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Valerie Foushee (DEM, incumbent), Mahesh Ganorkar (REP), Mahesh Ganorkar (REP), Nida Allam (DEM).
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Valerie Foushee (DEM, incumbent)
Raised
$1.0M through 2026-10-14individuals $460K · PACs $574K · party $6,000 · cash on hand $49K
JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC— $1.6M supporting FousheeLargest 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, ResearcherARTICLE ONE PAC— $600K supporting FousheeLargest 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, CEOJUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC— $218K opposing FousheeLargest 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 FousheeLargest donors:
LET IT RESOUND $1.1M (81%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC)CITIZENS AGAINST AIPAC CORRUPTION— $24K opposing FousheeLargest donors:
TAYEBATI, PARVIZ $318K (43%)and 2 more
Bundled through PACs
$3,500 through 1 PAC · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01JSTREETPAC— $3,500 from 1 giftLobbyist/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
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
AMERICAN PRIORITIES (AP)— $1.1M supporting AllamLargest 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, InvestorLEADERS WE DESERVE— $386K supporting AllamLargest 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, RetiredJUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC— $172K supporting AllamLargest 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 AllamLargest 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 AllamLargest 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-Founderand 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
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