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Mark Desaulnier

Democratic candidate · 2026 general election · California

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Mark Desaulnier

Democratic

Currently serving in the U.S. House District 10.

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Campaign finance

FEC data through Jun 30, 2026. Covering the 2026 two-year cycle only.

Every stored cycle for Mark Desaulnier is on their legislator profile →

The 2026 cycle at a glance

Total receipts
$567,258
Everything the campaign took in
Individual contributions
$260,665
Itemized and unitemized split not reported
PAC and other committees
$304,983
Received from political committees
Campaign spending
$609,748
Total disbursements
Cash on hand
$586,497
At the end of the reporting period

Where the money came from

These categories divide total receipts of $567,258 exactly once, so they add back up to the reported total.

Receipts by funding category for the 2026 cycle
Source Amount Share of receipts
Individual contributions $260,665 46.0%
PAC and other committee contributions $304,983 53.8%
Party committee contributions $0 0.0%
Candidate self-funding $0 0.0%
Loans $0 0.0%
Other receipts, including transfers $1,610 0.3%
Total receipts $567,258 100%

Financial position

Cash, debt, refunds, loans, and transfers as reported through Jun 30, 2026 for the 2026 cycle. These are factual reported values, not a judgement about whether a campaign is healthy, viable, or strong. Independent expenditures are never added to or subtracted from any of them: that money was never the campaign's.

Reported financial position for the 2026 cycle
Measure Amount
Cash on hand at coverage end $586,497
Debts and obligations owed by the committee $0
Debts and obligations owed to the committee Not reported
Contributions refunded to individuals $800
Contributions refunded to committees $0
Transfers received from other authorized committeesAlready raised money moving between the candidate's own committees, not new fundraising. $0
Transfers made to other authorized committees $0
Repayments of candidate loans $0
Repayments of other loans $0

Calculated from the reported values

Each row below is arithmetic MyRepTracker performed on the values above. Where the FEC published the figure itself, the row says so and no calculation was made.

Values calculated from the reported financial position, with the formula for each
Measure Amount How it was produced
Contributions net of refunds $564,848 Calculated as individual + committee + party + candidate contributions, minus contributions refunded to individuals and committees.
Operating expenditures net of offsets Not reported An input this calculation needs is not published by the source behind this record.
Outstanding candidate loans $0 Calculated as loans received from the candidate minus repayments of those loans.
Other outstanding loans $0 Calculated as other loans received minus repayments of those loans.
Total contributions refunded $800 Calculated as refunds to individuals plus refunds to committees.

Change since the previous filing

Both columns come from committee C00554709, so the two periods are comparable. A change is the difference between what 12P 2026 reported and what Q2 2026 reported, and the direction is stated in words rather than shown only as a sign. 12P 2026 reported through May 13, 2026 and Q2 2026 through Jun 30, 2026.

Financial position at the two most recent controlling filings of committee C00554709
Measure 12P 2026Reported through May 13, 2026 Q2 2026Reported through Jun 30, 2026 Change
Cash on hand at period end $627,906 $586,497 Down $41,409
Debts owed by the committee $0 $0 No change
Contribution refunds in the period $0 $0 No change

Cash compared with one period's spending

Cash on hand of $586,497 set beside the $93,575 this campaign spent during Q2 2026, through Jun 30, 2026, which is 6.3 times that period's spending. This is a ratio between two reported numbers over one named period. It is not a forecast of how long the money will last, and campaigns do not spend evenly across a cycle.

Outside spending

Independent expenditures are spending by other organizations that is not coordinated with the campaign. This money was never received or controlled by Mark Desaulnier. Supporting and opposing spending are kept apart rather than combined into one number, and neither is added to campaign receipts.

Spent supporting

$0
Independent expenditures in the 2026 cycle

Spent opposing

$0
Independent expenditures in the 2026 cycle

What the money was spent on

These categories divide $507,705 of itemized spending across 296 transactions, through Jun 30, 2026. That subtotal covers the FEC's published operating-expenditure records, which do not include transfers, loan repayments, refunds, or contributions the campaign made, and is 83.3% of the $609,748 in total disbursements reported for the 2026 cycle. Every share below is a share of that subtotal and never of total spending. Purposes were classified under taxonomy spend-1.3.

The difference between that subtotal and total disbursements is spending reported without itemization, which cannot be categorized.

