Brown;…
Now lobbies for Relativity Space, At Process Technologies · via American Defense International

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 Sarbanes's 2022 campaign?: John Sarbanes (Democrat) raised $187K for the 2022 Maryland 3rd District race, $0 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 John Sarbanes?: Sierra Club Political Committee ($1K), National Air Traffic Controllers Association PAC ($1K), Medicare for All ($1K), Human Rights Campaign PAC ($12) in 2022.
How much has John Sarbanes raised across elections?: $187K in 2022, $579K in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.