This district leans Democratic. Joe Courtney, a Democrat, has taken $50,123 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. George Austin, a Republican, shows no AIPAC-linked donations in 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.
Cost of living — Affordability is the defining issue of the 2026 election, topping all voter polls.
Energy and utility costs — Residents face high electricity costs, with broad support for lowering utility bills.
Housing costs — Rising housing costs weigh most heavily on younger voters and voters of color.
Tax burden — Taxes rank third among voter concerns as the state debates its fiscal direction.
Immigration enforcement — State leaders publicly oppose stepped-up federal immigration enforcement activity.
Healthcare costs — Healthcare costs rank among the top concerns for Connecticut voters.
Candidates & funding
Joe Courtney DemocratNominee
AIPAC-linked $50,123FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC PAC and AIPAC-routed contributions, career 2022-2024. Source: FEC filings via FundVoter.
No 2026 conduit activity detectedFEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle
A PAC can give at most $10K per cycle directly to a candidate. But when individuals route donations through a PAC acting as conduit, there’s no cap on how many donors can be bundled. That’s where the real money moves — not from the PAC’s treasury, but from individuals the PAC steered to the candidate. How conduits work →
2026 fundraising (FEC)$760,424 raised · $508,302 spent · $603,234 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Never stops fighting for eastern Connecticut: delivering for families, workers, and communities across the district
FEC campaign finance data through Sep 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
Joe Courtney D
George Austin R
Raised
$760K
$314K
Individuals
$323K42%
$58K19%
PACs & parties
$433K57%
$11K3%
Self-funded
$0
$240K76%
Other
$4K1%
$5K2%
AIPAC-linked*
$50K
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Outside spending†
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* 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.
Joe Courtney494 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$760K
Campaign spent$508K
Cash on hand$603K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals42%
PACs / committees57%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
No 2026 conduit activity detected
FEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle. Career AIPAC-linked total (above) may reflect prior cycles. How conduits work →
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Individual$9K
Corporate PAC$8K
Corporate PAC$8K
Corporate PAC$8K
Individual$7K
Corporate PAC$6K
Individual$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Membership PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Membership PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Cooperative PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
Membership PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Membership PAC$5K
Cooperative PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Individual$4K
Corporate PAC$4K
Trade association PAC$4K
Corporate PAC$4K
Trade association PAC$4K
Showing the 50 biggest of 494 donors. The other 444 gave $331K combined.
Plus $97K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
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.