Itemized spending by reported purpose for the 2026 cycle, ranked by amount
Purpose Amount % Share Transactions
Fundraising and solicitation $134,458 26.5% 31
Administration, salary, and overhead $94,340 18.6% 171
Campaign materials $71,911 14.2% 6
Consulting, type not specified $55,000 10.8% 5
Unclassified filing descriptions Spending whose reported purpose could not be placed in the taxonomy. It is counted, not guessed at. $53,265 10.5% 24
Technology and digital services $47,284 9.3% 32
Legal, accounting, and compliance $46,574 9.2% 19
Events $4,733 0.9% 7
Travel $141 0.0% 1
Classified $454,440 89.5%
Unclassified filing descriptions $53,265 10.5%
Itemized spending categorized here $507,705 100% 296

Political committees that contributed directly

Money received by the authorized campaign committee from PACs and other political committees. This is not outside spending.

This total will usually differ from the PAC figure in the summary above. The summary is what the campaign reported receiving in total; this ranking adds up the individual contributions that were itemized, which is a different record made at a different time. Neither is a correction of the other, and the gap is not an error in either one.

Top 50 of 82 shown $273,607 total · $242,000 shown here

Itemized rows as published by the FEC on Sep 6, 2026. The summary figures above come from the candidate's own reports through the coverage date.

Political committees ranked by direct contributions
Rank Committee Amount Share Transactions Last activity
1 INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND C00005157 $10,000 3.7% 2 Mar 10, 2025
2 AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) C00010868 $10,000 3.7% 3 Jun 5, 2026
3 AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E C00011114 $10,000 3.7% 4 Mar 20, 2026
4 INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00027342 $10,000 3.7% 2 Feb 28, 2025
5 BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS & TRAINMEN PAC FUND C00099234 $10,000 3.7% 2 Sep 22, 2025
6 AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00110338 $10,000 3.7% 2 Jul 7, 2025
7 ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00267849 $10,000 3.7% 2 Mar 25, 2026
8 HDR, INC. EMPLOYEE OWNERS PAC C00103903 $9,500 3.5% 3 Jun 24, 2026
9 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE C00007542 $9,000 3.3% 2 Apr 29, 2026
10 AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC) C00034157 $8,000 2.9% 4 Apr 23, 2026
11 CAP-PAC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND OF THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY ACTION FOUNDATION INC C00163048 $7,500 2.7% 3 Dec 1, 2025
12 ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. / ENTERPRISE MOBILITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00219642 $7,500 2.7% 2 Oct 22, 2025
13 NATIONAL UNION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS FEDERAL COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION C00461418 $7,000 2.6% 3 Jun 17, 2025
14 NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC C00238725 $6,000 2.2% 4 Mar 13, 2026
15 EDISON INTERNATIONAL PAC C00019653 $5,500 2.0% 5 May 4, 2026
16 CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS C00001016 $5,000 1.8% 1 Dec 17, 2025
17 MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS C00002469 $5,000 1.8% 1 Jun 18, 2025
18 NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION C00003251 $5,000 1.8% 2 Mar 11, 2026
19 LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC C00007922 $5,000 1.8% 1 May 19, 2026
20 TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE C00008268 $5,000 1.8% 2 May 5, 2026
21 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) C00024521 $5,000 1.8% 2 Nov 18, 2025
22 MATSON, INC. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMITTEE C00024752 $5,000 1.8% 1 Feb 17, 2026
23 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC C00029447 $5,000 1.8% 2 May 6, 2026
24 THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AOTPAC) C00089086 $5,000 1.8% 2 May 22, 2025
25 UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB C00002766 $4,000 1.5% 2 Apr 23, 2026
26 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00030718 $4,000 1.5% 4 Mar 5, 2026
27 AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC) C00109017 $4,000 1.5% 4 May 28, 2026
28 AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION PAC (ASHA PAC) C00210666 $3,500 1.3% 2 May 26, 2026
29 AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA, INC PAC C00081414 $3,000 1.1% 1 Jun 27, 2025
30 NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00144766 $3,000 1.1% 2 May 14, 2026
31 INT'L UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS C00003632 $2,500 0.9% 1 Apr 24, 2025
32 SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) C00004036 $2,500 0.9% 1 Dec 9, 2025
33 AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE C00032995 $2,500 0.9% 1 Mar 31, 2025
34 FORD MOTOR COMPANY CIVIC ACTION FUND C00046474 $2,500 0.9% 1 May 20, 2025
35 AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00147066 $2,500 0.9% 1 Sep 18, 2025
36 UNUM GROUP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UNUMPAC) C00177436 $2,500 0.9% 1 Sep 4, 2025
37 BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC) C00235739 $2,500 0.9% 1 Sep 10, 2025
38 AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00326389 $2,500 0.9% 2 Jul 7, 2025
39 BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA PAC (SHIELD PAC) C00340364 $2,500 0.9% 1 May 4, 2026
40 SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SWAPA PAC) C00360669 $2,500 0.9% 1 Sep 4, 2025
41 ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS POLITICAL ACTION FUND C00436188 $2,500 0.9% 1 Mar 16, 2026
42 NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC C00002972 $2,000 0.7% 1 Jun 24, 2025
43 ALASKA AIR GROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE C00024349 $2,000 0.7% 2 Mar 24, 2026
44 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC) C00096156 $2,000 0.7% 1 Mar 24, 2026
45 THE BOEING COMPANY PAC C00142711 $2,000 0.7% 1 Mar 24, 2026
46 TRANSAMERICA CORPORATION PAC C00236414 $2,000 0.7% 1 Sep 26, 2025
47 TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-CIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TTD/PAC) C00280909 $2,000 0.7% 2 Apr 29, 2026
48 HERZOG PAC C00391979 $2,000 0.7% 2 Feb 4, 2026
49 SCHNEIDER NATIONAL INC., TRANSPAC C00563924 $2,000 0.7% 2 May 28, 2026
50 FAIR SHOT PAC C00574970 $2,000 0.7% 1 Dec 15, 2025
Showing 1 to 50 of 82 committees
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Who the committees behind this money were

