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2026 Virginia District 1 House Election

Rob Wittman (R) incumbent

About this race

Rob Wittman, a Republican, currently holds this House seat and is running for re-election. Rob Wittman, a Republican, has taken $103,035 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. Shannon Taylor, a Democrat, shows no AIPAC-linked donations in available records.

Key issues in Virginia

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

Candidates & funding

Rob Wittman Republican Nominee

AIPAC-linked $103,035FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC-linked contributions $55,000, career 2022-2026. Source: FEC 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)$4,053,142 raised · $1,136,232 spent · $4,292,789 cash on hand through Jul 15, 2026
Focus: rebuilding military, broadband access, 21st-century education, results for VA-01

Shannon Taylor Democrat Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$2,140,980 raised · $1,136,753 spent · $1,004,227 cash on hand through Jul 15, 2026
Focus: fight Washington corruption, ban congressional stock trading, term limits, lower costs, affordable healthcare

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Jul 15, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

Rob Wittman RShannon Taylor D
Raised$4.1M$2.1M
Individuals$1.4M36%$1.7M79%
PACs & parties$1.2M29%$342K16%
Self-funded$0$0
Other$1.4M36%$111K5%
AIPAC-linked*$103K—
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.

Rob Wittman 1123 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$4.1M
Campaign spent$1.1M
Cash on hand$4.3M
FEC 2026 through 07/15/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals36%
PACs / committees29%
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
  • PAC$12K
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Showing the 50 biggest of 1123 donors. The other 1073 gave $2.1M combined.

Plus $80K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Rob Wittman’s full FEC filings →

Shannon Taylor 1332 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$2.1M
Campaign spent$1.1M
Cash on hand$1.0M
FEC 2026 through 07/15/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals79%
PACs / committees16%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Individual$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
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  • Labor PAC$10K
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  • Individual$9K
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Showing the 50 biggest of 1332 donors. The other 1282 gave $1.3M combined.

Plus $338K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Shannon Taylor’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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