Benjamin L. Cardin

Senator · MD

DemocratFormer memberServed 1987–2025Born 1943

Campaign fundraising

Senate · MD

Raised, 2025–26

$10K

Spent

$474K

Cash on hand

Reported through

Sep 30, 2026

Current cycle

Receipts per two-year cycle

Campaign receipts per two-year cycle
Cycle	Receipts
2013–14	$338,988.00
2015–16	$518,211.00
2017–18	$4,067,153.24
2019–20	$207,360.90
2021–22	$182,295.47
2023–24	$30,982.35
2025–26	$10,472.51

2018 race · MD Senate

Benjamin L Cardin · D · Incumbent$4.92M
Neal Simon · I · Challenger$2.11M
Jerome Segal · D · Challenger$1.70M
Antono Wade Campbell · R · Challenger$198K
Charles S Faddis · R · Challenger$189K
Chelsea Elizabeth Manning · D · Challenger$95K
Christina Grigorian · R · Challenger$42K
Michael B Puskar · OTH · Challenger$6,014
Erik Jetmir · D · Challenger$5,498

Total receipts for the whole 2018 election period. 9 candidates reported receipts.

Source: Federal Election Commission candidate totals, all authorized campaign committees combined; principal campaign committee BEN CARDIN FOR SENATE, INC.; cycles since 2013–14; updated Nov 4, 2026. No individual donor data.

Cycle2023–24 2021–22 2019–20 2017–18 2015–16 2013–14

PAC contributions

2017–18

From committees

$1.56M

Net of refunds

Committees

427

Contributions

821

By type of committee

All Corporate$587K · 38%Trade association$287K · 18%Labor union$190K · 12%Ideological / issue$179K · 12%Leadership PAC$166K · 11%Membership org$130K · 8%Cooperative$13,000 · 1%Candidate committee$6,500 · 0%

Committee	Company / sponsor	Member's trades	Contributions	Total
American Hotel and Lodging Association Political Action Committee ('HOTELPAC')Trade association	—	—	3	$10,000
UAW - V - Cap (UAW Voluntary Community Action Program)Labor union	Int'l Union United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America UAW	—	2	$10,000
National Association of Letter Carriers of U.S.A. Political Fund (Letter Carrier Political Fund)Labor union	—	—	4	$10,000
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action CommitteeLabor union	—	—	3	$10,000
American Federation of Teachers, Afl-Cio Committee on Political EducationLabor union	American Federation of Teachers, Afl-Cio	—	2	$10,000
International Association of Firefighters Interested in Registration and Education PACLabor union	International Association of Fire Fighters	—	2	$10,000
Engineers Political Education Committee (EPEC)/International Union of Operating EngineersLabor union	Iuoe Local 965 Pef	—	2	$10,000
National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeIdeological / issue	National Association of Realtors	—	5	$10,000
Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporate	NOCNorthrop Grumman Corp. /De/	—	2	$10,000
Parsons Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporate	PSNParsons Corp.	—	2	$10,000
National Apartment Association Political Action CommitteeTrade association	National Apartment Association	—	3	$10,000
American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association PACTrade association	American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association	—	2	$10,000
Equipment Leasing and Finance Assn PAC (LEASEPAC)Trade association	Equipment Leasing and Finance Association	—	4	$10,000
Washington Political Action CommitteeIdeological / issue	—	—	2	$10,000
National Emergency Medicine Political Action Committee / American College of Emergency PhysiciansMembership org	American College of Emergency Physicians	—	4	$10,000
The Boeing Company Political Action CommitteeCorporate	BABoeing Co	—	9	$10,000
National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade association	—	—	4	$10,000
Bi-County Political Action CommitteeIdeological / issue	—	—	2	$10,000
Deloitte Political Action CommitteeIdeological / issue	—	—	2	$10,000
Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems Inc. Political Action Committee Aka OapacCorporate	Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems Inc.	—	5	$10,000
American Society of Anesthesiologists Political Action Committee (ASA PAC)Trade association	—	—	4	$10,000
America Works Federal PACLeadership PAC	—	—	2	$10,000
ImpactLeadership PAC	Schumer	—	2	$10,000
New Millennium PACLeadership PAC	—	—	2	$10,000
M-PACLeadership PAC	—	—	2	$10,000

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Contributions (incl. in-kind) from PACs, party and other candidate committees to Benjamin L. Cardin's campaign committees in the 2017–18 cycle, net of refunds, from the committees' own FEC reports. Donations from individuals passed through WinRed or ActBlue are not included. Company and ticker matched by name; no ticker means no listed company was found; for other committees the sponsor as registered with the FEC. Member's trades counts every disclosed trade in that company's stock. Filers that aren't committees are combined into one line.

Outside spending

2017–18 · through the latest regular FEC reports

Supporting

$7,325

Opposing

$29,650

Spenders

Spender	Supporting	Opposing
People Over PoliticsSuper PAC	—	$29,650
Nea Advocacy FundSuper PAC	$4,015	—
Nea Fund for Children and Public EducationLabor union	$2,500	—
Individuals and groups that aren't committees (2 combined)	$765	—
Planned Parenthood VotesSuper PAC	$35	—
Sierra Club Political CommitteeMembership org	$10	—

6 spenders

Independent expenditures for or against Benjamin L. Cardin in the 2017–18 cycle, through the latest regular FEC reports. Spending reported on 24- and 48-hour notices in the final weeks before an election appears here once the spender's next regular report is processed. Spenders that aren't registered committees (individuals and groups filing FEC Form 5) are combined into one line.

Source: Federal Election Commission bulk data (committee contributions and independent expenditures); updated Nov 4, 2026. No individual donor data.