ArchiPAC
Purpose of ArchiPAC?
AIA's political action committee (ArchiPAC) is an additional tool used by AIA to promote prosperous, sustainable, and equitable communities that benefit everyone. ArchiPAC solicits donations from eligible AIA members and contributes to candidates who support all or specific aspects of AIA's legislative agenda, which is outlined in AIA's Policy Platform. ArchiPAC contributions are made to candidates with the intent of accomplishing one or more of the following goals:
- Policy Alignment: Do the candidate's policy positions align closely with AIA's legislative priorities such that he or she will be inclined to support them when in office?
- Efficacy: Is the candidate an up-and-coming leader in Congress with growing influence, in a leadership position, or serve on committees with jurisdiction over issues related to the profession and can, therefore, be effective in implementing AIA's legislative priorities?
- Impact: Is the candidate in a race where an ArchiPAC contribution would be helpful and meaningful to advance the candidate's election?
AIA's Policy Platform focuses on three large areas:
- A Future Economy: Tax policies should support small businesses, innovation, and talent recruitment. AIA commits to voice strong support for a future economy that advances the success of architecture firms and the profession.
- Climate Action: Buildings must consume less energy, eventually use only renewable sources, and ultimately contribute power back to the energy grid. To that end, AIA is committed to eliminating all building carbon emissions by 2040.
- Healthy and Equitable Communities: AIA believes that shelter is a basic human right. AIA commits to a future built environment that improves individual health and equity and prepares communities to weather a variety of storms.
How ArchiPAC Works?
ArchiPAC only accepts donations from eligible AIA members. It uses those donations to contribute to candidates running for federal office who align closely with AIA's legislative priorities and the profession's values.
Read more about the AIA statement of values >
The ArchiPAC Steering Committee bylaws dictate that the committee may comprise up to eleven AIA members The members are appointed by the AIA President and approved by the AIA Board of Directors. The Steering Committee decides the candidates who will receive ArchiPAC contributions, and they are responsible for assuring that all funds raised and spent are directed toward advancing AIA's Policy Platform.
The Steering Committee considers the following factors when deciding to support a candidate:
What impact can the candidate have on advancing AIA's policy platform?
- Do they serve on a committee with jurisdiction over any of AIA's priority issues?
- Do they have direct or strong indirect influence over any of AIA's priority issues?
- Are they, or will they be, a strong future influencer within the party or Congress and a strong advocate for the profession?
What are the stated positions of the candidate?
- Do the candidate's legislative positions align with AIA's Policy Platform?
- What is their voting history associated with any of AIA's priority issues?
- Are they open to being educated on AIA's policy issues or being a supporter and advocate for the profession of architecture?
What are the qualities of the candidate?
- Does the candidate appear to align their actions and behaviors with the values of the profession?
ArchiPAC Contributions
Like AIA, ArchiPAC is bipartisan and works with and supports candidates from both parties.
ArchiPAC gave the following contributions to candidates in the 2021-2022 election cycle (this chart is updated weekly). ArchiPAC is committed to transparency and provides all of its contributions for the past three years and real-time reporting.
ArchiPAC upholds the highest federal compliance standards and adheres to all campaign finance regulations and filing requirements with the Federal Election Commission.
