U.S. House candidate · New York 5th District
Gregory Meeks
Overview
Poliscope ↗$1.74M
Raised this cycle
$0
Outside support
$0
Outside opposition
10%
Small-dollar share
47%
In-state share
5
Flags
Gregory W. Meeks is a Democratic Representative from NY (District 05). Meeks's campaign has raised $1.7 million from 324 donors. Funding includes 0.1% from small-dollar donors (under $200) and 44.8% from in-state contributors. Top funding sources by employer include Legal Services, Finance & Investment, Health Care & Pharmaceuticals. Campaign committees include FRIENDS FOR GREGORY MEEKS.
Backed by AIPAC
- AIPAC PAC gave $9,994 (2026)
- AIPAC PAC gave $32,693 (2024)
Backed by crypto super PACs
- Coinbase Global Inc. PAC gave $2,500 (2026)
Finance & investment money
- Finance & Investment is the candidate's #2 donor sector ($53K from individual donors)
Union PAC money
- SEIU COPE gave $5,000 (2026)
- SEIU COPE gave $10,000 (2024)
- AFSCME PEOPLE gave $10,000 (2026)
- AFSCME PEOPLE gave $10,000 (2024)
- IBEW PAC gave $2,500 (2026)
- IBEW PAC gave $4,500 (2024)
- Teamsters DRIVE gave $10,000 (2024)
- AFT COPE gave $5,000 (2026)
- AFT COPE gave $5,000 (2024)
- LIUNA PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- LIUNA PAC gave $5,000 (2024)
- NALC PAC gave $2,500 (2024)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $5,000 (2026)
Realtors PAC money
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
Money
Poliscope ↗$1.74M
Total raised
2026 cycle
$580K
From individuals
$2K unitemized
$928K
From PACs
324
Donors
avg $1,438
41%
Large-donor share
By election cycle
- 2008$1.31M
- 2010 459 donors$936K
- 2012 291 donors$741K
- 2014 439 donors$1.02M
- 2016 395 donors$990K
- 2018 406 donors$1.03M
- 2020 711 donors$2.13M
- 2022 671 donors$2.70M
- 2024 884 donors$3.05M
- 2026 564 donors$1.74M
Contribution sizes
- <$200 22 gifts · 14%$791
- $200-$499 34 gifts · 2%$10K
- $500-$999 95 gifts · 9%$54K
- $1,000-$2,899 176 gifts · 42%$243K
- $2,900+ 78 gifts · 47%$270K
Top donor industries and employers
- Legal Services 43 gifts$67K
- Finance & Investment 22 gifts$53K
- Health Care & Pharmaceuticals 12 gifts$22K
- Real Estate 19 gifts$21K
- Education 6 gifts$8K
- Construction 3 gifts$6K
- Energy & Natural Resources 1 gifts$4K
- Business & Professional Services 2 gifts$2K
- Technology & Internet 3 gifts$2K
- Hospitality & Entertainment 2 gifts$2K
- Insurance 2 gifts$2K
- Nonprofits & Advocacy 1 gifts$1K
- Labor Unions 1 gifts$333
- Communications & Media 1 gifts$250
Top contributors
| Contributor | Type | State | Total | From PACs | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOWY, DANIEL | individual | NY | $10,300 | — | 3 |
| PETRY, JOHN | individual | NY | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| BILLS, STEVEN | individual | OH | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| WEST, BENJAMIN | individual | UT | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| BAKES, JUSTIN | individual | MA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| CHOUAKE, BEN | individual | NJ | $7,000 | — | 3 |
| WEINBERG, JOSEPH | individual | TX | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| GOLDSTEIN, MITCHELL | individual | OR | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| ZIEGLER, DANIEL | individual | TX | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| LIN, TAO | individual | NY | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| AROUGHETI, MICHAEL | individual | NY | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| MARKOV, TODOR | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| GOTTESMAN, SALLY | individual | NY | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| MARGOLIES, GREG | individual | NY | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| PELMAN, SIMON | individual | NY | $6,000 | — | 2 |
PAC contributors
| PAC | State | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| FEDEX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | TN | $10,000 | 2 |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 4 |
| ALLY FINANCIAL INC. ADVOCACY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 4 |
| DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 3 |
| U.S. BANCORP FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | CT | $10,000 | 4 |
| AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) | DC | $10,000 | 5 |
| TD BANK N.A. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | NY | $10,000 | 4 |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E | DC | $10,000 | 4 |
| EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | VA | $10,000 | 6 |
| BARCLAYS GROUP US INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 3 |
| STRUCTURED FINANCE COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (STRUCTURED FINANCE PAC) | DC | $10,000 | 3 |
| DELTA AIR LINES PAC | DC | $10,000 | 3 |
| GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | CA | $10,000 | 3 |
Where the money comes from
- NY 47% · home state$274K
- CA 16%$91K
- MD 9%$53K
- DC 8%$44K
- NJ 4%$23K
- VA 4%$20K
- FL 3%$19K
- CT 2%$13K
- MA 2%$11K
- IN 78%$5K
- IL 69%$4K
- AZ 61%$4K
Outside spending & dark money
FEC ↗Independent expenditures by super PACs and other groups, for and against.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Voting record
Congress.gov ↗1,871 roll calls on record: 856 yea, 365 nay, 51 not voting.
