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  1. Shri Thanedar

    U.S. House · Michigan – District 13

    Lost 2026 primary to Donavan McKinneyAlso targeted: $1.43M spent against them

    $691,731

    in backing from AIPAC, UDP & allied PACs

    $684K via AIPAC PAC ($669K in earmarked donations from AIPAC’s donors that it passed on, $15K from the PAC itself) + $8,000 from other PACs

    • Voting score 53% (19 votes, average of 3 areas)
    • +$397K donor network
    • 1 AIPAC-funded trip to Israel
    • Second score (immigration & Wall Street) 62%
    • Other pro-Israel PACs: Maryland Association for Concerned Citizens $5,000 · DMFI PAC $1,000 · JACPAC $1,000 · Grand Canyon State Caucus $1,000
    53%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
    $397Kgiven directly by 243 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP
    1AIPAC-funded trip to Israel
    1%of campaign money from small donors

    How the 53% is calculated: the equal-weight average of Israel & Gaza 14% (7 votes), Speech & civil liberties 44% (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$691,731
    2. Labor unions$97,000
    3. Banks, finance and insurance$20,000
    4. Drug makers$3,000
    5. Weapons makers' PACs$3,000

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

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    AIPAC PAC
    $683,731 ($668,731 earmarked, $15,000 direct, as AIPAC PAC's reports label each contribution)
    Other pro-Israel PACs
    Maryland Association for Concerned Citizens $5,000 · DMFI PAC $1,000 · JACPAC $1,000 · Grand Canyon State Caucus $1,000
    Weapons makers' PACs (separate)
    $3,000: General Dynamics $2,000 · Lockheed Martin $1,000
    Labor unions (PACs, separate)
    $97,000 from 20 PACs: Machinists (IAM) $15,000 · SMART (sheet metal, rail and transportation workers) $10,000 · National Education Association $8,000 · American Federation of Teachers $7,500 · Laborers (LIUNA) $7,500 · and 15 more
    Banks, finance and insurance (PACs, separate)
    $20,000 from 5 PACs: America's Credit Unions $7,500 · American Bankers Association $7,500 · Farm Credit Council $2,500 · Small Business Investor Alliance $2,000 · State Farm $500
    Drug makers (PACs, separate)
    $3,000 from 2 PACs: Pfizer $2,000 · AbbVie $1,000
    AIPAC donor network (separate)
    $396,712 given directly by 243 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
    $10,050,947 raised · 1% small donors (under $200) · 16% large donors · 4% PACs and party · 0% own money
    Co-sponsors, bills AIPAC backed
    Antisemitism Awareness Act (2025) · U.S.-Israel Defense Partnership Act
    Crypto super PACs (separate)
    $2,771,797 backing (Protect Progress)
    Positions
    Co-sponsors 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: none
    • 2024: $177K
    • 2026: $515K

    Voting record

    2026 race

    Lost the Democratic primary (MI-13), Aug 4, 2026

    Primary, Aug 4, 2026
    CandidatePartyVotesShare
    Donavan McKinneyDSA Website (Donavan McKinney) FEC filing (Donavan McKinney)Democrat57,74651.7%
    Shri Thanedar (this member)Democrat53,52247.9%

    Certified results: mvic.sos.state.mi.us

    2028 challengers

    Sources

    Changes to this entry (4)
    • 2026-10-09: Total from tracked PACs changed from $696,731 to $691,731
    • 2026-10-09: AIPAC PAC + UDP changed from $689,731 to $683,731
    • 2026-10-02: Donor network changed from $1,612,486 to $396,712
    • 2026-10-02: Voting score changed from 56% to 53%

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

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35th of 264 Democrats in Congress: more than 229 others.

  1. Earmarked donations via AIPAC PAC$668,731
  2. Given by AIPAC PAC itself$15,000
  3. Maryland Association for Concerned Citizens$5,000
  4. DMFI PAC$1,000
  5. JACPAC$1,000
  6. 1 other pro-Israel PACs$1,000

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.