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

2021–22

From committees

$89,800

Net of refunds

Committees

Contributions

By type of committee

All Corporate$60,800 · 68%Leadership PAC$10,000 · 11%Trade association$7,000 · 8%Labor union$5,000 · 6%Membership org$5,000 · 6%Ideological / issue$2,000 · 2%

Committee	Company / sponsor	Member's trades	Contributions	Total
ImpactLeadership PAC	—	—	2	$10,000
Grail, LLC PACCorporate	GRALGRAIL, Inc.	—	2	$5,800
Transport Workers Union of America Political Contributions CommitteeLabor union	Transport Workers Union of America	—	1	$5,000
Bbva PAC of the PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.Corporate	—	—	1	$5,000
United Services Automobile Association Employee PAC - USAA Employee PACCorporate	United Services Automobile Association	—	1	$5,000
Leidos Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporate	LDOSLeidos Holdings, Inc.	—	2	$4,000
The Options Clearing Corporation PACCorporate	The Options Clearing Corporation	—	2	$3,000
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company Political Action CommitteeCorporate	Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company	—	1	$2,500
National Venture Capital Association VenturepacMembership org	National Venture Capital Association	—	1	$2,500
Transamerica Corporation PACCorporate	Transamerica	—	1	$2,500
American Society of Anesthesiologists Political Action Committee (ASA PAC)Trade association	American Society of Anesthesiologists	—	1	$2,500
The Procter & Gamble Company Good Government FundCorporate	PGPROCTER & GAMBLE Co	—	1	$2,500
Unitedhealth Group Incorporated PAC (Unitedhealth Group PAC)Corporate	UNHUnitedhealth Group Inc.	—	1	$2,500
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporate	Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.	—	1	$2,500
Society of Interventional Radiology Political Action CommitteeMembership org	Society of Interventional Radiology	—	1	$2,500
Lehigh Hanson, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporate	Lehigh Hanson, Inc.	—	1	$2,500
Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman PC Employee PAC Aka Hallway PAC FederalCorporate	—	—	1	$2,500
Equipment Leasing and Finance Assn PAC (LEASEPAC)Trade association	Equipment Leasing and Finance Association	—	1	$2,000
Exelon Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporate	EXCExelon Corp.	—	1	$2,000
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company Financial & Investments Political Action CommitteeCorporate	Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company	—	1	$2,000
Google LLC NetpacCorporate	GOOGLAlphabet Inc.	—	1	$2,000
Metlife Inc. Employees' Political Participation Fund a - Federal OnlyCorporate	METMetlife Inc.	1 trade	1	$2,000
American Sportfishing Association Political Action CommitteeTrade association	American Sportfishing Association	—	1	$1,500
BHFS-E, PC PAC (Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck Political Action Committee)Corporate	BHFS-E, PC	—	1	$1,500
The Vanguard Group Committee for Responsible GovernmentCorporate	The Vanguard Group	—	1	$1,500

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Contributions (incl. in-kind) from PACs, party and other candidate committees to Benjamin L. Cardin's campaign committees in the 2021–22 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.