Politician
Mike Doyle
Democrat · Pennsylvania · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent
FEC candidate H4PA18131
Mike Doyle (Democrat) raised $1.0M for the 2020 Pennsylvania 18th District race, $760K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $11K for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$1.0M
2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
75%
$760K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$11K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
75% of Mike Doyle'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Pennsylvania 18th District | $1.0M | 75% | $11K / $0 | – | $1.0M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $359KUnion $196KTrade group $113KOther $31KMembership $30KLeadership PAC $7KSuper PAC $3K
- American Cable Association Inc PAC (Aca PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating EngineersUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Charter Communications Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Exelon Corporation Political Action Committee (Exelon PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action CommitteeUnion$10K
- Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - FederalCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Ua Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote! PAC (United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada)UnionLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Commonwealth Communicationsfor $11K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 6 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 1 time (17%). 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 | $42K | 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 | $18K$41K$14K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $41K | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| PRO Act (union organizing)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $199K | Yea · with industry |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 5 of 5 key votes (100%)
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 0 times and with their constituents 2. 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 | 67% support ±9PA-18 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $18K Oil, gas and coal wanted nay$41K Pharma and health care wanted nay$14K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 61% support ±9PA-18 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 88% support ±2Pennsylvania (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 88% support ±6PA-18 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $41K Pharma and health care wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 92% support ±2Pennsylvania (statewide figure) · 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 Mike Doyle's 2020 campaign?
- Mike Doyle (Democrat) raised $1.0M for the 2020 Pennsylvania 18th District race, $760K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $11K for and $0 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 Mike Doyle?
- American Cable Association Inc PAC (Aca PAC) ($15K), Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating Engineers ($10K), Charter Communications Inc. Political Action Committee ($10K), Exelon Corporation Political Action Committee (Exelon PAC) ($10K), American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E ($10K) in 2020.
- Which super PACs spent on Mike Doyle's race?
- Commonwealth Communications ($11K for) in 2020.