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Connected organization: Defend the Vote Leadership Fund
In the 2026 cycle, Defend the Vote made $640,000 in direct contributions to 145 federal candidates.
Amounts shown are direct contributions this committee made to federal candidates (FEC pas2 / Schedule B). Its independent expenditures (Schedule E) — money spent to support or oppose candidates — are shown separately and are not contributions.
| Candidate | Seat | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Christina Bohannan | IA-01 · House | $10,000 |
| Janelle Stelson | PA-10 · House | $10,000 |
| Yevgeny 'Eugene' Vindman | VA-07 · House | $10,000 |
| Lindsay James | IA-02 · House | $10,000 |
| Maura Corby Sullivan | NH-01 · House | $10,000 |
| Haley Stevens | MI · Senate | $10,000 |
| Adam C. Gray | CA-13 · House | $7,500 |
| Pete Aguilar | CA-33 · House | $7,500 |
| Don Davis | NC-01 · House | $7,500 |
| Greg Landsman | OH-01 · House | $7,500 |
| Seth Magaziner | RI-02 · House | $7,500 |
| Derek Tran | CA-45 · House | $7,500 |
| Katherine Clark | MA-05 · House | $7,500 |
| Sarah Kelly Elfreth | MD-03 · House | $7,500 |
| Nelida Pou | NJ-09 · House | $7,500 |
| John W Mannion | NY-22 · House | $7,500 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott | IA-03 · House | $7,500 |
| Susie Lee | NV-03 · House | $7,500 |
| Shannon Leigh Taylor | VA-01 · House | $7,500 |
| Frank J. Mrvan | IN-01 · House | $5,000 |
| Hillary Scholten | MI-03 · House | $5,000 |
| Teresa Leger Fernandez | NM-03 · House | $5,000 |
| Bradley S. Schneider | IL-10 · House | $5,000 |
| Nikki Budzinski | IL-13 · House | $5,000 |
| Eric Sorensen | IL-17 · House | $5,000 |
| Robert J. Menendez | NJ-08 · House | $5,000 |
| Gabriel Vasquez | NM-02 · House | $5,000 |
| Steven Alexzander Horsford | NV-04 · House | $5,000 |
| Marcy Hon. M.C. Kaptur | OH-09 · House | $5,000 |
| Emilia Sykes | OH-13 · House | $5,000 |
| Christopher Deluzio | PA-17 · House | $5,000 |
| Greg Casar | TX-37 · House | $5,000 |
| Rebecca Cooke | WI-03 · House | $5,000 |
| Shomari C. Figures | AL-02 · House | $5,000 |
| Yassamin Ansari | AZ-03 · House | $5,000 |
| George Whitesides | CA-27 · House | $5,000 |
| Laura Friedman | CA-30 · House | $5,000 |
| Dave Min | CA-47 · House | $5,000 |
| Sarah Elizabeth Mcbride | DE-AL · House | $5,000 |
| April Mcclain Delaney | MD-06 · House | $5,000 |
| Kristen Mcdonald Rivet | MI-08 · House | $5,000 |
| Wesley Bell | MO-01 · House | $5,000 |
| Herb MD Conaway | NJ-03 · House | $5,000 |
| Lamonica Mciver | NJ-10 · House | $5,000 |
| H4NY04158 | $5,000 | |
| Janelle Bynum | OR-05 · House | $5,000 |
| Gabriel F Amo | RI-01 · House | $5,000 |
| Suhas Subramanyam | VA-10 · House | $5,000 |
| Rebecca Cooke | WI-03 · House | $5,000 |
| Marlene Galan-Woods | AZ-01 · House | $5,000 |
| Jasmeet Bains | CA-22 · House | $5,000 |
| Salud O. Carbajal | CA-24 · House | $5,000 |
| Nanette Barragan | CA-44 · House | $5,000 |
| Marni Von Wilpert | CA-48 · House | $5,000 |
| Jessica Willow Killin | CO-05 · House | $5,000 |
| Daniel Biss | IL-09 · House | $5,000 |
| Rebecca Bennett | NJ-07 · House | $5,000 |
| Thomas Suozzi | NY-03 · House | $5,000 |
| Cait Conley | NY-17 · House | $5,000 |
| Paige Cognetti | PA-08 · House | $5,000 |
| Vicente Gonzalez | TX-34 · House | $5,000 |
| Bobby Pulido | TX-15 · House | $5,000 |
| Christian Menefee | TX-18 · House | $5,000 |
| H6TX33082 | $5,000 | |
| Mitchell Berman | WI-01 · House | $5,000 |
| Joseph Neguse | CO-02 · House | $5,000 |
| Jason Crow | CO-06 · House | $5,000 |
| Jim Himes | CT-04 · House | $5,000 |
| Jahana Hayes | CT-05 · House | $5,000 |
| Lucia Kay MS. Mcbath | GA-06 · House | $5,000 |
