Robert Menendez

Democrat · Representative, NJ-8

Raised, 2021–2026
$6.4M
From PACs & committees
$844.6K
Top sector
Labor
Outside spending for
$2.1M
Outside spending against
$465.1K

Committees

Where the money came from

  • Individuals
  • PACs
  • Party, self & other
2025–26
$2.2M
2023–24
$2.4M
2021–22
$1.8M
Money raised by cycle
CycleIndividualsPACsParty, self & otherTotal
2026$1,251,801$886,109$98,591$2,236,502
2024$1,558,694$822,383$3,906$2,384,983
2022$1,351,234$356,273$45,463$1,752,969

Totals from the FEC's candidate summaries.H2NJ08232

PAC money by sector

  1. $427.5K
  2. $290.8K
  3. $283.3K
  4. $269.8K
  5. $151.1K
  6. $124.7K
  7. $104.5K
  8. $50K
  9. $35.5K
  10. $35K
  11. $33.3K
  12. $31K
  13. $31K
  14. $13.5K

Individual donors by sector

Estimated from the employer and occupation on 2,609 itemized donations ($3.2M). Donations of $200 or less aren't itemized.

  1. Unknown
    $1.4M
  2. $543.1K
  3. $505.6K
  4. Not employed
    $242.7K
  5. $146.5K
  6. $113.7K
  7. Retired
    $100.2K
  8. $43.2K
  9. $28.7K
  10. $25.5K
  11. $14.2K
  12. $10.8K
  13. $9.3K
  14. $2.3K
  15. $500

Top employers of donors

Itemized donations from people who listed each employer.

  1. Lowenstein Sandler
    $70.9K
  2. Blackstone
    $44.6K
  3. Lefrak
    $35.4K
  4. $28K
  5. Carella Byrne
    $26.1K
  6. $25.8K
  7. Sills Cummis & Gross
    $22.5K
  8. Urby
    $21.6K
  9. Capitol Counsel LLC
    $20K
  10. 1st Financial Bank USA
    $19.4K
  11. Tiber Creek Group
    $19.1K
  12. American Spraytech
    $17.3K
  13. The Daschle Group
    $16.7K
  14. Ironstate Holdings LLC
    $16.1K
  15. Lcor
    $16K

Outside spending

Super PACs and other groups can spend unlimited amounts on ads for or against a candidate, as long as they don't coordinate with the campaign. This money doesn't go to Robert Menendez.

SpenderSupportingOpposing
Think Big
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$638.3K–
Chc Bold PAC
PAC
$485.9K–
Protect Progress
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$478K–
America's Promise
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
–$389.1K
Protect Our Future PAC
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$250K–
Bold America
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$117.7K–
National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee
PAC
$88.8K–
The Impact Fund
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
–$50K
The Turnout Project
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$41.3K–
Youth Save Democracy PAC
PAC
–$26K
Sierra Club Independent Action
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$10–

Top contributors

Each organization's PAC plus donations from its employees, the way OpenSecrets counted.

  1. Lowenstein Sandleremployees $70.9K
    $70.9K
  2. Blackstoneemployees $44.6K
    $44.6K
  3. Lefrakemployees $35.4K
    $35.4K
  4. Bgr Holdings, LLCPAC $7.2K · employees $28K
    $35.2K
  5. Chc Bold PACPAC $30K
    $30K
  6. $30K
  7. $30K
  8. $30K
  9. Winning Strategies Washington LLCPAC $1K · employees $25.8K
    $26.8K
  10. Carella Byrneemployees $26.1K
    $26.1K
  11. $25K
  12. $25K
  13. $25K
  14. $25K
  15. $25K

Top PACs

  1. $30K
  2. $30K
  3. $30K
  4. $30K
  5. $25K
  6. $25K
  7. $25K
  8. $25K
  9. $25K
  10. $22.5K
  11. $20K
  12. $20K
  13. New Millennium PACLeadership PAC
    $20K
  14. Purpose PACLeadership PAC
    $20K
  15. $19K