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2026 Washington District 7 House Election

Pramila Jayapal (D) incumbent

About this race

Pramila Jayapal, a Democrat, currently holds this House seat and is running for re-election. Pramila Jayapal, a Democrat, has taken $16,200 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. Nirav Sheth, a Republican, 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.

Candidates & funding

Pramila Jayapal Democrat Nominee

AIPAC-linked $16,200FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC-linked contributions $16,200, 2022 cycle. 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)$2,502,816 raised · $2,748,755 spent · $1,766,786 cash on hand through Jul 15, 2026
Focus: Fighting back against the Trump administration and the MAGA agenda, together with the community.

Nirav Sheth Republican Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$11,811 raised · $10,525 spent · $5,044 cash on hand through Jul 22, 2026
Focus: Unity, determination, safety: safe communities, strong infrastructure, a bright future for the next generation

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Jul 22, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

Pramila Jayapal DNirav Sheth R
Raised$2.5M$12K
Individuals$2.2M86%$6K50%
PACs & parties$281K11%$0
Self-funded$0$6K50%
Other$66K3%$0
AIPAC-linked*$16K—
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.

Pramila Jayapal 1609 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$2.5M
Campaign spent$2.7M
Cash on hand$1.8M
FEC 2026 through 07/15/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals86%
PACs / committees11%
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$12K
  • Individual$11K
  • Individual$11K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Membership PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Individual$9K
  • Individual$9K
  • Individual$9K
  • Labor PAC$8K
  • Individual$8K
  • Individual$8K
  • Labor PAC$8K
  • Labor PAC$8K
  • Labor PAC$8K
  • 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
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  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K

Showing the 50 biggest of 1609 donors. The other 1559 gave $962K combined.

Plus $1.1M from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Pramila Jayapal’s full FEC filings →

Nirav Sheth 3 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$12K
Campaign spent$11K
Cash on hand$5K
FEC 2026 through 07/22/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals50%
PACs / committees0%
Self-funding50%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Self-funded$6K
  • Individual$5K
  • Individual$250

Plus $661 from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Nirav Sheth’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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