800 of 800
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 8884 Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 232–188 |
| — | 113 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 216–214 |
| — | 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Failed 211–218 |
| — | 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 216–212 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 232–199 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 221–210 | |
| — | 6955 Main Street Capital Access Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Failed 210–216 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 221–203 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 76–350 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 201–224 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 265–161 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 65–359 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 49–237 | |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Recorded Vote | No | Passed 214–211 |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 213–209 |
| — | 8823 Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 396–0 |
| — | 4541 To reauthorize the Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009. | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 394–6 |
| — | 5362 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic". | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 418–0 |
| — | 8595 Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 217–209 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 136–291 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 6–421 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 104–314 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 79–348 |
Bills sponsored and cosponsored
Congress.gov ↗| Bill | Title | Role | Policy area | Latest action | Law? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1009 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 86 Main Street in Haverstraw, New York, as the Paul Piperato Post Office Building. | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 323 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 80 Prospect Street in Avon, New York, as the Officer Anthony Mazurkiewicz Memorial Post Office Building. | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 1706 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1200 William Street, Room 200, in Buffalo, New York, as the William J. Donovan Post Office Building. | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 1008 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 298 Route 292 in Holmes, New York, as the Sheriff Adrian Butch Anderson Post Office Building. | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 9905 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 114 John Street in New York, New York, as the "Jack Greenberg Post Office". | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Jul 23, 2026 | — |
| 9944 | TPS Review Act | cosponsor | Immigration | Jul 23, 2026 | — |
| 1451 | Recognizing Charleston as the appropriate host city for the 2027 annual meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly. | cosponsor | International Affairs | Jul 23, 2026 | — |
| 9026 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 80 Atlantic Avenue in Oceanside, New York, as the "Detective Luis G. Alvarez Post Office". | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Jul 22, 2026 | — |
| 114 | Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women. | cosponsor | Labor and Employment | Jul 21, 2026 | — |
| 9730 | Foreign Service Test-Free Reentry Act of 2026 | cosponsor | International Affairs | Jul 16, 2026 | — |
| 2347 | Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act | cosponsor | Taxation | Jul 14, 2026 | — |
| 1422 | Congratulating the New York Knicks on winning the 2026 National Basketball Association Finals. | cosponsor | Sports and Recreation | Jul 9, 2026 | — |
| 9432 | LIFT the BAR Act | cosponsor | Social Welfare | Jun 30, 2026 | — |
| 7187 | Clarity for Compensation Act | cosponsor | Finance and Financial Sector | Jun 30, 2026 | — |
| 9250 | Great American Outdoors Act 250 | cosponsor | Public Lands and Natural Resources | Jun 24, 2026 | — |
Committees
FEC ↗Campaign committees
| Committee | ID | Type | Relationship | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRIENDS FOR GREGORY MEEKS | C00430991 | H / P | principal | $11.2M |
Terms in Congress
| end | type | party | start | state | district |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 1997-01-07 | NY | 6 |
| 2001-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 1999-01-06 | NY | 6 |
| 2003-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 2001-01-03 | NY | 6 |
| 2005-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 2003-01-07 | NY | 6 |
| 2007-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 2005-01-04 | NY | 6 |
| 2009-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 2007-01-04 | NY | 6 |
| 2011-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 2009-01-06 | NY | 6 |
| 2013-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 2011-01-05 | NY | 6 |
| 2015-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 2013-01-03 | NY | 5 |
| 2017-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 2015-01-06 | NY | 5 |
| 2019-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 2017-01-03 | NY | 5 |
| 2021-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 2019-01-03 | NY | 5 |
| 2023-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 2021-01-03 | NY | 5 |
| 2025-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 2023-01-03 | NY | 5 |
| 2027-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 2025-01-03 | NY | 5 |
Stock trades
Filings ↗STOCK Act periodic transaction reports. Amounts are the ranges filers report.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Gifts & travel
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Lobbying ties
Poliscope ↗Does not appear as a registered lobbyist in LDA filings.
Top donor industries: Legal Services, Finance & Investment, Health Care & Pharmaceuticals, Real Estate, Education. See money.
Financial disclosures
Poliscope ↗Executive-branch (OGE 278e) disclosures, which apply to candidates who served as federal appointees.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Past races
FEC ↗| Cycle | Office | State | District | FEC ID | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | House | NY | 05 | H8NY06048 | $1.74M |
| 2024 | House | NY | 05 | H8NY06048 | $3.05M |
| 2022 | House | NY | 05 | H8NY06048 | $2.70M |
| 2020 | House | NY | 05 | H8NY06048 | $2.13M |
| 2018 | House | NY | 05 | H8NY06048 | $1.03M |
| 2016 | House | NY | 05 | H8NY06048 | $990K |
| 2014 | House | NY | 05 | H8NY06048 | $1.02M |
| 2012 | House | NY | 05 | H8NY06048 | $741K |
| 2010 | House | NY | 06 | H8NY06048 | $936K |
| 2008 | House | NY | 06 | H8NY06048 | $1.31M |
Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), compiled from FEC, Congress.gov, LDA, SEC, OGE and congressional gift and travel records. Snapshot Sep 11, 2026. Flags are definitions of this site, listed on the hot buttons page; each is checked with documented rules against the filings above.