North Carolina House District 4 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

Valerie Foushee won · 79.1% to 18.9% · Called by AP on Nov 3

Valerie Foushee (DEM, incumbent), Mahesh Ganorkar (REP), Mahesh Ganorkar (REP), Nida Allam (DEM). 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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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.

Valerie Foushee (DEM, incumbent)

Raised
$1.0M through 2026-10-14 individuals $460K · PACs $574K · party $6,000 · cash on hand $49K
Outside spending
$242K opposing Foushee · $2.4M supporting Foushee · latest reported 2026-03-03
Largest outside spenders
JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC — $1.6M supporting Foushee Largest donors: PUBLIC FIRST ACTION INC $12.7M (65%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); PUBLIC FIRST $4.0M (21%); PUBLIC FIRST ACTION $2.6M (13%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Jan Leike $100K (1%), Anthropic, Researcher ARTICLE ONE PAC — $600K supporting Foushee Largest donors: ARTICLE ONE ACTION FUND $2.6M (54%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); OPPORTUNITY FORWARD ALLIANCE $750K (15%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); GUZMAN FOUNDATION $550K (11%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); SERVANT-LEADER FUND INC. $500K (10%); Glen Tullman $175K (4%), Transcarent, CEO JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC — $218K opposing Foushee Largest donors: Saikat Chakrabarti $2.0M (34%), NEW Consensus, President; D BAILEY, JAMES $840K (14%); THE INSTITUTE FOR MIDDLE EAST UNDERSTANDING (IMEU) POLICY PROJECT $785K (13%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Allen Liu $650K (11%), NOT Employed, Retired; RASHIDA TLAIB FOR CONGRESS $550K (9%) ROLLING SEA ACTION FUND — $150K supporting Foushee Largest donors: LET IT RESOUND $1.1M (81%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC) CITIZENS AGAINST AIPAC CORRUPTION — $24K opposing Foushee Largest donors: TAYEBATI, PARVIZ $318K (43%) and 2 more
Bundled through PACs
$3,500 through 1 PAC · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 JSTREETPAC — $3,500 from 1 gift Lobbyist/registrant PAC
190 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
  • 3M COMPANY PAC $7,000
  • A PLEASANT PENINSULA PAC $1,000
  • ACADEMY OF RAIL LABOR ATTORNEYS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
  • ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
  • ALPHA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE $2,500
  • AMERICAN AIRLINES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAPAC) $1,000
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) $7,500
  • AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) $2,500
  • AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) $2,000
  • AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
  • AMERICAN DEFENSE AND MILITARY PAC $2,000
  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E $10K
  • AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
  • AMERICAN MOSAIC PAC $1,000
  • AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC) $5,000
  • AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
  • AMERICANS MAKING OPPORTUNITIES PAC $1,000
  • AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA $5,000
  • AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
  • ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS PAC $1,000
  • ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL FLIGHT ATTENDANTS (APFA PAC) POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC) $2,000
  • BASF CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
  • BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY PAC $2,000
  • BEYOND THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS PAC $1,000
  • BIOGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE A.K.A. 'BIOGEN PAC' $3,500
  • BLUE MOMENTUM PAC $5,000
  • BLUE NEVADA PAC $1,000
  • BLUE ORIGIN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLUE ORIGIN PAC) $1,000
  • BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC) $2,000
  • BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN FOR CONGRESS $500
  • BUILD AMERICA PAC $5,000
  • BUILD THE BENCH PAC $2,500
  • BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IN DIVERSE GEOGRAPHIC ENVIRONMENTS PAC (BRIDGE PAC) $5,000
  • CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC) $5,000
  • CAPITOL HEEL PAC $3,000
  • CARDINAL HEALTH INC. PAC $1,000
  • CAROLINA VICTORY FUND $5,000
  • CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS $5,000
  • CATERPILLAR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CATPAC) $5,000
  • CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
  • COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (COGNIZANT PAC) $3,000
  • COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
  • COMMITTEE FOR A DEMOCRATIC FUTURE $1,000
  • COMMITTEE TO ELECT VALERIE JORDAN $1,000
  • CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PAC $5,000
  • CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PAC $5,000
  • CROSSPARTISAN PAC I $2,500
  • CRUSH MAGA PAC $5,000
  • CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $2,000
  • D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS) $4,000
  • DEBORAH ROSS FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • DELTA AIR LINES PAC $1,000
  • DEMOCRACY SUMMER LEADERSHIP PAC $1,000
  • DEMOCRATS WIN SEATS (DWS PAC) $1,000
  • DENTONS US LLP PAC $1,000
  • ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN $7,000
  • ELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • EMD SERONO, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC $5,000
  • EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS $5,000
  • ENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC) $1,000
  • FAA MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INC. PAC $2,000
  • FAIR SHOT PAC $5,000
  • FGS GLOBAL (US) LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • FIGHTING BACK PAC $1,000
  • FOSTERING PROGRESS PAC $1,000
  • FRIENDS OF MATT HUGHES $100
  • FUELING INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS EVERYWHERE (FIRE) PAC $2,000
