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  1. Richard Blumenthal

    U.S. Senate · Connecticut

    Up in 2028

    $288,082

    in backing from AIPAC, UDP & allied PACs

    $160K via AIPAC PAC ($152K in earmarked donations from AIPAC’s donors that it passed on, $7,900 from the PAC itself) + $128K from other PACs

    • Voting score 36% (16 votes, average of 3 areas)
    • +$102K donor network
    • Second score (Trump nominees & Wall Street only) 100%
    • Other pro-Israel PACs: Pro-Israel America PAC $55,794 · NORPAC $51,700 · To Protect Our Heritage PAC $6,000 · JACPAC $5,000 · Friends of Israel PAC $5,000 · Grand Canyon State Caucus $4,000 · Maryland Association for Concerned Citizens $1,000
    36%Voting score on Israel, war powers & civil liberties: the three areas averaged equally; 100% = the scored vote every time
    100%Second score: Trump nominees & Wall Street only
    $102Kgiven directly by 76 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP
    14%of campaign money from small donors

    How the 36% is calculated: the equal-weight average of Israel & Gaza 8% (12 votes), Speech & civil liberties 0% (2 votes), War powers 100% (2 votes). Higher means more often casting the scored vote: against military aid to Israel without new conditions and against ICC sanctions, for blocking arms sales, for requiring Congress to authorize war, and for civil liberties. Each area (Israel & Gaza, war powers, speech & civil liberties) counts equally, so the score is an average of areas, not the share of all listed votes.

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    Where the money comes from

    Who backs the campaign: PAC money by source
    1. Labor unions$371,700
    2. AIPAC and other pro-Israel PACs$288,082
    3. Banks, finance and insurance$217,600
    4. Weapons makers' PACs$61,000
    5. Health insurers$54,500
    6. Drug makers$47,800
    7. Oil and gas$1,000

    PAC contributions to the campaign, including donations AIPAC passed on as earmarks, since 2016.

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    AIPAC PAC
    $159,588 ($151,688 earmarked, $7,900 direct, as AIPAC PAC's reports label each contribution)
    Other pro-Israel PACs
    Pro-Israel America PAC $55,794 · NORPAC $51,700 · To Protect Our Heritage PAC $6,000 · JACPAC $5,000 · Friends of Israel PAC $5,000 · Grand Canyon State Caucus $4,000 · Maryland Association for Concerned Citizens $1,000
    Weapons makers' PACs (separate)
    $61,000: RTX (Raytheon) $21,500 · BAE Systems $11,000 · General Dynamics $10,000 · Lockheed Martin $9,000 · L3Harris $8,500 · Northrop Grumman $1,000
    Labor unions (PACs, separate)
    $371,700 from 44 PACs: AFSCME $20,000 · Communications Workers (CWA) $20,000 · Fire Fighters (IAFF) $20,000 · Letter Carriers (NALC) $17,000 · American Federation of Teachers $15,000 · and 39 more
    Banks, finance and insurance (PACs, separate)
    $217,600 from 49 PACs: National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors $14,000 · Aflac $12,500 · America's Credit Unions $11,000 · BlackRock $10,000 · Mortgage Bankers Association $10,000 · and 44 more
    Health insurers (PACs, separate)
    $54,500 from 5 PACs: Cigna $17,000 · Centene $15,000 · Elevance Health $12,500 · Blue Cross Blue Shield Association $5,000 · Blue Shield of California $5,000
    Drug makers (PACs, separate)
    $47,800 from 9 PACs: Pfizer $16,800 · Genentech $10,000 · Boehringer Ingelheim $8,500 · Merck $6,500 · Bristol-Myers Squibb $2,500 · and 4 more
    Oil and gas (PACs, separate)
    $1,000 from 1 PAC: Cheniere Energy $1,000
    AIPAC donor network (separate)
    $102,300 given directly by 76 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP (2021–2026). Matched by name and ZIP code, so a few matches may be different people with the same name (we estimate 1–3% of matched donors; see the methodology).
    Campaign funding, 2023–26
    $1,010,792 raised · 14% small donors (under $200) · 27% large donors · 17% PACs and party
    Key committee seats
    Armed Services
    Co-sponsors, Palestinian rights & conditions on aid
    Senate request for human-rights report on Israel
    Positions
    Co-sponsors Medicare for All · Does not co-sponsor a ban on members trading stocks

    Pro-Israel PAC money by election cycle

    • 2016: $62.2K
    • 2018: none
    • 2020: none
    • 2022: $226K
    • 2024: none
    • 2026: none

    Voting record

    2028 challengers

    Sources

    Changes to this entry (5)
    • 2026-10-09: Total from tracked PACs changed from $268,082 to $288,082
    • 2026-10-06: Total from tracked PACs changed from $265,782 to $268,282
    • 2026-10-06: Total from tracked PACs changed from $268,282 to $268,082
    • 2026-10-02: Total from tracked PACs changed from $240,882 to $265,782
    • 2026-10-02: Voting score changed from 54% to 36%

    Changes come from new FEC filings and votes, or from method changes explained in the change log.

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65th of 264 Democrats in Congress: more than 199 others.

  1. Earmarked donations via AIPAC PAC$151,688
  2. Pro-Israel America PAC$55,794
  3. NORPAC$51,700
  4. 4 other pro-Israel PACs$15,000
  5. Given by AIPAC PAC itself$7,900
  6. To Protect Our Heritage PAC$6,000

Counted: AIPAC PAC, United Democracy Project, NORPAC, DMFI PAC, Pro-Israel America PAC and its Action Fund, JACPAC, U.S. Israel PAC and 11 regional pro-Israel PACs (full list with FEC IDs). FEC data through Aug 31, 2026.