Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle
Brian Varela
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · New Jersey District 8
- Filing address
- North Bergen, NJ (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- VARELA, BRIAN
- Next election
- General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
New Jersey, District 8
FEC candidate ID H2NJ08265 · Principal campaign committee: VARELA FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · New Jersey District 7 | $1,986,312.41 | Lost primary |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · New Jersey District 8 | $632,657.10 | Did not qualify for the ballot |
2021–2022 cycle totals through June 30, 2022, 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$36,545.016%
- Party committees$1,000.000%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$595,000.0094%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$112.090%
Self-funding: $595,000.00 (94% of money raised): $0.00 given and $595,000.00 lent by the candidate. $590,000.00 of loans repaid so far.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
1 committee reported giving $1,000.00 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.
- FORWARD PARTYHybrid PAC$1,000.00
The race
New Jersey U.S. House, District 8, 2022 · 5 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Varela (D) | $632,657.10 | $1,358.75 | 2022-06-30 |
| Robert J. Menendez (D) | $1,752,969.49 | $355,195.44 | 2022-12-31 |
| Albio Sires (D) | $224,140.00 | $87,861.81 | 2022-12-31 |
| David Ocampo Grajales (D) | $41,191.70 | $0.00 | 2022-09-30 |
| Ricardo Luis Rojas (D) | $13,658.00 | $6,904.92 | 2022-03-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey (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: VARELA 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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