Michael Baumgartner, a Republican, currently holds this House seat and is running for re-election. Michael Baumgartner, a Republican, has taken $78,667 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. Carmela Conroy, a Democrat, shows no AIPAC-linked donations in available records.
Key issues in Washington
Major issues facing Washington, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.
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
Michael Baumgartner RepublicanNominee
AIPAC-linked $78,667FundVoter-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)$1,738,226 raised · $976,007 spent · $953,784 cash on hand through Jul 15, 2026
Focus: Border security, lower taxes, less crime, protecting the Lower Snake River Dams, delivering local results.
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)$396,217 raised · $334,896 spent · $74,463 cash on hand through Jul 15, 2026
Focus: Economy that works for Eastern Washington, safe communities, dignity and care for all.
FEC campaign finance data through Jul 15, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
Michael Baumgartner R
Carmela Conroy D
Raised
$1.7M
$396K
Individuals
$1.3M76%
$363K92%
PACs & parties
$367K21%
$13K3%
Self-funded
$0
$10K3%
Other
$43K2%
$10K3%
AIPAC-linked*
$79K
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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.
Michael Baumgartner1135 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$1.7M
Campaign spent$976K
Cash on hand$954K
FEC 2026 through 07/15/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals76%
PACs / committees21%
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$15K
Individual$14K
Individual$14K
Corporate PAC$12K
Trade association PAC$10K
AIPAC's PAC$9K
Individual$8K
Labor PAC$8K
PAC$8K
Organization$8K
Corporate PAC$8K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Organization$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
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Leadership PAC$7K
Leadership PAC$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$6K
Individual$6K
Individual$6K
Showing the 50 biggest of 1135 donors. The other 1085 gave $1.1M combined.
Plus $218K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
Individuals gave through these conduits. Conduit is routing layer, not legal donor. General platforms (ActBlue, WinRed) are payment processors, not networks. How conduits work →
Self-funded$10K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Labor PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$3K
Individual$3K
Individual$3K
Individual$3K
Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Leadership PAC$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$1K
Showing the 50 biggest of 346 donors. The other 296 gave $115K combined.
Plus $90K 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.