Kennedy Jr., stood before supporters last month and vowed to raise 0 million to keep Republicans in control of Congress. But a review of campaign finance records shows that the political action committees driving the Make America Healthy Again movement have just over 2,000 in available cash, raising questions about the movement’s ability to deliver on its promises.

The cash shortfall comes as Senator Chris Murphy, a Connecticut Democrat, this week described the MAHA PAC as a “moral and ethical mess.” The rebuke underscores the tension surrounding a movement that has positioned itself as a populist force against pharmaceutical influence, even as its own fundraising depends heavily on the drug industry.

A POLITICO analysis of the MAHA PAC and its linked Super PAC found that the groups have received only 37 donations since January 2025, totaling roughly $1.5 million. That figure represents about 1 percent of what WinRed, the Republican Party’s primary fundraising platform, spent in a single month. Nearly 90 percent of the donations came from just 10 entities, half of which have ties to the pharmaceutical sector.

“It’s hard to actually refer to MAHA as a movement when you’re looking at just a small number of donors providing the vast majority of financial support,” said Devin Burghart, president of the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights, a nonprofit watchdog that studies conservative groups.

Pharma money flows despite anti industry rhetoric

So far in 2026, the MAHA PAC has reported only three donations. Two of them, each for $50,000, came from Venni Capital, a little known New York investment firm whose address links to the headquarters of Chartwell Pharmaceuticals, a generic drug manufacturer that has secured hundreds of millions in federal contracts. Chartwell did not respond to requests for comment.

The third donation, for $500,000 in March, came from Botanic Tonics, a kratom and kava beverage company. That contribution, the largest the PAC has received in the past year, follows Kennedy’s own crackdown on certain kratom products last year. Six of the PAC’s largest donors in 2025 came from entities with interests in biopharma, including OPS International, which sells unapproved weight loss drugs under the name Olympia Pharmaceuticals, and LucyRx, a small pharmacy benefit manager that negotiates drug prices for insurers.

The reliance on pharmaceutical money cuts against the core message Kennedy has promoted for decades: that the drug industry exerts corrupting influence over American politics and public health. The poor fundraising numbers now raise doubts about whether Kennedy’s allies have the organizational strength to turn MAHA voters into a decisive midterm force, despite President Donald Trump’s confidence that the movement will help Republicans hold their congressional majorities.