Politician
Terri Sewell
Democrat · Alabama · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H0AL07086
Terri Sewell (Democrat) raised $2.3M for the 2026 Alabama 7th District race, $1.8M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $150K 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
$9.8M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
74%
$7.3M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$201K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
74% of Terri Sewell'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 | Alabama 7th District | $2.3M | 80% | $150K / $0 | $3K | $2.4M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Alabama 7th District | $3.0M | 68% | $15K / $0 | $3K | $3.1M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Alabama 7th District | $2.4M | 71% | $37K / $0 | – | $2.4M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Alabama 7th District | $2.2M | 81% | $0 / $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 $4.4MTrade group $1.4MMembership $597KOther $460KUnion $279KSuper PAC $82KLeadership PAC $22KParty $5K
- Protective Life Corporation Federal Political Action Committee ('Protectivepac')CorporateLobbyist PAC$30K
- Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee (Morpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$30K
- Exxon Mobil Corporation Political Action Committee (Exxonmobil PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$21K
- Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$18K
- Grail, Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
- Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - FederalCorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
- Nucor Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporate$13K
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$11K
- Regions Financial Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$11K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$11K
- Vulcan Materials Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Protect Progressfor $150K
- Autism Hear US Now PACfor $51K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 26 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 8 times (31%). 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 | $98K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Reported household trades wanted nay | $18K | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $278K | 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 | $348K$108K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $348K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $109K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $278K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $108K | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $98K | 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 | $108K$659K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $659K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $108K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $659K | 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 | $108K | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $8K | 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 | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $53K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $532K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $179K | Present / not voting |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $53K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $8K | 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 | $90K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $90K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $50K | 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 | $45K$255K$210K | 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 | $255K | 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 | $87K | 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 | 54% support ±18AL-07 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $108K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | NayVoters split |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 | 54% support ±18AL-07 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $108K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea$659K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | NayVoters split |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 | 51% support ±18AL-07 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $90K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | NayVoters split |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 | 51% support ±18AL-07 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $90K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | NayVoters split |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 71% support ±12AL-07 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $45K Oil, gas and coal wanted nay$255K Pharma and health care wanted nay$210K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 72% support ±12AL-07 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 85% support ±4Alabama (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 83% support ±10AL-07 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $255K Pharma and health care wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 90% support ±4Alabama (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
Household disclosures
4 reported transactions, with volume $18K–$95K
Reconciled electronic STOCK Act reports from 2 filings since 2021, covering all reported asset types and transactions by a spouse or dependent child. 2 buys, 2 sells. Heaviest in tech and ai ($2K+), pharma and health care ($1K+).
Most traded
- TPR Tapestry, Inc. Common Stock$15K+1 trades
- GEHC GE HealthCare Technologies Inc. - Common Stock$1K+1 trades
- AAPL Apple Inc. - Common Stock$1K+1 trades
- NVDA NVIDIA Corporation - Common Stock$1K+1 trades
Latest trades
- sellGEHC2026-03-25 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellTPR2026-03-25 · stock$15K–$50K
- buyAAPL2025-04-10 · stock$1K–$15K
- buyNVDA2025-04-10 · stock$1K–$15K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
The revolving door
2 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Terri Sewell'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.
Earl FloodFormer congressional staff
Dep. CoS, LD (Rep. Robin Kelly); Health Pol Adv, Csl (Rep. Terri Sewell); Csl (Rep. Cedric Richmond); Pol Aide (Sen. Claire McCaskill)
Now lobbies for Chevron U.S.A., INC., Meta Platforms, INC., Humana, Elevance Health, INC. and 6 more · via Mehlman Consulting, INC.
Evan GiesemannFormer congressional staff
Acting leg. director, Sen. Thomas Carper, 2023; staff director, Senate Finance Int'l Trade Subcomm., 2021-23; Carper tax policy advisor, 2021-23; Rep. Terri …
Now lobbies for Anheuser-Busch Companies, Energizer Holdings INC. · via Ernst & Young LLP (washington Council Ernst & Young)
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Terri Sewell's 2026 campaign?
- Terri Sewell (Democrat) raised $2.3M for the 2026 Alabama 7th District race, $1.8M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $150K 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 Terri Sewell?
- Vulcan Materials Company Political Action Committee ($10K), National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee ($10K), Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. Political Action Committee ($10K), American Sugar Cane League of USA, Inc PAC ($10K), Deloitte Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Terri Sewell's race?
- Protect Progress ($150K for) in 2026.
- How much has Terri Sewell raised across elections?
- $2.3M in 2026, $3.0M in 2024, $2.4M in 2022, $2.2M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.