Voters here usually back Democratic candidates by wide margins. Sarah Elfreth, a Democrat, has taken $11,898 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. Berney Flowers, a Republican, shows no AIPAC-linked donations in available records.
Key issues in Maryland
Major issues facing Maryland, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.
Cost of living — Affordability dominates 2026 session priorities as voters report everything costs too much.
Budget shortfall — A projected $1.4 billion shortfall fuels debate over spending and the Blueprint education law.
Rising electricity bills — Data center-driven grid costs are pushing Maryland electricity bills sharply higher.
Data center development — Local communities resist data center encroachment over land, water, and grid impacts.
Redistricting ballot question — Question 3 would change congressional redistricting rules; its wording confuses many voters.
Candidates & funding
Sarah Elfreth DemocratNominee
AIPAC-linked $11,898FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC PAC and AIPAC-routed contributions, 2024-2026. 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)$1,141,516 raised · $836,430 spent · $335,826 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Standing up for federal workers, supporting veterans, protecting the Chesapeake Bay, tackling affordability.
FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
Sarah Elfreth D
Berney Flowers R
Raised
$1.1M
$13K
Individuals
$693K61%
$8K63%
PACs & parties
$442K39%
$5K37%
Self-funded
$6490%
$0
Other
$6K1%
$0
AIPAC-linked*
$12K
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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.
Sarah Elfreth661 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$1.1M
Campaign spent$836K
Cash on hand$336K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals61%
PACs / committees39%
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 →
Individual$14K
Individual$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Membership PAC$8K
Corporate PAC$8K
Individual$8K
Corporate PAC$8K
PAC$8K
Corporate PAC$8K
Corporate PAC$8K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Corporate PAC$7K
Corporate PAC$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$6K
Corporate PAC$6K
Corporate PAC$6K
Individual$6K
Individual$6K
Corporate PAC$6K
Labor PAC$6K
Corporate PAC$6K
Corporate PAC$6K
Individual$5K
Individual$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Leadership PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Membership PAC$5K
PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Showing the 50 biggest of 661 donors. The other 611 gave $732K combined.
Plus $82K 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.