U.S. House candidate · Maryland 3rd District
Sarah Elfreth
Overview
Poliscope ↗$1.14M
Raised this cycle
$0
Outside support
$0
Outside opposition
5%
Small-dollar share
76%
In-state share
5
Flags
Sarah Kelly Elfreth is a Democratic Representative from MD (District 03). Elfreth's campaign has raised $1.1 million from 506 donors. Funding includes 4.7% from small-dollar donors (under $200) and 60.3% from in-state contributors. Top funding sources by employer include Legal Services, Health Care & Pharmaceuticals, Nonprofits & Advocacy. Campaign committees include ELFRETH FOR MARYLAND.
Backed by AIPAC
- AIPAC PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- AIPAC PAC gave $5,000 (2024)
Backed by EMILYs List
- EMILY's List gave $320 (2024)
Gambling industry money
- DraftKings PAC gave $1,000 (2026)
Union PAC money
- SEIU COPE gave $2,500 (2026)
- SEIU COPE gave $2,500 (2024)
- AFSCME PEOPLE gave $10,000 (2026)
- AFSCME PEOPLE gave $2,500 (2024)
- IBEW PAC gave $2,500 (2026)
- IBEW PAC gave $6,000 (2024)
- Teamsters DRIVE gave $1,500 (2026)
- Teamsters DRIVE gave $5,000 (2024)
- AFT COPE gave $5,000 (2026)
- AFT COPE gave $5,000 (2024)
- UA Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote PAC gave $5,000 (2024)
- LIUNA PAC gave $4,000 (2026)
- LIUNA PAC gave $7,500 (2024)
- CWA COPE gave $2,500 (2026)
- CWA COPE gave $5,000 (2024)
Realtors PAC money
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $4,000 (2026)
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $5,000 (2024)
Money
Poliscope ↗$1.14M
Total raised
2026 cycle
$693K
From individuals
$64K unitemized
$440K
From PACs
506
Donors
avg $554
31%
Large-donor share
By election cycle
- 2024 1,670 donors$2.28M
- 2026 650 donors$1.14M
Contribution sizes
- <$200 507 gifts · 4%$26K
- $200-$499 153 gifts · 6%$39K
- $500-$999 165 gifts · 13%$85K
- $1,000-$2,899 209 gifts · 40%$252K
- $2,900+ 65 gifts · 37%$231K
Top donor industries and employers
- Legal Services 62 gifts$41K
- Health Care & Pharmaceuticals 63 gifts$21K
- Nonprofits & Advocacy 18 gifts$17K
- Hospitality & Entertainment 9 gifts$13K
- Education 43 gifts$9K
- Business & Professional Services 6 gifts$8K
- Finance & Investment 23 gifts$8K
- Construction 11 gifts$6K
- Real Estate 7 gifts$6K
- Technology & Internet 8 gifts$2K
- Agriculture 4 gifts$2K
- Manufacturing 2 gifts$2K
- Retail & Consumer Goods 2 gifts$2K
- Communications & Media 1 gifts$1K
- Transportation 1 gifts$500
Top contributors
| Contributor | Type | State | Total | From PACs | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATTISON, TODD | individual | MD | $14,000 | — | 3 |
| GREN, FRANK | individual | FL | $8,500 | — | 3 |
| HUSSMAN, THERESA | individual | MD | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| DIPAULA, JAMES | individual | FL | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| CORWON, SCOTT | individual | GA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| HUGHES, ALEXANDRA | individual | MD | $7,000 | — | 3 |
| DAVIS, MICHAEL | individual | FL | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| MCDERMOTT, KATHLEEN | individual | NJ | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| HUSSMAN, JOHN | individual | MD | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| DAVIS, RAE ANNE | individual | MD | $7,000 | — | 14 |
| BARTLETT, BRANDON | individual | MD | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| DAVIS, PATRICIA | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| SEALE, WILLIAM EDWARD | individual | MD | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| DAVIS, JAMES | individual | KY | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| KELLY, KEVIN | individual | IA | $6,952 | — | 6 |
PAC contributors
| PAC | State | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E | DC | $10,000 | 4 |
| LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | TN | $10,000 | 6 |
| BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC. PAC (BOOZ ALLEN PAC) | DC | $8,500 | 4 |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) | DC | $8,500 | 4 |
| HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $8,000 | 6 |
| APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARAPAC) | VA | $7,500 | 3 |
| EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC | VA | $7,500 | 3 |
| DEFEND THE VOTE | DC | $7,500 | 3 |
| LEONARDO DRS PAC | VA | $7,000 | 4 |
| PERATON CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A.K.A. 'PERATON PAC') | VA | $7,000 | 4 |
| THALES USA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (THALES USA PAC) | VA | $6,500 | 5 |
| CHUGACH ALASKA CORPORATION PAC (CAC PAC) | AK | $6,500 | 2 |
| MASTERS, MATES AND PILOTS POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION FUND | MD | $6,391 | 6 |
| HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC. EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HIIPAC) | VA | $5,500 | 4 |
| THE BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | VA | $5,500 | 5 |
Where the money comes from
- MD 76% · home state$480K
- DC 7%$42K
- VA 6%$38K
- FL 4%$26K
- CA 1%$8K
- GA 1%$7K
- MA 63%$4K
- AL 55%$4K
- OR 55%$4K
- MO 51%$3K
- OK 47%$3K
- AZ 40%$3K
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 ↗398 roll calls on record: 149 yea, 143 nay, 0 not voting.
398 of 398
| 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 | Present | Failed 104–314 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 79–348 |
Bills sponsored and cosponsored
Congress.gov ↗| Bill | Title | Role | Policy area | Latest action | Law? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6893 | Chesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science (WATERS) Act | cosponsor | Public Lands and Natural Resources | Aug 20, 2026 | — |
| 3276 | Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act of 2025 | cosponsor | Environmental Protection | Aug 20, 2026 | — |
| 6310 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3570 Olney Laytonsville Road in Olney, Maryland, as the Edward L. Ramsey Olney Post Office Building. | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 4541 | To reauthorize the Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009. | cosponsor | Health | Jul 27, 2026 | — |
| 9941 | Right to IVF Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Health | Jul 23, 2026 | — |
| 8876 | Aquatic Invasive Species Control and Prevention Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Public Lands and Natural Resources | Jul 21, 2026 | — |
| 7332 | Whale CHARTS Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Environmental Protection | Jul 21, 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 | — |
| 2913 | Ukraine Support Act | cosponsor | International Affairs | Jul 20, 2026 | — |
| 9250 | Great American Outdoors Act 250 | cosponsor | Public Lands and Natural Resources | Jun 24, 2026 | — |
| 1380 | Commemorating 50 years of women at the service academies. | cosponsor | Armed Forces and National Security | Jun 23, 2026 | — |
| 9289 | Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Taxation | Jun 11, 2026 | — |
| 195 | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Restoring Flexibility in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)". | cosponsor | Families | Jun 10, 2026 | — |
| 5408 | Faster Labor Contracts Act | cosponsor | Labor and Employment | Jun 10, 2026 | — |
| 1342 | Expressing support for the designation of June 5, 2026, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2026 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month". | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | Jun 4, 2026 | — |
Committees
FEC ↗Campaign committees
| Committee | ID | Type | Relationship | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELFRETH FOR MARYLAND | C00855353 | H / P | principal | $3.15M |
Terms in Congress
| end | url | type | party | phone | start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-01-03 | https://elfreth.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-4016 | 2025-01-03 |
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, Health Care & Pharmaceuticals, Nonprofits & Advocacy, Hospitality & Entertainment, 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 | MD | 03 | H4MD03156 | $1.14M |
| 2024 | House | MD | 03 | H4MD03156 | $2.28M |
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.