Which PACs gave the most to Rodney Davis?

Votesane PAC ($13K), The Williams Companies, Inc. Political Action Committee ($10K), The Home Depot Inc. Political Action Committee ($10K), International Franchise Association Franchising Political Action Committee Inc ($10K), United Mine Workers of America - Coal Miners Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2020.

Which super PACs spent on Rodney Davis's race?

House Majority PAC ($3.4M against), DCCC ($2.7M against), Women Vote! ($254K against) in 2020.

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Politician

Rodney Davis

Republican · Illinois · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent

FEC candidate H2IL13120

Rodney Davis (Republican) raised $5.0M for the 2020 Illinois 13th District race, $2.9M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $269K for and $6.5M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). They won.

Raised, all cycles

$5.0M

2020; counted once per cycle

From PAC checks

57%

$2.9M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$269K

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

$6.5M

Spent attacking them

57% of Rodney Davis'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	Illinois 13th District	$5.0M	57%	$269K / $6.5M	$2K	$12M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

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

Corporate $1.0MTrade group $656KLeadership PAC $356KOther $228KUnion $177KMembership $176KSuper PAC $25K

Votesane PACOther$13K
The Williams Companies, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
The Home Depot Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
International Franchise Association Franchising Political Action Committee IncTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
United Mine Workers of America - Coal Miners Political Action CommitteeUnion$10K
American Road & Transportation Builders Association PACTrade group$10K
United Parcel Service Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
American Optometric Association Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

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

House Majority PACagainst $3.4M
DCCCagainst $2.7M
Women Vote!against $254K
Congressional Leadership Fundfor $120K · against $13K
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Separate Segregated Fund (Crna-PAC)for $86K

Funding and votes

How their votes align with industry funding

Across 6 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 5 times (83%). 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	$36K	Nay · with industry
Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207	Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay	$79K$161K$128K	Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry
Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213	Gun lobby wanted nay	$4K	Nay · with industry
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193	Gun lobby wanted nay	$4K	Nay · with industry
Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$161K	Nay · with industry
Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203	Gun lobby wanted nay	$4K	Nay · with industry
PRO Act (union organizing)House · 2021 · 225–206	Labor unions wanted yea	$227K	Nay · against

Constituents vs. funders

Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 0 of 5 key votes (0%)

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.

Who sides with funders →

Vote	Their constituents	Their funders	Voted
Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022	80% support ±12IL-13 · wanted Yea · CES 2022	$79K Oil, gas and coal wanted nay$161K Pharma and health care wanted nay$128K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay	NayFunders over voters
Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022	72% support ±13IL-13 · wanted Yea · CES 2022	No industry with a side gave $10K+	NayAgainst voters
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022	90% support ±2Illinois (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024	No industry with a side gave $10K+	NayAgainst voters
Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022	92% support ±8IL-13 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question	$161K Pharma and health care wanted nay	NayFunders over voters
Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021	95% support ±2Illinois (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024	No industry with a side gave $10K+	NayAgainst voters

The revolving door

3 former aides now lobbying

Lobbyists who list a job in Rodney Davis'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.

Jennifer DaulbyFormer congressional staff
Staff Director, House Administration Committee, Asst to Rep. Rodney Davis; Chief of Staff, Rep. Rodney Davis; Legislative Counsel, Rep. Steve Chabot; Associa…
Now lobbies for Pfizer INC, Cme Group, INC., Verizon Communications INC And Various Subsidiaries, American Petroleum Institute · via Ogr
Bret ManleyFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff, Rep. Rodney Davis 19-22; Chief of Staff, Rep. Jeff Denham 17-18; Legislative Director, Rep. Jeff Denham 11-17; Financial Services Policy Advi…
Now lobbies for Microsoft Corporation, General Electric Company · via Elevate Government Affairs, LLC
Ricardo BernalFormer congressional staff
Congressman Rodney Davis, Senior Advisor; Congressman Stevan Pearce, Press Secretary/Senior Legislative Assistant
Now lobbies for Westinghouse Electric Company

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 Rodney Davis's 2020 campaign?: Rodney Davis (Republican) raised $5.0M for the 2020 Illinois 13th District race, $2.9M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $269K for and $6.5M 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 Rodney Davis?: Votesane PAC ($13K), The Williams Companies, Inc. Political Action Committee ($10K), The Home Depot Inc. Political Action Committee ($10K), International Franchise Association Franchising Political Action Committee Inc ($10K), United Mine Workers of America - Coal Miners Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2020.
Which super PACs spent on Rodney Davis's race?: House Majority PAC ($3.4M against), DCCC ($2.7M against), Women Vote! ($254K against) in 2020.