Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle
Brad Pfaff
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Wisconsin District 3
- Filing address
- La Crosse, WI (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- PFAFF, BRAD
- Next election
- Primary August 9, 2022 · General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Wisconsin, District 3
FEC candidate ID H2WI03122 · Principal campaign committee: PFAFF FOR CONGRESS
Total raised$1,890,260.75
Total spent$1,873,293.31
Cash on hand$16,967.44
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2021–2022 cycle totals through December 31, 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$1,642,874.0687%
- PACs and other committees$231,957.6012%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$13,200.001%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$2,229.090%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
67 committees reported giving $227,694.00 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.
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)Connected PAC$10,000.00
- BADGERPACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUNDConnected PAC$10,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 139Connected PAC$10,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$6,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- SMART TD PAC 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
- UNITED STEELWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- OFFICE AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION (OPEIU) JB MOSS VOICE OF THE ELECTORATE (VOTE)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 ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONPAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICALeadership PAC$5,000.00
- MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- PAC TO THE FUTURELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- PEOPLE'S VOICE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- BLUE MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
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- EQUALITY PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
- KIND FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEECandidate committee$4,000.00
- NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION PAC (NMPF PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; AKA DFA-PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- INT'L UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NARAL PRO-CHOICE AMERICA PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- BLUE DOG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- INLAND EMPIRE STRIKES PAC; THELeadership PAC$2,500.00
- SUPPORTING HOUSE PROBLEM SOLVERS - SHP PACPAC$2,500.00
- DEMOCRACY ENGINE, INC., PACConnected PAC$2,010.00
- SHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS' NATIONAL ASSOC., INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,000.00
- HOYER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- LOFGREN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- MOORE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- FRIENDS OF DON BEYERCandidate committee$2,000.00
- EVERGREEN PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- DNC PACLeadership PAC$1,500.00
- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PACConnected PAC$1,202.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,125.00
- WEC ENERGY GROUP PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ZURICH HOLDING COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT (Z-PAC, ZURICH PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- BLUMENAUER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE CHOICES PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BRINGING EVERYONE TOGETHER THROUGH ADVOCACYLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SHORE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- MADISON PAC; THELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- PAUL TONKO FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- ARTICLE 1 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- FAIR SHOT PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BLUE LINE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- MAD 4 PA PACCandidate committee$1,000.00
- HOPE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- WISCONSIN MEDICAL SOCIETY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
- OLSSON FRANK WEEDA TERMAN MATZ PC PAC Company pageConnected PAC$250.00
- WOMEN WIN WISCONSIN PACHybrid PAC$107.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Brad Pfaff$30,211.45
- Independent expenditures opposing Brad Pfaff$790,818.18
- Company and union communications to members about Brad Pfaff$21,109.19
FEC totals for the 2022 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.
- NRCCOpposing$365,442.00
- CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUNDOpposing$180,110.00
- LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR A SAFER AMERICA PACOpposing$25,000.00
- FOR OUR FUTURESupporting$16,391.00
- NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION COMMITTEESupporting$7,756.00
- AFSCME WORKING FAMILIES FUNDSupporting$5,972.00
- MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTIONSupporting$72.00
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSupporting$10.00
The race
Wisconsin U.S. House, District 3, 2022 · 6 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Pfaff (D) | $1,890,260.75 | $16,967.44 | 2022-12-31 |
| Derrick F. Van Orden (R) | $6,479,115.13 | $177,664.94 | 2022-12-31 |
| Deb McGrath (D) | $738,055.79 | $0.00 | 2022-09-30 |
| Ronald James Kind (D) | $736,067.33 | $700,183.42 | 2022-12-31 |
| Rebecca Cooke (D) | $486,145.81 | $0.00 | 2022-09-29 |
| Mark Allen Neumann (D) | $69,326.39 | $0.00 | 2022-10-15 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling (D) | August 18–19, 2022 | 626 (V) | ± 3.9% | Brad Pfaff 40% · Derrick Van Orden 45% |
| Cygnal (R) | August 15–18, 2022 | 403 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Brad Pfaff 38% · Derrick Van Orden 50% |
| Public Policy Polling (D) | June 1–2, 2022 | 602 (V) | ± 4.0% | Deb McGrath 38% · Derrick Van Orden 47% |
| Cygnal (R) | August 15–18, 2022 | 403 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Generic Democrat 41% · Generic Republican 51% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin (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: PFAFF 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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