Political ads · 2026 · NJ

New Jersey House District 1 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

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Damon Galdo (Republican) and Donald Norcross (Democrat) are the nominees for New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Donald Norcross is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Damon Galdo's campaign had raised $16,000 (through October 14, 2026) and Donald Norcross's campaign $2.0 million (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $10 for Donald Norcross and $0 against.

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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.

Damon Galdo (REP)

Raised: $16K through 2026-10-14 individuals $16K · PACs $0 · party $550 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $100 · cash on hand $772
Outside spending: none reported

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

All filings at the FEC ↗

Donald Norcross (DEM, incumbent)

Raised: $2.0M through 2026-10-14 individuals $785K · PACs $1.0M · from the candidate's other committees $56K · cash on hand $2.4M
Outside spending: $10 supporting Norcross · latest reported 2026-01-09
Largest outside spenders: SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION — $10 supporting Norcross

Bundled through PACs: $129K through 1 PAC · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — $129K from 121 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC

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

AAR CORP. PAC $5,000
ACROSS THE AISLE PAC $10K
AECOM PAC $2,500
AFL-CIO COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $1,000
AFLAC PAC $5,000
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
AIRBUS GROUP, INC. PAC $5,000
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
ALLISON TRANSMISSION INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE $5,000
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. $6,000
AMERICAN AIRLINES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAPAC) $1,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) $3,500
AMERICAN BAKERS ASSOCIATION AMERICAN BAKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) $5,000
AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PAC $3,000
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC $2,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) $5,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $8,500
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
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 FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC $6,000
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION FUND $7,000
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,000
AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC) $1,000
AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTION $1,500
AMERICAN SUBCONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION, INC., POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AKA ASA-PAC $1,000
AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICINE ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
AMERICAN WATER WORKS COMPANY, INC. FEDERAL PAC A/K/A AMERICAN WATER FEDERAL PAC $5,000
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMERIPRISEPAC) $3,000
ANDURIL INDUSTRIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ANDURIL PAC) $2,000
ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL FLIGHT ATTENDANTS (APFA PAC) POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
AT&T INC. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T FEDERAL PAC) $1,000
BAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC) $7,000
BAKER & HOSTETLER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
BALLARD SPAHR LLP PAC $1,000
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) $2,500
BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS $5,000
CEMENT MASONS AND PLASTERERS LOCAL 592 PAC $5,000
CIGNA CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
COAST PROFESSIONAL, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA-COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $5,000
COMPOSITION ROOFERS LOCAL UNION #30 POLITICAL ACTION & EDUCATION FUND $7,000
CORY PAC, INC. $5,000
COZEN O'CONNOR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATION $10K
DAY & ZIMMERMANN INC FEDERAL PAC (AKA 'DAYPAC - FEDERAL') $4,000
DEMOCRATS WIN FUND $1,000
DISTILLED SPIRITS COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STATES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $974
DLA PIPER LLP (US) POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DLA PIPER PAC) $2,000
EDPAC $1,000
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC $10K
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EQUITABLE PAC) $2,000
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
EXELON CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXELON PAC) $10K
FAA MANAGERS ASSOCIATION PAC (FAAMA PAC) $2,500
FAIRBANKS MORSE, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
FIRSTENERGY CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
FMR LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL (FIDELITY PAC) $1,000
GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GDC PAC) $7,000
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GEPAC) $3,500
GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC) $5,000
GIBBONS P.C. PAC, INC. $1,000
GOOGLE LLC NETPAC $1,000
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $9,500
HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTE (SHIPPAC) $5,000
INDEPENDENCE BLUE CROSS PAC (IBC PAC) $5,000
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IRI PAC) $10K
INT LONGSHOREMENS ASSOC (ILA) LOCAL 1291 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
INT'L FED. OF PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL ENGINEERS LEG. EDU. ACTION PROGRAM - PAC $3,000
INT'L. ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL & REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL) $10K
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC $2,500
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT & FROST INSULATORS AND ASBESTOS WORKERS P A C $7,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL A $5,000
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND $5,000
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INC $5,000
INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION $5,000
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 68 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMM $10K
INTL UNION OF BRICKLAYERS & ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS PAC $10K
INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
JACKSON HOLDINGS LLC AND JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL SSF (JACKSON NATI $1,000
JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PAC $5,000
JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (USA) FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC $9,500
LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC $2,500
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND $100
LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,000
LEONARDO DRS PAC $7,000
LINCOLN FINANCIAL GROUP PAC $5,000
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
LPL FINANCIAL LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LPL PAC) $1,000
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & $5,000
MAERSK INC GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $2,000
MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
MASTERS, MATES AND PILOTS POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION FUND $4,158
MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MCA-PAC) $5,000
METLIFE INC. EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL PARTICIPATION FUND A $2,000
NAIOP-PAC $2,500
NAMMO INC EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC) $1,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BENEFITS AND INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS PAC (NABIP PAC) $3,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM $5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL $5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SURETY BOND PRODUCERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SURETYPAC) $1,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (NEC PAC) $10K
NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
NATIONAL POSTAL MAIL HANDLERS UNION - DIVISION OF LABORERS' INT'L UNION OF NORTH AMERICA $2,500
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC $3,500
NATIONAL THOROUGHBRED RACING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/HORSE PAC $2,000
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY FINANCIAL & INVESTMENTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION $10K
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NO VOTE LEFT BEHIND PAC $1,000
NORTH AMERICA'S BUILDING TRADES UNIONS POLITICAL EDUCATIONAL FUND $2,500
NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
OSHKOSH CORPORATION EMPLOYEES PAC (OCEPAC) $5,000
PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
PAN-AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PAC (PALIC PAC) $2,500
PARSONS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $8,500
PERATON CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A.K.A. 'PERATON PAC') $5,000
POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES $5,000
PRIMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PRIMERICA PAC) $1,500
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
PROFESSIONAL AVIATION SAFETY SPECIALISTS PAC $3,000
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA - PRUDENTIAL FEDERAL PAC $5,000
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PEGPAC) $5,000
RGA REINSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL PAC $1,000
ROCKET LAB USA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ROCKET LAB PAC) $1,000
ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
SARONIC TECHNOLOGIES INC. PAC $2,500
SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION - SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NA-AGLIW $2,500
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) $2,500
SHEET METAL AND AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
SOCIETY FOR RELIEF OF DISTRESSED AND DECAYED PILOTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
STV GROUP INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
SUN LIFE FINANCIAL (U.S.) SERVICES COMPANY INC PAC SUN LIFE PAC $2,500
SYNOPSYS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SYNOPSYS PAC) $1,000
T-MOBILE US, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC) $1,000
TD BANK N.A. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,000
TEACHERS INSURANCE ANNUITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA PAC (TIAA PAC) $7,500
TEXTRON POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
THE BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $8,500
THE VANGUARD GROUP COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $1,000
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) $3,000
TRANSAMERICA CORPORATION PAC $1,000
TRANSDIGM GROUP INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $5,000
UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC) $5,000
UNITE HERE TIP CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $10K
UNITED ASSOCIATION POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APP $5,000
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB $5,000
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA - COAL MINERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC. PAC $5,000
UNITED STEELWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND $5,000
UNUM GROUP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UNUMPAC) $1,000
UTILITY WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA COPE $1,000
VANNEVAR LABS, INC. PAC $1,000
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. GOOD GOVERNMENT CLUB (VERIZON PAC) $1,500
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC PAC $3,000
WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON PAC $1,000

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