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2026 New Jersey District 9 House Election

Nellie Pou (D)

About this race

This is a genuine swing district. Nellie Pou, a Democrat, has taken $35,666 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. Rosie Pino, a Republican, shows a record of donations linked to AIPAC, but the exact amount is still being confirmed.

Key issues in New Jersey

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

Candidates & funding

Nellie Pou Democrat Nominee

AIPAC-linked $35,666FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC PAC and AIPAC-routed contributions, 2024 cycle. 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)$2,661,928 raised · $1,021,043 spent · $1,793,359 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Lowering costs, protecting healthcare, keeping communities safe, protecting veterans benefits

Rosie Pino Republican Nominee

AIPAC-linkedamount under verification
FundVoter lists an AIPAC-linked FEC record for this candidate; the dollar amount is still under verification.
2026 fundraising (FEC)$437,829 raised · $398,205 spent · $39,624 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Fighting to ensure middle and working-class New Jerseyans are seen, heard, respected

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

Nellie Pou DRosie Pino R
Raised$2.7M$438K
Individuals$1.5M55%$377K86%
PACs & parties$1M39%$0
Self-funded$0$0
Other$161K6%$61K14%
AIPAC-linked*$36K—
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.

Nellie Pou 1336 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$2.7M
Campaign spent$1.0M
Cash on hand$1.8M
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals55%
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 →
  • PAC$13K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$9K
  • PAC$9K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Labor PAC$8K
  • Leadership PAC$8K
  • Membership PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Membership PAC$8K
  • Leadership PAC$8K
  • Trade association PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
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  • Individual$7K

Showing the 50 biggest of 1336 donors. The other 1286 gave $1.8M combined.

Plus $284K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Nellie Pou’s full FEC filings →

Rosie Pino 260 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$438K
Campaign spent$398K
Cash on hand$40K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals86%
PACs / committees0%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$2K
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  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$963
  • Individual$920
  • Individual$900
  • Individual$878
  • Individual$720
  • Individual$709
  • Individual$686
  • Individual$676
  • Individual$674
  • Individual$673
  • Individual$637
  • Individual$613
  • Individual$572
  • Individual$522
  • Individual$520

Showing the 50 biggest of 260 donors. The other 210 gave $44K combined.

Plus $259K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Rosie Pino’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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