  • GARMIN INTERNATIONAL INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • GENENTECH INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENENPAC) $1,000
  • GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC) $1,000
  • GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AEROSPACE EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GE AEROSPACE PAC) $1,000
  • GLAXOSMITHKLINE LLC PAC (GSK PAC) $2,500
  • GOOGLE LLC NET PAC $5,000
  • GRAIL, INC. PAC $1,500
  • GREATER OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT (GOLD PAC) $2,000
  • HAMILTON FOR ORANGE COUNTY $900
  • HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' PAC $1,000
  • HIGHER HEIGHTS FOR AMERICA PAC $2,000
  • HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,000
  • HOPE PAC $3,000
  • HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND PAC $1,000
  • INDEPENDENT PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IPAC) $1,000
  • INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL) $1,000
  • INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE $5,500
  • INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE $7,500
  • JANELLE BYNUM FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • JASMINE FOR US $1,000
  • JERSEY VALUES PAC $2,500
  • JOBS EDUCATION AND FAMILIES FIRST - JEFFPAC $5,000
  • JOHNSON & JOHNSON POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • JSTREETPAC $5,000
  • JUSTICE LEAGUE PAC $2,000
  • L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC $5,000
  • LA BAMBA PAC $5,000
  • LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS POLITICAL PARTICIPATION COMMITTEE $1,500
  • LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC $5,000
  • LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY INNOVATION SERVICE PAC $2,000
  • LEADING PEOPLE FORWARD PAC $1,000
  • LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND $1,050
  • LINDA COLEMAN FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
  • LOWE'S PAC $7,500
  • LUZ RIVAS FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS $5,500
  • MADISON PAC; THE $4,000
  • MARC VEASEY CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $1,000
  • MCGUIREWOODS FEDERAL PAC $3,000
  • MCKENZIE RIVER PAC $2,500
  • MCKINSEY & COMPANY, INC. UNITED STATES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MCKINSEY PAC) $2,500
  • MERCK & CO., INC., EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MERCK PAC) $2,500
  • META PLATFORMS, INC. PAC $2,000
  • MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC $2,500
  • MILK RIVER PAC $1,000
  • MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) $1,000
  • NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
  • NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC $2,500
  • NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE / AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS $1,000
  • NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC) $4,000
  • NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC $3,000
  • NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION $2,000
  • NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH, LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE $1,000
  • NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUND $5,000
  • NEW SOUTH LEADERSHIP PAC $1,000
  • NEW VOICE PAC $2,000
  • NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $3,000
  • NORMA TORRES FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • NORTH AMERICA'S BUILDING TRADES UNIONS POLITICAL EDUCATIONAL FUND $1,000
  • NORTH CAROLINA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION INC POL ACT CMTE INC (AKA) NC FARM BUREAU FARMPAC $2,500
  • NOT SO OLD FASHIONED PAC $1,000
  • NOVARTIS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
  • NOVO NORDISK INC. PAC (NOVO NORDISK PAC) $1,000
  • NUCOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
  • PAC FOR GOOD $1,000
  • PAC TO THE FUTURE $5,000
  • PEOPLE IN RURAL AREAS TRANSFORM ELECTIONS (PIRATE) PAC $2,000
  • PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • PFIZER INC. PAC $1,000
  • PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA BETTER GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE $1,000
  • PRICE FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • PROFESSIONAL AVIATION SAFETY SPECIALISTS PAC (AKA PASS PAC) $1,000
  • PROTECT DEMOCRACY INITIATIVE $2,000
  • PUGET PAC $5,000
  • QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • REBUILD AMERICA PAC $1,000
  • SCHNEIDER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • SECURING A KINDER DEMOCRACY PAC $1,000
  • SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) $2,500
  • SERVING OUR COUNTRY (SOC) PAC $1,000
  • SHERRI ZANN ROSENTHAL FOR COUNCIL $68
  • SHORE PAC $1,000
  • SILICORN VALLEY PAC $1,000
  • SMART TD PAC $4,500
  • SPIKE PAC $1,000
  • STRICKLAND FOR WASHINGTON $4,000
  • SUNFLOWER SEEDS PAC $2,000
  • SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COALITION PAC (SEEC PAC) $1,000
  • THE BOEING COMPANY PAC $2,000
  • THE CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $500
  • THE HOME DEPOT PAC $2,500
  • THE PREMIER, INC. EMPLOYEES' CIVIC ACTION FUND $2,000
  • TOGETHER EVERYONE REALIZES REAL IMPACT $2,500
  • TOMORROW PAC $1,000
  • TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) $1,000
  • TRANSDIGM GROUP INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $1,500
  • TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC $2,500
  • 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
  • UAW-V-CAP $5,000
  • UCB, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
  • UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB $1,000
  • UNITY FIRST PAC $5,000
  • VARDA SPACE INDUSTRIES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VARDA PAC) $1,000
  • WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $2,000
  • WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC $1,000
  • WILLAMETTE VALLEY PAC $1,000
  • WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON PAC $2,000
  • ZENECA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AZPAC) $2,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

