Politician
Markwayne Mullin
Republican · Oklahoma · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1
FEC candidate S2OK00186
Markwayne Mullin (Republican) raised $5.6M for the 2022 Oklahoma Senate (special) race, $1.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $1.2M 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
$5.6M
2022; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
24%
$1.3M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$1.2M
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 | Oklahoma Senate (special) | $5.6M | 24% | $1.2M / $0 | – | $6.8M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $353KTrade group $223KLeadership PAC $113KMembership $67KOther $58KParty $50KSuper PAC $15KUnion $10K
- NRSCParty$50K
- Automotive Free International Trade PACSuper PAC$15K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- Common Values PACLeadership PAC$15K
- American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Separate Segregated Fund (Crna-PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$14K
- The Williams Companies, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Optometric Association Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- Buddy PACOther$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Defend US PACfor $942K
- Crypto Innovationfor $258K
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fundfor $669
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 16 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 13 times (81%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48 | Insurance wanted yea | $18K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $178K | Yea · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $0 | Nay · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $178K$30K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $273K | Nay · with industry |
| Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $19K | Yea · against |
| Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53 | Crypto wanted nay | $0 | Nay · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $178K | Yea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $30K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $30K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $178K | Yea · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $0 | Nay · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealSenate · 2024 · 60–38 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48 | Labor unions wanted nay | $35K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $16K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $9K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $14K | Nay · with industry |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $88K$185K$8K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $4K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $4K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $185K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $4K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organizing)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $10K | Nay · against |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 2 of 7 key votes (29%)
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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 | 51% support ±6Oklahoma · split · CES 2024 · related question | $18K Insurance wanted yea | NayVoters split |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 | 37% support ±6Oklahoma · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $178K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaWith voters |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 | 66% support ±6Oklahoma · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $178K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea$30K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | YeaWith voters |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 | 86% support ±4Oklahoma · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $273K Pharma and health care wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 66% support ±11OK-02 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $88K Oil, gas and coal wanted nay$185K Pharma and health care wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 49% support ±12OK-02 · split · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 78% support ±5Oklahoma (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 88% support ±8OK-02 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $185K Pharma and health care wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 88% support ±4Oklahoma (statewide figure) · 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 Markwayne Mullin'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.
Adam BuckalewFormer congressional staff
Deputy Health Policy Director, U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP); Deputy Chief Health Counsel and Director of Coalitions,…
Now lobbies for Elevance Health, INC., Humana, INC., Cigna Corporate Services, LLC And Its Affiliates, Apple INC. · via Alb Solutions, Salt Point Strategies
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Markwayne Mullin's 2022 campaign?
- Markwayne Mullin (Republican) raised $5.6M for the 2022 Oklahoma Senate (special) race, $1.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $1.2M 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 Markwayne Mullin?
- NRSC ($50K), Automotive Free International Trade PAC ($15K), National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee ($15K), Common Values PAC ($15K), American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Separate Segregated Fund (Crna-PAC) ($14K) in 2022.
- Which super PACs spent on Markwayne Mullin's race?
- Defend US PAC ($942K for), Crypto Innovation ($258K for), National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund ($669 for) in 2022.