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Jeff Merkley

Senator · Senate D
File · Money Read

What the money shows

Jeff Merkley's 2026 campaign raised $4.4M in the FEC file. Individuals supplied $3.5M, or 81%, while PACs supplied $477,520. UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB is the largest named source on file at $10,000.

Sources: FEC

Total raised
$4.4M
From individuals
$3.5M
From PACs
$478K
Individual share
81%
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.

$150K
charted
  • Ideological / Leadership67%
  • Labor / Unions13%
  • Other13%
  • Health & Pharma7%
Source A

Where the money comes from

Cycle 2026 · Federal Election Commission

Individual contributions$3,538,52269.9%
Individual (itemized, >$200)$699,43913.8%
PACs & other committees$477,5209.4%
Individual (small-dollar, ≤$200)$303,0086.0%
PACs & other committees$41,2250.8%
Source B

By contribution size

Distribution of itemized receipts by dollar bracket.

≤ $200$741,97967.6%
$200 – $499$104,2999.5%
394 contributions
$500 – $999$92,9928.5%
179 contributions
$2,000+$80,6007.3%
30 contributions
$1,000 – $1,999$77,6997.1%
71 contributions
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  • Health & Pharma
  • Labor / Unions
  • 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. 01UNITED 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 →

  2. 02FORWARD TOGETHER PAC
    $10,000
    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 DC, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →

  3. 03OCEANS PAC
    $10,000
    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 DC, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →

  4. 04TURQUOISE PAC
    $10,000
    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 DC, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →

  5. 05OFF THE SIDELINES PAC
    $10,000
    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 MA, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →

  6. 06ALSOPAC
    $10,000
    PACwho is this?

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

  7. 07HEALTH JOBS JUSTICE
    $10,000
    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 DC, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →

  8. 08VICTORY NOW PAC
    $10,000
    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 MD, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →

  9. 09AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION
    $10,000
    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 →

  10. 10KEYSTONE AMERICA PAC
    $10,000
    PACwho is this?

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

  11. 11IN OUR HANDS
    $10,000
    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 DC, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →

  12. 12DEFEND THE DREAM
    $10,000
    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 CA, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →

  13. 13GRANITE VALUES PAC
    $10,000
    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 NH, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →

  14. 14PURPOSE PAC
    $10,000
    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 DC, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →

  15. 15A NEW DIRECTION PAC
    $10,000
    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 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.

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Source: Federal Election Commission. 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).