Politician
Mo Brooks
Republican · Alabama · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent
FEC candidate H0AL05163
Mo Brooks (Republican) raised $669K for the 2020 Alabama 5th District race, $250K 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, 2020). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$669K
2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
37%
$250K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Alabama 5th District | $669K | 37% | $0 / $0 | $1K | $669K | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $130KTrade group $51KMembership $22KOther $19KLeadership PAC $11KUnion $1KSuper PAC $1K
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Society of Anesthesiologists Political Action Committee (Asa PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- The Boeing Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Alabama Power Co Employees Federal Political Action Cmte (Apc Employees Federal PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Regions Financial Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$6K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$6K
- Southeast Cotton Committee (Secc) Southern Cottongrowers Inc/Se Cotton Ginners AssnTrade groupLobbyist PAC$6K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
No outside spending of note.
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 4 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 4 times (100%). 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 | $17K | 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 | $2K$18K$10K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $1K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $1K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $18K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $1K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organizing)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $1K | Nay · against |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 0 of 4 key votes (0%)
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 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 65% support ±13AL-05 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $18K Pharma and health care wanted nay$10K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 56% support ±14AL-05 · split · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 85% support ±4Alabama (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 90% support ±8AL-05 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $18K Pharma and health care wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 90% support ±4Alabama (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 Mo Brooks'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.
Courtney RyanFormer congressional staff
Congressman Mo Brooks: Intern.
Now lobbies for Securities Industry And Financial Markets Association
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Mo Brooks's 2020 campaign?
- Mo Brooks (Republican) raised $669K for the 2020 Alabama 5th District race, $250K 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, 2020). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Mo Brooks?
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action Committee ($10K), American Society of Anesthesiologists Political Action Committee (Asa PAC) ($10K), The Boeing Company Political Action Committee ($10K), Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC ($10K), Alabama Power Co Employees Federal Political Action Cmte (Apc Employees Federal PAC) ($10K) in 2020.