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Who funds Steny Hoyer?

Maryland U.S. House District 5DemocratFiled as incumbentFEC H2MD05155
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What they did in office.

Sitting member of Congress · Steny H. Hoyer

In the U.S. House (MD-5) since 1981 · 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: Appropriations · 3 subcommittees
  • 78 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 1 committee reported outside spending for or against them

Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H2MD05155) 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.

Steny HoyerFEC filing: Steny Hoyer · H2MD05155 ↗
Raised
$390K
Spent
$797K
Cash on hand
$230K
  • Individuals 33% $128K
  • PACs & other committees 66% $259K
  • Other receipts 0.7% $2,845

Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026. Excludes $13K moved between the candidate's own committees.

Outside groups: $2,469 supporting · $0 opposing

Biggest spenders supporting

  1. NEA ADVOCACY FUNDSuper PAC $2,469

Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS PACTrade association PAC · Federation Of American Hospitals $5,000
  2. MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERSUnion PAC · International Association Of Machinists And Aerospace Workers $5,000
  3. SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)Union PAC · Service Employees International Union $5,000
  4. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION - SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NA-AGLIWUnion PAC · Seafarers International Union Of Na-Agliw $5,000
  5. NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RURAL BROADBAND PACTrade association PAC · National Telecommunications Cooperative Association $5,000

Who gave.

Who gives

75% from Maryland · 25% from elsewhere

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

Top states

  1. Maryland $77K
  2. District of Columbia $11K
  3. Georgia $5,500
  4. Virginia $3,500
  5. Florida $2,500
  6. New Jersey $1,270
  7. Iowa $1,000
  8. Delaware $500

Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $29K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $73K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.

Itemized gifts dated Feb 5, 2025 to Jan 29, 2026, net of refunds (98 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 Steny Hoyer. The outside spending shown from regular reports is the latest available.

Where it went.

Where the money went $486K in itemized spending

These itemized payments cover $486K of the $797K the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 29, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 6% $31K
  • Staff & payroll 13% $61K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 10% $47K
  • Polling, research & data 2% $9,233
  • Travel, meals & events 28% $134K
  • Office, technology & overhead 14% $67K
  • Legal & compliance 22% $107K
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.2% $960
  • Other or unclassified 6% $30K

Largest payees

  1. PERKINS COIE, LLP $107K
  2. MARTIN'S INC. $60K
  3. THE HOTEL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND $60K
  4. PREMIER FIORELLO CONSULTING $33K
  5. NGP VAN, INC. $30K

Paid to individuals: $50K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

Payments dated Jan 2, 2025 to Jun 29, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (395 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.