| Lauren Underwood | IL-14 · House | $5,000 |
| Sharice Davids | KS-03 · House | $5,000 |
| Patrick Ryan | NY-18 · House | $5,000 |
| Josh Riley | NY-19 · House | $5,000 |
| Joseph D Morelle | NY-25 · House | $5,000 |
| Elizabeth Fletcher | TX-07 · House | $5,000 |
| Veronica Escobar | TX-16 · House | $5,000 |
| Lisa Blunt Rochester | DE · Senate | $5,000 |
| Angela Alsobrooks | MD · Senate | $5,000 |
| Mary Peltola | AK · Senate | $5,000 |
| Joshua Turek | IA · Senate | $5,000 |
| S Krishnamoorthi | IL · Senate | $5,000 |
| Jordan Wood | ME · Senate | $5,000 |
| Roy Cooper | NC · Senate | $5,000 |
| Chris Pappas | NH · Senate | $5,000 |
| James Talarico | TX · Senate | $5,000 |
| Joanna Mendoza | AZ-06 · House | $3,500 |
| Sean Mccann | MI-04 · House | $3,500 |
| Matthew Maasdam | MI-07 · House | $3,500 |
| Judy Chu | CA-28 · House | $2,500 |
| Nikema N. Williams | GA-05 · House | $2,500 |
| Deborah Ross | NC-02 · House | $2,500 |
| Marilyn Strickland | WA-10 · House | $2,500 |
| Jared Huffman | CA-02 · House | $2,500 |
| Linda Sanchez | CA-41 · House | $2,500 |
| Robert Garcia | CA-42 · House | $2,500 |
| Maxwell Alejandro Frost | FL-10 · House | $2,500 |
| Lois J. Frankel | FL-23 · House | $2,500 |
| Morgan Mcgarvey | KY-03 · House | $2,500 |
| Melanie Stansbury | NM-01 · House | $2,500 |
| Grace Meng | NY-06 · House | $2,500 |
| Valerie Hoyle | OR-04 · House | $2,500 |
| Andrea Salinas | OR-06 · House | $2,500 |
| Summer Lee | PA-12 · House | $2,500 |
| Marc Allison Veasey | TX-33 · House | $2,500 |
| Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | WA-03 · House | $2,500 |
| Jonathan Michael Nez | AZ-02 · House | $2,500 |
| Lateefah Simon | CA-12 · House | $2,500 |
| Sam T. Liccardo | CA-16 · House | $2,500 |
| Luz Rivas | CA-29 · House | $2,500 |
| Ted Lieu | CA-36 · House | $2,500 |
| Norma Torres | CA-35 · House | $2,500 |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz | FL-20 · House | $2,500 |
| Cleo Fields | LA-06 · House | $2,500 |
| John Anthony Olszewski Jr. | MD-02 · House | $2,500 |
| Kelly Louise Morrison | MN-03 · House | $2,500 |
| Maggie Goodlander | NH-02 · House | $2,500 |
| Timothy Kennedy | NY-26 · House | $2,500 |
| Maxine Dexter | OR-03 · House | $2,500 |
| Julie Johnson | TX-33 · House | $2,500 |
| Jennifer Mcclellan | VA-04 · House | $2,500 |
| Donald Sternoff Beyer Jr. | VA-08 · House | $2,500 |
| Emily Randall | WA-06 · House | $2,500 |
| Gwen S Moore | WI-04 · House | $2,500 |
| Bill Hill | AK-AL · House | $2,500 |
| Doris Matsui | CA-07 · House | $2,500 |
| Darren Soto | FL-09 · House | $2,500 |
| Angela Dawn Craig | MN-02 · House | $2,500 |
| James Walkinshaw | VA-11 · House | $2,500 |
| Pramila Jayapal | WA-07 · House | $2,500 |
| Greg Stanton | AZ-04 · House | $2,500 |
| Josh Harder | CA-09 · House | $2,500 |
| Mike Levin | CA-49 · House | $2,500 |
| Sara Jacobs | CA-51 · House | $2,500 |
| John B Larson | CT-01 · House | $2,500 |
| Sean Casten | IL-06 · House | $2,500 |
| Lori Trahan | MA-03 · House | $2,500 |
| Haley Stevens | MI-11 · House | $2,500 |
| Dina Titus | NV-01 · House | $2,500 |
| Sylvia R Garcia | TX-29 · House | $2,500 |
| Ben Mcadams | UT-01 · House | $2,500 |
| Kim DR. Schrier | WA-08 · House | $2,500 |
| John W. Hickenlooper | CO · Senate | $2,500 |
| Jacob Johnson | MN-01 · House | $1,000 |
| Elaine Luria | VA-02 · House | $1,000 |
Money this committee spent to support or oppose candidates (FEC Schedule E). This is not a contribution to the candidates. Figures are as filed with the FEC, excluding a small number of implausibly large anomalous filings.
| Candidate | Seat | Support | Oppose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Bronin | CT-01 · House | — | $515,672 |