2022 Contributions
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Candidate – U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO-05)
Contribution - $5,000 – General 2022 – November 1, 2022
Why – Housing, climate, resilience, and Congressional modernization
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Candidate – U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03)
Contribution - $1,000 – General 2022 – November 1, 2022
Why – Climate, resilience, housing, and historic preservation
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Candidate – U.S. Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX-12)
Contribution - $1,000 – General 2022 – November 1, 2022
Why – Climate, resilience, housing, and historic preservation
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Candidate – U.S. Sen. Margaret Hassan (D-NH)
Contribution - $2,000 – General 2022 – November 1, 2022
Why – School safety, climate, resilience, and housing
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Candidate – U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10)
Contribution - $1,000 – General 2022 – November 1, 2022
Why – Housing
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Candidate – U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)
Contribution - $5,000 – General 2022 – November 1, 2022
Why – Climate, housing, resilience, and school safety
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Candidate – U.S. Rep. Robert Scott (D-VA-03)
Contribution - $1,000 – General 2022 – November 1, 2022
Why – School safety, student debt, and climate
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Candidate – U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC)
Contribution - $1,000 – General 2022 – November 1, 2022
Why – Resilience, climate, housing, school safety, design mandate, and taxes
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Candidate – U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS-02)
Contribution - $1,000 – General 2022 – November 1, 2022
Why – Resilience, climate
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Candidate – U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD)
Contribution - $1,000 – General 2022 – November 1, 2022
Why – Housing and taxes
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Candidate – U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
Contribution - $2,000 – General 2022 – November 1, 2022
Why – Design mandate, housing, climate, resilience, and historic preservation
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Candidate – U.S. Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-NY-07)
Contribution - $1,000 – General 2022 – November 1, 2022
Why – Climate, housing, and taxes
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Candidate – U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA-43)
Contribution - $1,000 – General 2022 – November 1, 2022
Why – Housing, climate, and infrastructure
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Candidate – U.S. Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY-09)
Contribution - $1,000 – General 2022 – November 2, 2022
Why – Climate, resilience, and housing
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Candidate – U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT-03)
Contribution - $2,000 – General 2022 – November 2, 2022
Why – Housing, climate, and infrastructure
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Candidate – U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ-03)
Contribution - $2,500 – General 2022 – November 2, 2022
Why – School safety, historic preservation and climate
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Candidate – U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA-06)
Contribution - $2,500 – General 2022 – November 2, 2022
Why – Housing, climate, STEAM, Congressional modernization
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Candidate – U.S. Rep. A. Donald McEachin (D-VA-04)
Contribution - $1,000 – General 2022 – November 2, 2022
Why – Historic preservation, climate and resilience
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Candidate – U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS)
Contribution - $2,000 – General 2022 – November 2, 2022
Why – Housing, school safety, climate, resilience
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Candidate – U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI)
Contribution - $1,000 – General 2022 – November 2, 2022
Why – Climate, resilience, housing, infrastructure
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Candidate – U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY)
Contribution - $2,000 – General 2022 – November 2, 2022
Why – Climate, resilience, housing, historic preservation, and taxes
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Candidate – U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-03)
Contribution - $2,500 – General 2022 – October 28, 2022
Why – Climate, historic preservation, infrastructure, and taxes
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Candidate – U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL-16)
Contribution - $5,000 – General 2022 – October 14, 2022
Why – Resilience, student debt relief, and taxes
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Candidate – U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ)
Contribution - $2,000 – General 2022 – October 14, 2022
Why – Climate, resilience, and infrastructure
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Candidate – U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID-02)
Contribution - $2,000 – General 2022 – October 14, 2022
Why – Design mandate and climate
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Candidate – U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01)
Contribution - $1,500 – General 2022 – September 29, 2022
Why – Infrastructure, climate, historic preservation and resilience
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Candidate – U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD-05)
Contribution - $2,500 – General 2022 – September 29, 2022
Why – Climate, resilience, infrastructure, and housing
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Candidate – U.S. Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA-52)
Contribution - $1,000 – General 2022 – September 29, 2022
Why – Climate and resilience
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Candidate – U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber (R-MN-08)
Contribution - $1,000 – General 2022 – September 29, 2022
Why – Federal procurement
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Candidate – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA-05)
Contribution - $1,500 – General 2022 – September 29, 2022
Why – Resilience, climate, and taxes
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Candidate – U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD)
Contribution - $2,500 – General 2022 – September 29, 2022
