Democratic Candidate Fund
Political action committee · Membership groups
Democratic Candidate Fund, a membership group, has made no contributions to current members in 2025–26, and $161K to candidates since 1980. 94% to Democrats, 4% to Independents, 2% to Republicans.
- Given since 1980
- $161K
- To Democrats
- $151K
- To Independents
- $6,500
- To Republicans
- $3,250
Biggest recipients over time
- Joseph I. Lieberman (I-CT)$5,500 · 1988
- David Bonior (D-MI)$5,000 · 1996–2000
- Tom Lantos (D-CA)$5,000 · 2002
- James P. McGovern (D-MA)$4,250 · 1996–2024
- Tom Daschle (D-SD)$4,000 · 1982–2004
- Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT)$4,000 · 1990–2006
- Hillary Clinton (D-NY)$4,000 · 2000
- Dennis Cardoza (D-CA)$3,000 · 2002
- Joe Courtney (D-CT)$3,000 · 2002–2008
- John Murtha (D-PA)$2,500 · 2002–2004
- Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD)$2,500 · 1982–2004
- Joseph Hoeffel (D-PA)$2,500 · 1984–2004
- Ann M. Kuster (D-NH)$2,150 · 2012–2016
- Christopher Dodd (D-CT)$2,000 · 1992–2004
- David E. Price (D-NC)$2,000 · 1986–2004
- Karen Thurman (D-FL)$2,000 · 2002
- John F. Tierney (D-MA)$2,000 · 1996–2012
- Nick Lampson (D-TX)$2,000 · 1996–2006
- Steve Israel (D-NY)$2,000 · 2000
- Sherrod Brown (D-OH)$2,000 · 2012
- Jon Tester (D-MT)$2,000 · 2012
- Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD)$1,750 · 2002–2006
- John Moakley (D-MA)$1,500 · 1994–1998
- Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)$1,500 · 1984–2002
- Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)$1,500 · 1984–1986
- Tom Harkin (D-IA)$1,500 · 2002
- Paul Kanjorski (D-PA)$1,500 · 1986–1990
- Richard E. Neal (D-MA)$1,500 · 1992–1994
- David Wu (D-OR)$1,500 · 1998–2004
- Robert P. Casey, Jr. (D-PA)$1,500 · 2006
More
From FEC itemized contribution records.
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Capitol Receipts, “Democratic Candidate Fund: Who This PAC Gives To in Congress,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/pac/C00018135/democratic-candidate-fund (accessed 2026-10-13).