Politician
Raphael Warnock
Democrat · Georgia · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate S0GA00559
Raphael Warnock (Democrat) raised $207M for the 2022 Georgia Senate race, $2.1M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $37M for and $68M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$332M
2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
1%
$2.8M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$66M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$151M
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 | Georgia Senate | $207M | 1% | $37M / $68M | – | $312M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Georgia Senate (special) | $125M | 1% | $29M / $83M | – | $237M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Leadership PAC $912KUnion $570KOther $459KSuper PAC $289KTrade group $268KMembership $267KCorporate $226KParty $90K
- Democracy Engine, Inc., PACCorporate$177K
- DSCCParty$51K
- Educate and Innovate PACLeadership PAC$20K
- Prairie Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$20K
- Naral Pro-Choice America PACMembershipLobbyist PAC$15K
- Victory Now PACLeadership PAC$15K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$15K
- Culac the PAC of Credit Union National AssociationTrade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$15K
- Oceans PACLeadership PAC$15K
- Great Lakes PACLeadership PAC$15K
- Purpose PACLeadership PAC$15K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- American Crossroadsagainst $46M
- Senate Leadership Fundagainst $45M
- NRSCagainst $15M
- Peachtree PACagainst $12M
- Black PACfor $10M
- Georgia Honorfor $6.4M · against $3.0M
- 34n22, Inc.against $5.9M
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 22 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 4 times (18%). 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 | $292K | Yea · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $25K | Yea · against |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48 | Insurance wanted yea | $16K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $26K | Nay · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $25K | Yea · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $26K$852K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $292K | Yea · against |
| Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $217K | Yea · against |
| Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53 | Crypto wanted nay | $37K | Yea · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30 | Crypto wanted yea | $37K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $26K | Nay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $852K | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $852K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28 | Crypto wanted yea | $37K | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $26K | Nay · against |
| Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79 | Pro-Israel groups wanted nay | $25K | Yea · against |
| SAB 121 repealSenate · 2024 · 60–38 | Crypto wanted yea | $37K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48 | Labor unions wanted nay | $3.0M | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $4K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $6 | Nay · against |
| Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022 · 50–50 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $22K$139K$391K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 · 65–33 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $6 | Yea · against |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 5 of 7 key votes (71%)
On 3 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 3. 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 | 86% support ±2Georgia · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $292K Pharma and health care wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 | 41% support ±4Georgia · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $16K Insurance wanted yea | YeaWith voters |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 | 45% support ±4Georgia · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $26K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | NayAgainst voters |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 | 70% support ±4Georgia · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $26K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea$852K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | NayAgainst voters |
| Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 | 86% support ±2Georgia · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $292K Pharma and health care wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022 | 67% support ±3Georgia · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $22K Oil, gas and coal wanted nay$139K Pharma and health care wanted nay$391K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 | 86% support ±3Georgia · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Raphael Warnock'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.
Pierre WhatleyFormer congressional staff
Policy Advisor, SEC; Policy Advisor, CFPB; Examiner, Federal Reserve; Staff Director & Sr Policy Advisor, Sen. Warnock(D-GA); Prof. Staff House Cmte on Fin. …
Now lobbies for Stellar Development Foundation · via Fs Vector LLC
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Raphael Warnock's 2022 campaign?
- Raphael Warnock (Democrat) raised $207M for the 2022 Georgia Senate race, $2.1M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $37M for and $68M 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 Raphael Warnock?
- Democracy Engine, Inc., PAC ($177K), DSCC ($51K), Educate and Innovate PAC ($20K), Naral Pro-Choice America PAC ($15K), Victory Now PAC ($15K) in 2022.
- Which super PACs spent on Raphael Warnock's race?
- Senate Leadership Fund ($45M against), 34n22, Inc. ($5.9M against), Georgia Honor ($5.7M for) in 2022.
- How much has Raphael Warnock raised across elections?
- $207M in 2022, $125M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.