About this race
Seth Magaziner, a Democrat, currently holds this House seat and is running for re-election. Seth Magaziner, a Democrat, has taken $48,266 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. Armando Anzoli, an independent, shows no AIPAC-linked donations in available records. Victor Mellor, 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.
- Rising cost of living — Affordability is voters' top concern as prices outpace wages in the smallest state.
- Washington Bridge reconstruction — The closed bridge's delayed rebuild disrupts commutes and dominates the governor's race.
- Housing shortage — A severe shortage of affordable housing ranks among voters' top issues.
- Health care and Medicaid — Federal funding cuts threaten coverage for tens of thousands amid primary care shortages.
- State budget pressures — Lawmakers wrestle with a tight budget, tax fairness debates, and transit funding gaps.
Candidates & funding
Victor Mellor Republican Nominee
Armando Anzoli Independent Nominee
Where the money comes from
FEC campaign finance data through Aug 20, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
| Seth Magaziner D | Victor Mellor R | Armando Anzoli I | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raised | $1.4M | $3M | — |
| Individuals | $777K56% | $28K1% | — |
| PACs & parties | $520K38% | $0 | — |
| Self-funded | $0 | $2.9M98% | — |
| Other | $86K6% | $41K1% | — |
| AIPAC-linked* | $48K | — | — |
| 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.
Seth Magaziner 698 donors
- Individual$11K
- Labor PAC$10K
- Labor PAC$10K
- Labor PAC$10K
- Labor PAC$10K
- Labor PAC$10K
- Corporate PAC$10K
- PAC$10K
- Individual$9K
- Individual$9K
- Labor PAC$9K
- Corporate PAC$8K
- Corporate PAC$8K
- Trade association PAC$8K
- Labor PAC$8K
- Membership PAC$8K
- Labor PAC$8K
- Labor PAC$8K
- Corporate PAC$8K
- PAC$8K
- Labor 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
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Corporate PAC$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$6K
- Corporate PAC$6K
- Corporate PAC$6K
- Labor PAC$6K
- Corporate PAC$6K
- Trade association PAC$6K
- Corporate PAC$6K
- Individual$6K
- Individual$6K
Showing the 50 biggest of 698 donors. The other 648 gave $863K combined.
Plus $74K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
Victor Mellor 20 donors
- Self-funded$735K
- Individual$2K
- Individual$2K
- Individual$1K
- Individual$1K
- Individual$1K
- Individual$1K
- Individual$800
- Individual$600
- Individual$500
- Individual$500
- Individual$300
- Individual$300
- Individual$260
- Individual$238
- Individual$208
- Individual$200
- Individual$30
- Individual$20
- Individual$10
Plus $21K 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.