Funding profile
Robert Menendez
Democrat · Representative for New Jersey’s 8th district
2026 election · in progress · reporting period January 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026
37%
of this member’s campaign funding came from political action committees — organized groups rather than individual voters. That is $734,000 of $2 million raised so far.
Every figure here comes from this member’s filings with the Federal Election Commission, unchanged. The link opens the Commission’s own page for the same election and the same full reporting period, so the totals should match line for line. Check this profile against FEC.gov
Where the money came from
Everything the campaign reported raising for the 2026 election, across the whole election period rather than a single two-year cycle.
- Individual donorsMoney given by people, in their own name.58%$1.1 million
- Political action committeesOrganized groups: company-run committees, unions, trade associations.37%$734,000
- Other sourcesParty transfers, the candidate's own money, loans and smaller categories.5%$97,000
Money spent about this member
Outside groups may spend without limit for or against a candidate, provided they do not coordinate with the campaign. This money never appears in Menendez’s own filings, and Menendez has no legal control over it.
This is not a donation. Nobody gave this money to Menendez. Outside groups spent it on advertising for or against Menendez in the 2026 election. We report it separately from campaign funding because the law treats it separately — and because a group spending against a candidate is plainly not funding them.
$913,000
was spent on this race by outside groups in 2026. The campaign itself raised $2 million. $913,000 supported Menendez; $0 opposed Menendez.
Groups that spent on this race
From FEC independent-expenditure filings for the 2026 election, using the FEC's own aggregated totals so amended filings and 24-hour notices are not double-counted.
- Spent forTHINK BIG$638,000
- Spent forPROTECT PROGRESS$263,000
- Spent forNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
What is not published yet
We would rather show less than show something unsourced.
Industry-by-industry breakdowns, named individual donors, and how this member’s votes align with the groups funding them are all planned. They are absent because we have not verified them, and a funding profile is only worth reading if every line on it has been checked. Our methodology explains what we verify before publishing.