Politician
Rick Larsen
Democrat · Washington · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H0WA02080
Rick Larsen (Democrat) raised $2.6M for the 2026 Washington 2nd District race, $1.5M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $213 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
$8.1M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
62%
$5.0M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$2K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
62% of Rick Larsen'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 | Washington 2nd District | $2.6M | 59% | $213 / $0 | $4K | $2.6M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Washington 2nd District | $2.5M | 60% | $258 / $0 | – | $2.5M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Washington 2nd District | $1.7M | 63% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.7M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Washington 2nd District | $1.3M | 68% | $2K / $0 | – | $1.3M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $2.4MTrade group $970KUnion $925KMembership $237KOther $176KSuper PAC $12KLeadership PAC $7K
- Air Line Pilots Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$30K
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$30K
- Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Political Action CommitteeMembership$20K
- The Boeing Company PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Smart Td PACUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- Ullico Inc. Political Action Committee (Ullipac)Corporate$15K
- Wsp USA Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Associated General Contractors of America Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Jacobs Solutions, Inc. Political Action Committee (Jacobs PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Southwest Airlines Co. Political Action Committee (Swapac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Honeywell International Inc. Technologies Public Affairs Council (Honpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Waterways Operators-PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Planned Parenthood Nw Action PACfor $923
- Fuse Washingtonfor $786
- Together for Progress 2024for $258
- D.R.I.V.E. - Dem, Rep, Ind Voter Ed (the PAC of the Int'l Brhd of Teamsters)for $213
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 30 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 9 times (30%). 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 | $173K | 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 | $744K | 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 | $408K$98K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $408K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $99K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $744K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $98K | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $173K | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| 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 | $98K$30K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $30K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $98K | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $30K | 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 | $98K | 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 | $12K | 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 | $12K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $12K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $95K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $53K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $478K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $95K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $12K | 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 | $50K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $50K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $36K | 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 | $18K$23K$8K | 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 | $223K | 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 | 59% support ±15WA-02 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $98K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | NayVoters split |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 | 54% support ±16WA-02 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $98K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea$30K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | NayVoters split |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 | 50% support ±16WA-02 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $50K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | NayVoters split |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 | 50% support ±16WA-02 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $50K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | NayVoters split |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 71% support ±13WA-02 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $18K Oil, gas and coal wanted nay$23K Pharma and health care wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 56% support ±14WA-02 · split · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaVoters split |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 86% support ±3Washington (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 92% support ±8WA-02 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $23K Pharma and health care wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 94% support ±2Washington (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
The revolving door
5 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Rick Larsen'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.
Marc NumedahlFormer congressional staff
Legislative Director, Rep. Dave Loebsack; Military Legislative Assistant, Rep. Rick Larsen
Now lobbies for AT&T Services, INC., Pharmaceutical Research And Manufacturers Of America, The Boeing Company, Google Client Services LLC and 6 more · via Crossroads Strategies, LLC
Matthew BormetFormer congressional staff
Legislative Assistant, Sen. Ron Wyden; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Rick Larsen
Now lobbies for Nidec Americas Holding Corporation, The Cigna Group And Subsidiaries (fka Cigna Corporation And Subsidiaries), U.S. Minerals & Metals Corporation (m2i), Scholarpath · via Banner Public Affairs, LLC
Jeff BjornstadFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff for Senator Patty Murray, Chief of Staff for Rep. Rick Larsen, Chief of Staff for Rep. Adam Smith
Now lobbies for T-Mobile, Altria Client Services LLC · via Washington2 Advocates
Katy NazaretovaFormer congressional staff
Military Legislative Assistant, Legislative Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Staff Assistant, Legislative Intern, Rep. Rick Larsen
Now lobbies for Microsoft Corporation · via Forza Dc, LLC
Sean GarciaFormer congressional staff
Senior Legislative Assistant, Congressman Rick Larsen.
Now lobbies for American Trucking Associations
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Rick Larsen's 2026 campaign?
- Rick Larsen (Democrat) raised $2.6M for the 2026 Washington 2nd District race, $1.5M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $213 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 Rick Larsen?
- Wsp USA Inc. PAC ($10K), Associated General Contractors of America Political Action Committee ($10K), Jacobs Solutions, Inc. Political Action Committee (Jacobs PAC) ($10K), Southwest Airlines Co. Political Action Committee (Swapac) ($10K), Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Rick Larsen's race?
- D.R.I.V.E. - Dem, Rep, Ind Voter Ed (the PAC of the Int'l Brhd of Teamsters) ($213 for) in 2026.
- How much has Rick Larsen raised across elections?
- $2.6M in 2026, $2.5M in 2024, $1.7M in 2022, $1.3M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.