Which PACs gave the most to Sheldon Whitehouse?

People's Voice PAC ($15K), American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee ($12K), Liftoff PAC ($10K), End Citizens United ($10K), Treasure State PAC ($10K) in 2024.

Which super PACs spent on Sheldon Whitehouse's race?

Roosevelt Society Action ($77K against) in 2024.

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Politician

Sheldon Whitehouse

Democrat · Rhode Island · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent

FEC candidate S6RI00221

Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat) raised $4.9M for the 2024 Rhode Island Senate race, $738K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $77K against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). They won.

Raised, all cycles

$4.9M

2024; counted once per cycle

From PAC checks

15%

$738K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

$77K

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
2024	Rhode Island Senate	$4.9M	15%	$0 / $77K	–	$4.9M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

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

Leadership PAC $303KUnion $135KOther $95KTrade group $88KMembership $80KCorporate $19KSuper PAC $2K

People's Voice PACLeadership PAC$15K
American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$12K
Liftoff PACLeadership PAC$10K
End Citizens UnitedOther$10K
Treasure State PACLeadership PAC$10K
America's Credit Unions PAC of Credit Union National Association, Inc.Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
Rev Up PACOther$10K

Outside money, for and against

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

Roosevelt Society Actionagainst $77K

Funding and votes

How their votes align with industry funding

Across 5 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 2 times (40%). 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
Most-favored-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$21K	Yea · against
Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$18K	Yea · against
ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48	Insurance wanted yea	$0	Yea · with industry
ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$0	Nay · against
Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$18K	Nay · with industry
One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50	Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$0$7K	Nay · againstNay · against
Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$21K	Yea · against
Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1	Tech and AI wanted nay	$0	Yea · against
Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53	Crypto wanted nay	$0	Yea · against
GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30	Crypto wanted yea	$0	Nay · against
California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$0	Nay · against
OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47	Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$7K	Nay · against
CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48	Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$7K	Nay · against
IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28	Crypto wanted yea	$0	Nay · against
Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$0	Nay · against
Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$18K	Nay · with industry
SAB 121 repealSenate · 2024 · 60–38	Crypto wanted yea	Unknown coverage	Nay · against
Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48	Labor unions wanted nay	Unknown coverage	Nay · with industry
NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13	Defense contractors wanted yea	Unknown coverage	Yea · with industry
Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50	Gun lobby wanted yea	Unknown coverage	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	Unknown coverageUnknown coverageUnknown coverage	Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 · 65–33	Gun lobby wanted nay	Unknown coverage	Yea · against

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.

Who sides with funders →

Vote	Their constituents	Their funders	Voted
Most-favored-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026	88% support ±6Rhode Island · wanted Yea · CES 2022	$21K Pharma and health care wanted nay	YeaVoters over funders
ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025	25% support ±7Rhode Island · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question	No industry with a side gave $10K+	YeaWith voters
ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025	56% support ±8Rhode Island · split · CES 2024 · related question	No industry with a side gave $10K+	NayVoters split
One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025	55% support ±8Rhode Island · split · CES 2024 · related question	No industry with a side gave $10K+	NayVoters split
Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025	88% support ±6Rhode Island · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question	$21K Pharma and health care wanted nay	YeaVoters over funders
Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022	64% support ±10Rhode Island · wanted Yea · CES 2022	No industry with a side gave $10K+	YeaWith voters
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022	91% support ±5Rhode Island · 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 Sheldon Whitehouse'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.

David CaruoloFormer congressional staff
Policy Advisor, Associate Legislative Assistant, Legislative Correspondent-Senator Sheldon Whitehouse; Research Aide-Senator Jack Reed
Now lobbies for Anheuser-Busch Companies
Samuel GoodsteinFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff - Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
Now lobbies for Eli Lilly And Company · via Venn Strategies
Kathleen O'NeillFormer congressional staff
Legislative Aide, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
Now lobbies for The University Of Texas At Austin
Colleen CostelloFormer congressional staff
Office of Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)/Legislative Assistant, Associate Legislative Aide, Legislative Correspondent
Now lobbies for National Treasury Employees Union
Truman ReedFormer congressional staff
Dpty. CoS, Leg. Dir., Rep. De La Cruz (2023-2025); Leg. Asst. Rep. De La Cruz (2023); Leg. Asst. Rep. Young (2018-2020, 2020-2021); LC Rep. Young (2018); Int…
Now lobbies for Pharmaceutical Research And Manufacturers Of America · via Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

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 Sheldon Whitehouse's 2024 campaign?: Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat) raised $4.9M for the 2024 Rhode Island Senate race, $738K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $77K against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). They won.
Which PACs gave the most to Sheldon Whitehouse?: People's Voice PAC ($15K), American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee ($12K), Liftoff PAC ($10K), End Citizens United ($10K), Treasure State PAC ($10K) in 2024.
Which super PACs spent on Sheldon Whitehouse's race?: Roosevelt Society Action ($77K against) in 2024.