Politician
Suzan DelBene
Democrat · Washington · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H0WA08046
Suzan DelBene (Democrat) raised $4.3M for the 2026 Washington 1st District race, $1.8M 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
$13M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
49%
$6.2M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$2K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
49% of Suzan DelBene'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 | Washington 1st District | $4.3M | 41% | $0 / $0 | – | $4.3M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Washington 1st District | $3.9M | 47% | $258 / $0 | – | $3.9M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Washington 1st District | $2.5M | 56% | $0 / $0 | – | $2.5M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Washington 1st District | $2.2M | 57% | $2K / $0 | – | $2.2M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $3.2MTrade group $1.2MMembership $647KUnion $532KOther $430KSuper PAC $66KLeadership PAC $9KParty $3K
- Deloitte Political Action CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$30K
- The Boeing Company PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$30K
- Honeywell International Inc. Technologies Public Affairs Council (Honpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$30K
- The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Political Action CommTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Multifamily Housing Council Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Hospital Association PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$11K
- Ubs Americas Inc. Political Action Committee (Ubs PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee (Morpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating EngineersUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Fuse Washingtonfor $1K
- Planned Parenthood Nw Action PACfor $933
- Together for Progress 2024for $258
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 23 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 8 times (35%). 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 | $94K | 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 | $449K | 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 | $309K$0 | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $309K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $87K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $449K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $94K | 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 | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $0$399K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $399K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $399K | 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 | $0 | 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 | $14K | 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 | $14K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $14K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $56K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $391K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $240K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $56K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $14K | 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 | $0 | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $62K | 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$185K$98K | 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 | $185K | 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 | $124K | Yea · with industry |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 3 of 3 key votes (100%)
On 1 vote, 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 1. 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 | 62% support ±16WA-01 · split · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 | 54% support ±17WA-01 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $399K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | NayVoters split |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 | 37% support ±16WA-01 · split · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 | 37% support ±16WA-01 · split · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 60% support ±15WA-01 · split · CES 2022 | $185K Pharma and health care wanted nay$98K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | YeaVoters split |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 58% support ±15WA-01 · split · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaVoters split |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 86% support ±3Washington (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 84% support ±11WA-01 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $185K Pharma and health care wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 94% support ±2Washington (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
The revolving door
3 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Suzan DelBene'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.
Lauren RubinFormer congressional staff
Legislative Director and Counsel, Rep. Suzan DelBene, January 2015-January 2019.
Now lobbies for Anheuser-Busch Companies, Microsoft Corporation, Exxon Mobil Corp, Visa, U.S.A., INC. and 2 more · via Ernst & Young LLP (washington Council Ernst & Young), Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Sasha HernandezFormer congressional staff
Senior Policy Advisor, Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA-01) // Legislative Aide, Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
Now lobbies for T-Mobile USA, INC., Google Client Services LLC, Jpmorgan Chase Holdings LLC · via Fulcrum Public Affairs LLC
Kyle HillFormer congressional staff
Leg. Director, Rep. Suzan DelBene (1/19-7/22); Sr. Leg. Asst., Rep. Suzan DelBene (10/17-1/19); Health Policy Advisor, Rep. Steve Israel (2/16-12/16); Leg. A…
Now lobbies for Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Suzan DelBene's 2026 campaign?
- Suzan DelBene (Democrat) raised $4.3M for the 2026 Washington 1st District race, $1.8M 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 Suzan DelBene?
- The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action Committee ($10K), Deloitte Political Action Committee ($10K), The Boeing Company PAC ($10K), Ubs Americas Inc. Political Action Committee (Ubs PAC) ($10K), Honeywell International Inc. Technologies Public Affairs Council (Honpac) ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Suzan DelBene raised across elections?
- $4.3M in 2026, $3.9M in 2024, $2.5M in 2022, $2.2M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.