New Jersey U.S. House District 3

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.

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 ACTIONSuper PAC$10 for Herb Conaway

Each campaign.

• Herb ConawayFEC filing: Herb Conaway · H4NJ03080 ↗

  Sitting member of Congress · Herbert C. Conaway, Jr.

  In the U.S. House (NJ-3) since 2025 · 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: Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs · 4 subcommittees
  • 147 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 (H4NJ03080) 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

  $1.2M

  Spent

  $754K

  Cash on hand

  $436K

  • Individuals 45% $518K
  • PACs & other committees 55% $631K
  • Other receipts 0.3% $3,591

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.

  Outside groups: $10 supporting · $0 opposing

  Biggest spenders supporting

  1. SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSuper PAC $10

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERSUnion PAC · United Brotherhood Of Carpenters And Joiners Of America $10K
  2. MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERSUnion PAC · International Association Of Machinists And Aerospace Workers $10K
  3. UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)Union PAC · Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 22 PAC Inc $10K

  Where the money went $422K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $422K of the $754K the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 4% $18K
  • Consultants & strategy 7% $29K
  • Staff & payroll 7% $31K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 36% $151K
  • Travel, meals & events 19% $79K
  • Office, technology & overhead 11% $46K
  • Legal & compliance 15% $64K
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds <0.1% $35
  • Other or unclassified 1% $4,809

  Largest payees

  1. ARROWHEAD STRATEGIES LLC $67K
  2. THE FROST GROUP $39K
  3. ACUITY POLITICS LLC $38K
  4. GUSTO $29K
  5. NGP $28K

  Paid to individuals: $39K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jan 3, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (906 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.

• Michael Patrick McGuireFEC filing: Michael Patrick McGuire · H6NJ03184 ↗

  Raised

  $221K

  Spent

  $205K

  Cash on hand

  $17K

  Debts

  $79K

  • Individuals 86% $191K
  • PACs & other committees 4% $9,250
  • Candidate's own money & loans 9% $21K

  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. THE GUARDIAN FUNDJoint fundraising committee $5,000
  2. PROJECTHEALTHSOLUTIONS PAC - PHSPACPAC with no sponsoring organization $2,000
  3. OLD BREED PACLeadership PAC of Richard Dean McCormick $2,000

  Where the money went $67K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $67K of the $205K the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 33% $22K
  • Consultants & strategy 56% $37K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 5% $3,165
  • Polling, research & data 0.8% $563
  • Travel, meals & events 2% $1,476
  • Legal & compliance 4% $2,500

  Largest payees

  1. MCSHANE LLC $59K
  2. PAC MANAGEMENT SERVICES $2,500
  3. ANEDOT $2,025
  4. KALSHI INC. $1,020
  5. UNCLE GIUSEPPE'S MARKETPLACE $676

  Paid to individuals: $800, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jan 13, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (44 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.

• Jason CullenFEC filing: Jason Cullen · H6NJ03176 ↗

  Raised

  $79K

  Spent

  $74K

  Cash on hand

  $4,549

  Debts

  $9,000

  • Individuals 88% $69K
  • PACs & other committees 0.2% $171
  • Candidate's own money & loans 12% $9,095
  • Other receipts 0.2% $163

  Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.

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

  Where the money went $71K in itemized spending

  • Advertising & outreach 16% $11K
  • Consultants & strategy 17% $12K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 19% $13K
  • Travel, meals & events 0.6% $456
  • Office, technology & overhead 0.6% $431
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 47% $34K

  Largest payees

  1. FRONTLINE STRATEGIES LLC $54K
  2. NEEL & PARTNERS $5,786
  3. WINRED TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC $3,161
  4. META PLATFORMS INC $2,691
  5. SUPER CHEAP SIGNS $1,921

  Payments dated Dec 12, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (58 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.

• Ryan Michael KellyFEC filing: Ryan Michael Kelly · H6NJ03192 ↗

  Raised

  $5,725

  Spent

  $4,964

  Cash on hand

  $762

  • Individuals 9% $500
  • Candidate's own money & loans 91% $5,219
  • Other receipts 0.1% $6

  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. SOUTHERN STATES PACLeadership PAC of John Trent Kelly $1,000

  No itemized operating expenditures from this candidate's principal campaign committee are in the FEC bulk file yet.

• Linda Diane McMahonFEC filing: Linda Diane McMahon · H6NJ03168 ↗

  Raised

  $0

  Spent

  $0

  Cash on hand

  $0

  Campaign totals through Nov 1, 2025.

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

  No itemized operating expenditures from this candidate's principal campaign committee are in the FEC bulk file yet.

Also registered for this seat, with no campaign summary or outside spending in the bulk file: Steven Welzer, Justin R. Barbera.