Bryan Steil has raised the most in this race — $6,393,553, ahead of Mitchell Berman at $1,977,099. Bryan Steil has taken the most PAC and party-committee money: $1,934,675. On AIPAC: Bryan Steil has taken $138,986 in AIPAC-linked contributions.
Bryan Steil, a Republican, currently holds this House seat and is running for re-election. Bryan Steil, a Republican, has taken $138,986 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. Mitchell Berman, a Democrat, shows no AIPAC-linked donations in available records.
Major issues facing Wisconsin, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.
FEC campaign finance data through Oct 14, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
| Bryan Steil R | Mitchell Berman D | |
|---|---|---|
| Raised | $6.4M | $2M |
| Individuals | $1.8M28% | $1.8M90% |
| PACs & parties | $1.9M30% | $190K10% |
| Self-funded | $0 | $0 |
| Other | $2.7M42% | $2K0% |
| AIPAC-linked* | $139K | — |
| Outside spending† | — | — |
* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.
† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.
“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.
Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.
Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.
Showing the 50 biggest of 1426 donors. The other 1376 gave $2.3M combined.
Plus $320K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
Showing the 50 biggest of 555 donors. The other 505 gave $195K combined.
Plus $349K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.
Bryan Steil has raised more: $6,393,553, ahead of Mitchell Berman at $1,977,099.
Bryan Steil has taken the most money from PACs and party committees: $1,934,675. Mitchell Berman has taken $189,500.
Bryan Steil has taken $138,986 in AIPAC-linked contributions.
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
October 21, 2026
Unknown 'Conservatives for America' filer drops $100K pro-GOP ad across four House races
A brand-new independent-expenditure filer called 'Conservatives for America' (C90023870, Bethesda MD PO box) filed its first-ever FEC report Oct 20: a single $100,000 advertising buy via GOP firm Targeted Victory (disseminated Oct 19) supporting four House Republicans — Mike Carey (OH-15), Brad Finstad (MN-1), French Hill (AR-2), and Bryan Steil (WI-1). It is one $100,000 outlay, not $400,000 (a dual-purpose ad naming four candidates). No individual behind the filer is named in public FEC data, and F5 filers never file donor reports.
Source: FEC (committee filings) →October 19, 2026
Center Forward's GOP arm adds $445K for moderate Republicans in six House races
Center Forward Initiative, the Republican-leaning twin of the Center Forward Committee (same McLean VA address, same dark-money nonprofit funder), added $445,356 in independent expenditures supporting moderate Republicans Mike Lawler (NY-17), Bryan Steil (WI-1), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-1), Greg Murphy (NC-3), David Valadao (CA-22), and Blake Moore (UT-2) via direct mail and digital ads. Its donors are disclosed through Aug 31 — including $675K from the Center Forward nonprofit and $225K from the American Society of Anesthesiologists PAC — with September receipts due Oct 20.
Source: FEC →