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Who funds John B Larson?

Connecticut U.S. House District 1DemocratFiled as incumbentFEC H8CT01046
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What they did in office.

Sitting member of Congress · John B. Larson

In the U.S. House (CT-1) since 1999 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027

  • Recorded yea or nay on 24 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
  • 1 committee: Ways and Means · 2 subcommittees
  • 324 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 4 committees reported outside spending for or against them

Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H8CT01046) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.

The money.

John B LarsonFEC filing: John B Larson · H8CT01046 ↗
Raised
$3.0M
Spent
$3.0M
Cash on hand
$189K
Debts
$161K
  • Individuals 54% $1.6M
  • PACs & other committees 45% $1.3M
  • Other receipts 0.8% $23K

Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.

Outside groups: $53K supporting · $149K opposing

Biggest spenders supporting

  1. WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PACHybrid PAC (super PAC account)Spent mainly in primaries $52K
  2. THE PEOPLE UNITED PACSuper PAC $1,050
  3. SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSuper PAC $10

Biggest spenders opposing

  1. TIME TO LEAD PACSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries $149K

Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. AMERICAN CHIROPRACTIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEMembership group PAC · American Chiropractic Association $18K
  2. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUEUnion PAC · International Association Of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail And Transportation Workers $15K
  3. NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEETrade association PAC · National Beer Wholesalers Association $15K
  4. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)Corporate PAC · General Dynamics Corporation $14K
  5. ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC)Corporate PAC · Elevance Health, Inc. $13K

Who gave.

Who gives $1.6M from individuals

9% in small-dollar gifts

$144K of $1.6M came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.

The itemized gifts below add up to $1.3M of the $1.5M the campaign reported itemizing through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jul 22, 2026 for this campaign.

57% from Connecticut · 43% from elsewhere

Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.

74% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.

Top states

  1. Connecticut $757K
  2. New York $129K
  3. California $85K
  4. Massachusetts $73K
  5. District of Columbia $70K
  6. Florida $48K
  7. Maryland $34K
  8. Virginia $27K

Top employers named by donors

  1. HARTFORD HEALTHCARE $21K
  2. BLACKSTONE $18K
  3. APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC $14K
  4. CAPITOL COUNSEL $7,500
  5. MURTHA CULLINA LLP $6,505
  6. PULLMAN & COMLEY LLC $6,250
  7. STATE OF CONNECTICUT $5,350
  8. GAFFNEY BENNETT & ASSOCIATES $5,250
  9. ARNOLD & PORTER $5,000
  10. LAZ PARKING $4,500

Employers as donors wrote them on the form. A company listed here did not give this money; people who work there did.

Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $357K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $856K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.

Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Feb 24, 2025 to Jul 22, 2026, net of refunds (1,322 entries). Every itemized contribution on FEC.gov ↗

From the principal campaign committee's FEC reports; joint-fundraising transfers and later reports are not included, and no donor is named here. A contribution is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.

Outside money in the final weeks.

Outside spending including late reports: $53K for / $149K against · $0 in the final two weeks

Source: FEC regular reports. The final two weeks run Oct 21, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, by the date each ad or mailing went out.

What it bought, per the late reports

  • Digital ads 46% $92K
  • Mail, print & signs 51% $100K
  • Phones & texts 0.8% $1,500
  • Ad production 2% $4,500

Largest late spenders for

  1. WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC $50K

Largest late spenders against

  1. TIME TO LEAD PAC $149K

Latest dissemination on these reports: August 5, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (9 entries). These reports on FEC.gov ↗

Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate and is not the candidate's money. Purposes are grouped from each spender's own description, so the groups are approximate. A dollar figure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.

Where it went.

Where the money went $2.1M in itemized spending

These itemized payments cover $2.1M of the $3.0M the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 22, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 41% $840K
  • Consultants & strategy 15% $303K
  • Staff & payroll 6% $129K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 14% $289K
  • Polling, research & data 7% $140K
  • Travel, meals & events 4% $79K
  • Office, technology & overhead 4% $82K
  • Legal & compliance 3% $67K
  • Other or unclassified 6% $129K

Largest payees

  1. NUTMEG STRATEGIES $406K
  2. BUYING TIME LLC $310K
  3. THRESHOLD GROUP, INC. $263K
  4. AMERICAN EXPRESS $122K
  5. ADVANCED NETWORK STRATEGIES, LLC $117K

Paid to individuals: $137K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

Payments dated Jan 2, 2025 to Jul 22, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (824 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

Others who filed for this seat.

Questions worth asking.

Money shows who backed a campaign, not how a person will act. Compare it with what they did and said: their votes or official actions if they have held office, their own statements, and their answers to a finding. Use the same questions for every candidate.

FEC bulk data read November 4, 2026. Campaign totals come from each filing's own FEC summary through its latest processed report. Outside spending is independent expenditures itemized in committee reports in the FEC bulk files, primaries included; late 24- and 48-hour reports, party coordinated spending, communication costs and groups that do not report to the FEC are not included. Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate, and it is not the candidate's money. A contribution or expenditure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing. This page identifies the filing by its FEC candidate ID; a person can hold more than one filing.