U.S. House District 7
2022 general election. Election concluded.
Incumbents
No incumbent is running.
Challengers
Campaign finance
Federal Election Commission filings for the 2022 two-year cycle. Candidates appear in the order they are listed on this page. They are not ranked by money, and these measures are never combined into a single score.
Every candidate below reports through Dec 31, 2022.
| Candidate | Total receipts | Cash on hand | Direct PAC receipts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brittany Pettersen Democratic | $2,883,824 | $8,400 | $617,983 |
| Erik Aadland Republican | $1,525,114 | $27,171 | $36,176 |
Each measure below has its own scale and starts at zero, so bars can be read against each other within a measure but not across measures. Every figure is reported through Dec 31, 2022.
Total receipts
Everything the authorized campaign committee took in, including contributions, loans, and transfers.
Highest total receipts: Brittany Pettersen at $2,883,824. Lowest: Erik Aadland at $1,525,114. The largest reported value sets this scale at $2,883,824.
Cash on hand
The balance the campaign reported at the end of its coverage period.
Highest cash on hand: Erik Aadland at $27,171. Lowest: Brittany Pettersen at $8,400. The largest reported value sets this scale at $27,171.
Direct PAC receipts
Money the campaign received from PACs and other political committees. This is not outside spending.
Highest direct PAC receipts: Brittany Pettersen at $617,983. Lowest: Erik Aadland at $36,176. The largest reported value sets this scale at $617,983.
Outside spending supporting
Independent expenditures by other organizations supporting the candidate, not coordinated with the campaign and never received by it.
Highest outside spending supporting: Erik Aadland at $572,766. Lowest: Brittany Pettersen at $345,037. The largest reported value sets this scale at $572,766.
Outside spending opposing
Independent expenditures by other organizations opposing the candidate, not coordinated with any campaign.
Highest outside spending opposing: Erik Aadland at $694,783. Lowest: Brittany Pettersen at $306,037. The largest reported value sets this scale at $694,783.
Where each campaign's committee money came from
Each column is one candidate and each figure is that candidate's own money, taken over that candidate's own itemized total. Nothing here is added across candidates, and the two groupings below are never added to each other: the first is who the FEC says runs the giving committee, which covers every dollar, and the second is what interest a source says that committee advances, which is a claim MyRepTracker makes and covers only part of the money.
Contributions each campaign received, by who runs the committee
| Category | Brittany Pettersen Democratic | Erik Aadland Republican |
|---|---|---|
| Leadership PACs | $159,40025.9% | $48,50034.3% |
| Non-connected committees | $128,36220.9% | $58,57641.4% |
| Labor union PACs | $122,00019.8% | $0 |
| Other candidates' committees | $66,69210.8% | $16,00011.3% |
| Membership organization PACs | $79,92813.0% | $2,5001.8% |
| Corporate PACs | $18,9153.1% | $11,0007.8% |
| Trade association PACs | $23,0003.7% | $5,0003.5% |
| Party committees | $9,9981.6% | $0 |
| Cooperative PACs | $5,0000.8% | $0 |
| Corporations without capital stock | $2,0000.3% | $0 |
| Itemized total | $615,295 | $141,576 |
Contributions each campaign received, by interest advanced
| Category | Brittany Pettersen Democratic | Erik Aadland Republican |
|---|---|---|
| Public sector unions Labor | $43,50011.5% | $0 |
| Building trades unions Labor | $40,00010.5% | $0 |
| Transportation unions Labor | $17,5004.6% | $0 |
| Industrial unions Labor | $12,5003.3% | $0 |
| Physicians and medical specialties Health | $12,5003.3% | $0 |
| Pro-Democratic Party Ideological and single-issue | $12,0003.2% | $0 |
| Insurance Finance, insurance, and real estate | $10,0002.6% | $1,0001.3% |
| Automotive Transportation | $10,0002.6% | $0 |
| Lawyers and law firms Professional services | $10,0002.6% | $0 |
| Nurses and nursing specialties Health | $10,0002.6% | $0 |
| Pro-Republican Party Ideological and single-issue | $0 | $10,00013.0% |
| Oil and gas Energy and natural resources | $0 | $8,00010.4% |
| Food and beverage Agriculture | $7,5002.0% | $0 |
| Real estate Finance, insurance, and real estate | $7,5002.0% | $0 |
| Pharmaceuticals Health | $6,0001.6% | $0 |
| Credit unions Finance, insurance, and real estate | $5,0001.3% | $0 |
| Telecommunications Communications and technology | $5,0001.3% | $0 |
| Pro-Israel Ideological and single-issue | $4,9001.3% | $0 |
| Construction Construction | $2,5000.7% | $2,0002.6% |
| LGBTQ rights Ideological and single-issue | $4,0001.1% | $0 |
| Health insurance Health | $3,5000.9% | $0 |
| Media and entertainment Communications and technology | $3,5000.9% | $0 |
| Defense Defense | $2,5000.7% | $0 |
| Air transport Transportation | $2,0000.5% | $0 |
| Electric utilities Energy and natural resources | $1,0000.3% | $0 |
| Gun control Ideological and single-issue | $1,0000.3% | $0 |
| Agribusiness Agriculture | $5000.1% | $0 |
| Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees | $236,090 | $64,500 |
| Committees not yet categorized | $144,80538.2% | $56,07672.8% |
| Itemized total | $615,295 | $141,576 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by who runs the committee
| Category | Brittany Pettersen Democratic | Erik Aadland Republican |
|---|---|---|
| Non-connected committees | $343,98799.7% | $572,766100.0% |
| Labor union PACs | $1,0500.3% | $0 |
| Itemized total | $345,037 | $572,766 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by interest advanced
| Category | Brittany Pettersen Democratic | Erik Aadland Republican |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial unions Labor | $9,0792.6% | $0 |
| Committees not yet categorized | $335,95797.4% | $572,766100.0% |
| Itemized total | $345,037 | $572,766 |
Independent spending opposing each candidate, by who runs the committee
| Category | Brittany Pettersen Democratic | Erik Aadland Republican |
|---|---|---|
| Non-connected committees | $306,037100.0% | $694,783100.0% |
| Itemized total | $306,037 | $694,783 |
Independent spending opposing each candidate, by interest advanced
| Category | Brittany Pettersen Democratic | Erik Aadland Republican |
|---|---|---|
| Pro-Democratic Party Ideological and single-issue | $0 | $682,12298.2% |
| Committees not yet categorized | $306,037100.0% | $12,6611.8% |
| Itemized total | $306,037 | $694,783 |
Last-minute contributions reported before an election
Within 48 hours of receiving a contribution or loan of $1,000 or more in the days just before an election, a campaign must notify the FEC. These notices are provisional: the same money appears again in the regular report covering those days, so it is not added to the amounts above and is not compared as a measure. Candidates file them only while their own election is close, so an absence here says nothing about a campaign's fundraising.
| Candidate | Reported on notices | Notices | Covers | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brittany Pettersen Democratic | $247,441 | 17 | Jun 9 to Nov 4, 2022 | Covered by regular reports |
Candidates not compared
These candidates are left out of the comparison rather than shown as zero, because a missing or partial record is not the same as no money.
- Ross Klopf (Libertarian): No FEC data is stored for cycle 2022.
- Critter Milton (Unity Party of Colorado): No FEC data is stored for cycle 2022.
Direct contributions are money the campaign received. Independent expenditures are spending by other organizations that is not coordinated with any campaign, and are never added to a candidate's receipts. Source: Federal Election Commission ↗.