Politician
Kurt Schrader
Democrat · Oregon · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8OR05107
Kurt Schrader (Democrat) raised $2.0M for the 2020 Oregon 5th District race, $1.5M 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, 2020). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$2.0M
2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
74%
$1.5M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$0
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
74% of Kurt Schrader's campaign money came from PAC checks, not from people. That is one of the heaviest reliances on organized money in Congress.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Oregon 5th District | $2.0M | 74% | $0 / $0 | $5K | $2.0M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $724KTrade group $467KMembership $128KOther $117KUnion $60KLeadership PAC $10KSuper PAC $3KParty $109
- Problem Solver DemocratsOther$11K
- The Williams Companies, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- United States Cellular Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Anthem, Inc. Political Action Committee (Anthem PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Veterinary Medical Association Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Academy of Dermatology Association Political Action Committee (Skinpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Honeywell International Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- International Franchise Association Franchising Political Action Committee IncTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
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 6 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 1 time (17%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $26K | 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 | $82K$267K$29K | 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 | $267K | 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 | $84K | Yea · with industry |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 3 of 3 key votes (100%)
On 1 vote, 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 55% support ±11OR-05 · split · CES 2022 | $82K Oil, gas and coal wanted nay$267K Pharma and health care wanted nay$29K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | YeaVoters split |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 49% support ±11OR-05 · split · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 84% support ±4Oregon (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 84% support ±8OR-05 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $267K Pharma and health care wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 90% support ±3Oregon (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 Kurt Schrader'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.
Paul GageFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff, Rep. Kurt Schrader
Now lobbies for Pharmaceutical Research And Manufacturers Of America, American Veterinary Medical Association
Stephen HollandFormer congressional staff
Senior Health Counsel, Health Counsel - House Energy and Commerce Committee (Rep. Frank Pallone); Counsel, Legislative Assistant - Rep. Kurt Schrader
Now lobbies for Novartis, Eli Lilly And Company · via Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Kurt Schrader's 2020 campaign?
- Kurt Schrader (Democrat) raised $2.0M for the 2020 Oregon 5th District race, $1.5M 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, 2020). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Kurt Schrader?
- Problem Solver Democrats ($11K), The Williams Companies, Inc. Political Action Committee ($10K), United States Cellular Corporation Political Action Committee ($10K), Anthem, Inc. Political Action Committee (Anthem PAC) ($10K), American Veterinary Medical Association Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2020.