Politician
Scott Peters
Democrat · California · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H2CA52089
Scott Peters (Democrat) raised $2.2M for the 2026 California 50th District race, $1.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 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
$8.8M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
58%
$5.1M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$99K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
58% of Scott Peters'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 | California 50th District | $2.2M | 61% | $0 / $0 | $34K | $2.2M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | California 50th District | $2.3M | 57% | $17K / $0 | – | $2.3M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | California 50th District | $2.4M | 52% | $15K / $0 | – | $2.4M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | California 52nd District | $1.9M | 62% | $67K / $0 | $2K | $2.0M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $3.1MTrade group $1.0MMembership $314KOther $270KUnion $228KSuper PAC $17KLeadership PAC $9KParty $80
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Charter Communications Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- General Atomics Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Eli Lilly and Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Merck & Co., Inc., Employees Political Action Committee (Merck PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Bipartisan Climate Action FundOther$20K
- American Clinical Laboratory Associaton PAC (Labpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Deloitte Political Action CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$10K
- Ubs Americas Inc. Political Action Committee (Ubs PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Abbott Laboratories Employee Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Veterans Aid PACfor $89K
- The Veterans Foundation PACfor $10K
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 10 times (32%). 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 | $136K | 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 | $230K | 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 | $201K$20K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $201K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $102K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $230K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $20K | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $136K | 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 | $20K$168K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $168K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $20K | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $168K | 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 | $20K | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $16K | 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 | $16K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $16K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $90K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $513K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $151K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $90K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $16K | 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 | $20K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $20K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $58K | 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 | $13K$233K$38K | 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 | $233K | 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 | $78K | Yea · with industry |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 5 of 5 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 | 58% support ±14CA-50 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $20K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | NayVoters split |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 | 57% support ±14CA-50 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $20K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea$168K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | NayVoters split |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 | 42% support ±14CA-50 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $20K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | NayVoters split |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 | 42% support ±14CA-50 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $20K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | NayVoters split |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 75% support ±13CA-52 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $13K Oil, gas and coal wanted nay$233K Pharma and health care wanted nay$38K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 68% support ±14CA-52 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 89% support ±2California (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 88% support ±10CA-52 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $233K Pharma and health care wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 94% support ±1California (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
The revolving door
2 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Scott Peters'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.
Daniel ZawitoskiFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff, Rep. Scott Peters (2018-2023); Legislative Director, Rep. Scott Peters (2015-2018); Legislative Assistant, Rep. Scott Peters (2014-2015); Leg…
Now lobbies for Amgen INC, Aeva Technologies, INC., U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Fka U.S. Chamber Of Commerce-Institute For Legal Reform, Solventum Corporation and 2 more · via Tiber Creek Group
Tanner DanielFormer congressional staff
Rep. David Scott (GA) Senior Leg Assistant 2016-2018 Rep. Scott Peters (CA) Leg Aid / Leg Correspondent 2014-2015 Rep. John Delaney (MD) Staff Assistant 2013…
Now lobbies for Citigroup Washington, INC., American Bankers Association
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Scott Peters's 2026 campaign?
- Scott Peters (Democrat) raised $2.2M for the 2026 California 50th District race, $1.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 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 Scott Peters?
- General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC) ($10K), Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. PAC ($10K), American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) ($10K), Deloitte Political Action Committee ($10K), Ubs Americas Inc. Political Action Committee (Ubs PAC) ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Scott Peters raised across elections?
- $2.2M in 2026, $2.3M in 2024, $2.4M in 2022, $1.9M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.