Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle
Carl J. Marlinga
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Michigan District 10
- Filing address
- Mt Clemens, MI (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- MARLINGA, CARL J.
- Next election
- Primary August 6, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Michigan, District 10
FEC candidate ID H2MI10176 · Principal campaign committee: MARLINGA FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · Michigan District 10 | $2,954,055.05 | Lost the general election (45%) |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · Michigan District 10 | $1,059,983.76 | Lost the general election (48.3%) |
Total raised$2,954,055.05
Total spent$2,925,341.82
Cash on hand$34,619.60
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2023–2024 cycle totals through December 31, 2024, 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$2,370,780.3980%
- PACs and other committees$258,509.459%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$619.180%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$314,146.0311%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$10,000.000%
Self-funding: $619.18 (0% of money raised): $619.18 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
76 committees reported giving $311,169.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- JSTREETPAC Company pageConnected PAC$74,960.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- SPIKE PACLeadership PAC$6,600.00
- SMART TD PAC Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- DCCCParty committee$5,000.00
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) 'INT'L UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA UAW Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONPAC$5,000.00
- ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- PIPEFITTERS LOCAL 636 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICALeadership PAC$5,000.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- PAC TO THE FUTURELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- GREAT LAKES PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUNDConnected PAC$5,000.00
- LOBO PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- MOTOR CITY PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
Show all 76 committees
- CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC)Leadership PAC$5,000.00
- FAIR SHOT PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- EVERGREEN PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- BLACK ECONOMIC ALLIANCE PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- FIGHT LIKE HELL PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- EQUALITY PACConnected PAC$4,000.00
- ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND PAC (EDAF PAC) Company pagePAC$3,916.00
- BRINGING EVERYONE TOGETHER THROUGH ADVOCACYLeadership PAC$3,500.00
- MICHIGAN DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEEParty committee$3,312.00
- FRONTLINE USALeadership PAC$3,300.00
- AFL-CIO COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS POLITICAL ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- PURPOSE PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- LA BAMBA PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,000.00
- JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRSConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE CHOICES PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- DELBENE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- SCHNEIDER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- KATHERINE CLARK FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- DR KIM SCHRIER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- SCIENCE TRUTH AND EXPERTISE MATTER PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- DOCTORS FOR FERTILITY PACHybrid PAC$2,000.00
- BUDWINSKI PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- COURAGEOUS LEADERSPAC$2,000.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,081.00
- SIERRA CLUB POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- KIDSPACPAC$1,000.00
- SHERMAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE WOMEN'S ALLIANCE OF WEST MICHIGANConnected PAC$1,000.00
- HIMES FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- COMMONWEALTH PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- JULIA BROWNLEY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- GRACE FOR NEW YORKCandidate committee$1,000.00
- BLUE MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- ROBIN KELLY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- NRDC ACTION FUND INC PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BRIDGE THE GAP PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DEMOCRACY SUMMER LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN MOSAIC PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- FIGHT FOR PROGRESS PACHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- DEFEND THE VOTEHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- BEYOND THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- FOOD SOLUTIONS ACTION PAC (FSA PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- DEMOCRACY ACTION NOW PACPAC$1,000.00
- BLUEGRASS PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MIDWEST MAJORITY PACHybrid PAC$1,000.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Carl J. Marlinga$2,895,498.10
- Independent expenditures opposing Carl J. Marlinga$4,898,345.82
- Company and union communications to members about Carl J. Marlinga$1,995.95
FEC totals for the 2024 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.
- CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUNDOpposing$4,611,335.00
- YOUR COMMUNITY PACSupporting$1,399,991.00
- CFFE PACSupporting$1,077,450.00
- AMERICA PACOpposing$287,003.00
- HMPSupporting$256,748.00
- LCV VICTORY FUNDSupporting$97,452.00
- FOR OUR FUTURESupporting$29,587.00
- WORKING AMERICASupporting$15,875.00
- EVERYDAY PEOPLESupporting$12,954.00
- REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL FREEDOM FUNDSupporting$5,040.00
- DEMOCRATIC MESSAGING PROJECTSupporting$369.00
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSupporting$10.00
The race
Michigan U.S. House, District 10, 2024 · 8 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl J. Marlinga (D) | $2,954,055.05 | $34,619.60 | 2024-12-31 |
| John James (R) | $9,546,139.34 | $734,681.03 | 2024-12-31 |
| Anil Kumar (D) | $1,385,481.52 | $1,661.01 | 2024-12-31 |
| Diane Young (D) | $572,023.91 | $2,739.92 | 2024-12-31 |
| Emily Busch (D) | $511,788.56 | $14,171.75 | 2024-12-31 |
| Tiffany Tilley (D) | $67,039.26 | $1,977.58 | 2024-12-31 |
| Rhonda M. Powell (D) | $43,406.74 | −$2,430.14 | 2024-09-30 |
| Brian Steven Jaye (D) | $15,208.88 | $3,071.33 | 2024-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCCC (D) | October 15–18, 2024 | 388 (LV) | – | John James 47% · Carl Marlinga 47% |
| Glengariff Group | October 14–16, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | John James 47% · Carl Marlinga 44% |
| Global Strategy Group (D) | August 8–12, 2024 | 330 (LV) | ± 4.4% | John James 47% · Carl Marlinga 44% |
| Target Insyght (D) | July 14–15, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 5.0% | John James 43% · Carl Marlinga 49% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan (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: MARLINGA 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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