Melanie A. Stansbury

Democrat · Representative, NM-1

Raised, 2021–2026
$6.6M
From PACs & committees
$834.1K
Top sector
Labor
Outside spending for
$113.3K
Outside spending against
$98.3K

Committees

Where the money came from

  • Individuals
  • PACs
  • Party, self & other
2025–26
$1.7M
2023–24
$1.4M
2021–22
$3.6M
Money raised by cycle
CycleIndividualsPACsParty, self & otherTotal
2026$1,430,851$264,335$26,129$1,721,315
2024$961,452$339,359$52,470$1,353,281
2022$2,834,869$705,213$30,281$3,570,363

Totals from the FEC's candidate summaries.H2NM01144

PAC money by sector

  1. $487K
  2. $348.1K
  3. $182.3K
  4. $69.5K
  5. $48.1K
  6. $43.8K
  7. $28.5K
  8. $23.3K
  9. $15.5K
  10. $11.1K
  11. $7.5K
  12. $6.7K
  13. $2.5K
  14. $1K

Individual donors by sector

Estimated from the employer and occupation on 10,056 itemized donations ($1.7M). Donations of $200 or less aren't itemized.

  1. Not employed
    $844.4K
  2. Unknown
    $409.7K
  3. $138.1K
  4. $81.6K
  5. $76.1K
  6. $49.3K
  7. $19.6K
  8. $18.4K
  9. $4.4K
  10. $4K
  11. $3.3K
  12. $550
  13. $250
  14. $250

Top employers of donors

Itemized donations from people who listed each employer.

  1. University of New Mexico
    $20.2K
  2. Five & Dime General Stores
    $15.2K
  3. New Mexico Cancer Center
    $12.9K
  4. Thornburg Investment Management Inc.
    $12.8K
  5. Calculex
    $12.8K
  6. Unm
    $10.2K
  7. Pettit Enterprises, LLC
    $9.5K
  8. Singleton Schreiber
    $7.6K
  9. State of New Mexico
    $7.2K
  10. Truecoverage LLC
    $7K
  11. Cassidy and Associates
    $6.8K
  12. Lamb Enterprise Group
    $6.6K
  13. The Ring Group
    $6.6K
  14. Pioneer Public Affairs
    $6.5K
  15. Capitol Government Solutions LLC
    $6.5K

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 Melanie A. Stansbury.

SpenderSupportingOpposing
The Freedom Forward Fund
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
–$94.6K
Project 218
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$50.6K–
People for the American Way
Committee
$24K–
Wfp Ie Committee
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$15.2K–
Operation 147
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$10K–
Working Families Party PAC
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$5K–
Dreams in Action Nm
Committee
$4.9K–
New Mexico Strong Fund
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
–$3.7K
Protect the Vote
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$3K–
Progressnow New Mexico
Committee
$446–
Givegreen United Action
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$107–
Sierra Club Independent Action
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$40–
Environment America Action Fund
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$30–

Top contributors

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

  1. $35K
  2. $35K
  3. $35K
  4. $30K
  5. $30K
  6. $27K
  7. $26.5K
  8. $25K
  9. $25K
  10. Lobo PACPAC $25K
    $25K
  11. $23K
  12. $21K
  13. University of New Mexicoemployees $20.2K
    $20.2K
  14. $20K
  15. $20K

Top PACs

  1. $35K
  2. $35K
  3. $35K
  4. $30K
  5. Turquoise PACLeadership PAC
    $30K
  6. $27K
  7. $26.5K
  8. $25K
  9. Lobo PACLeadership PAC
    $25K
  10. $23K
  11. $21.5K
  12. $21K
  13. $20K
  14. $20K
  15. 314 Action FundSuper PAC / hybrid PAC
    $19K