Politician
Matt Gaetz
Republican · Florida · ran 3 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H6FL01119
Matt Gaetz (Republican) raised $6.8M for the 2024 Florida 1st District race, $12K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $10K for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$20M
2024, 2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
0%
$85K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$30K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$16K
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Florida 1st District | $6.8M | 0% | $10K / $0 | $45K | $6.8M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Florida 1st District | $6.7M | 0% | $8K / $0 | $3K | $6.7M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Florida 1st District | $6.1M | 1% | $12K / $16K | $2K | $6.1M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $41KOther $16KTrade group $8KMembership $7KLeadership PAC $6KSuper PAC $2K
- Huck PACOther$10K
- United States Sugar Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan Political Action Committee,Corporate$10K
- L3harris Technologies, Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$9K
- Buckeye Liberty Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$5K
- Citizens United Political Victory FundMembership$5K
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$5K
- The Farm Credit Council Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$4K
- Charter Communications Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$4K
- Reynolds American Inc. Political Action Committee; Rai PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$3K
- We the People Leadership PACLeadership PAC$1K
- Constitutional WarriorsOther$250
- Rural Values PACSuper PAC$100
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Bend the Arc Jewish Action Incagainst $15K
- National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fundfor $12K
- Protect Freedom Political Action Committeefor $10K
- Florida Conservative Fundfor $8K
- Vote Local Vote Blueagainst $980
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 1 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 0 times (0%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $0 | Present / not voting |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $9K | Nay · against |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $66 | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $4 | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $9K | Nay · against |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $1 | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $16 | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $16 | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $10K | 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 | $16$66$33 | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $1 | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $1 | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $66 | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $1 | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organizing)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $4 | 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 | 54% support ±13FL-01 · split · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaVoters split |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 | 54% support ±13FL-01 · split · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaVoters split |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 57% support ±10FL-01 · split · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 46% support ±10FL-01 · split · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 89% support ±2Florida (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 78% support ±8FL-01 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 92% support ±2Florida (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst 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 Matt Gaetz's 2024 campaign?
- Matt Gaetz (Republican) raised $6.8M for the 2024 Florida 1st District race, $12K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $10K for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Matt Gaetz?
- Buckeye Liberty Political Action Committee ($5K), We the People Leadership PAC ($1K), Rural Values PAC ($100) in 2024.
- Which super PACs spent on Matt Gaetz's race?
- Protect Freedom Political Action Committee ($10K for) in 2024.
- How much has Matt Gaetz raised across elections?
- $6.8M in 2024, $6.7M in 2022, $6.1M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.