Politician
Ken Buck
Republican · Colorado · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate H4CO04090
Ken Buck (Republican) raised $1.6M for the 2022 Colorado 4th District race, $426K 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
$2.1M
2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
36%
$764K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$0
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 | Colorado 4th District | $1.6M | 26% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.6M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Colorado 4th District | $480K | 71% | $0 / $0 | – | $480K | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $291KTrade group $90KLeadership PAC $57KOther $54KMembership $52K
- House Freedom FundLeadership PAC$26K
- Huck PACOther$20K
- Koch Industries, Inc. Political Action Committee (Kochpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Project West Political Action CommitteeOther$20K
- Charter Communications Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Anheuser-Busch Companies LLC Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Echostar Corporation and Dish Network Corporation PAC (Echostar Dish Network PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- Employees of Raytheon Technologies Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Majority Committee PAC--Mc PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Build Political Action Committee of the National Association of Home Builders (Buildpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$8K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
No outside spending of note.
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 7 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 6 times (86%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $18K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $1K | Present / not voting |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $3K | Nay · against |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $12K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $7K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $29K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $29K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $29K | 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 | $17K$1K$12K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| 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 | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $1K | Nay · with industry |
| 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 | $1K | Nay · against |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 0 of 3 key votes (0%)
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 | 60% support ±13CO-04 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $29K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaVoters split |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 | 60% support ±13CO-04 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $29K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaVoters split |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 53% support ±13CO-04 · split · CES 2022 | $17K Oil, gas and coal wanted nay$12K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | NayVoters split |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 43% support ±13CO-04 · split · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 81% support ±4Colorado (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 89% support ±8CO-04 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 92% support ±3Colorado (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
Household disclosures
1 reported transactions, with volume $1K–$15K
Reconciled electronic STOCK Act reports from 1 filings since 2021, covering all reported asset types and transactions by a spouse or dependent child. 0 buys, 1 sells.
Most traded
- HP Helmerich & Payne, Inc.$1K+1 trades
The revolving door
3 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Ken Buck'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.
Garrett VentryFormer congressional staff
Office of Rep. Ken Buck - Chief of Staff; U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary - Senior Communications Advisor
Now lobbies for Eli Lilly And Company · via Grv Strategies LLC
Rachel BissexFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff and Senior Counsel, DOJ (Jan 2017--Nov/Dec 2017); Dep. Chief of Staff & Chief Counsel, Office of Rep. Ken Buck(Feb 2021--Nov 2021); Senior Cou…
Now lobbies for News Corporation
Joe ChathamFormer congressional staff
Chief Counsel, Rep. Ken Buck
Now lobbies for Federation For American Immigration Reform
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Ken Buck's 2022 campaign?
- Ken Buck (Republican) raised $1.6M for the 2022 Colorado 4th District race, $426K 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 Ken Buck?
- House Freedom Fund ($16K), Anheuser-Busch Companies LLC Political Action Committee ($10K), Huck PAC ($10K), Koch Industries, Inc. Political Action Committee (Kochpac) ($10K), Project West Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2022.
- How much has Ken Buck raised across elections?
- $1.6M in 2022, $480K in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.