Politician
Steve Stivers
Republican · Ohio · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8OH15076
Steve Stivers (Republican) raised $3.0M for the 2020 Ohio 15th District race, $1.9M 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 Dec 31, 2020). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$3.0M
2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
64%
$1.9M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$0
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
64% of Steve Stivers'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 | Ohio 15th District | $3.0M | 64% | $0 / $0 | – | $3.0M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $998KTrade group $426KOther $205KMembership $135KUnion $93KLeadership PAC $50KSuper PAC $19KParty $500
- Votesane PACOther$54K
- Equipment Leasing and Finance Assn PAC (Leasepac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Pricewaterhousecoopers Political Action Committee IOtherLobbyist PAC$10K
- The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- Air Line Pilots Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and JoinersUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Seniors Housing Association (Seniors Housing PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Discover Financial Services Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
No outside spending of note.
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 1 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 0 times (0%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $1K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organizing)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $121K | Nay · against |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 0 of 1 key votes (0%)
None of these votes set their $10K+ industry funders against a clear majority of their constituents. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 89% support ±2Ohio (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Steve Stivers's 2020 campaign?
- Steve Stivers (Republican) raised $3.0M for the 2020 Ohio 15th District race, $1.9M 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 Dec 31, 2020). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Steve Stivers?
- Votesane PAC ($54K), Equipment Leasing and Finance Assn PAC (Leasepac) ($10K), Pricewaterhousecoopers Political Action Committee I ($10K), The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action Committee ($10K), Air Line Pilots Association PAC ($10K) in 2020.