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  1. Robert Menendez

    U.S. House · New Jersey – District 8

    Up in 2026 and 2028

    $648,840

    in backing from AIPAC, UDP & allied PACs

    $584K via AIPAC PAC ($556K in earmarked donations from AIPAC’s donors that it passed on, $27.9K from the PAC itself) + $65.3K from other PACs

    • Voting score 56% (18 votes, average of 3 areas)
    • +$139K donor network
    • 1 AIPAC-funded trip to Israel
    • Second score (immigration & Wall Street) 62%
    • Other pro-Israel PACs: NORPAC $51,278 · Maryland Association for Concerned Citizens $10,000 · DMFI PAC $4,000
    56%Voting score on Israel, war powers & civil liberties: the three areas averaged equally; 100% = the scored vote every time
    62%Second score: immigration & Wall Street
    $139Kgiven directly by 46 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP
    1AIPAC-funded trip to Israel
    1%of campaign money from small donors

    How the 56% is calculated: the equal-weight average of Israel & Gaza 17% (6 votes), Speech & civil liberties 50% (9 votes), War powers 100% (3 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. AIPAC and other pro-Israel PACs$648,840
    2. Labor unions$418,000
    3. Banks, finance and insurance$158,300
    4. Drug makers$98,500
    5. Health insurers$47,400
    6. Weapons makers' PACs$16,500

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

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    AIPAC PAC
    $583,562 ($555,662 earmarked, $27,900 direct, as AIPAC PAC's reports label each contribution)
    Other pro-Israel PACs
    NORPAC $51,278 · Maryland Association for Concerned Citizens $10,000 · DMFI PAC $4,000
    Weapons makers' PACs (separate)
    $16,500: Lockheed Martin $6,500 · RTX (Raytheon) $5,000 · Boeing $3,000 · General Dynamics $1,000 · Northrop Grumman $1,000
    Labor unions (PACs, separate)
    $418,000 from 41 PACs: Machinists (IAM) $30,000 · AFSCME $25,000 · Amalgamated Transit Union $25,000 · Laborers (LIUNA) $25,000 · National Education Association $25,000 · and 36 more
    Banks, finance and insurance (PACs, separate)
    $158,300 from 29 PACs: Prudential $17,500 · UBS $17,500 · America's Credit Unions $13,500 · National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors $11,800 · Truist $10,000 · and 24 more
    Drug makers (PACs, separate)
    $98,500 from 18 PACs: Merck $13,500 · Bristol-Myers Squibb $11,000 · Eli Lilly $9,500 · AstraZeneca $8,000 · Johnson & Johnson $8,000 · and 13 more
    Health insurers (PACs, separate)
    $47,400 from 8 PACs: Elevance Health $16,000 · Blue Cross Blue Shield Association $11,400 · UnitedHealth Group $7,500 · Molina Healthcare $3,500 · Cigna $3,000 · and 3 more
    AIPAC donor network (separate)
    $138,810 given directly by 46 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
    $4,343,749 raised · 1% small donors (under $200) · 61% large donors · 36% PACs and party
    Co-sponsors, bills AIPAC backed
    U.S.-Israel Defense Partnership Act
    Crypto super PACs (separate)
    $478,028 backing (Protect Progress)
    AI industry super PACs (separate)
    $638,280 backing (Think Big)
    Positions
    Does not co-sponsor Medicare for All · Co-sponsors a ban on members trading stocks (H.R. 396, H.R. 5106)
    AIPAC-funded trips (AIEF)
    2023-08 (Israel)

    Pro-Israel PAC money by election cycle

    • 2016: none
    • 2018: none
    • 2020: none
    • 2022: $68.4K
    • 2024: $263K
    • 2026: $317K

    Voting record

    2026 race

    Won the Democratic primary (NJ-8), Jun 2, 2026

    Primary, Jun 2, 2026
    CandidatePartyVotesShare
    Rob Menendez (this member)Democrat28,50968.8%
    Mussab Ali FEC filing (Mussab Ali)Democrat12,93031.2%

    Certified results: nj.gov · nj.gov (2)

    November 3, 2026 (NJ-8): faces Aristotle Eliopoulos (Independent), Craig Honts (Socialist Workers Party), Da'Shone Hughey (We The People). Average of 5 forecasters: Solid D (read Oct 20, 2026). Sources: nj.gov · en.wikipedia.org

    2028 challengers

    Sources

    Changes to this entry (4)
    • 2026-10-09: Total from tracked PACs changed from $653,840 to $648,840
    • 2026-10-09: AIPAC PAC + UDP changed from $588,562 to $583,562
    • 2026-10-02: Total from tracked PACs changed from $623,442 to $653,840
    • 2026-10-02: Voting score changed from 55% to 56%

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

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36th of 264 Democrats in Congress: more than 228 others.

  1. Earmarked donations via AIPAC PAC$555,662
  2. NORPAC$51,278
  3. Given by AIPAC PAC itself$27,900
  4. Maryland Association for Concerned Citizens$10,000
  5. DMFI PAC$4,000

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.