New York House District 26 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them
Tim Kennedy won · 65.8% to 34.0%, with an estimated 86% of the vote counted · Called by AP on Nov 3
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Tim Kennedy (Democrat) and Dennis Hannon (Republican) are the nominees for New York's 26th congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Tim Kennedy is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Tim Kennedy's campaign had raised $2.8 million (through October 14, 2026) and Dennis Hannon's campaign $6,000 (through October 14, 2026).
Tim Kennedy (DEM, incumbent), Dennis Hannon (REP).
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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.
Tim Kennedy (DEM, incumbent)
Raised
$2.8M through 2026-10-14individuals $2.0M · PACs $755K · from the candidate's other committees $8,500 · cash on hand $1.2M
AMEREN CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMEREN FEDPAC) $1,500
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNION PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. $3,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC) $1,000
AMERICAN AIRLINES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAPAC) $1,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) $7,500
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) $6,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PAC 2 $1,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) $2,500
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PAC $3,000
AMERICAN CHIROPRACTIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) $4,500
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
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 $2,500
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E $7,500
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION $10K
AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC $10K
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
AMERICAN INVESTMENT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION $10K
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC) $2,500
AMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION RESORT OWNERS COALITION PAC (ARDA-ROC PAC) $5,000
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGIST PAC (ASA PAC) $1,000
AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION PAC (ASHA PAC) $1,500
ARENTFOX SCHIFF CIVIC PARTICIPATION FUND (AFSPAC) $1,000
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC) $1,000
AVANGRID POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $6,000
BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ PC PAC $1,000
BARRAGAN FOR CONGRESS $500
BLUEPAC - BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION PAC $1,250
BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS & TRAINMEN PAC FUND $6,500
BROWN FOR BUFFALO $1,000
BUILDING FOUNDATIONS & LANDMARK OPPORTUNITIES PAC (BFLO PAC) $5,000
BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IN DIVERSE GEOGRAPHIC ENVIRONMENTS PAC $5,000
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS $5,000
CHEEKTOWAGA DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE $100
CITIGROUP INC. PAC - STATE (CITI PAC-STATE) $1,000
CITIGROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL (CITIGROUP PAC-FEDERAL) $2,000
CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CITIZENS PAC) $2,500
COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
COMMON SENSE DEMOCRAT PAC $2,000
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $2,500
CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
COZEN O'CONNOR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
CPL NYS PAC $500
CSX GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $1,000
D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS)) $3,500
DADS PAC $1,000
DEFEND THE VOTE $2,500
DELAWARE NORTH COMPANIES, INC PAC $1,000
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
DEMOCRATS WIN FUND $1,000
DOCUMENT STORAGE SYSTEMS, INC (DSS PAC) $1,000
DTE ENERGY COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
DUPRE FOR ERIE COUNTY $200
EDPAC $1,000
ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC) $2,500
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC $5,000
EMPLOYEES OF QUANTA SERVICES, INC. $2,500
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EQUITABLE PAC) $1,000
ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY PAC - FEDERAL $2,500
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
FEROLETO FOR COUNCIL $2,135
FGS GLOBAL (US) LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
FMR LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL (FIDELITY PAC) $1,000
FRIENDS FOR TAISHA ST JEAN TARD $100
FRIENDS OF APRIL BASKIN $100
FRIENDS OF CHRIS RING $100
FRIENDS OF ERIK BOHEN $204
FRIENDS OF JEFFREY ELDER $50
FRIENDS OF JOHN BARGNESI $100
FRIENDS OF JOHN FLYNN $300
FRIENDS OF JON RIVERA $100
FRIENDS OF JUDGE MARION $550
FRIENDS OF MIKE KEANE $100
FRIENDS OF MONICA WALLACE $100
FUTURE FORUM PAC $6,500
GENERAL MILLS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC) $5,000
GILEAD SCIENCES INC. HEALTHCARE POLICY PAC $1,000
GOOGLE LLC NETPAC $1,000
GRIDIRON-PAC $5,000
HIGHMARK PAC OF HIGHMARK INC. $4,750
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL PAC $7,000
HSBC NORTH AMERICAN FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HSBC FEDERAL PAC) $2,500
HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
IBEW PAC VOLUNTARY FUND $4,500
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC) $1,000
INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL) $1,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC $5,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE $10K
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND $3,000
INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION $5,000
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS/LOCAL 17 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
