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2026 Rhode Island District 1 House Election

Gabe Amo (D) incumbent

About this race

Gabe Amo, a Democrat, currently holds this House seat and is running for re-election. Gabe Amo, a Democrat, has taken $95,368 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. Pedro DeSouza, an independent, shows no AIPAC-linked donations in available records. Kellie Keenan, a Republican, shows a record of donations linked to AIPAC, but the exact amount is still being confirmed. The November ballot lists 3 candidates: one Democrat, one Republican and one independent.

Key issues in Rhode Island

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

Candidates & funding

Gabe Amo Democrat Nominee

AIPAC-linked $95,368FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC PAC and AIPAC-routed contributions, career 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)$1,725,081 raised · $808,701 spent · $1,851,028 cash on hand through Aug 20, 2026
Focus: Support allies, uphold international law and human rights, ensure climate resilience

Kellie Keenan 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)$12,771 raised · $10,439 spent · $2,332 cash on hand through Aug 20, 2026
Focus: Lowering costs, strengthening communities, making Rhode Island a better place to live

Pedro DeSouza Independent Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
Focus: Small business owner; affordable housing, healthcare for all, end forever wars

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Aug 20, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

Gabe Amo DKellie Keenan RPedro DeSouza I
Raised$1.7M$13K—
Individuals$1.1M61%$5K37%—
PACs & parties$654K38%$0—
Self-funded$0$8K63%—
Other$20K1%$0—
AIPAC-linked*$95K——
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.

Gabe Amo 1184 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$1.7M
Campaign spent$809K
Cash on hand$1.9M
FEC 2026 through 08/20/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals61%
PACs / committees38%
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
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Cooperative PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$9K
  • Labor PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Individual$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Membership PAC$8K
  • 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
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Corporate PAC$7K
  • Corporate PAC$6K
  • Labor PAC$6K
  • Individual$6K
  • Membership PAC$6K
  • Corporate PAC$6K
  • Corporate PAC$6K
  • Corporate PAC$6K
  • Corporate PAC$6K
  • Corporate PAC$6K
  • Corporate PAC$6K
  • Individual$6K
  • Individual$6K
  • Individual$6K
  • Individual$5K
  • Individual$5K

Showing the 50 biggest of 1184 donors. The other 1134 gave $1.3M combined.

Plus $45K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Gabe Amo’s full FEC filings →

Kellie Keenan 7 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$13K
Campaign spent$10K
Cash on hand$2K
FEC 2026 through 08/20/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals37%
PACs / committees0%
Self-funding63%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$300
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$200

Plus $2K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Kellie Keenan’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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