Politician
Vern Buchanan
Republican · Florida · ran 3 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H6FL13148
Vern Buchanan (Republican) raised $1.8M for the 2024 Florida 16th District race, $1.2M 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, 2024). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$10M
2024, 2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
49%
$4.9M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$114K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$44K
Spent attacking them
49% of Vern Buchanan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Florida 16th District | $1.8M | 68% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.8M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Florida 16th District | $4.7M | 49% | $110K / $0 | $13K | $4.8M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Florida 16th District | $3.6M | 38% | $4K / $44K | $11K | $3.7M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $2.3MTrade group $1.2MMembership $564KOther $438KLeadership PAC $276KSuper PAC $32KUnion $21K
- Nextera Energy, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$25K
- Humane Society Legislative Fund Political Action CommitteeMembership$20K
- Guidewell Mutual Holding Corporation Political Action Committee (Guidewell PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Kidney Care Partners Political Action CommitteeOther$17K
- Road to Freedom Campaign CommitteeLeadership PAC$13K
- National Multifamily Housing Council Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Political Action CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$10K
- Capital One Financial Corp. Assoc. Political FundCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Medical Association Political Action CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Physical Therapy Association Physical Therapy Political Action Committee (Pt-PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- Investment Company Institute Political Action Committee (Ici PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Hospital Association PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- American Hospital Association PACfor $77K
- Humane Society Legislative Fundfor $37K
- House Majority PACagainst $30K
- Reinvesting in America 2020against $14K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 31 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 26 times (84%). 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 | $36K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Reported household trades wanted nay | $2.1M | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $46K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $3 | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $310K$122K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $310K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $201K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $46K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $122K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $36K | Yea · with industry |
| 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 | $122K$437K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $437K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $122K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $437K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $122K | Yea · with industry |
| 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 | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $26K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $636K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $37K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $26K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $10K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $3 | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $104K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $104K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $36K | 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 | $46K$203K$84K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $203K | Nay · with industry |
| 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 | $17K | Nay · against |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 2 of 6 key votes (33%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 | 38% support ±17FL-16 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $122K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaVoters split |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 | 68% support ±17FL-16 · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $122K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea$437K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | YeaWith voters |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 | 63% support ±17FL-16 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $104K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaVoters split |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 | 63% support ±17FL-16 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $104K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaVoters split |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 63% support ±8FL-16 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $46K Oil, gas and coal wanted nay$203K Pharma and health care wanted nay$84K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 68% support ±8FL-16 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 89% support ±2Florida (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 87% support ±6FL-16 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $203K Pharma and health care wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 92% support ±2Florida (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
Household disclosures
33 reported transactions, with volume $2.1M–$4.8M
Reconciled electronic STOCK Act reports from 7 filings since 2021, covering all reported asset types and transactions by a spouse or dependent child. 6 buys, 27 sells. Heaviest in tobacco, alcohol and gambling ($50K+).
Most traded
Latest trades
- sellBALTIMORE Md PROJ RE 5%2022-02-15 · government bond$100K–$250K
- sellCITY OF KETCHUM Id 5%2022-02-15 · government bond$50K–$100K
- sellCOLORAdO ST HLTH FAC 5% 01/01/242022-02-15 · government bond$100K–$250K
- sellINdIANAPOLIS IN LOCA 5%2022-02-15 · government bond$50K–$100K
- sellLAREdO TX WTRWKS SWR 5%2022-02-15 · government bond$50K–$100K
- sellMET gOVT NASHVILLE $ 5%2022-02-15 · government bond$50K–$100K
- sellPARKLANd SCHOOL dISTRI 4%2022-02-15 · government bond$50K–$100K
- sellCHICAgO IL MET WTR R 5%2022-02-14 · government bond$50K–$100K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
The revolving door
4 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Vern Buchanan'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.
Stephen VoljavecFormer congressional staff
Legislative Director, Rep. Vern Buchanan; Legislative Assistant, Senator Marsha Blackburn
Now lobbies for Merck & Co., INC., Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, INC., Eisai, INC., Pharmaceutical Research And Manufacturers Of America and 8 more · via Crossroads Strategies, LLC
Kathryn WiseFormer congressional staff
Leg. Dir, Rep. Vern Buchanan (2014-2015); Leg. Dir, Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (2013-2014); Sr. Legislative Asst, Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (2011-2013); Legislative C…
Now lobbies for Cigna Corporation, The Cigna Group, National Association Of Children'S Hospitals, Community Catalyst and 3 more · via Red+blue Strategies, Invariant LLC
Sean BradyFormer congressional staff
Dir Leg Affairs (DOC, Intl Trade Admin); CoS, Dep. CoS/ LD, SLA, LA, Staff Asst (Rep. Vern Buchanan); Intern (Rep. Fred Upton); Intern (Rep. Dan Lungren)
Now lobbies for Chevron U.S.A., INC., Humana, Oneok, INC., Meta Platforms, INC. and 1 more · via Mehlman Consulting, INC.
Lewis PlushFormer congressional staff
Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Assistant to Rep. Vern Buchanan
Now lobbies for Jpmorgan Chase Holdings LLC, National Association Of Federally-Insured Credit Unions · via National Association Of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (fka Nat'L Assn Of Federal Credit Unions)
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Vern Buchanan's 2024 campaign?
- Vern Buchanan (Republican) raised $1.8M for the 2024 Florida 16th District race, $1.2M 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, 2024). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Vern Buchanan?
- National Multifamily Housing Council Political Action Committee ($10K), Nextera Energy, Inc. Political Action Committee ($10K), American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Political Action Committee ($10K), Capital One Financial Corp. Assoc. Political Fund ($10K), Humane Society Legislative Fund Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2024.
- How much has Vern Buchanan raised across elections?
- $1.8M in 2024, $4.7M in 2022, $3.6M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.