Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, a Democrat, currently holds this House seat and is running for re-election. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, a Democrat, has taken $382,707 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. John Braun, a Republican, shows a record of donations linked to AIPAC, but the exact amount is still being confirmed.
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Millionaires tax repeal — Voters decide whether to repeal the new 9.9% tax on income above $1 million before it takes effect.
Parents' bill of rights rollback — An initiative would reverse last year's changes limiting parents' access to school materials and student records.
Transgender athlete participation — An initiative would restrict girls' school sports participation based on biological sex verification.
Mail ballot postmark rules — Rejection rates more than doubled in many counties after postal postmarking changes, threatening vote-by-mail.
Budget shortfall — Officials project a roughly $500 million shortfall next year while the governor pledges no new taxes.
Candidates & funding
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez DemocratNominee
AIPAC-linked $382,707FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC-linked contributions $61,050, 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)$6,292,683 raised · $4,254,323 spent · $2,064,820 cash on hand through Jul 15, 2026
Focus: Good jobs without a college degree, lower medication and childcare costs, safer communities.
FEC campaign finance data through Aug 18, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez D
John Braun R
Raised
$6.3M
$2.2M
Individuals
$2.5M40%
$1.5M69%
PACs & parties
$865K14%
$280K13%
Self-funded
$0
$11K1%
Other
$2.9M46%
$392K18%
AIPAC-linked*
$383K
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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.
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez1913 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$6.3M
Campaign spent$4.3M
Cash on hand$2.1M
FEC 2026 through 07/15/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals40%
PACs / committees14%
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$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Membership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
AIPAC's PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$8K
Trade association PAC$8K
Membership PAC$8K
Labor PAC$8K
Trade association PAC$8K
Labor PAC$8K
Cooperative PAC$8K
Labor PAC$8K
Trade association 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
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Showing the 50 biggest of 1913 donors. The other 1863 gave $2.7M combined.
Plus $317K 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.
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Cook's House editor moved 18 race ratings toward Democrats on Oct. 9: nine Republican incumbents (Miller-Meeks and Nunn in Iowa; Mackenzie, Perry, and Fitzpatrick in Pennsylvania; Huizenga in Michigan; Wittman in Virginia; Hill in Arkansas; Spartz in Indiana), five Democratic incumbents (Lee in Nevada; Suozzi and Gillen in New York; Gluesenkamp Perez in Washington; Davis in North Carolina), and four open seats (NE-02, IA-02, KY-06, ME-02). Cook now says Democrats need only 20 percent of the Toss Ups to reach a House majority.