This district usually votes strongly Democratic. Tim Kennedy, a Democrat, has taken $159,134 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. Dennis Hannon, a Republican, shows no AIPAC-linked donations in available records.
Key issues in New York
Major issues facing New York, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.
Cost of living — A majority of voters call the cost of living the state's most important issue, from groceries to utilities.
High state and local taxes — New York collects the nation's highest state and local taxes per capita, pushing some residents to consider leaving.
Housing affordability — Rents and home prices strain budgets statewide, with majorities calling housing costs too high.
Crime and public safety — A majority of voters say statewide crime-fighting efforts are falling short of what communities need.
Immigration enforcement policy — State lawmakers debate limits on cooperation between local police and federal immigration agents.
Candidates & funding
Tim Kennedy DemocratNominee
AIPAC-linked $159,134FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC PAC and AIPAC-routed contributions, career 2024-2026. Source: FEC filings via FundVoter.
Routed contributions $7Kindividual donors via conduits
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)$2,310,288 raised · $1,435,475 spent · $1,213,878 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Western New York; lowering costs, defending healthcare, gun safety
FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
Tim Kennedy D
Dennis Hannon R
Raised
$2.3M
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Individuals
$1.7M74%
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PACs & parties
$576K25%
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Self-funded
$0
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Other
$21K1%
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AIPAC-linked*
$159K
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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.
Tim Kennedy960 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$2.3M
Campaign spent$1.4M
Cash on hand$1.2M
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals74%
PACs / committees25%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
Total routed through conduits$7K
Share of individual giving0.4%
Individuals gave through these conduits. Conduit is routing layer, not legal donor. General platforms (ActBlue, WinRed) are payment processors, not networks. How conduits work →
Individual$12K
Individual$12K
Labor PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Membership PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Individual$10K
Corporate PAC$8K
Individual$8K
Individual$8K
Membership PAC$8K
Labor PAC$8K
Membership PAC$8K
Labor PAC$8K
Labor PAC$8K
Corporate PAC$8K
Membership PAC$8K
Labor 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
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
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Individual$7K
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Showing the 50 biggest of 960 donors. The other 910 gave $1.8M combined.
Plus $135K 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.