Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle
Joe Salerno
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · New Jersey District 2
- Filing address
- North Cape May, NJ (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- SALERNO, JOE
- Next election
- Primary June 4, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
New Jersey, District 2
FEC candidate ID H4NJ02207 · Principal campaign committee: JOE SALERNO FOR CONGRESS INC.
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$912,368.0552%
- PACs and other committees$53,050.003%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$773,432.1544%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$3,604.020%
Self-funding: $773,432.15 (44% of money raised): $20,154.61 given and $753,277.54 lent by the candidate.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
15 committees reported giving $50,100.00 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.
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- ITALIAN AMERICAN DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP COUNCILHybrid PAC$7,500.00
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UNITE HERE TIP CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- BLUE POWER PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONPAC$2,500.00
- PURPOSE PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- HOLD THE LINE PACPAC$2,500.00
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS & TRAINMEN PAC FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,100.00
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- RESILIENT MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SHORE PACLeadership PAC$500.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Joe Salerno$3,900.00
- Independent expenditures opposing Joe Salerno$0.00
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.
- ITALIAN AMERICAN DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP COUNCILSupporting$3,900.00
The race
New Jersey U.S. House, District 2, 2024 · 4 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Salerno (D) | $1,742,454.22 | $36,799.84 | 2024-12-31 |
| Jeff Van Drew (R) | $3,233,277.47 | $762,430.40 | 2024-12-31 |
| Timothy Alexander (D) | $195,518.20 | $13,589.68 | 2024-12-31 |
| Carolyn Rush (D) | $125,579.00 | $0.00 | 2024-07-19 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Strategy Group (D) | August 5–8, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ±4.9% | Jeff Van Drew 50% · Joe Salerno 42% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 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: JOE SALERNO FOR CONGRESS INC..
- 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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