Why – Housing and taxes
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Candidate – U.S. Rep. Bus Bilirakis (R-FL-12)
Contribution - $1,000 – General 2022 – September 14, 2022
Why – Resilience and climate
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Candidate – U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28)
Contribution - $1,000 – General 2022 – September 14, 2022
Why – Climate, resilience, and housing
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Candidate – U.S. Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT-04)
Contribution - $2,500 – General 2022 – September 14, 2022
Why – Climate and housing
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Candidate – U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA-06)
Contribution - $1,500 – General 2022 – September 14, 2022
Why – Housing, climate, STEAM, and Congressional modernization
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Candidate – U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL-18)
Contribution - $1,000 – General 2022 – September 14, 2022
Why – Taxes, historic preservation, student debt relief, and design mandate
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Candidate – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Contribution - $2,500 – General 2022 – September 14, 2022
Why – Climate, resilience, and design mandate
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Candidate – U.S. Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA-01)
Contribution - $2,500 – General 2022 – September 14, 2022
Why – Taxes, student debt relief, climate, and resilience
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Candidate – U.S. Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT-At Large)
Contribution - $2,500 – General 2022 – September 14, 2022
Why – Climate, housing, and resilience
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Candidate – U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT-03)
Contribution - $1,000 – General 2022 – August 17, 2022
Why – Climate and resilience
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Candidate – U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY-20)
Contribution - $3,000 – Primary 2022 – August 17, 2022
Why – Climate, resilience, and infrastructure
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Candidate – U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
Contribution – $2,500 – Primary 2026 – July 18, 2022
Why – Climate, infrastructure, taxes, resilience, student debt, and school safety
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Candidate – U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID)
Contribution - $2,500 – General 2022 – July 18, 2022
Why – Taxes, resilience, housing, climate, infrastructure, and design mandate
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Candidate – U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM)
Contribution – $2,000 – Primary 2026 – July 18, 2022
Why – Resilience, student debt, and school safety
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Candidate – U.S. Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV-01)
Contribution - $5,000 – Primary 2022 – June 15, 2022
Why – Climate, infrastructure, resilience, and design mandate
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Candidate – U.S. Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA-3)
Contribution - $1,000 – Primary 2022 – June 2, 2022
Why – Climate, infrastructure, resilience, design mandate, and housing
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Candidate – U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD-At Large)
Contribution - $1,000 – Primary 2022 – June 2, 2022
Why – Climate, infrastructure, resilience, and housing
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Candidate - U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA-06)
Contribution - $1,500 – Primary 2022 – May 23, 2022
Why – Climate, infrastructure, and resilience
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Candidate - U.S. Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)
Contribution - $1,000 – Primary 2026 – May 23, 2022
Why – Design mandate, historic preservation, and housing
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Candidate - U.S. Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC-06)
Contribution - $1,000 – Primary 2022 – May 23, 2022
Why – Student debt, and historic preservation
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Candidate - U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL-18)
Contribution - $2,500 - General 2022 – April 18, 2022
Why – Taxes and resilience
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Candidate - U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA-06)
Contribution - $1,000 - Primary 2022 – April 18, 2022
Why – Climate, infrastructure, and resilience
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Candidate - U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN)
Contribution - $2,500 - Primary 2022 – March 28, 2022
Why – COVID-19 relief, taxes, and resilience
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Candidate - U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY-20)
Contribution - $1,000 - Primary 2022 – March 28, 2022
Why – Climate and infrastructure
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Candidate - U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID-02)
Contribution - $4,000 - Primary 2022 – March 28, 2022
Why – Design mandate, climate, and historic preservation
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Candidate - U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID-02)
Contribution - $1,000 - Primary 2022 – March 28, 2022
Why – Design mandate, climate, and historic preservation
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Candidate - U.S. Rep. Suzan Delbene (D-WA-01)
Contribution - $1,000 - Primary 2022 – March 28, 2022
Why – COVID-19, taxes, and resilience
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Candidate - U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO-01)
Contribution - $1,000 - Primary 2022 – March 28, 2022
Why – Climate and infrastructure
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Candidate - U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL-13)
Contribution - $1,000 - Primary 2022 – March 28, 2022
Why – Capitol security, Architect of the Capitol, climate, infrastructure, resilience, and design mandate
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Candidate - U.S. Rep. Angela Craig (D-MN-02)
Contribution - $1,000 - Primary 2022 – March 28, 2022
Why – Climate, infrastructure, COVID-19 relief, and taxes
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Candidate - U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH-12)
Contribution - $1,000 - Primary 2022 – March 28, 2022
Why – Climate, infrastructure, resilience, and transit-oriented development
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2021 Contributions
