2026 race · follow the money
Massachusetts U.S. House District 5
3 filings report $3.6M raised, and outside groups reported $10 in independent spending for or against them. Compare where each campaign's money came from and who spent to help or hurt it.
The count.
Checking the election sources…
Side by side.
Raised excludes transfers between a candidate's own committees. Shares are of that total. Filings appear in order of money raised; this includes primary candidates who are no longer running.
| Candidate | Raised | Individuals | PACs | Own money | Spent | Cash | Outside for | Outside against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine ClarkDemocrat · Filed as incumbent | $3.5M | 37% | 61% | 0% | $5.1M | $1.2M | $10 | — |
| Jonathan PazDemocrat · Filed as challenger | $119K | 99.5% | 0% | 0% | $129K | $-4,767 | — | — |
| Tarik SammanDemocrat · Filed as challenger | $44K | 76% | 0% | 24% | $24K | $20K | — | — |
Who spent from outside.
The largest independent spenders in this race, summed from each candidate's five largest spenders on each side.
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION$10 for Katherine Clark
Each campaign.
Sitting member of Congress · Katherine M. Clark
In the U.S. House (MA-5) since 2013 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027
- Recorded yea or nay on 24 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
- No full-committee seat in the roster snapshot
- 373 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 (H4MA05084) 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.
- Raised
- $3.5M
- Spent
- $5.1M
- Cash on hand
- $1.2M
- Individuals 37% $1.3M
- PACs & other committees 61% $2.1M
- Other receipts 2% $81K
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $1.6M moved between the candidate's own committees.
Outside groups: $10 supporting · $0 opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
Largest direct PAC contributions
Where the money went $2.1M in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $2.1M of the $5.1M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Aug 12, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 8% $158K
- Consultants & strategy 13% $275K
- Staff & payroll 24% $502K
- Fundraising & processing fees 30% $622K
- Polling, research & data 2% $46K
- Travel, meals & events 1% $22K
- Office, technology & overhead 6% $112K
- Legal & compliance 6% $133K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.1% $1,250
- Other or unclassified 9% $190K
Largest payees
- ADP $502K
- AUTHENTIC CAMPAIGNS, INC. $207K
- MOLLY ALLEN ASSOCIATES, LLC $196K
- AMERICAN EXPRESS $189K
- THE BLACKWELL GROUP LLC $171K
Paid to individuals: $24K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jan 2, 2025 to Aug 12, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (616 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.
- Raised
- $119K
- Spent
- $129K
- Cash on hand
- $-4,767
- Debts
- $1,375
- Individuals 99.5% $118K
- Other receipts 0.5% $593
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Where the money went $121K in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 62% $75K
- Staff & payroll 12% $15K
- Fundraising & processing fees 0.8% $974
- Polling, research & data 6% $7,664
- Travel, meals & events 3% $3,240
- Office, technology & overhead 6% $7,110
- Legal & compliance 2% $2,000
- Other or unclassified 9% $10K
Largest payees
- THRIFTCO PRINTING $24K
- GOOGLE LLC $5,119
- META PLATFORMS, INC. $4,148
- SCALE TO WIN $4,127
- L2, INC. $3,756
Paid to individuals: $54K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jan 5, 2026 to Sep 29, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (1,217 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.
- Raised
- $44K
- Spent
- $24K
- Cash on hand
- $20K
- Individuals 76% $33K
- Candidate's own money & loans 24% $11K
Campaign totals through Aug 12, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Where the money went $24K in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 61% $14K
- Fundraising & processing fees 7% $1,625
- Office, technology & overhead 21% $5,000
- Other or unclassified 12% $2,787
Largest payees
- MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRATIC PARTY $5,000
- FLASH PRINT $4,410
- META PLATFORMS INC. $3,250
Paid to individuals: $11K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Dec 22, 2025 to Aug 11, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (21 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.
Also registered for this seat, with no campaign summary or outside spending in the bulk file: Derek Fleming.
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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.