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Benjamin L. Cardin

Benjamin L. Cardin

Senator · MD
DemocratFormer memberServed 1987–2025Born 1943

Campaign fundraising

Senate · MD
Raised, 2025–26
$10K
Spent
$474K
Cash on hand
$0
Reported through
Sep 30, 2026
Current cycle

Receipts per two-year cycle

$0$2.5M$5M2013–14: $338,988.002013–142015–16: $518,211.002015–162017–18: $4,067,153.242017–182019–20: $207,360.902019–202021–22: $182,295.472021–222023–24: $30,982.352023–242025–26: $10,472.512025–26
Campaign receipts per two-year cycle
CycleReceipts
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.

PAC contributions

2019–20
From committees
$138K
Net of refunds
Committees
67
Contributions
76
CommitteeCompany / sponsorMember's tradesContributionsTotal
Kidney Care Partners Political Action CommitteeIdeological / issue——2$9,000
Transamerica Corporation PACCorporateTransamerica—3$7,500
Pacific Life Insurance Company Political Action CommitteeCorporatePacific Life Insurance Company—1$5,000
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateMassachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company—1$5,000
United Services Automobile Association Employee PAC - USAA Employee PACCorporateUnited Services Automobile Association—2$5,000
Principal Life Insurance Company Political Action CommitteeCorporatePrincipal Life Insurance Company—2$3,000
The Vanguard Group Committee for Responsible GovernmentCorporateThe Vanguard Group—2$3,000
Finseca PACTrade association——2$3,000
Asurion LLC Political Action Committee (Asurion PAC)CorporateAsurion LLC—1$3,000
State Street Bank and Trust Company Voluntary Political Action CommitteeCorporateState Street Bank and Trust Company—1$2,500
Investment Company Institute Political Action Committee (ICI PAC)Trade associationInvestment Company Institute—1$2,500
America's Health Insurance Plans, Inc. PAC (Ahip PAC)Trade associationAmerica's Health Insurance Plans, Inc.—1$2,500
Prudential Financial Inc. Federal Political Action Committee (AKA - Prudential Federal PAC)CorporatePRUPrudential Financial Inc.—1$2,500
American Council of Life Insurers Political Action CommitteeTrade associationAmerican Council of Life Insurers—1$2,500
Equitable Holdings, Inc. Political Action Committee (Equitable PAC)CorporateEQHEquitable Holdings, Inc.—1$2,500
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. PAC (AKA THE Hartford Advocates Fund)CorporateHIGHartford Insurance Group, Inc.—1$2,500
The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Federal PACCorporate——1$2,500
Amgen Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateAMGNAmgen Inc.—1$2,500
Invesco Holding Company (US), Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateInvesco Holding Company (US), Inc.—1$2,500
Dell Technologies, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateDELLDell Technologies Inc.—1$2,500
Edward Jones PACIdeological / issue——1$2,500
Ameriprise Financial Inc. Political Action Committee (AMERIPRISEPAC)CorporateAMPAmeriprise Financial Inc.—2$2,500
Rga Reinsurance Company Federal PACCorporate——1$2,500
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Political Action CommitteeCorporateVertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated—1$2,500
Noble Energy Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateNoble Energy, Inc.—1$2,500
The Capital Group Companies Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateThe Capital Group Companies, Inc.—1$2,500
US Renal Care PACCorporate——1$2,500
Bowling PROPRIET0RS' Association of America, Inc. PACTrade associationBowling Proprietors' Association of America, Inc.—1$2,000
Austin Industries Companies Political Action CommitteeCorporate——1$2,000
Lincoln National Corporation Political Action Committee (AKA Lincoln Financial Group Political Action Committee, Lfgpac)CorporateLNCLincoln National Corp.—2$2,000
Equipment Leasing and Finance Assn PAC (LEASEPAC)Trade associationEquipment Leasing and Finance Association—1$2,000
Morgan Stanley Political Action CommitteeCorporateMSMorgan Stanley—1$2,000
Davita Inc. Political Action Committee (DAPAC)CorporateDVADavita Inc.—1$2,000
Maxar Technologies Inc. PAC (MAXARPAC)CorporateMaxar Technologies Inc.—1$2,000
Renal Physicians Association PAC Rpa PACMembership org——1$2,000
Empower - a Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company Political Action Committee ('Empower PAC')Corporate——1$2,000
Voya Financial, Inc., Political Action Committee (Voya Financial PAC)CorporateVOYAVoya Financial, Inc.—1$1,500
American College of Surgeons Professional Association PACTrade association——1$1,500
Michael Best Political Action CommitteeIdeological / issue——1$1,500
American Health Care Association Political Action CommitteeTrade associationAmerican Health Care Association—1$1,000
American Land Title Association Title Industry PAC (TIPAC)Trade associationAmerican Land Title Association—1$1,000
Corning Incorporated Employees Political Action Committee (COREPAC)CorporateGLWCorning Inc. /NY—1$1,000
The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action CommitteeMembership orgCouncil of Insurance Agents & Brokers—1$1,000
Fedex Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateFDXFedex Corp.—1$1,000
Azoa Services Corporation Political Action Committee (Allianz OF America PAC)CorporateAzoa Services Corporation—1$1,000
John Hancock Life Insurance Company (USA) Federal Political Action CommitteeCorporateJohn Hancock Life Insurance Company (USA)—1$1,000
National Emergency Medicine Political Action Committee / American College of Emergency PhysiciansMembership orgAmerican College of Emergency Physicians—1$1,000
Exelon Corporation Political Action Committee (Exelon PAC)CorporateEXCExelon Corp.—1$1,000
Better Government PACIdeological / issue——1$1,000
American Benefits Council Political Action CommitteeTrade association——1$1,000
New York Life Insurance Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateNew York Life Insurance Company—1$1,000
Protective Life Corporation Federal Political Action Committee ('PROTECTPAC')CorporateProtective Life Corporation—1$1,000
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Political Action Committee - Federal (Guardian Life PCorporate——1$1,000
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Political Action CommitteeIdeological / issue——1$1,000
Arent Fox LLP PAC (AFPAC)Ideological / issue——1$1,000
National Roofing Contractors Association Roof PACTrade associationNational Roofing and Contractors Association—1$1,000
Cummins Inc. Political Action Committee (CIPAC)CorporateCMICummins Inc.—1$1,000
FMR LLC Political Action Committee - Federal (Fidelity PAC)Corporate——1$1,000
Perspecta Inc. Political Action Committee (A.K.A. 'Perspecta PAC')CorporatePerspecta Inc.—1$1,000
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company Financial & Investments Political Action CommitteeCorporateNationwide Mutual Insurance Company—1$1,000
Fraternity & Sorority Political Action CommitteeIdeological / issue——1$1,000
Teachers Insurance Annuity Association of America PAC (TIAA PAC)Corporate——1$1,000
Primerica Inc. Political Action Committee (Primerica PAC)CorporatePRIPrimerica, Inc.—1$1,000
American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc. Political Action Committee (A.K.A. American Renal PAC)Corporate——1$1,000
American Urological Association, Inc. Political Action Committee (AUAPAC)Membership org——1$1,000
Solvay America, Inc. Good Government FundCorporateSolvay America, Inc.—1$500
It Starts TodayIdeological / issue——1$1
67 committees

Contributions (incl. in-kind) from PACs, party and other candidate committees to Benjamin L. Cardin's campaign committees in the 2019–20 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.

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