Which PACs gave the most to Michael C. Burgess?

Burgess Victory Fund ($22K), Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PAC ($10K), Metropolitan Anesthesia Consultants Political Action Committee ($10K), Cmr Political Action Committee ($10K), Political Action Committee of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons--PAC of Aaos ($10K) in 2022.

How much has Michael C. Burgess raised across elections?

$1.4M in 2022, $1.8M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.

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Politician

Michael C. Burgess

Republican · Texas · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent

FEC candidate H2TX26093

Michael C. Burgess (Republican) raised $1.4M for the 2022 Texas 26th District race, $683K 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, 2022). They won.

Raised, all cycles

$3.2M

2022, 2020; counted once per cycle

From PAC checks

53%

$1.7M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$18K

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

Spent attacking them

53% of Michael C. Burgess'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
2022	Texas 26th District	$1.4M	50%	$0 / $0	–	$1.4M	✓ Won
2020	Texas 26th District	$1.8M	55%	$18K / $0	–	$1.8M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.

Corporate $683KTrade group $397KMembership $298KOther $220KLeadership PAC $54KUnion $20KSuper PAC $9K

Burgess Victory FundOther$22K
American Academy of Dermatology Association Political Action Committee (Skinpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc Political Committee (Ophthpac)MembershipLobbyist PAC$20K
Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PACOther$10K
Metropolitan Anesthesia Consultants Political Action CommitteeCorporate$10K
Cmr Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$10K
Political Action Committee of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons--PAC of AaosMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Political Action CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$10K
American Optometric Association Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
Majority Committee PAC--Mc PACLeadership PAC$10K
American College of Cardiology PAC (Heartpac)MembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
American Dental Association Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.

Independent Women's Voicefor $15K
National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fundfor $3K

Funding and votes

How their votes align with industry funding

Across 9 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 7 times (78%). 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.

All issues →

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	$5K	Yea · with industry
SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182	Crypto wanted yea	$0	Present / not voting
Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91	Pro-Israel groups wanted yea	$5K	Yea · with industry
Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58	Pro-Israel groups wanted yea	$5K	Yea · with industry
Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112	Defense contractors wanted yea	$8K	Yea · with industry
Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208	Pharma and health care wanted yea	$607K	Yea · with industry
Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177	Labor unions wanted nay	$27K	Yea · against
NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118	Defense contractors wanted yea	$8K	Yea · with industry
Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196	Pro-Israel groups wanted yea	$5K	Yea · with industry
Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210	Gun lobby wanted yea	$4K	Yea · with industry
Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$72K	Yea · with industry
Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$72K	Yea · with industry
Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184	Tech and AI wanted nay	$30K	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	$47K$375K$6K	Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry
Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213	Gun lobby wanted nay	$2K	Nay · with industry
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193	Gun lobby wanted nay	$2K	Nay · with industry
Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$375K	Nay · with industry
Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203	Gun lobby wanted nay	$2K	Nay · with industry
PRO Act (union organizing)House · 2021 · 225–206	Labor unions wanted yea	$15K	Nay · against

Constituents vs. funders

Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 0 of 3 key votes (0%)

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 1 time 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.

Who sides with funders →

Vote	Their constituents	Their funders	Voted
Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023	63% support ±14TX-26 · split · CES 2024 · related question	$72K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	YeaVoters split
Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023	63% support ±14TX-26 · split · CES 2024 · related question	$72K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	YeaVoters split
Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022	50% support ±10TX-26 · split · CES 2022	$47K Oil, gas and coal wanted nay$375K Pharma and health care wanted nay	NayVoters split
Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022	45% support ±10TX-26 · split · CES 2022	No industry with a side gave $10K+	NayVoters split
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022	86% support ±2Texas (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024	No industry with a side gave $10K+	NayAgainst voters
Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022	80% support ±8TX-26 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question	$375K Pharma and health care wanted nay	NayFunders over voters
Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021	93% support ±1Texas (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024	No industry with a side gave $10K+	NayAgainst voters

Household disclosures

129 reported transactions, with volume $1.2M–$4.6M

Reconciled electronic STOCK Act reports from 40 filings since 2021, covering all reported asset types and transactions by a spouse or dependent child. 43 buys, 86 sells. Heaviest in pharma and health care ($303K+), wall street and hedge funds ($279K+), tech and ai ($187K+).

