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  1. Shontel M. Brown

    U.S. House · Ohio – District 11

    Up in 2026 and 2028

    $3,154,850

    in backing from AIPAC, UDP & allied PACs

    $537K via AIPAC PAC ($514K in earmarked donations from AIPAC’s donors that it passed on, $22.9K from the PAC itself) + $80.5K UDP ads (never given to the campaign) + $2.54M from other PACs

    • Voting score 70% (19 votes, average of 3 areas)
    • +$702K donor network
    • Second score (immigration & Wall Street) 100%
    • Other pro-Israel PACs: DMFI PAC $1,505,216 · Pro-Israel America PAC $865,804 · NORPAC $92,726 · Pro-Israel America Action Fund $51,566 · JACPAC $6,000 · Heartland PAC $5,000 · Citizens Organized PAC $5,000 · Maryland Association for Concerned Citizens $3,000 · To Protect Our Heritage PAC $2,800
    70%Voting score on Israel, war powers & civil liberties: the three areas averaged equally; 100% = the scored vote every time
    100%Second score: immigration & Wall Street
    $702Kgiven directly by 455 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP
    4%of campaign money from small donors

    How the 70% is calculated: the equal-weight average of Israel & Gaza 50% (7 votes), Speech & civil liberties 61% (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.

    Contact Rep. Brown's office

    Official congressional office contacts. Congressional offices give the most weight to messages from their own constituents, so include your address. You can also reach any office through the Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121.

    Where the money comes from

    Who backs the campaign: PAC money by source
    1. AIPAC and other pro-Israel PACs$1,520,529
    2. Labor unions$693,500
    3. Banks, finance and insurance$285,300
    4. Health insurers$29,500
    5. Tobacco and vaping$23,000
    6. Drug makers$6,500
    7. Weapons makers' PACs$6,000

    PAC contributions to the campaign, including donations AIPAC passed on as earmarks, since 2016. Not shown: $1,634,321 in outside spending by DMFI PAC, United Democracy Project and Pro-Israel America Action Fund backing them, not money given to the campaign.

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    AIPAC PAC
    $537,199 ($514,299 earmarked, $22,900 direct, as AIPAC PAC's reports label each contribution)
    United Democracy Project ads
    $80,539
    Other pro-Israel PACs
    DMFI PAC $1,505,216 · Pro-Israel America PAC $865,804 · NORPAC $92,726 · Pro-Israel America Action Fund $51,566 · JACPAC $6,000 · Heartland PAC $5,000 · Citizens Organized PAC $5,000 · Maryland Association for Concerned Citizens $3,000 · To Protect Our Heritage PAC $2,800
    Weapons makers' PACs (separate)
    $6,000: General Dynamics $5,000 · Lockheed Martin $1,000
    Labor unions (PACs, separate)
    $693,500 from 43 PACs: Operating Engineers Local 18 $40,000 · AFSCME $35,000 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) $35,000 · Longshoremen (ILA) $35,000 · Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) $33,500 · and 38 more
    Banks, finance and insurance (PACs, separate)
    $285,300 from 37 PACs: Rocket Companies $34,800 · Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers $29,000 · Farm Credit Council $21,500 · Rain and Hail Insurance Society $18,000 · Huntington Bancshares $17,000 · and 32 more
    Health insurers (PACs, separate)
    $29,500 from 7 PACs: Elevance Health $10,500 · Cigna $7,500 · Molina Healthcare $5,000 · Humana $2,500 · Centene $2,000 · and 2 more
    Tobacco and vaping (PACs, separate)
    $23,000 from 3 PACs: Altria $12,500 · Reynolds American $8,000 · Juul Labs $2,500
    Drug makers (PACs, separate)
    $6,500 from 3 PACs: Amgen $2,500 · Bayer $2,000 · Pfizer $2,000
    AIPAC donor network (separate)
    $701,705 given directly by 455 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
    $2,601,935 raised · 4% small donors (under $200) · 35% large donors · 57% PACs and party
    Co-sponsors, bills AIPAC backed
    Antisemitism Awareness Act (2025) · Antisemitism Awareness Act (2023) · U.S.-Israel Defense Partnership Act
    Positions
    Co-sponsors Medicare for All · Does not co-sponsor a ban on members trading stocks

    Pro-Israel PAC money by election cycle

    • 2016: none
    • 2018: none
    • 2020: none
    • 2022: $2.96M
    • 2024: $139K
    • 2026: $58.5K

    Voting record

    2026 race

    Won the Democratic primary (OH-11), May 5, 2026

    Primary, May 5, 2026
    CandidatePartyVotesShare
    Shontel M. Brown (this member)Democrat70,35785.5%
    Ardelia Holmes FEC filing (Ardelia Holmes)Democrat6,5297.9%
    Sean Freeman Website (Sean Freeman) FEC filing (Sean Freeman)Democrat5,4216.6%

    Certified results: publicfiles.ohiosos.gov · data.ohiosos.gov

    November 3, 2026 (OH-11): faces Mike Kirchner (Republican). Average of 4 forecasters: Solid D (read Oct 20, 2026). Sources: publicfiles.ohiosos.gov · publicfiles.ohiosos.gov (2)

    2028 challengers

    Sources

    Changes to this entry (2)
    • 2026-10-06: Total from tracked PACs changed from $3,155,350 to $3,154,850
    • 2026-10-02: Voting score changed from 69% to 70%

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

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6th of 264 Democrats in Congress: more than 258 others.

  1. DMFI PAC$1,505,216
  2. Pro-Israel America PAC$865,804
  3. Earmarked donations via AIPAC PAC$514,299
  4. NORPAC$92,726
  5. UDP ads for them$80,539
  6. 6 other pro-Israel PACs$73,366
  7. Given by AIPAC PAC itself$22,900

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.