Every committee here is placed by the registration it filed with the FEC for the 2026 cycle: its designation, its committee type, and the organizational form it reported. That is the FEC's own record and involves no judgement by MyRepTracker, so this covers every itemized dollar. A committee's registration can change between cycles, and each cycle is judged by its own.

Contributed to Mark Desaulnier

Committees itemized $273,607 in contributions to this campaign.

Political committees contributing to this campaign, grouped by who the FEC says runs them in the 2026 cycle, ranked by amount
Kind of committee Amount % Share Committees Transactions
Labor union PACs $126,607 46.3% 28 46
Corporate PACs $65,000 23.8% 21 36
Membership organization PACs $36,000 13.2% 12 20
Trade association PACs $23,500 8.6% 10 13
Cooperative PACs $13,500 4.9% 3 5
Non-connected committees $6,500 2.4% 6 7
Leadership PACs $2,000 0.7% 1 1
Corporations without capital stock $500 0.2% 1 1
Itemized total for this direction $273,607

What interests those committees advance

The FEC publishes no industry or interest field, so unlike the section above this one is a claim MyRepTracker makes. A committee is placed here only when there is a document behind the claim that a reader can open: its own statement of organization, its own published mission statement, or a named third party. Every assignment carries that document on the committee's own page. A committee's name is never evidence of anything.

Categorized is not the same as reviewed. Most of these sectors were assigned by machine from the committee's own filing rather than read by a person. Each committee's own page says which of the two its assignment is, and names the document behind it either way.

Coverage is partial on purpose, and the part that is not covered is shown at full size rather than left out. Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees are excluded outright: their giving is an officeholder's or a party's decision, so no interest label describes it. Categories are taxonomy interest-1.7.

Contributed to Mark Desaulnier

Committees itemized $273,607 in contributions to this campaign. $2,000 of that came from leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees, which are not interest groups. Of the remaining $271,607, committees categorized as advancing an interest account for $213,500 and committees not yet categorized account for $58,107.

