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Bernard Sanders
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Bernard Sanders

Senator · Senate I
Total raised
$8.2M
From individuals
$7.2M
From PACs
$89K
Individual share
88%
Analysis

Sources by sector

Top PAC donors and outside spending combined, classified by industry. Reflects the largest committees on file for cycle 2024 — not total funds raised.

$86K
charted
  • Labor / Unions79%
  • Ideological / Leadership12%
  • Other6%
  • Foreign-policy advocacy4%
Source A

Where the money comes from

Cycle 2024 · Federal Election Commission

Individual (small-dollar, ≤$200)$3,839,81652.4%
Individual (itemized, >$200)$3,401,43546.4%
PACs & other committees$89,1331.2%
Source B

By contribution size

Distribution of itemized receipts by dollar bracket.

≤ $200$6,561,08290.6%
$500 – $999$224,3783.1%
442 contributions
$200 – $499$218,8983.0%
809 contributions
$1,000 – $1,999$166,7362.3%
166 contributions
$2,000+$70,1571.0%
22 contributions
Symbol key — how to read the lists below
  • Health & Pharma
  • Tech & Telecom
  • Labor / Unions
  • Foreign-policy advocacy
  • Ideological / Leadership
  • Other
Source C

Top PAC donors

Political action committees that gave directly to this candidate's committee, cycle 2024. Expand a row for who they are.

  1. 01AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC
    $10,000
    PACwho is this?

    This donor is the PAC of Air Line Pilots Association, a labor organization, registered in VA, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →

  2. 02TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE
    $10,000
    PACwho is this?

    This donor is the PAC of Transport Workers Union of America, a labor organization, registered in DC, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →

  3. 03UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB
    $10,000
    PACwho is this?

    This donor is the PAC of United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, a labor organization, registered in DC, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →

  4. 04MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS
    $5,000
    PACwho is this?

    This donor is the PAC of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, a labor organization, registered in MD, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →

  5. 05SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)
    $5,000
    PACwho is this?

    This donor is the PAC of Service Employees International Union, a labor organization, registered in DC, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →

  6. 06AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E
    $5,000
    PACwho is this?

    This donor is the PAC of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Afl-cio, a labor organization, registered in DC, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →

  7. 07NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)
    $5,000
    PACwho is this?

    This donor is a PAC established by a labor organization, registered in DC, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →

  8. 08NATIONAL UNION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS FEDERAL COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION
    $5,000
    PACwho is this?

    This donor is a PAC established by a labor organization, registered in CA, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →

  9. 09D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS)
    $5,000
    PACwho is this?

    This donor is the PAC of International Brotherhood of Teamsters, a labor organization, registered in DC, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →

  10. 10COURAGE TO CHANGE
    $5,000
    PACwho is this?

    This donor is a leadership PAC — a committee sponsored by a federal officeholder to raise money for other candidates and committees, registered in NY, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →

  11. 11END CITIZENS UNITED
    $5,000
    PACwho is this?

    End Citizens United (ECU) is a political action committee in the United States. The organization works to reverse the U. more →

  12. 12NATIONAL NURSES UNITED PAC - A FUND FOR A HEALTHY AMERICA
    $5,000
    PACwho is this?

    This donor is the PAC of National Nurses United, a labor organization, registered in MD, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →

  13. 13AKSM UROLOGY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 'AKSM UROLOGY PAC'
    $5,000
    PACwho is this?

    This donor is a federally registered political action committee (PAC), registered in OH, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →

  14. 14JSTREETPAC
    $3,000
    PACwho is this?

    J Street is a liberal pro-Israel, pro-peace advocacy group; JStreetPAC endorses and funds congressional candidates who back a two-state solution and U.S. diplomatic engagement. more →

  15. 15NATIONAL POSTAL MAIL HANDLERS UNION - DIVISION OF LABORERS' INT'L UNION OF NORTH AMERICA
    $2,500
    PACwho is this?

    This donor is the PAC of Laborers' International Union of North America, a labor organization, registered in DC, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →

Source D

Outside spending

Independent expenditures by outside groups (super PACs) supporting or opposing this candidate — money spent without coordinating with the campaign. Cycle 2024.

No independent expenditures for or against this candidate were reported for cycle 2024.

Source E

Top employers & company sources

Largest sources of itemized individual contributions, grouped by donor employer.

  1. 01TA INSTRUMENTS
    $13,000
  2. 02GOOGLE
    $11,752
  3. 03MERITAGE GROUP LP
    $6,600
  4. 04APPLE
    $5,259
  5. 05CUNY
    $4,586
  6. 06UCLA
    $3,846
  7. 07MIT
    $3,844
  8. 08MICROSOFT
    $3,632
  9. 09KAISER PERMANENTE
    $3,557
  10. 10JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS
    $3,510
  11. 11KOENIGSBERG & ASSOCIATES
    $3,461
  12. 12AMAZON
    $3,272
  13. 13KENNEDY ACCESS GROUP
    $3,070
  14. 14WILDER'S PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER S
    $3,027
  15. 15NVIDIA CORPORATION
    $3,000

Source: FEC itemized and summary filings. Contributions of $200 or less are not itemized by the FEC, so individual donors below that threshold are reported only in aggregate. Individual contributor data is presented for journalistic and informational purposes and must not be used for any commercial purpose or to solicit contributions (52 U.S.C. §30111).