Connecticut 1st District 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

DLuke Bronin
$3.87M
+$1.35M for · $516K against
RAmy Chai
$22K

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
Luke Bronin	D	$3,865,511	$1,352,146	$515,672	2%
Amy Chai	R	$21,972	$0	$0	—

$3.89M

Raised by candidates

$3.49M

Spent by candidates

$1.87M

Outside spending

4 spenders · + $496K in 24/48-hour notices (may overlap; not included)

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Luke Bronin (D)	$3.87M^†	$3.05M	$23K	2%	57%	$3.47M^†	1,686
Amy Chai (R)	$22K^†	$4K	$0	—	100%	$16K^†	0

† The FEC's official total. Poliscope's figure disagreed (usually a report it has not loaded yet), so the other columns for that candidate may cover an earlier period.

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.Provisional

Spender	Target	Stance	Spent	Network	Dark money in
VOTEVETS C00418897 Donors include Deborah Simon ($1.10M)	Luke Bronin	Support	$1.04M 8 filings	VoteVets	—
DEFEND THE VOTE C00764233	Luke Bronin	Oppose	$516K 1 filing		—
TIME TO LEAD PAC C00915199	Luke Bronin	Support	$165K 5 filings		—
SERVANT-LEADER FUND, INC. C00899427	Luke Bronin	Support	$147K 6 filings		—

Candidates

Luke Bronin

D Democrat

Raised: $3.87M
Small-dollar: 2%
In-state: 57%
Outside for / against: $1.35M / $516K

Backed byDeborah Simon VoteVets

Amy Chai

R Republican

Raised: $22K
Small-dollar: —
In-state: 100%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.