Politician
Van Taylor
Republican · Texas · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8TX03123
Van Taylor (Republican) raised $3.1M for the 2020 Texas 3rd District race, $970K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $570K 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
$3.1M
2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
31%
$970K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$570K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Texas 3rd District | $3.1M | 31% | $570K / $0 | $13K | $3.7M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $389KTrade group $181KLeadership PAC $111KOther $69KMembership $69KSuper PAC $7KUnion $5KParty $750
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Company - PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$11K
- National Apartment Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Experian North America, Inc Political Action Committee (Experian PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- With Honor PACOther$10K
- Employees of Raytheon Technologies Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Naiop-PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
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 5 times (100%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $19K | Nay · with industry |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $33K$73K$127K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $2K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $2K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $73K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $2K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organizing)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $6K | Nay · against |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 0 of 5 key votes (0%)
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 2 times and with their constituents 0. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 72% support ±11TX-03 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $33K Oil, gas and coal wanted nay$73K Pharma and health care wanted nay$127K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 64% support ±12TX-03 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 86% support ±2Texas (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 83% support ±9TX-03 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $73K Pharma and health care wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 93% support ±1Texas (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
Household disclosures
10 reported transactions, with volume $3.0M–$12M
Reconciled electronic STOCK Act reports from 2 filings since 2021, covering all reported asset types and transactions by a spouse or dependent child. 0 buys, 9 sells. Heaviest in oil, gas and coal ($1.5M+), pharma and health care ($1.1M+), wall street and hedge funds ($250K+).
Most traded
- LLY Eli Lilly and Company$1.0M+1 trades
- XOM Exxon Mobil Corporation$1.0M+1 trades
- CVX Chevron Corporation$500K+1 trades
- MCO Moody's Corporation$250K+1 trades
- BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Company$100K+1 trades
- ZBH Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.$100K+1 trades
- SSLTY Santos, Ltd. Unsponsored ADR$15K+1 trades
- RNGR Ranger Energy Services, Inc. Class A$15K+1 trades
Latest trades
- sellBMY2022-11-28 · stock$100K–$250K
- sellCVX2022-11-28 · stock$500K–$1.0M
- sellLLY2022-11-28 · stock$1.0M–$5.0M
- sellXOM2022-11-28 · stock$1.0M–$5.0M
- sellMCO2022-11-28 · stock$250K–$500K
- sellOXY2022-11-28 · stock$1K–$15K
- sellSSLTY2022-11-28 · stock$15K–$50K
- sellZBH2022-11-28 · stock$100K–$250K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Van Taylor's 2020 campaign?
- Van Taylor (Republican) raised $3.1M for the 2020 Texas 3rd District race, $970K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $570K 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 Van Taylor?
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Company - PAC ($11K), National Apartment Association Political Action Committee ($10K), Experian North America, Inc Political Action Committee (Experian PAC) ($10K), The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action Committee ($10K), American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2020.
- Which super PACs spent on Van Taylor's race?
- With Honor Fund, Inc. ($533K for), Seal PAC Supporting Electing American Leaders PAC ($25K for), National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($6K for) in 2020.