Politician
Richard Neal
Democrat · Massachusetts · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8MA02041
Richard Neal (Democrat) raised $3.1M for the 2026 Massachusetts 1st District race, $2.1M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $61K for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$15M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
67%
$9.9M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$61K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
67% of Richard Neal'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Massachusetts 1st District | $3.1M | 67% | $61K / $0 | – | $3.2M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Massachusetts 1st District | $3.3M | 74% | $0 / $0 | $28K | $3.3M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Massachusetts 1st District | $3.5M | 66% | $0 / $0 | – | $3.5M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Massachusetts 1st District | $5.0M | 62% | $0 / $0 | $21K | $5.0M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $5.7MTrade group $1.9MMembership $763KOther $708KUnion $569KLeadership PAC $29KSuper PAC $13KParty $21
- New York Life Insurance Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$30K
- The American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries Political Action Committee (Asppa-Napa PAC) a/K/a American Retirement Association Political Action Committee (Ara PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$25K
- Altria Group, Inc. Political Action Committee (Altriapac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Burns and Mcdonnell Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- Sammons Enterprises Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporate$12K
- Cerris Inc. Political Action Committee (Formerly Know As Mmc Corp PAC)Corporate$12K
- General Motors Company Political Action Committee (Gm PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$12K
- Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - FederalCorporateLobbyist PAC$11K
- American Academy of Dermatology Association Political Action Committee (Skinpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Smith & Nephew, Inc. PAC (S+N PAC)Corporate$10K
- Western Alliance Bancorporation Political Action Committee (Wabpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Equitable Holdings, Inc. Political Action Committee (Equitable PAC)Corporate$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 31 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 9 times (29%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $128K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Reported household trades wanted nay | Unknown coverage | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $525K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $499K$93K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $499K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $257K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $525K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $93K | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $128K | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $93K$793K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $793K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $93K | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $793K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $93K | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $21K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $21K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $21K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $81K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $822K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $357K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $81K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $21K | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $67K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $67K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $63K | 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 | $32K$457K$281K | 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 | $457K | 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 | $202K | Yea · with industry |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 4 of 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 | 56% support ±15MA-01 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $93K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | NayVoters split |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 | 55% support ±15MA-01 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $93K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea$793K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | NayVoters split |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 | 52% support ±15MA-01 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $67K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | NayVoters split |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 | 52% support ±15MA-01 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $67K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | NayVoters split |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 67% support ±10MA-01 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $32K Oil, gas and coal wanted nay$457K Pharma and health care wanted nay$281K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 60% support ±11MA-01 · split · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaVoters split |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 93% support ±3Massachusetts (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 94% support ±5MA-01 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $457K Pharma and health care wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 96% support ±2Massachusetts (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
The revolving door
3 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Richard Neal'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.
Ann JablonFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff, Rep. Richard E. Neal; Legislative Director, Rep. Richard E. Neal; Administrative Assistant, Rep. Richard E. Neal; Executive/ Legislative Assi…
Now lobbies for Pharmaceutical Research And Manufacturers Of America (phrma), Amgen INC., Lockheed Martin Corporation, Merck & Company, INC. and 5 more · via Capitol Counsel LLC
Melissa MuellerFormer congressional staff
Ways/Means Subc. Staff Director/Tax Counsel; Leg. Dir., Rep. Richard Neal; Tax Counsel, Sen. Finance Comm.; Counsel, Rep. Doggett; Leg Counsel Sen. Reid.
Now lobbies for Meta Platforms, INC., Verizon Communications INC And Various Subsidiaries, Fmr LLC, The Medical Device Competitiveness Coalition and 3 more · via Capitol Tax Partners, LLP
William TrangheseFormer congressional staff
Legislative Assistant, Communications Director, Chief of Staff - Rep. Richard Neal
Now lobbies for Tile, INC. · via Platinum Advisors Dc, 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 Richard Neal's 2026 campaign?
- Richard Neal (Democrat) raised $3.1M for the 2026 Massachusetts 1st District race, $2.1M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $61K for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Richard Neal?
- Sammons Enterprises Inc. Political Action Committee ($12K), American Academy of Dermatology Association Political Action Committee (Skinpac) ($10K), Smith & Nephew, Inc. PAC (S+N PAC) ($10K), Western Alliance Bancorporation Political Action Committee (Wabpac) ($10K), Equitable Holdings, Inc. Political Action Committee (Equitable PAC) ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Richard Neal's race?
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($61K for) in 2026.
- How much has Richard Neal raised across elections?
- $3.1M in 2026, $3.3M in 2024, $3.5M in 2022, $5.0M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.