IRISH AMERICAN DEMOCRATS $1,500
IUPAT POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE $5,000
JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION CREWMEMBER GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $1,000
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO PAC $2,000
KAREN HOAK FOR NYS ASSEMBLY $100
KEYCORP ADVOCATES FUND $1,000
KPMG PARTNERS/PRINCIPALS AND EMPLOYEES PAC $5,000
KULPIT FOR COUNTY COURT $700
LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC $5,000
LACKAWANNA DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE $500
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND $2,050
LINDE INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
LOCKHEED MARTIN EMPLOYEE'S PAC $2,000
LSEG US HOLDCO INC. PAC $5,000
M&T BANK AND WILMINGTON TRUST PAC $3,000
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS $5,000
MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MMCPAC) $1,000
MARYLAND ASSOCIATION FOR CONCERNED CITIZENS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
MASTERS, MATES & PILOTS POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION FUND $2,500
MCDONALD'S CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
MEDICARE FOR ALL $5,000
METLIFE INC. EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL PARTICIPATION FUND A - FEDERAL ONLY $1,000
MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC $2,000
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC) $1,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC $6,000
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
NATIONAL ASSOC. OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS, INC PAC (REIT PAC) $1,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM $2,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC $1,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REHABILIATION PROVIDERS & AGENCIES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,500
NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (NEC PAC) $7,500
NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,000
NATIONAL GRID USA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC $1,000
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN & PUBLIC EDUCATION $2,000
NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH, LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
NETJETS ASSOCIATION OF SHARED AIRCRAFT PILOTS PAC; NJASAP PAC $2,500
NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUND $1,000
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $8,500
NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
NORTH AMERICA'S BUILDING TRADES UNIONS POLITICAL EDUCATIONAL FUND $1,000
NOVARTIS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
NUGENT-PANEPINTO FOR SUPREME COURT $100
PATRICK BURKE FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 $100
PFIZER PAC $1,000
PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES $1,000
POWERPAC OF THE EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE $1,000
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
PROFESSIONAL AVIATION SAFETY SPECIALISTS PAC $10K
ROCHESTER BUILDING TRADES PAC $1,000
ROCKET PAC $5,000
SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDU $5,000
SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
SHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS' NATIONAL ASSOC., INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $6,000
SIEMENS CORPORATION PAC $1,000
SOLSTICE ADVANCED MATERIALS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
SOUTHERN COMPANY EMPLOYEES PAC $2,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SWAPA PAC) $5,000
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (STATE FARM FEDERAL PAC) $2,000
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COALITION PAC (SEEC PAC) $1,000
T-MOBILE US, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC) $1,000
TARGET CORPORATION CITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM (TARGETCITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM) $1,000
TAXICAB LIMOUSINE & PARATRANSIT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TLPA PAC) $1,500
TD BANK N.A. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
TENASKA INC EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AOTPAC) $2,500
THE CIGNA GROUP EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
THE GUIDEHOUSE INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GUIDEHOUSE PAC) $5,000
THE HARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP, INC. FEDERAL PAC (AKA HARTFORD ADVOCATES FEDERAL FUND) $1,000
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMPAC) $2,000
THE REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC) $2,000
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC. PAC $1,000
TOGETHER FOR OUR MAJORITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOMPAC) $1,000
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) $1,000
TRANSAMERICA CORPORATION PAC $1,000
TRANSDIGM GROUP INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $10K
TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-CIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TTD/PAC) $2,500
TRUCKING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC. $1,000
U.A. PLUMBERS & STAMFITTERS LOCAL NO. 22 P.A.C., INC. $500
UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA) $5,000
UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC) $10K
UNUM GROUP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UNUMPAC) $3,500
VIZIENT, INC., POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $3,500
WSP USA, INC. PAC $1,000
XCEL ENERGY EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (XPAC) $1,000
ZURICH HOLDING COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC. COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT (Z-PAC, ZURICH PAC) $5,000
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