Which PACs gave the most to Peter DeFazio?

Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners ($15K), PAC to the Future ($15K), American Moving and Storage Association Inc Political Action Committee (Ampac) ($12K), Southwest Airlines Pilots' Association Political Action Committee (Swapa PAC) ($11K), Portland General Electric Co. Bi-Partisan Comm. for Effective Govt ($11K) in 2020.

Which super PACs spent on Peter DeFazio's race?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($274K against), Nrdc Action Votes ($138K for), American Jobs and Growth PAC ($35K against) in 2020.

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Politician

Peter DeFazio

Democrat · Oregon · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent

FEC candidate H6OR04047

Peter DeFazio (Democrat) raised $5.3M for the 2020 Oregon 4th District race, $2.2M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $206K for and $309K against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). They won.

Raised, all cycles

$5.3M

2020; counted once per cycle

From PAC checks

42%

$2.2M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$206K

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

$309K

Spent attacking them

42% of Peter DeFazio'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	Oregon 4th District	$5.3M	42%	$206K / $309K	–	$5.8M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

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

Corporate $721KTrade group $446KUnion $369KLeadership PAC $288KOther $122KMembership $98KSuper PAC $15KParty $5K

Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and JoinersUnionLobbyist PAC$15K
PAC to the FutureLeadership PAC$15K
American Moving and Storage Association Inc Political Action Committee (Ampac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$12K
Southwest Airlines Pilots' Association Political Action Committee (Swapa PAC)Union$11K
Portland General Electric Co. Bi-Partisan Comm. for Effective GovtCorporateLobbyist PAC$11K
Int'l Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers (Ipal)UnionLobbyist PAC$10K
Csx Corporation Good Government FundCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Trucking Political Action Committee of the American Trucking Associations Inc.Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

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

Congressional Leadership Fundagainst $274K
Nrdc Action Votesfor $138K
American Jobs and Growth PACagainst $35K
The Principles Projectfor $32K
International Association of Sheet Metal. Air, Rail An Transportation Workersfor $25K

Funding and votes

How their votes align with industry funding

Across 5 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 1 time (20%). 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
Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184	Tech and AI wanted nay	$35K	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	$0$23K$12K	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	$23K	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	$394K	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.

Who sides with funders →

Vote	Their constituents	Their funders	Voted
Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022	72% support ±9OR-04 · wanted Yea · CES 2022	$23K Pharma and health care wanted nay$12K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay	YeaVoters over funders
Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022	60% support ±9OR-04 · wanted Yea · CES 2022	No industry with a side gave $10K+	YeaWith voters
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022	84% support ±4Oregon (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024	No industry with a side gave $10K+	YeaWith voters
Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022	89% support ±6OR-04 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question	$23K Pharma and health care wanted nay	YeaVoters over funders
Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021	90% support ±3Oregon (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024	No industry with a side gave $10K+	YeaWith voters

The revolving door

2 former aides now lobbying

Lobbyists who list a job in Peter DeFazio'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.

Aaron DavisFormer congressional staff
Subcmte. Staff Dir. - U.S. House Cmte. on Transportation and Infrastructure; Dir. of Cong. Aff. - FEMA; Leg. Dir. - Rep. Schwartz (PA-13); Leg. Dir. - Rep. C…
Now lobbies for International Code Council (icc), Global Shield (formerly Social And Environmental Entrepreneurs, INC.), Shi International Corp. · via Navigators Global LLC (formerly Dc Navigators, LLC)
Ven NerallaFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff, U.S. Rep. Andy Levin; Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal; Legislative Director, U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee; Legislative Assistant, U…
Now lobbies for Cargill, Incorporated, Apple INC. · via Federal Street Strategies, LLC

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 Peter DeFazio's 2020 campaign?: Peter DeFazio (Democrat) raised $5.3M for the 2020 Oregon 4th District race, $2.2M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $206K for and $309K 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 Peter DeFazio?: Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners ($15K), PAC to the Future ($15K), American Moving and Storage Association Inc Political Action Committee (Ampac) ($12K), Southwest Airlines Pilots' Association Political Action Committee (Swapa PAC) ($11K), Portland General Electric Co. Bi-Partisan Comm. for Effective Govt ($11K) in 2020.
Which super PACs spent on Peter DeFazio's race?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($274K against), Nrdc Action Votes ($138K for), American Jobs and Growth PAC ($35K against) in 2020.