Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Thomas M McDermott Jr.
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Indiana District 1
- Filing address
- Hammond, IN (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- MCDERMOTT, THOMAS M JR
- Next election
- General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Indiana, District 1
FEC candidate ID H0IN01135 · Principal campaign committee: MCDERMOTT FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · Indiana District 1 | $1,362,606.43 | Registered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000) |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · Indiana District 1 | $652,759.35 | Lost primary |
2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, 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.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$549,259.3584%
- PACs and other committees$50,700.008%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$52,800.008%
Self-funding: $52,800.00 (8% of money raised): $2,800.00 given and $50,000.00 lent by the candidate. $7,500.00 of loans repaid so far.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
11 committees reported giving $28,800.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- VOTEVETSHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- UNITE AMERICAHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,800.00
- CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- WITH HONOR PACPAC$2,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FIRST MIDWEST BANCORP, INC GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS FUNDConnected PAC$1,000.00
- TEXANS FOR HENRY CUELLAR CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGNCandidate committee$1,000.00
- REPUBLIC SVCS. INC. EMPLOYEES FOR BETTER GOVT. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Thomas M McDermott Jr.$451,234.59
- Independent expenditures opposing Thomas M McDermott Jr.$65,476.90
FEC totals for the 2020 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- DEMOCRATIC PROGRESSSupporting$338,838.00
- WITH HONOR FUND, INC.Supporting$112,395.00
- VOTER PROTECTION PROJECTOpposing$65,475.00
The race
Indiana U.S. House, District 1, 2020 · 11 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas M McDermott Jr. (D) | $652,759.35 | $216.93 | 2020-12-31 |
| Peter J. Visclosky (D) | $627,572.46 | $10,779.22 | 2020-12-31 |
| Frank J. Mrvan (D) | $590,634.89 | $114,227.59 | 2020-12-31 |
| Mara Reardon (D) | $309,877.36 | $0.00 | 2020-08-06 |
| Sabrina Haake (D) | $294,263.94 | $0.00 | 2020-06-30 |
| James Harper (D) | $245,144.13 | $2.06 | 2020-12-31 |
| Melissa Borom (D) | $68,499.61 | $0.00 | 2020-12-31 |
| Mont Andrew Handley (R) | $31,746.91 | $8,267.32 | 2020-06-20 |
| Scott L Costello (D) | $10,723.72 | $1,840.52 | 2020-12-31 |
| Delano Michael Scaife (R) | $6,805.46 | $12.53 | 2020-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana (retrieved October 23, 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: MCDERMOTT FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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