Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Jim Bognet
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · Pennsylvania District 8
- Filing address
- Hazle Township, PA (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- BOGNET, JIM
- Next election
- Primary June 2, 2020 · General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Pennsylvania, District 8
FEC candidate ID H0PA08221 · Principal campaign committee: BOGNET FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · Pennsylvania District 8 | $3,017,514.63 | Lost the general election (48.8%) |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · Pennsylvania District 8 | $1,540,748.56 | Lost the general election (48.2%) |
Total raised$1,540,748.56
Total spent$1,407,261.66
Cash on hand$133,486.90
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$12,500.00
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$1,164,307.7576%
- PACs and other committees$189,284.3612%
- Party committees$6,000.000%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$22,502.001%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$91,528.176%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$67,126.284%
Self-funding: $22,502.00 (1% of money raised): $10,002.00 given and $12,500.00 lent by the candidate. $12,500.00 of loans repaid so far.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
81 committees reported giving $201,306.00 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.
- WINREDHybrid PAC$15,306.00
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)PAC$5,000.00
- NRCCParty committee$5,000.00
- KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CITIZENS UNITED POLITICAL VICTORY FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- REPUBLICAN MAJORITY FUNDLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL PRO-LIFE ALLIANCE PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- HUCK PACPAC$5,000.00
- THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- CITIZENS FOR PROSPERITY IN AMERICA TODAY PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- GREATER TOMORROW POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- LEADERS ONLY UNITE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA LOU PAC)PAC$5,000.00
- COWBOY PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- CONSERVATIVE OPPURTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC (COLE PAC)Leadership PAC$4,000.00
- KEYSTONE ALLIANCE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$4,000.00
- CMR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$3,500.00
- KEEP AMERICA ROLLINGLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- VICTORY AND FREEDOM PAC (VAF PAC)Leadership PAC$3,000.00
- FREEDOM RINGS EVERY DAY PACLeadership PAC$2,800.00
- CGCN PACConnected PAC$2,700.00
- ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- U.S. ISRAEL PAC (USI PAC)Connected PAC$2,500.00
Show all 81 committees
- HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUNDLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION-POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC) Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- THE WENDYS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- FUND FOR AMERICA'S FUTURELeadership PAC$2,500.00
- BUILDING LEADERSHIP AND INSPIRING NEW ENTERPRISE PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- HESS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HESS PAC)Connected PAC$2,500.00
- JAM PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC Company pagePAC$2,000.00
- DEVIN NUNES CAMPAIGN COMMITTEECandidate committee$2,000.00
- SCALISE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- NEW PACPAC$2,000.00
- MAVERICK PAC USAHybrid PAC$2,000.00
- ANDY HARRIS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- FRIENDS OF GLENN THOMPSONCandidate committee$2,000.00
- BLAINE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- BUCSHON FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- CHESAPEAKE PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- FIRST CAPITAL PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- ELISE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- GARY PALMER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- THUNDERBOLT PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- LIZ CHENEY FOR WYOMINGCandidate committee$2,000.00
- AMERICANS FOR LEGISLATING EXCELLENCE PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- MEUSER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- GREG STEUBE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- SALEM MEDIA GROUP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SALEM MEDIA GROUP, INC.) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- AMERICAN PRINCIPLESConnected PAC$1,500.00
- NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUNDConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- INTEL CORPORATION EMPLOYEE GOVERNMENT ACTION FUNDConnected PAC$1,000.00
- COZEN O'CONNOR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CAMPAIGN FOR WORKING FAMILIESConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MICHAEL BURGESS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- BILL PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- ADRIAN SMITH FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- NEW PIONEERS PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- CRAWFORD FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- LEADERSHIP FOR ENTERPRISE AND OPPORTUNITY PACPAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- RAZOR PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BELIEF IN LIFE AND LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BILL'S PAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- VESTED PACPAC$1,000.00
- REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS EMPOWERING AMERICALeadership PAC$1,000.00
- CONSERVATIVE PROMISES PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- TEXANS FOR JODEY ARRINGTONCandidate committee$1,000.00
- ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANSLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DREW FERGUSON FOR CONGRESS INC.Candidate committee$1,000.00
- NATIONAL CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP FUNDConnected PAC$1,000.00
- DR JOHN JOYCE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- DELIVER. EXCEL. BELIEVE. PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- RVFPACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- RE-JOYCE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- EUREKA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$500.00
- CONSERVATIVE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEEConnected PAC$500.00
- KISH BANK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Jim Bognet$249,877.50
- Independent expenditures opposing Jim Bognet$1,300,149.15
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.
- HOUSE MAJORITY PACOpposing$860,797.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES AFL-CIOOpposing$328,898.00
- KEEP PA GREATSupporting$199,764.00
- NRDC ACTION VOTESOpposing$107,858.00
- NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUNDSupporting$45,715.00
- NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE VICTORY FUNDSupporting$4,226.00
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)Opposing$1,485.00
- FOR OUR FUTUREOpposing$1,106.00
- PENNSYLVANIA PRO-LIFE FEDERATION PACSupporting$158.00
The race
Pennsylvania U.S. House, District 8, 2020 · 6 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bognet (R) | $1,540,748.56 | $133,486.90 | 2020-12-31 |
| Matthew A. Cartwright (D) | $3,955,709.11 | $170,865.56 | 2020-12-31 |
| Teddy Daniels (R) | $306,054.39 | $30,657.22 | 2020-12-31 |
| Earl Granville (R) | $205,577.79 | $0.00 | 2020-06-28 |
| Harry Haas (R) | $14,238.43 | $0.00 | 2020-06-30 |
| Mike Cammisa (R) | $12,066.70 | $0.00 | 2020-06-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| efficient (R) | October 13–14, 2020 | 615 (LV) | – | Matt Cartwright 48% · Jim Bognet 43% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania (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: BOGNET 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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