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Gary Grossi (Republican) and Lori Trahan (Democrat) are the nominees for Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Lori Trahan is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Gary Grossi's campaign had raised $9,000 (through October 14, 2026) and Lori Trahan's campaign $1.9 million (through October 14, 2026).
Gary Grossi (REP), Lori Trahan (DEM, incumbent).
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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.
Gary Grossi (REP)
Raised
$9,151 through 2026-10-14individuals $3,855 · PACs $1,296 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $4,000 · cash on hand $7,378
Outside spending
none reported
Bundled through PACs
none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
2 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
TENASKA INC EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
THE CIGNA GROUP EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC) $2,000
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC. PAC $2,000
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) $1,000
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $5,000
TWDC ENTERPRISES 18 CORP. EMPLOYEES PAC AKA 'THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY EMPLOYEES PAC' OR 'DISNEY PAC' $1,000
UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA $5,000
UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC) $5,000
ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA ULTRAGENYX PAC) $2,500
UNITE HERE TIP CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $10K
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB $5,000
US ONCOLOGY INC. NETWORK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
VISTRA EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF VISTRA CORP. $1,500
VIZIENT, INC., POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $6,250
VSP HOLDING COMPANY INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $3,500
WAYFAIR LLC PAC $2,500
WHOLESALE & SPECIALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION (WSIA) PAC $1,000
ZENECA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AZPAC) $5,000
ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A.K.A. 'ZIMMER BIOMET PAC') $3,500
ZURICH HOLDING COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC. COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT (Z-PAC, ZURICH PAC) $1,000
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