Politician
Susan Wild
Democrat · Pennsylvania · ran 3 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8PA15229
Susan Wild (Democrat) raised $9.0M for the 2024 Pennsylvania 7th District race, $1.4M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $4.7M for and $11M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). They lost.
Raised, all cycles
$21M
2024, 2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
18%
$3.7M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$5.5M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$22M
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 | Pennsylvania 7th District | $9.0M | 16% | $4.7M / $11M | $264K | $25M | ✗ Lost |
| 2022 | Pennsylvania 7th District | $7.0M | 18% | $696K / $11M | $128K | $19M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Pennsylvania 7th District | $4.6M | 22% | $51K / $127K | $49K | $4.8M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Leadership PAC $973KUnion $800KOther $497KMembership $452KTrade group $345KSuper PAC $205KCorporate $84KParty $35K
- JstreetpacMembershipLobbyist PAC$95K
- End Citizens UnitedOther$24K
- Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater AmericaLeadership PAC$23K
- Democracy Summer 2024Other$20K
- American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- PAC to the FutureLeadership PAC$20K
- Digidems PACSuper PAC$18K
- House Majority PACSuper PAC$15K
- DCCCParty$13K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$13K
- Chc Bold PACOther$11K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Congressional Leadership Fundagainst $17M
- NRCCagainst $3.0M
- Project 218for $2.1M
- National Association of Realtors Congressional Fundfor $790K
- Rjc Victory Fundagainst $713K
- American Hospital Association PACfor $350K
- Wfw Action Fund Incagainst $295K
- Pa Lawyer Fundfor $200K
- Defend the Lehigh Valley PACagainst $70K
- Sg PAC, Inc.against $58K
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.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $30 | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $7K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $30 | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $7K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $7K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $105 | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $104K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $523K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $105 | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $7K | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $1 | Nay · against |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $68 | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $68 | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $31 | 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 | $0$26K$6K | 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 | $26K | 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 | $254K | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 | 54% support ±10PA-07 · split · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 | 54% support ±10PA-07 · split · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 66% support ±9PA-07 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $26K Pharma and health care wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 63% support ±9PA-07 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 88% support ±2Pennsylvania (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 84% support ±7PA-07 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $26K Pharma and health care wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 92% support ±2Pennsylvania (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith 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 Susan Wild's 2024 campaign?
- Susan Wild (Democrat) raised $9.0M for the 2024 Pennsylvania 7th District race, $1.4M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $4.7M for and $11M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). They lost.
- Which PACs gave the most to Susan Wild?
- Jstreetpac ($95K), Democracy Summer 2024 ($20K), Digidems PAC ($18K), End Citizens United ($13K), United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club ($10K) in 2024.
- Which super PACs spent on Susan Wild's race?
- Congressional Leadership Fund ($9.4M against), Project 218 ($2.1M for), NRCC ($1.3M against) in 2024.
- How much has Susan Wild raised across elections?
- $9.0M in 2024, $7.0M in 2022, $4.6M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.