Mahesh Ganorkar (REP)

Raised
$19K through 2026-10-14 individuals $11K · PACs $3,350 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $4,569 · cash on hand $9,001
Outside spending
none reported
5 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
  • CHATHAM COUNTY REPUBLICAN PA, CHATHAM COUNTY REP $500
  • DURHAM REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE, DURHAM REPUBLICAN EX $1,000
  • ORANGE COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY, ORANGE COUNTY REP $350
  • REPUBLICAN WOMEN OF CHAPEL HIL, REPUBLICAN WOMEN OF $500
  • WIMPISINGER, KEVIN $1,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

Mahesh Ganorkar (REP)

Raised
$19K through 2026-10-14 individuals $11K · PACs $3,350 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $4,569 · cash on hand $9,001
Outside spending
none reported
Bundled through PACs
none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
5 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
  • CHATHAM COUNTY REPUBLICAN PA, CHATHAM COUNTY REP $500
  • DURHAM REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE, DURHAM REPUBLICAN EX $1,000
  • ORANGE COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY, ORANGE COUNTY REP $350
  • REPUBLICAN WOMEN OF CHAPEL HIL, REPUBLICAN WOMEN OF $500
  • WIMPISINGER, KEVIN $1,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

Nida Allam (DEM)

Raised
$1.1M through 2026-07-15 individuals $1.0M · PACs $34K · party $3,000 · cash on hand $0
Outside spending
$1.9M supporting Allam · latest reported 2026-08-20
Largest outside spenders
AMERICAN PRIORITIES (AP) — $1.1M supporting Allam Largest donors: Mohammad Waqas $1.1M (14%), Showcase Commerce Inc., CEO; Omer Hasan $1.0M (13%), Retired; Hussain Mahrouq $925K (12%), MEI Group, CEO; FIG AND OLIVE ACTION $620K (8%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Afaq Ahmed $500K (7%), Self-Employed, Investor LEADERS WE DESERVE — $386K supporting Allam Largest donors: HOULIHAN, RITA $3.2M (47%); Barbara Weitz $350K (5%), NOT-Employed, NOT-Employed; Amos Hostetter $225K (3%), Pilot House Associates LLC, Chair; Clay Kirk $210K (3%), Self-Employed, Investor; Dagmar Dolby $200K (3%), NOT-Employed, Retired JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC — $172K supporting Allam Largest donors: Saikat Chakrabarti $2.0M (34%), NEW Consensus, President; D BAILEY, JAMES $840K (14%); THE INSTITUTE FOR MIDDLE EAST UNDERSTANDING (IMEU) POLICY PROJECT $785K (13%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Allen Liu $650K (11%), NOT Employed, Retired; RASHIDA TLAIB FOR CONGRESS $550K (9%) WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC — $119K supporting Allam Largest donors: DEMOCRACY PAC $6.5M (32%); MOVEMENT VOTER PAC $2.2M (11%); ACCOUNTABLE JUSTICE ACTION FUND $2.0M (10%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Patty Ann Quillin $650K (3%), NOT Employed, NOT Employed; JORDAN/DELANEY FAMILY TRUST $450K (2%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC) THE IMPACT FUND — $50K supporting Allam Largest donors: Sumir Chadha $500K (30%), Westbridge Capital, CO-Founder AND Managing Director; Glen Tullman $200K (12%), NOT Employed, NOT Employed; Chirag Patel $150K (9%), Halo Pharmaceuticals, Senior Scientist; TOTH, VICKI JO $131K (8%); Kishore Bopardikar $100K (6%), Eileses Capital, CO-Founder and 6 more
Bundled through PACs
none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
10 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
  • COMMON DEFENSE ACTION FUND $1,000
  • JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC $5,000
  • LEADERS WE DESERVE $5,000
  • MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION $5,000
  • NO DEM LEFT BEHIND PAC $5,000
  • PEACE DEMOCRATS $1,000
  • SUNRISE PAC $776
  • THE IMPACT FUND $5,000
  • VOTE FOR PEACE PAC $1,490
  • WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC $5,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

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