Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Dana Balter
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · New York District 24
- Filing address
- Syracuse, NY (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- BALTER, DANA
- Next election
- Primary June 23, 2020 · General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
New York, District 24
FEC candidate ID H8NY24090 · Principal campaign committee: FRIENDS OF DANA BALTER
Total raised$3,272,252.49
Total spent$3,290,591.10
Cash on hand$5,646.81
Debts owed by the campaign$6,553.51
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, 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$2,597,462.2079%
- PACs and other committees$354,368.9311%
- Party committees$6,200.000%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$284,689.239%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$29,532.131%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
112 committees reported giving $342,171.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PACPAC$10,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMENPAC$10,000.00
- MEDICARE FOR ALLLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- END CITIZENS UNITEDConnected PAC$8,000.00
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST - JEFF PACLeadership PAC$7,500.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- DCCCParty committee$5,000.00
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA-COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UNITED STEELWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E Company pageConnected 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 EDUCATIONConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE FEDERALConnected PAC$5,000.00
- EMILY'S LISTConnected 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
- IMPACTLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- NEW YORK STATE COMMITTEE OF THE WORKING FAMILIES PARTYParty committee$5,000.00
- CHC BOLD PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
Show all 112 committees
- DEMOCRACY FOR AMERICAPAC$5,000.00
- BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IN DIVERSE GEOGRAPHIC ENVIRONMENTS PAC (BRIDGE PAC)Leadership PAC$5,000.00
- FRONTLINE USALeadership PAC$5,000.00
- TRI-STATE MAXED-OUT WOMENHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- HOUSE MAJORITY PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- OFF THE SIDELINES PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- CHERPACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- EQUALITY PACPAC$5,000.00
- BACKPACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- THE US CAMPAIGN FUNDLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- ONWARD TOGETHER COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- COURAGE TO CHANGELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- DMFI PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- TRUTH TO POWERLeadership PAC$3,800.00
- PROGRESSIVE CHOICES PACLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- ONE VOICELeadership PAC$3,000.00
- GIFFORDS PACHybrid PAC$3,000.00
- PROGRESSIVES ADVANCING UNITED LEADERSHIP (PAULPAC)Leadership PAC$2,800.00
- BLUE MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC$2,800.00
- WAY TO LEAD PACHybrid PAC$2,800.00
- ELECT EDUCATORS EVERYWHEREHybrid PAC$2,800.00
- INT'L UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN, INC. PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- COMMITTEE FOR A LIVABLE FUTURELeadership PAC$2,500.00
- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FUNDLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY & MEDICARE PACConnected PAC$2,117.00
- HOYER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- SCHIFF FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- COMMITTEE FOR A DEMOCRATIC FUTURELeadership PAC$2,000.00
- SHORE PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- DEMOCRATS WIN SEATS (DWS PAC)Leadership PAC$2,000.00
- BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- PAUL TONKO FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- KUSTER FOR CONGRESS, INCCandidate committee$2,000.00
- PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- SEAN PATRICK MALONEY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- GRACE FOR NEW YORKCandidate committee$2,000.00
- AT THE TABLE!Leadership PAC$2,000.00
- FRIENDS OF DON BEYERCandidate committee$2,000.00
- TED LIEU FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- FAIR SHOT PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- JAMIE RASKIN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- HER TIME PACHybrid PAC$2,000.00
- RED TO BLUE CAHybrid PAC$2,000.00
- WEXTON FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- BE A HERO PACHybrid PAC$2,000.00
- REPAIR THE WORLD PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- TERESA FOR ALLCandidate committee$2,000.00
- LEADERS IN LIFE ACTING COOPERATIVELY (LILAC) PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- PEACE ACTION PAC/ FKA SANE/FREEZE PACPAC$1,500.00
- BUILD AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$1,500.00
- JSTREETPAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- FUTURE FORUM PACPAC$1,500.00
- CONGRESSMAN WAXMAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEECandidate committee$1,000.00
- NARAL PRO-CHOICE AMERICA PACPAC$1,000.00
- BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS & TRAINMEN PAC FUND Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- SIERRA CLUB POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- KIDSPACPAC$1,000.00
- NITA LOWEY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- COMMITTEE FOR LEADERSHIP AND PROGRESSLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SYNERGY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUNDConnected PAC$1,000.00
- TED DEUTCH FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEECandidate committee$1,000.00
- VISION FOR AMERICALeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BLUE HEN FEDERAL PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- JULIA BROWNLEY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- LEADERSHIP, OPPORTUNITY, INNOVATION SERVICE PAC - LOIS PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- INLAND EMPIRE STRIKES PAC; THELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- HUDSON VALLEY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BLUE MOMENTUM PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- MILK RIVER PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DELGADO FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- DEB HAALAND FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- MAD 4 PA PACCandidate committee$1,000.00
- INDIVISIBLE ACTIONHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- THE SIX PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MONDAIRE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- SERVICE FIRST PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE CHANGE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEEConnected PAC$704.00
- PINGREE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$500.00
- MAKING A REAL CHANGE - MARC PACLeadership PAC$500.00
- TAKING THE HILL PACPAC$500.00
- FIGHT FOR PROGRESS PACHybrid PAC$500.00
- SOCIAL SECURITY WORKS PACConnected PAC$300.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$50.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Dana Balter$233,920.34
- Independent expenditures opposing Dana Balter$5,056,127.19
FEC totals for the 2020 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$3,156,043.00
- CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUNDOpposing$737,822.00
- THE GOVERNING MAJORITY FUNDOpposing$439,450.00
- HOUSE MAJORITY PACSupporting$225,680.00
- INDIVISIBLE ACTIONSupporting$4,917.00
- AFT SOLIDARITYSupporting$3,250.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTESSupporting$59.00
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSupporting$10.00
The race
New York U.S. House, District 24, 2020 · 4 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dana Balter (D) | $3,272,252.49 | $5,646.81 | 2020-12-31 |
| John M Katko (R) | $3,839,114.10 | $272,061.43 | 2020-12-31 |
| Francis Conole (D) | $963,179.43 | $930.48 | 2020-12-31 |
| Roger Misso (D) | $428,700.32 | $0.00 | 2020-04-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change Research | October 29 – November 2, 2020 | 739 (LV) | ± 3.9% | John Katko 44% · Dana Balter 46% · Steve Williams 4% |
| Siena College | October 20–22, 2020 | 558 (LV) | ± 4.1% | John Katko 45% · Dana Balter 45% · Steve Williams 5% |
| Public Opinion Strategies (R) | October 15–18, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | John Katko 47% · Dana Balter 39% · Steve Williams 3% |
| Public Policy Polling (D) | October 13–14, 2020 | 798 (RV) | ± 3.5% | John Katko 43% · Dana Balter 45% |
| Siena College | September 28–29, 2020 | 414 (LV) | ± 5.1% | John Katko 40% · Dana Balter 42% · Steve Williams 6% |
| 42% | 45% | – | 3% | John Katko 10% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New York (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: FRIENDS OF DANA BALTER.
- 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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