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2026 Connecticut District 1 House Election

John B. Larson (D)

About this race

Voters here usually back Democratic candidates by wide margins. Nobody in this race has donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, according to available records.

Key issues in Connecticut

Major issues facing Connecticut, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.

Candidates & funding

Luke Bronin Democrat Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$3,070,151 raised · $2,469,257 spent · $600,894 cash on hand through Jul 22, 2026
Focus: Making life easier, healthier, more affordable for Connecticut's 1st District, with new energy in Washington

Amy Chai Republican Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$20,827 raised · $16,227 spent · $344 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Ending toxic hyper-partisanship: pragmatic, science-literate leadership, radical transparency, and restoring trust and community

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Jul 22, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

Luke Bronin DAmy Chai R
Raised$3.1M$21K
Individuals$3M99%$4K20%
PACs & parties$22K1%$0
Self-funded$0$17K80%
Other$3010%$220%
AIPAC-linked*——
Outside spending†——

* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.

† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.

“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.

Who are the biggest donors?

Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.

Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.

Luke Bronin 1852 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$3.1M
Campaign spent$2.5M
Cash on hand$601K
FEC 2026 through 07/22/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals99%
PACs / committees1%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
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Showing the 50 biggest of 1852 donors. The other 1802 gave $2.6M combined.

Plus $118K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Luke Bronin’s full FEC filings →

Amy Chai 3 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$21K
Campaign spent$16K
Cash on hand$344
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals20%
PACs / committees0%
Self-funding80%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Self-funded$2K
  • Self-funded$700
  • Individual$480

Plus $4K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Amy Chai’s full FEC filings →

These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.

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