Politician
Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent
FEC candidate S0KY00156
Rand Paul (Republican) raised $25M for the 2022 Kentucky Senate race, $744K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $638K for and $28K against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$25M
2022; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
3%
$744K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$638K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$28K
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kentucky Senate | $25M | 3% | $638K / $28K | $447K | $26M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Leadership PAC $242KCorporate $222KTrade group $112KOther $86KMembership $41KSuper PAC $23K
- Calportland Company Political Action Committee (Calportland PAC)Corporate$13K
- Reclaim America PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Bluegrass CommitteeLeadership PAC$10K
- Eyepac Political Action Committee for American Society of Cataract and Refractive SurgeryOtherLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Defend America PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Goldfinch PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Dirigo PACLeadership PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Kentucky Freedom PACfor $436K
- Senate Conservatives Fundfor $135K
- Republican Hindu Coalitionfor $28K
- Senate Conservatives Actionfor $21K
- The People's Campaignfor $7K · against $13K
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.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most-favored-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $107K | Nay · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $0 | Nay · with industry |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48 | Insurance wanted yea | $5K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $17K | Yea · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $0 | Nay · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $17K$15K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $107K | Nay · with industry |
| Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $4K | Yea · against |
| Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53 | Crypto wanted nay | $2 | Nay · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30 | Crypto wanted yea | $2 | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $17K | Yea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $15K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $15K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28 | Crypto wanted yea | $2 | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $17K | Yea · with industry |
| Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $0 | Nay · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealSenate · 2024 · 60–38 | Crypto wanted yea | $2 | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48 | Labor unions wanted nay | $5K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $96 | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $5K | Yea · with industry |
| Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | Unknown coverageUnknown coverageUnknown coverage | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 · 65–33 | Gun lobby wanted nay | Unknown coverage | Nay · with industry |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 1 of 7 key votes (14%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most-favored-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 | 85% support ±3Kentucky · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $107K Pharma and health care wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 | 44% support ±5Kentucky · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 | 35% support ±5Kentucky · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $17K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaWith voters |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 | 65% support ±5Kentucky · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $17K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea$15K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | NayAgainst voters |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 | 85% support ±3Kentucky · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $107K Pharma and health care wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022 | 57% support ±5Kentucky · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 | 81% support ±4Kentucky · 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 Rand Paul'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.
Kathee FacchianoFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff, Congressman Clay Higgins; Leg Dir&Gen Counsel, Senator Rand Paul; LegDir, Senator John Boozman;LegAsst/LegDir, Congressman John Booman; LA, C…
Now lobbies for National Education Association, Coalition Of Epscor States, Convenience Distribution Association · via Van Scoyoc Associates, Capitol Decisions, INC.
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Rand Paul's 2022 campaign?
- Rand Paul (Republican) raised $25M for the 2022 Kentucky Senate race, $744K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $638K for and $28K 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 Rand Paul?
- Calportland Company Political Action Committee (Calportland PAC) ($13K), Reclaim America PAC ($10K), Bluegrass Committee ($10K), Eyepac Political Action Committee for American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery ($10K), National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2022.
- Which super PACs spent on Rand Paul's race?
- Kentucky Freedom PAC ($436K for), Senate Conservatives Fund ($135K for), Republican Hindu Coalition ($28K for) in 2022.