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When then-Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-Pa.) sought a seventh term in Congress last fall, Google Inc.’s political action committee contributed $2,000 to his re-election effort. When Cartwright lost, Google sent a $2,000 check to the candidate who defeated him, Republican Rob Bresnahan.
The AT&T Inc. PAC gave $6,000 to then-Sen. Sherrod Brown’s re-election campaign. But once the Ohio Democrat lost, the telecommunications company’s PAC donated $5,000 to Republican Bernie Moreno, who won the seat.
And after Merck & Co.’s PAC contributed the maximum $10,000 to Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.), it gave $5,000 to the Republican who ousted him, Dave McCormick, five weeks after Election Day.
Of the three Senate and 11 House candidates who ousted incumbents in 2024, nine received donations after Election Day from corporate, union and trade association PACs that had supported their opponents during the campaign, according to a review of OpenSecrets data and Federal Election Commission filings.
It’s like waiting until the end of a horse race and betting on the winner, knowing you can’t lose.
The early donations allow companies, unions and trade groups with issues before Congress to get a head start building relationships with new lawmakers even before they are sworn into office in January.
And the newly minted lawmakers — traditionally the most vulnerable of incumbents — get a head start building up their war chests for their first re-election campaigns even before they know who their opponents will be.
Google, AT&T and Merck did not respond to requests for comment.
Some trade associations, including the National Association of Realtors, American Hospital Association and American Hotel and Lodging Association, contributed to several newcomers after their favored candidates lost re-election.
“RPAC’s mission is to support candidates who understand and champion real estate issues,” said Jonathan Waclawski, vice president for political advocacy at the National Association of Realtors. “When an incumbent we support does not win re-election, we prioritize building relationships with the newly elected member to ensure they understand NAR’s priorities. Our goal is to work with all policymakers, regardless of party, to advocate for policies that benefit homeowners, communities and the real estate industry.”
Hospital association spokesman Colin Milligan declined comment. The hotel trade group did not respond to a request for comment.
The Transport Workers Union PAC backed two incumbent Republican House members from New York in the last election, Marc Molinaro ($10,000) and Anthony D’Esposito ($8,000). After both were defeated, the union’s PAC gave $2,500 apiece to the Democrats who defeated them, Josh Riley and Laura Gillen.
“We’re not switching sides at all, we’re establishing relationships with elected officials to advance transport workers,” said John Samuelsen, international president of the Transport Workers Union. “My job is to advance the interests of workers.”
President Donald Trump, meanwhile, recently nominated Molinaro to lead the Federal Transit Administration, which has jurisdiction over the transit systems that Samuelsen’s members work for. The union supported Molinaro when the nomination was announced.
“His experience will be essential for navigating transit issues nationwide,” Samuelsen said. “He has demonstrated a willingness to work with everyone — including trade unions — and he understands the challenges and issues the FTA will face.”
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