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Candidate - U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY-20)
Contribution - $1,000 - Primary 2022 – December 16, 2021
Why – Climate and infrastructure
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Candidate - U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA-05)
Contribution - $2,500 - Primary 2022 – December 6, 2021
Why – Climate and infrastructure
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Candidate - U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC)
Contribution - $1,500 - General 2022 – December 6, 2021
Why – Housing, COVID-19 relief, taxes, resilience, student debt, and school safety
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Candidate - U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey (D-TX-33)
Contribution - $1,000 - Primary 2022 – December 6, 2021
Why – Climate and infrastructure
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Candidate - U.S. Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC-06)
Contribution - $1,000 - Primary 2022 – December 6, 2021
Why – Student debt
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Candidate - U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ-09)
Contribution - $1,000 - Primary 2022 – December 6, 2021
Why – COVID-19 relief, taxes, and resilience
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Candidate - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Contribution - $1,000 - Primary 2024 - December 6, 2021
Why – Design mandate, climate, infrastructure, student debt, and school safety
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Candidate - U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
Contribution - $1,000 - Primary 2024 – November 19, 2021
Why – Housing
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Candidate - U.S. Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY)
Contribution - $1,000 - Primary 2024 – November 19, 2021
Why – Climate, infrastructure, COVID-19 relief, taxes, and resilience
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Candidate - U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL-14)
Contribution - $3,000 - Primary 2022 – November 19, 2021
Why – Climate and infrastructure
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Candidate - U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12)
Contribution - $1,000 - Primary 2022 – November 3, 2021
Why – Climate, infrastructure, and resilience
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Candidate - U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
Contribution - $1,000 - Primary 2026 - November 3, 2021
Why – Climate, infrastructure, taxes, resilience
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Candidate - U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Contribution - $1,000 - Primary 2024 - November 3, 2021
Why – Climate, infrastructure and resilience
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Candidate - U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ-06)
Contribution - $2,500 - Primary 2022 - September 28, 2021
Why - Climate and infrastructure
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Candidate - U.S. Rep. Michael Quigley (D-IL-05)
Contribution - $2,500 - Primary 2022 - September 28, 2021
Why - Design mandate
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Candidate - U.S. Rep. David McKinley (R-WV-01)
Contribution - $1,000 - Primary 2022 - September 28, 2021
Why - Climate and infrastructure
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Candidate - U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO)
Contribution - $1,000 - Primary 2022 - September 28, 2021
Why - Infrastructure, taxes, and resilience
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Candidate - U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL-13)
Contribution - $1,000 - Primary 2022 - September 27, 2021
Why - Climate, infrastructure, and resilience
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Candidate - U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI-06)
Contribution - $2,500 - Primary 2022 - September 27, 2021
Why - Climate and infrastructure
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Candidate - U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)
Contribution - $2,500 - Primary 2022 - September 27, 2021
Why - Infrastructure, student debt, and school safety
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Candidate - U.S. Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT)
Contribution - $2,500 - Primary 2024 - September 27, 2021
Why - Climate, infrastructure, resilience, housing, and design mandate
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Candidate - U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA)
Contribution - $2,000 - Primary 2026 - September 3, 2021
Why - Infrastructure, housing, COVID-19 relief, taxes, and resilience
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Candidate - U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV)
Contribution - $1,000 - Primary 2024 - July 12, 2021
Why - Climate and infrastructure
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Candidate - U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
Contribution - $1,000 - Primary 2024 - July 12, 2021
Why - Housing, climate, and infrastructure
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Candidate - U.S. Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE)
Contribution - $1,000 - Primary 2026 - July 12, 2021
Why - Design mandate
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Candidate - U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
Contribution - $1,000 - Primary 2026 - July 12, 2021
Why - Climate and infrastructure
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Candidate - U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM)
Contribution - $1,000 - Primary 2026 - June 16, 2021
Why - Student debt and school safety
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Candidate - U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID-02)
Contribution - $1,000 - Primary 2022 - June 3, 2021
Why - Design mandate, housing, and climate
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Candidate - U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL-18)
Contribution - $5,000 - Primary 2022 - June 3, 2021
Why - COVID-19 relief, tax, resilience, and student debt relief
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Candidate - U.S. Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV-01)
Contribution - $5,000 - Primary 2022 - March 26, 2021
Why - Climate, infrastructure, resilience, and design mandate
(Re-issue of check initially sent in 2020)
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Candidate - U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)
Contribution - $2,000 - Primary 2022 - January 19, 2021
Why - COVID-19 relief, taxes, and resilience
(Contribution approved before January 6) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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