Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
James Leonard Griffin
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · Connecticut District 1
- Filing address
- Bristol, CT (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- GRIFFIN, JAMES LEONARD
- Next election
- Primary August 11, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Connecticut, District 1
FEC candidate ID H0CT01134 · Principal campaign committee: JIMGRIF4CONGRESS26
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · Connecticut District 1 | $0.00 | Registered with the FEC; has not yet raised or spent $5,000 |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · Connecticut District 1 | $7,786.00 | Lost the general election (34.82%) |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · Connecticut District 1 | $4,210.00 | Registered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000) |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · Connecticut District 1 | $26,927.34 | Running |
2025–2026 cycle totals through June 30, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
The race
Connecticut U.S. House, District 1, 2026 · 12 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Leonard Griffin (R) | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2026-06-30 |
| Luke Bronin (D) | $3,865,511.27 | $390,818.29 | 2026-10-14 |
| John B Larson (D) | $2,978,583.76 | $189,077.04 | 2026-09-30 |
| Jack Perry (D) | $532,426.90 | $0.00 | 2025-12-31 |
| Jillian Gilchrest (D) | $166,102.86 | −$51.00 | 2026-10-13 |
| Ruth R. Fortune (D) | $111,454.01 | $350.95 | 2026-09-30 |
| Amy Fogelstrom Chai (R) | $21,272.16 | $307.32 | 2026-09-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: JIMGRIF4CONGRESS26.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the FEC candidate file.
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