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Who funds Nydia M. Velazquez?

New York U.S. House District 7DemocratFiled as incumbentFEC H2NY00010
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What they did in office.

Sitting member of Congress · Nydia M. Velázquez

In the U.S. House (NY-7) since 1993 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027

  • Recorded yea or nay on 23 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
  • 2 committees: Financial Services, Small Business (Ranking Member) · 2 subcommittees
  • 25 committees reported contributions to them this cycle

Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H2NY00010) 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.

Nydia M. VelazquezFEC filing: Nydia M. Velazquez · H2NY00010 ↗
Raised
$180K
Spent
$271K
Cash on hand
$69K
  • Individuals 64% $116K
  • PACs & other committees 36% $65K

Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.

No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERSUnion PAC · International Association Of Machinists And Aerospace Workers $5,000
  2. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONUnion PAC $5,000
  3. AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEMembership group PAC · American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants $5,000
  4. SMALL BUSINESS INVESTOR ALLIANCE PACTrade association PAC $5,000
  5. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES 504PACTrade association PAC · National Association Of Development Companies $5,000

Who gave.

Who gives

67% from New York · 33% from elsewhere

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

89% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.

Top states

  1. New York $68K
  2. Maryland $9,705
  3. Puerto Rico $8,950
  4. District of Columbia $6,500
  5. California $3,500
  6. Virginia $2,500
  7. Connecticut $1,000
  8. New Hampshire $1,000

Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $36K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $65K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.

Itemized gifts dated Jan 29, 2025 to Apr 1, 2026, net of refunds (162 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.

No 24- or 48-hour report in the FEC file read November 4, 2026 names Nydia M. Velazquez.

Where it went.

Where the money went $237K in itemized spending

These itemized payments cover $237K of the $271K the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Oct 12, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 13% $32K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 26% $61K
  • Polling, research & data 11% $25K
  • Travel, meals & events 5% $11K
  • Office, technology & overhead 3% $7,724
  • Legal & compliance 12% $29K
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.2% $500
  • Other or unclassified 30% $71K

Largest payees

  1. AJF STRATEGIES LLC $61K
  2. BUSINESS CARD $52K
  3. RED HORSE STRATEGIES $30K
  4. WINPISINGER & ASSOCIATES, INC. $29K
  5. NGP VAN, INC. $25K

Paid to individuals: $12K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

Payments dated Jan 3, 2025 to Oct 12, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (202 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.