Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Mitchell Berman
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Wisconsin District 1
- Filing address
- Franklin, WI (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- BERMAN, MITCHELL
- Next election
- Primary August 11, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Wisconsin, District 1
FEC candidate ID H6WI01283 · Principal campaign committee: MITCHELL BERMAN FOR CONGRESS
2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, 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$1,785,189.9490%
- PACs and other committees$189,500.0010%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$500.000%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$1,909.100%
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$599,972.5166%
- Contributions over $200$306,696.6334%
- Itemized from inside Wisconsin$220,353.3863%
- Itemized from other states$126,906.0037%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: Illinois $19,022.00 · New York $17,168.00 · California $16,215.00 · Virginia $8,625.00 · New Jersey $7,946.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
PAC and committee contributors
8 committees reported giving $24,550.00 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.
- 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
- SD PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- DEFEND THE VOTEHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- PATRIOT PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- FUTURE FORUM PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FIGHTING BACK PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$50.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Mitchell Berman$212,982.60
- Independent expenditures opposing Mitchell Berman$525,456.00
FEC totals for the 2026 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.
- FIELD TEAM 6, INC.Supporting$1,222.00
- GRASSROOTS NORTH SHORESupporting$47.00
The race
Wisconsin U.S. House, District 1, 2026 · 14 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Berman (D) | $1,977,099.04 | $351,557.78 | 2026-10-14 |
| Bryan George Steil (R) | $6,393,553.46 | $2,243,604.54 | 2026-10-14 |
| Peter Burgelis (D) | $57,321.59 | $0.00 | 2026-09-17 |
| Randy Bryce (D) | $47,524.30 | $6,532.04 | 2026-09-30 |
| Lorenzo Juan Santos (D) | $17,333.00 | $8,447.72 | 2026-07-22 |
| Miguel Aranda (D) | $9,799.62 | $12,577.58 | 2026-07-22 |
| Adam Follmer (D) | $5,200.74 | $4,754.55 | 2026-09-30 |
| Gage James Stills (D) | $1,785.96 | $897.84 | 2026-06-29 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impact Research (D) | September 28 – October 1, 2026 | 500 (LV) | – | Bryan Steil 47% · Mitchell Berman 48% |
| DCCC Analytics Department | September 21–23, 2026 | 495 (LV) | ± 4.4% | Bryan Steil 48% · Mitchell Berman 48% |
| Impact Research (D) | August 6–9, 2026 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Bryan Steil 49% · Mitchell Berman 48% |
| Ragnar Research Partners (R) | March 14–16, 2026 | 400 (LV) | ± 5.0% | Bryan Steil 50% · Mitchell Berman 41% |
| Impact Research (D) | September 28 – October 1, 2026 | 500 (LV) | – | Generic Republican 48% · Generic Democrat 49% |
| Ragnar Research Partners (R) | March 14–16, 2026 | 400 (LV) | ± 5.0% | Generic Republican 42% · Generic Democrat 44% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin (retrieved October 22, 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: MITCHELL BERMAN FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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