Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle
Susan Copius Altman
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · New Jersey District 7
- Filing address
- Lambertville, NJ (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- ALTMAN, SUSAN COPIUS
- Next election
- Primary June 4, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
New Jersey, District 7
FEC candidate ID H4NJ07107 · Principal campaign committee: ALTMAN FOR CONGRESS
Total raised$6,252,517.05
Total spent$6,241,501.33
Cash on hand$11,015.72
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$5,390,086.1086%
- PACs and other committees$451,837.837%
- Party committees$11,945.660%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$380,345.426%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$18,302.040%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
114 committees reported giving $436,664.00 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.
- WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PACHybrid PAC$15,000.00
- EMILYS LISTConnected PAC$13,570.00
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICALeadership PAC$10,000.00
- PAC TO THE FUTURELeadership PAC$10,000.00
- SHORE PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- HMPHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PACConnected PAC$10,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMENConnected PAC$10,000.00
- DCCCParty committee$9,290.00
- EVERGREEN PACLeadership PAC$9,000.00
- END CITIZENS UNITEDConnected PAC$8,500.00
- PURPOSE PACLeadership PAC$7,500.00
- DEFEND THE VOTEHybrid PAC$7,500.00
- GATEWAY TO LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$7,000.00
- BAN ASSAULT WEAPONS NOW PACHybrid PAC$6,600.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,981.00
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
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- UNITE HERE TIP CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONPAC$5,000.00
- UTILITY WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA COPE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS STAFF UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC)Leadership PAC$5,000.00
- FAIR SHOT PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- BUILD OUR MOVEMENT PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- MOMS FED UPPAC$5,000.00
- WAY TO LEAD PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- VOTE SAVE AMERICAPAC$5,000.00
- FIGHT LIKE HELL PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- PIRATE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- BEND THE ARC JEWISH ACTION INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$4,583.00
- NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- ANDY KIM FOR NEW JERSEYCandidate committee$4,000.00
- DEMOCRACY SUMMER LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$4,000.00
- THE LONG RUN PACPAC$4,000.00
- OCCUPY DEMOCRATS ELECTION FUNDHybrid PAC$3,300.00
- STRONGER FAIRER FORWARD PACPAC$3,300.00
- BLUE MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- PRINCETON COMMUNITY DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION - HEADQUARTERS FUNDPAC$3,000.00
- CAROLINA VICTORY FUNDLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS & TRAINMEN PAC FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- GOOD FRIENDS PACPAC$2,500.00
- FAIR FIGHTHybrid PAC$2,500.00
- TRUTH TO POWERLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- HOLD THE LINE PACPAC$2,500.00
- COMMITTEE FOR A DEMOCRATIC FUTURELeadership PAC$2,000.00
- DEMOCRATS WIN SEATS (DWS PAC)Leadership PAC$2,000.00
- DEMOCRATS OF ORANGE COUNTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DEMOC PAC)Connected 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
- JULIA BROWNLEY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- KATHERINE CLARK FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- EQUALITY PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- BLUE MOMENTUM PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- DR KIM SCHRIER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- SUNFLOWER SEEDS PACPAC$2,000.00
- LEADING PEOPLE FORWARD PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- BEYOND THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- MAXWELL ALEJANDRO FROST FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- TOKUDA FOR HAWAIICandidate committee$2,000.00
- YASSAMIN ANSARI FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- COURAGEOUS LEADERSPAC$2,000.00
- TAMMY MURPHY FOR SENATECandidate committee$2,000.00
- JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRSConnected PAC$1,500.00
- GABE AMO FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,179.00
- REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN, INC. PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- DOGGETT FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- CHC BOLD PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE FOR GRIJALVA CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEECandidate committee$1,000.00
- VICTORY IN NOVEMBER ELECTION PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE CHOICES PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SILK PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- MAC PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BEEPAC (BUILDING ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- GRACE FOR NEW YORKCandidate committee$1,000.00
- ATHENA PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- GIFFORDS PACHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- NRDC ACTION FUND INC PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMI PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- DEMOCRATS MAKING PROGRESS PAC DMP JR PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- JOE NEGUSE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATION ALLIANCE PACPAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN MOSAIC PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DMFI PACHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- FIGHT FOR PROGRESS PACHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- DEBORAH ROSS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- LIFTOFF PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SPIKE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DEMOCRACY ACTION NOW PACPAC$1,000.00
- A LOVE SUPREME PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- YINZER PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- EVERY VOTE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- CE4A ACTIONHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- O PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- REBUILD AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DEMOCRATIC CLUB AT CEDAR CRESTPAC$650.00
- SIERRA CLUB POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$500.00
- FREE AND FAIR DEMOCRACY PACPAC$500.00
- DEMOCRATIC VALUESHybrid PAC$500.00
- NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY & MEDICARE PACConnected PAC$211.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Susan Copius Altman$1,708,655.69
- Independent expenditures opposing Susan Copius Altman$7,492,197.59
- Company and union communications to members about Susan Copius Altman$2,000.02
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$6,799,604.00
- WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PACSupporting$810,498.00
- AMERICA PACOpposing$608,522.00
- HMPSupporting$606,367.00
- LCV VICTORY FUNDSupporting$100,000.00
- JERSEY REALOpposing$84,054.00
- ONE GIANT LEAP PACSupporting$75,000.00
- WORKING NEW JERSEYSupporting$66,129.00
- MAKE THE ROAD ACTION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEESupporting$20,334.00
- ENERGIZED FOR CHANGE FEDERAL PACSupporting$13,612.00
- INDIVISIBLE PROJECT INC.Supporting$11,689.00
- PROTECT THE VOTESupporting$1,750.00
The race
New Jersey U.S. House, District 7, 2024 · 5 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Copius Altman (D) | $6,252,517.05 | $11,015.72 | 2024-12-31 |
| Thomas H. Kean Jr. (R) | $6,023,132.92 | $48,286.67 | 2024-12-31 |
| Jason Blazakis (D) | $452,785.33 | $0.00 | 2024-04-29 |
| Joseph Signorello III (D) | $132,510.69 | $0.00 | 2023-12-31 |
| Gregory Vartan III (D) | $87,248.00 | $28,109.63 | 2024-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monmouth University | October 10–14, 2024 | 603 (RV) | ± 4.4% | Tom Kean Jr. 46% · Sue Altman 44% |
| DCCC Analytics (D) | October 8–9, 2024 | 386 (LV) | ± 5.0% | Tom Kean Jr. 50% · Sue Altman 48% |
| Global Strategy Group (D) | September 30 – October 3, 2024 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | Tom Kean Jr. 47% · Sue Altman 45% |
| Public Policy Polling (D) | January 16–17, 2023 | 608 (LV) | ± 4.0% | Tom Kean Jr. 41% · Sue Altman 33% |
| Public Policy Polling (D) | January 16–17, 2023 | 608 (LV) | ± 4.0% | Tom Kean Jr. 43% · Jason Blazakis 35% |
| Public Policy Polling (D) | January 16–17, 2023 | 608 (LV) | ± 4.0% | Generic Republican 49% · Generic Democrat 41% |
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: ALTMAN 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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