Political committees contributing to this campaign, grouped by the interest they are categorized as advancing in the 2026 cycle, ranked by amount
Interest Amount % Share Committees Transactions
Transportation unions Labor $30,000 11.0% 6 9
Industrial unions Labor $26,500 9.8% 5 7
Public sector unions Labor $24,500 9.0% 7 12
Air transport Transportation $22,000 8.1% 6 11
Building trades unions Labor $18,500 6.8% 4 5
Insurance Finance, insurance, and real estate $17,500 6.4% 7 10
Food and beverage Agriculture $15,500 5.7% 3 6
Construction Construction $12,000 4.4% 3 5
Electric utilities Energy and natural resources $7,500 2.8% 2 6
Health care unions Labor $7,000 2.6% 1 3
Agribusiness Agriculture $5,000 1.8% 3 3
Lawyers and law firms Professional services $5,000 1.8% 1 2
Telecommunications Communications and technology $5,000 1.8% 2 5
Real estate Finance, insurance, and real estate $4,000 1.5% 1 4
Automotive Transportation $3,500 1.3% 2 2
Health insurance Health $3,000 1.1% 2 2
Defense Defense $2,000 0.7% 1 1
Trucking Transportation $2,000 0.7% 1 2
Media and entertainment Communications and technology $1,000 0.4% 1 1
Nurses and nursing specialties Health $1,000 0.4% 1 1
Physicians and medical specialties Health $1,000 0.4% 1 1
Committees not yet categorized $58,107 21.4% 21 30
Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees Not part of the base the shares beside it are taken over. $2,000 Not applicable 1 1
Base the shares are taken over $271,607 100%
Itemized total for this direction $273,607

Last-minute contributions reported before an election

In the days just before an election, a campaign must tell the FEC within 48 hours about any contribution or loan of $1,000 or more. These notices arrive faster than the regular reporting schedule, and the same money is reported again in the report covering those days. Nothing here is added to receipts: it is a preview of money the ordinary reports will carry, not money beside them.

Reported on notices

$7,000
Across 3 notices, received May 15, 2026 to May 24, 2026

Still only provisional

$0
Every notice is now covered by a regular report

The most recent notice was filed on May 26, 2026. A notice stops being the only record of its money once a regular report covers the same days; those are marked reconciled below and the amounts appear in Mark Desaulnier's reported totals through the ordinary schedule.

48-hour notices filed for the 2026 cycle, newest first
Filed Amount Entries Covers State Filing
May 26, 2026 $4,000 2 May 24 to May 24, 2026 Covered by a regular report FEC filing ↗
May 23, 2026 $2,000 2 May 21 to May 21, 2026 Covered by a regular report FEC filing ↗
May 17, 2026 $1,000 2 May 15 to May 15, 2026 Covered by a regular report FEC filing ↗

Where the individual money was reported from

Contributions from individuals that the campaign itemized, grouped by the state each contributor gave as their address. Contributions of $200 or less in aggregate are not itemized and carry no address, so they are not here at all. These places account for $220,097 of the $260,665 this campaign reported from individuals and from transfers by its other authorized committees, across 684 itemized contributions.

From California

$193,239
87.8% of the itemized money that has a place

From everywhere else

$26,858
12.2% of the itemized money that has a place

Money from outside California is not money from outside the country, and neither figure is evidence that anything unlawful happened. People may contribute to campaigns in states they do not live in, and United States citizens living abroad may contribute at all.

What kind of place it came from

Itemized individual contributions by kind of place, 2026 cycle
Kind of place Amount Contributions Share
States and the District of ColumbiaContributors who gave an address in one of the fifty states or the District of Columbia. $220,097 684 100.0%

Places, largest first

  • California this campaign's state $193,239
  • District of Columbia $10,500
  • Virginia $7,500
  • Oregon $6,800
  • Illinois $1,000
  • Nevada $558
  • Maryland $500
Every place with itemized individual contributions reported for the 2026 cycle
Place Amount Contributions Share
California this campaign's state $193,239 658 87.8%
District of Columbia $10,500 8 4.8%
Virginia $7,500 11 3.4%
Oregon $6,800 3 3.1%
Illinois $1,000 2 0.5%
Nevada $558 1 0.3%
Maryland $500 1 0.2%
Reported with a place $220,097 684 100%

Contributions are transactions, not people: one contributor giving every month is counted once for each contribution. No contributor's name, address, employer, or occupation is stored or shown anywhere on this site.

How this compares

Compared with U.S. House campaigns in California, 2026 cycle: 287 campaigns with a complete Federal Election Commission record for the cycle. This is a position in that group, not a score, a grade, or a judgement about the campaign.

Total receipts

Everything the authorized campaign committee took in for this cycle, including contributions, loans, and transfers.

