Politician
Madison Cawthorn
Republican · North Carolina · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1
FEC candidate H0NC11233
Madison Cawthorn (Republican) raised $4.7M for the 2020 North Carolina 11th District race, $222K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $721K for and $486K against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$4.7M
2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
5%
$222K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$721K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$486K
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | North Carolina 11th District | $4.7M | 5% | $721K / $486K | – | $5.9M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Leadership PAC $68KSuper PAC $52KCorporate $43KOther $33KTrade group $32KMembership $18KParty $5K
- WinredSuper PAC$50K
- Innovation Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$10K
- Majority Committee PAC--Mc PACLeadership PAC$10K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- The Eye of the Tiger Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$5K
- Victory and Freedom PAC (Vaf PAC)Leadership PAC$5K
- American Society of Anesthesiologists Political Action Committee (Asa PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$5K
- National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$5K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Protect Freedom Political Action Committeefor $570K
- House Freedom Actionagainst $309K
- Votevetsagainst $177K
- Liberty PAC; thefor $115K
- Club for Growth PACfor $13K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 3 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 3 times (100%). 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 | $995 | Present / not voting |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $3K$12K$401K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $3K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $3K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $12K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $3K | 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 4 key votes (0%)
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.
| Vote | Their constituents | Their funders | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 70% support ±9NC-11 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $12K Pharma and health care wanted nay$401K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 55% support ±10NC-11 · split · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 87% support ±3North Carolina (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 86% support ±7NC-11 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $12K Pharma and health care wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 92% support ±2North Carolina (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
Household disclosures
31 reported transactions, with volume $707K–$2.0M
Reconciled electronic STOCK Act reports from 5 filings since 2021, covering all reported asset types and transactions by a spouse or dependent child. 20 buys, 11 sells. Heaviest in crypto ($257K+), tech and ai ($1K+).
Most traded
- AMZN Amazon.com, Inc.$1K+1 trades
Latest trades
- sellLet's Go Brandon L : US C2022-12-31 · other$100K–$250K
- buySPDR S&P 500 ETF2022-05-18 · asset-backed$100K–$250K
- buyBitcoin L : US2022-03-30 · other$15K–$50K
- buyEthereum L : US2022-03-25 · other$1K–$15K
- sellKryll L : US2022-03-25 · other$1K–$15K
- buyRequest L : US2022-03-25 · other$1K–$15K
- sellSolana L : US2022-03-25 · other$15K–$50K
- sellKryll L : US2022-03-24 · other$50K–$100K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Madison Cawthorn's 2020 campaign?
- Madison Cawthorn (Republican) raised $4.7M for the 2020 North Carolina 11th District race, $222K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $721K for and $486K 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 Madison Cawthorn?
- Winred ($50K), Innovation Political Action Committee ($10K), Majority Committee PAC--Mc PAC ($10K), American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee ($10K), The Eye of the Tiger Political Action Committee ($5K) in 2020.
- Which super PACs spent on Madison Cawthorn's race?
- Protect Freedom Political Action Committee ($570K for), House Freedom Action ($309K against), Votevets ($177K against) in 2020.