Politician
Mark Kelly
Democrat · Arizona · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate S0AZ00350
Mark Kelly (Democrat) raised $93M for the 2022 Arizona Senate race, $1.5M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $18M for and $39M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$194M
2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
1%
$2.3M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$24M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$81M
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 | Arizona Senate | $93M | 2% | $18M / $39M | $3.4M | $150M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Arizona Senate | $101M | 1% | $6.0M / $42M | $4.5M | $149M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Leadership PAC $793KUnion $507KOther $342KTrade group $224KMembership $218KSuper PAC $159KParty $56KCorporate $36K
- DSCCParty$51K
- End Citizens UnitedOther$20K
- Oceans PACLeadership PAC$15K
- Great Lakes PACLeadership PAC$15K
- America Works Federal PACLeadership PAC$15K
- Victory Now PACLeadership PAC$15K
- Follow the North Star FundLeadership PAC$15K
- Lobo PACLeadership PAC$13K
- Naral Pro-Choice America PACMembershipLobbyist PAC$11K
- Blue Hen Federal PACLeadership PAC$10K
- 314 Action FundSuper PAC$10K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- NRSCagainst $19M
- Defendarizonaagainst $17M
- Senate Leadership Fundagainst $15M
- Saving Arizona PACagainst $8.4M
- Priorities USA Actionfor $7.3M
- Club for Growth Actionagainst $6.6M
- The Sentinel Action Fundagainst $6.3M
- Somos PACfor $1.2M
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 14 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 3 times (21%). 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 | $249K | Yea · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $12K | Yea · against |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48 | Insurance wanted yea | $7K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $910 | Nay · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $12K | Present / not voting |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $910$679K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $249K | Yea · against |
| Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $79K | Yea · against |
| Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53 | Crypto wanted nay | $106K | Yea · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30 | Crypto wanted yea | $106K | Present / not voting |
| California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $910 | Nay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $679K | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $679K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28 | Crypto wanted yea | $106K | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $910 | Nay · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $12K | Nay · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealSenate · 2024 · 60–38 | Crypto wanted yea | $106K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48 | Labor unions wanted nay | $981K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $1K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $795$48K$371K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 · 65–33 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 5 of 7 key votes (71%)
On 3 votes, 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 3. 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 ±3Arizona · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $249K Pharma and health care wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 | 43% support ±5Arizona · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 | 41% support ±5Arizona · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 | 63% support ±5Arizona · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $679K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | NayAgainst voters |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 | 83% support ±3Arizona · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $249K Pharma and health care wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022 | 62% support ±4Arizona · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $48K Pharma and health care wanted nay$371K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 | 82% support ±4Arizona · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Mark Kelly's 2022 campaign?
- Mark Kelly (Democrat) raised $93M for the 2022 Arizona Senate race, $1.5M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $18M for and $39M 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 Mark Kelly?
- DSCC ($51K), End Citizens United ($10K), Blue Hen Federal PAC ($10K), 314 Action Fund ($10K), American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E ($10K) in 2022.
- Which super PACs spent on Mark Kelly's race?
- NRSC ($9.9M against), Saving Arizona PAC ($8.4M against), Club for Growth Action ($6.6M against) in 2022.
- How much has Mark Kelly raised across elections?
- $93M in 2022, $101M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.