  • This campaign $567,258
  • Cohort median $58,784
Total receipts for this campaign and for U.S. House campaigns in California, 2026 cycle
Measure Value
This campaign $567,258
Lowest in the cohort$0
25th percentile$10,048
Median$58,784
75th percentile$785,765
Highest in the cohort$13,761,491
Campaigns counted 287

201 of the 287 campaigns counted reported less than this one, which puts it at the 70th percentile of the cohort. Campaigns reporting the same value sit at the same position.

Share of receipts from political committees

Direct contributions from PACs and other political committees as a share of total receipts. Campaigns reporting no receipts at all have no share and are left out of this measure.

  • This campaign 53.8%
  • Cohort median 0.0%
Share of receipts from political committees for this campaign and for U.S. House campaigns in California, 2026 cycle
Measure Value
This campaign 53.8%
Lowest in the cohort-0.1%
25th percentile0.0%
Median0.0%
75th percentile10.3%
Highest in the cohort77.6%
Campaigns counted 266

252 of the 266 campaigns counted reported less than this one, which puts it at the 95th percentile of the cohort. Campaigns reporting the same value sit at the same position.

Cash on hand

The balance reported at the end of the coverage period. Campaigns report at different times, so this compares balances as of each campaign's own coverage end.

  • This campaign $586,497
  • Cohort median $4,558
Cash on hand for this campaign and for U.S. House campaigns in California, 2026 cycle
Measure Value
This campaign $586,497
Lowest in the cohort-$16,866
25th percentile$19
Median$4,558
75th percentile$152,606
Highest in the cohort$16,929,752
Campaigns counted 287

242 of the 287 campaigns counted reported less than this one, which puts it at the 84th percentile of the cohort. Campaigns reporting the same value sit at the same position.

Outside spending supporting

Independent expenditures by other organizations supporting the candidate. This money was never received or controlled by the campaign.

  • This campaign $0
  • Cohort median $0
Outside spending supporting for this campaign and for U.S. House campaigns in California, 2026 cycle
Measure Value
This campaign $0
Lowest in the cohort$0
25th percentile$0
Median$0
75th percentile$0
Highest in the cohort$4,286,570
Campaigns counted 287

0 of the 287 campaigns counted reported less than this one, which puts it at the 0th percentile of the cohort. Campaigns reporting the same value sit at the same position.

Outside spending opposing

Independent expenditures by other organizations opposing the candidate, not coordinated with any campaign.

  • This campaign $0
  • Cohort median $0
Outside spending opposing for this campaign and for U.S. House campaigns in California, 2026 cycle
Measure Value
This campaign $0
Lowest in the cohort$0
25th percentile$0
Median$0
75th percentile$0
Highest in the cohort$5,367,209
Campaigns counted 287

0 of the 287 campaigns counted reported less than this one, which puts it at the 0th percentile of the cohort. Campaigns reporting the same value sit at the same position.

Every comparison is drawn from one two-year cycle and one office. Only campaigns whose FEC record for that cycle is complete are counted; the rest are reported beside the cohort and are never counted as zero. One authorized committee is counted once however many candidacies report it, so where a candidate's committees are all reported by another FEC record, that record supplies the figures for both. A campaign is never compared with another cycle, with a career total, or with a candidate for a different office.

What these numbers mean

Receipts are not the same as contributions
Total receipts include everything the campaign took in, such as contributions, loans, and transfers. Contributions are only the money given by people and committees.
Direct contributions are not outside spending
A direct contribution is money received by the campaign's own authorized committee. An independent expenditure is money another organization spent on its own, without coordinating with the campaign. The Federal Election Commission treats these as different activities, and so does this page.
The organizations named here are political committees
Direct rankings count what one political committee gave to a campaign; outside-spending rankings count what a committee spent independently. A separate conduit section groups individual contributions only when the campaign's memo record supplies a registered conduit committee's FEC ID. It never attributes donors to employers or interest groups, and it never exposes contributor names. Sites using broader attribution rules may therefore report different organization totals.
A cycle may be only partly reported
Filings arrive throughout a two-year cycle. A current cycle shows only what has been filed and processed through the coverage date shown above, so it is not comparable with a finished cycle.
This view is cycle specific
It covers the 2026 two-year cycle only.

Source: Federal Election Commission ↗. MyRepTracker ingests FEC records directly and does not add its own influence, risk, or corruption score.