Politician
Josh Hawley
Republican · Missouri · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent
FEC candidate S8MO00160
Josh Hawley (Republican) raised $14M for the 2024 Missouri Senate race, $398K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $421K for and $379K against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$14M
2024; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
3%
$398K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$421K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$379K
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 | Missouri Senate | $14M | 3% | $421K / $379K | $81K | $15M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Other $162KLeadership PAC $159KTrade group $75KMembership $53KUnion $18KCorporate $14KSuper PAC $3K
- Senate Conservatives FundOther$56K
- NorpacOther$35K
- 2024 Thune Republican Senate VictoryOther$17K
- Bluegrass CommitteeLeadership PAC$10K
- Badlands PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Lead Encourage Elect PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Common Values PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Tomorrow Is Meaningful PACLeadership PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Patriots Prevail PACagainst $379K
- Senate Conservatives Fundfor $303K
- Senate Conservatives Actionfor $104K
- Missouri Farm Bureau Federation Federal PACfor $9K
- Protect American Values PACfor $5K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 8 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 6 times (75%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most-favored-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $21K | Yea · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $43K | Nay · with industry |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48 | Insurance wanted yea | $216 | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $238 | Yea · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $43K | Nay · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $238$17K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $21K | Nay · with industry |
| Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $600 | Yea · against |
| Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53 | Crypto wanted nay | $2 | Nay · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30 | Crypto wanted yea | $2 | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $238 | Yea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $17K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $17K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28 | Crypto wanted yea | $2 | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $238 | Yea · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $43K | Nay · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealSenate · 2024 · 60–38 | Crypto wanted yea | Unknown coverage | Present / not voting |
| Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48 | Labor unions wanted nay | Unknown coverage | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13 | Defense contractors wanted yea | Unknown coverage | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50 | Gun lobby wanted yea | Unknown coverage | 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 |
On the record
Voted the way they said on 1 of 1 sourced statement
Their own words, from the linked source, set against how they voted on the same policy. We list a commitment only when the exact words are on a page we link to, so this is what we could find, not a full record.
Bill they sponsored · 2025
“This bipartisan legislation would continue that work to end a drug market that favors Big Pharma, make prescriptions affordable again, and empower Americans to get the care they need.”
Introducing the Fair Prescription Drug Prices for Americans Act with Sen. Welch, which would tie U.S. drug prices to those in other rich countries. The Hill, via Sen. Welch's office, 5 May 2025
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 4 of 7 key votes (57%)
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 1 time 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.
| Vote | Their constituents | Their funders | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most-favored-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 | 83% support ±3Missouri · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $21K Pharma and health care wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 | 45% support ±5Missouri · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 | 38% support ±5Missouri · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 | 67% support ±5Missouri · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $17K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | YeaWith voters |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 | 83% support ±3Missouri · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $21K Pharma and health care wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022 | 59% support ±4Missouri · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 | 79% support ±4Missouri · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Josh Hawley'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.
Sean CookseyFormer congressional staff
Counsel, Vice President JD Vance; Commissioner, Federal Election Commission; General Counsel, Sen. Hawley; Deputy Chief Counsel, Sen. Cruz
Now lobbies for Verizon Communications INC · via Bgr Government Affairs
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Josh Hawley's 2024 campaign?
- Josh Hawley (Republican) raised $14M for the 2024 Missouri Senate race, $398K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $421K for and $379K 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 Josh Hawley?
- Senate Conservatives Fund ($56K), Norpac ($35K), 2024 Thune Republican Senate Victory ($17K), Bluegrass Committee ($10K), Badlands PAC ($10K) in 2024.
- Which super PACs spent on Josh Hawley's race?
- Patriots Prevail PAC ($379K against), Senate Conservatives Fund ($303K for), Senate Conservatives Action ($104K for) in 2024.