Political ads · 2026 · CT

Connecticut House District 3 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

Rosa DeLauro won · 61.5% to 35.6% · Called by AP on Nov 3

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Rosa DeLauro (Democrat) and Chris Lancia (Republican) are the nominees for Connecticut's 3rd congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Rosa DeLauro is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Rosa DeLauro's campaign had raised $1.6 million (through October 14, 2026) and Chris Lancia's campaign $17,000 (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $10 for Rosa DeLauro and $0 against.

Rosa DeLauro (DEM, incumbent), Chris Lancia (REP). 2 others filed with the FEC; any ads they ran are below. 0 ads analyzed, 0 with at least one technique in the copy. Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing.

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Registration	Register by Fri, Oct 16 (In person, online (11:59 p.m.) and mail (postmarked)). Same-day registration: During early voting (Oct 19 - Nov 1) and on Election Day (passed)Source: portal.ct.gov ↗
Early voting in person	Mon, Oct 19 to Sun, Nov 1 (passed)Source: portal.ct.gov ↗
By mail	Anyone can vote by mail; request a ballot by Mon, Nov 2 (Absentee ballot request deadline); return it by Tue, Nov 3 (Received by the town clerk by 8 p.m. (close of polls)) (passed)Source: portal.ct.gov ↗
Election Day	Tue, Nov 3. Polls: 6 a.m. - 8 p.m. (passed)Source: portal.ct.gov ↗
ID at the polls	ID requested but photo not required; without ID most voters can sign an affidavitSource: portal.ct.gov ↗

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Money in this race

From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.

Rosa DeLauro (DEM, incumbent)

Raised: $1.6M through 2026-10-14 individuals $717K · PACs $764K · from the candidate's other committees $116K · cash on hand $83K
Outside spending: $10 supporting DeLauro · latest reported 2026-04-07
Largest outside spenders: SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION — $10 supporting DeLauro

Bundled through PACs: $21K through 2 PACs · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 JSTREETPAC — $20K from 28 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — $1,250 from 2 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC

140 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

150PAC.ORG $1,000
ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $7,500
ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS POLITICAL ACTION FUND $2,500
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
ALZHEIMERS IMPACT MOVEMENT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE $2,500
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. $5,000
AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC $6,500
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOC. PAC (SKINPAC) $2,500
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS PAC $10K
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY BRAINPAC $7,500
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) $5,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) $2,500
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHODONTISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) $1,500
AMERICAN CAR RENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY PAC (HEARTPAC) $5,000
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OB-GYNS PAC (OB-GYN PAC) $6,000
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS SERVICES PAC $2,500
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC $1,500
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY (RHEUMPAC) $2,500
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION PAC $7,500
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR PAC $2,500
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. PAC $2,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E $10K
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION $10K
AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INC. PAC $5,000
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('HOTELPAC') $5,000
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
AMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION TITLE INDUSTRY PAC (TIPAC) $1,000
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC INFORMATION ASSOCIATION - OSTEOPATHIC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY PAC $1,500
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION PAC $2,000
AMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION (SENIORS HOUSING PAC) $1,500
AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION PAC (SOYPAC) $2,000
AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION PAC $2,000
ANNA ESHOO FOR CONGRESS $4,000
APPLIED INTUITION INC. PAC $2,500
ARENT FOX LLP PAC (AFPAC) $1,500
ASCO ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASCO ASSOCIATION PAC) $8,000
AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC) $2,000
AUSTAL USA LLC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTIEE $1,500
AVANGRID PAC $10K
BAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC) $4,000
BALCH AND BINGHAM LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE $2,500
BARNES & THORNBURG PAC $1,000
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY PAC $1,000
BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACKROCK PAC) $2,500
BLUE MAJORITY PAC $762
BLUE ORIGIN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLUE ORIGIN PAC) $1,500
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS $10K
CHAOS INDUSTRIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CHAOS PAC) $3,500
COMMITTEE ON LETTER CARRIERS POLITICAL EDUCATION (LETTER CARRIERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND) $5,000
COMMON SENSE DEMOCRAT PAC $1,000
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA-COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $5,000
CONNECTICUT ASSOCIATION OF OPTOMETRISTS INC PAC $2,500
CRH AMERICAS, INC. PAC $1,500
CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $2,500
CUMMINS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CIPAC) $1,000
D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS PAC) $5,000
ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN $500
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC $10K
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS $5,000
FAA MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INC. PAC $1,000
FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL INC. PAC $2,000
FLUOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
FOOD SOLUTIONS ACTION PAC (FSA PAC) $1,000
FRIENDS OF MEDICAL RESEARCH PAC $6,500
GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC) $10K
GENERAL ELECTRIC PAC $4,000
GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC) $1,000
HB STRATEGIES PAC $4,000
HERZOG PAC $2,500
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY PAC $2,500
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC. EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HIIPAC) $1,000
INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL) $5,000
INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES (IATSE) $2,500
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC $5,000
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE $2,000
INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICI PAC) $1,000
KELLEY DRYE & WARREN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
KIDSPAC $5,000
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC $9,000
LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC $5,000
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND $1,000
LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS $5,000
MANTECH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ( A.K.A 'MANTECH PAC') $1,500
MENTAL HEALTH PAC $1,000
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC) $3,500
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC $7,500
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEXTILE ORGANIZATIONS INC PAC $2,500
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE / AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS $2,500
NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURER'S ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION $5,000
NUCOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,000
ORACLE AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ORACLE PAC) $1,000
OUTDOOR AMUSEMENT BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
PARSONS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
PERATON CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A.K.A. 'PERATON PAC') $8,000
PITNEY BOWES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS--PAC OF AAOS $1,000
PROFESSIONAL AVIATION SAFETY SPECIALISTS PAC $2,500
RELX INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICA PAC $1,500
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,500
SCITECH PAC $4,500
SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION PAC $2,500
SMART TD PAC $5,500
SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS PAC) $2,500
STEPTOE LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AOTPAC) $1,000
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC $8,500
THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $5,000
TRI-STATE MAXED-OUT WOMEN $2,500
UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC $5,000
UNITE HERE TIP CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $5,000
USA FARMWORKER PAC $5,000
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC) $3,500
WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $3,500
WESTERN ALLIANCE OF FARMWORKER ADVOCATES PAC (WAFA PAC) $10K
WSP USA INC. PAC $2,500
Y COMBINATOR MANAGEMENT, LLC POLITICAL COMMITTEE (LITTLE TECH PAC) $1,500

All filings at the FEC ↗

Chris Lancia (REP)

Raised: $17K through 2026-10-14 individuals $16K · PACs $0 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $1,000 · cash on hand $68
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

All filings at the FEC ↗

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