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Most traded

SYK Stryker Corporation$237K+25 trades
BX Blackstone Inc.$138K+12 trades
ILMN Illumina, Inc. - Common Stock$67K+11 trades
AMZN Amazon.com, Inc.$62K+6 trades
MSFT Microsoft Corporation$46K+4 trades
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New$46K+4 trades
BBY Best Buy Co., Inc. Common Stock$45K+3 trades
PANW Palo Alto Networks, Inc.$45K+3 trades

Latest trades

sellILMN2024-09-03 · stock · spouse$15K–$50K
sellILMN2024-08-30 · stock$15K–$50K
sellRY2024-07-25 · stock · spouse$15K–$50K
sellUPS2024-07-22 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
sellRY2024-07-16 · stock · spouse$1K–$15K
buyRY2024-07-16 · stock$1K–$15K
sellABBV2024-04-10 · stock$1K–$15K
sellIBM2024-04-10 · stock$1K–$15K

Filings on the House Clerk's site.

The revolving door

6 former aides now lobbying

Lobbyists who list a job in Michael C. Burgess'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.

Mary ReidFormer congressional staff
Legislative Director, Legislative Assistant and projects Director, Legislative Assistant - Senator Michael Enzi, R-WY; Legislative Director - Rep. Michael Bu…
Now lobbies for T-Mobile USA, INC., Chevron Phillips Chemical Company Lp, Arizona Minerals, INC., America'S Health Insurance Plans (ahip) and 8 more · via Kountoupes Denham Carr & Reid, LLC
Robert ButoraFormer congressional staff
Health Policy Advisor, Senator Bill Cassidy; Senior Health Policy Advisor, Representative Leonard Lance, Health Legislative Assistant, Representative Michael…
Now lobbies for Merck & Co INC, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Eli Lilly & Company, Pfizer and 3 more · via Williams And Jensen, Pllc
Taylor SextonFormer executive branch
Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness & Response, HHS; Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Legislation, HHS; Health Care Policy Fellow, Repre…
Now lobbies for Merck & Co., INC., Amgen INC., Pfizer INC., Pharmaceutical Research And Manufacturers Of America and 2 more · via Todd Strategy Group
James PaluskiewiczFormer congressional staff
Chief Counsel, House Health Subcommittee; Professional Staff, House Energy & Commerce Committee; Legislative Dir./Dep. Chief of Staff, Rep. Michael Burgess; …
Now lobbies for America'S Health Insurance Plans (ahip), Travere Therapeutics, Unitedhealth Group, INC., Academy Of General Dentistry · via Alston & Bird LLP
Julie PhilpFormer congressional staff
LD, Rep. John Campbell; LA/Senior LA, Rep. Gil Gutknecht; LA and Scheduler, Rep. Michael Burgess; LA, Scheduler, Rep. Connie Morella; LA, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Now lobbies for National Association Of Realtors, Comcast Corporation, 7 Eleven, INC. · via Acg Advocacy
Josh MartinFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff to Rep Mac Thornberry, Health Policy Director to Senator Richard Burr, Legislative Director and Deputy Chief of Staff to Congressman Michael B…
Now lobbies for RTX Corporation (fka Raytheon Technologies Corporation), Raytheon Technologies Corporation And Affiliates (f K A United Technologies Cor · via American Defense International

The revolving door, industry by industry →

Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.

Questions people ask

Who funded Michael C. Burgess's 2022 campaign?: Michael C. Burgess (Republican) raised $1.4M for the 2022 Texas 26th District race, $683K 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, 2022). They won.
Which PACs gave the most to Michael C. Burgess?: Burgess Victory Fund ($22K), Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PAC ($10K), Metropolitan Anesthesia Consultants Political Action Committee ($10K), Cmr Political Action Committee ($10K), Political Action Committee of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons--PAC of Aaos ($10K) in 2022.
How much has Michael C. Burgess raised across elections?: $1.4M in 2022, $1.8M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.