Where the money comes from
Sarah Elfreth
U.S. Representative · Maryland · 2025–2026 cycle
DemocraticSarah's money is a mix: 55% large gifts, 5.4% small gifts, 39.5% from PACs.
Raised
$1.2M
Spent
$841K
Cash on hand
$364K
Debts
$0
Large individual gifts ($200+)
$652K · 55%
Small gifts (under $200)
$64K · 5.4%
PACs
$468K · 39.5%
Other
$1 · 0%
Self-funded
$649 · 0.1%
5%
Small gifts
of money came in gifts under $200
40%
PACs
of money came from PACs
23%
Out of state
of itemized individual money came from other states
26%
Defense
of PAC money came from this sector
Compared with a typical House member
Across all 11 PAC sectors, 2 sit above what a typical House member takes from that sector.
Defense
$117K vs $29K typical
+296%Labor
$104K vs $69K typical
+50%Ideological/Single-Issue
$52K vs $139K typical
−63%Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
$49K vs $146K typical
−66%Misc Business
$23K vs $48K typical
−53%Construction
$21K vs $27K typical
−23%Health
$19K vs $82K typical
−77%Energy & Natural Resources
$18K vs $46K typical
−61%Communications/Electronics
$18K vs $34K typical
−48%Transportation
$17K vs $42K typical
−60%Lawyers & Lobbyists
$13K vs $16K typical
−21%
Bars to the right mean more than a typical House member; to the left, less.
Follow the PAC money
From PACs
$448K
Committees
140
Share of money
38.2%
vs a typical House member
—
- Business65%
- Labor23%
- Ideological/Single-Issue12%
11 sectors. Tap one to see the industries inside it, then every committee that gave.
Who gives
Biggest organisations
All 20 organisations whose employees, their families, or PAC gave. People on the left, the PAC on the right.
- Left: employees and their families
- Right: the organisation's PAC
- Leidos Inc$15K—$15K
- Basys Inc$14K$14K—
- Maxsent$14K$14K—
- National Assn of Realtors$14K—$14K
- CI Renewables$14K$14K—
- Impacts$12K$12K—
- Allegis Group$12K$12K—
- Actum LLC$11K$11K—
- Hussman Funds$11K$11K—
- American Israel Public Affairs Cmte$10K$43$10K
- Todd Pattison$10K$10K—
- American Federation of State/Cnty/Munic Employees$10K—$10K
Where the givers live
23.5% of itemized individual money came from outside Maryland.
- Maryland 76.5%
- Other states 23.5%
All 26 states and territories, ranked
Who writes the cheques
38.6% of Sarah's itemized individual money came from women, from 772 women and 613 men.
- Women $285K
- Men $455K
By size of gift
The $3,500+ band brought in the most: 39% of itemized individual money.
- $200-$499$43K153 givers
Women $25K (86) · Men $18K (67)
- $500-$999$80K141 givers
Women $38K (63) · Men $42K (78)
- $1,000-$3,499$251K175 givers
Women $104K (72) · Men $147K (103)
- $3,500+$327K61 givers
Women $94K (19) · Men $233K (42)
- $7,000+$145K18 givers
Women $36K (5) · Men $110K (13)
Women's share over 2 cycles
Women's share moved from 34.9% in 2024 to 38.5% in 2026.
Track record
Sarah has won 2 of 2 races on record between 2024 and 2026.
Peak cycle 2023–2024 raised $2.2M.
- Raised
- Spent
2026 MD House District 3
Raised $1.1M · spent $810K
Won· Primary2024 MD House District 3
Raised $2.2M · spent $2.2M
Top opponent Clarence Lam (D) with $914K
Won· General
Sits on
Amounts here cluster money from an organisation's employees, their families and its PAC, so they show industries and interests rather than individual names. For the named individual givers, see Sarah's top donors. Campaign committee and leadership PAC combined · summary as of August 4, 2026 · transactions through July 17, 2026.