Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle
Sheldon Whitehouse
- Office
- U.S. senator from Rhode Island (class 1)
- Party
- Democrat
- Born
- 1955
- In Congress
- Senate since 2007 · 19 years in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2031
- FEC filing name
- WHITEHOUSE, SHELDON
- Next election
- Primary September 10, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Rhode Island
Official websiteX (Twitter)FacebookYouTubeInstagramFEC pageCongressional biography
Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID S6RI00221 · Principal campaign committee: WHITEHOUSE FOR SENATE
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. Senate · Rhode Island | $652,855.86 | Not up for election in 2026; seat is next up in 2030 |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. Senate · Rhode Island | $4,859,870.01 | Won the general election (59.9%) |
Total raised$4,859,870.01
Total spent$4,912,387.72
Cash on hand$1,265,387.72
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$2,700,712.6756%
- PACs and other committees$738,285.0015%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$1,418,262.0829%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$2,610.260%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
Committees
- Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Ranking Member
- Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight Ex Officio
- Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety Ex Officio
- Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife Ex Officio
- Transportation and Infrastructure Ex Officio
- Senate Committee on Finance
- Health Care
- International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
- Taxation and IRS Oversight
- Senate Committee on the Budget
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Border Security and Immigration
- Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights Ranking Member
- Intellectual Property
- the Constitution
- United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control Chairman
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
137 committees reported giving $721,718.00 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.
- PEOPLE'S VOICE PACLeadership PAC$15,000.00
- AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$11,700.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. 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
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)Connected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONPAC$10,000.00
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC)Connected PAC$10,000.00
- CITIZENS ORGANIZED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- M-PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- FOLLOW THE NORTH STAR FUNDLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- TREASURE STATE PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- A NEW DIRECTION PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- MOTOR CITY PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- TURQUOISE PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- OFF THE SIDELINES PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- COMMON GROUND PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- PINEAPPLE PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- MAPLE PACConnected PAC$10,000.00
- PERIMETER PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- END CITIZENS UNITEDConnected PAC$10,000.00
- I GOT YOUR BACK PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
Show all 137 committees
- SMART SOLUTIONS PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- GIDDY UP PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- VELVET HAMMER PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- REV UP PACPAC$10,000.00
- DEFEND THE DREAMLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- LIFTOFF PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- MITTEN PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$9,000.00
- HEALTH JOBS JUSTICELeadership PAC$8,500.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$8,000.00
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- MAKE IT WORK PACLeadership PAC$7,500.00
- HAWAII PACLeadership PAC$7,500.00
- LATINO LEADERS FOR EQUALITY, GROWTH, OPPORTUNITY, PROGRESSIVE ACTION & CHANGE (LLEGO-PAC)Leadership PAC$7,500.00
- CLIMATE CHAMPIONS PACLeadership PAC$7,500.00
- GRANITE VALUES PACLeadership PAC$7,500.00
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB Company pageConnected PAC$6,600.00
- JSTREETPAC Company pageConnected PAC$6,140.00
- VICTORY NOW PACLeadership PAC$6,000.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,518.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,500.00
- AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('HOTELPAC')Hybrid PAC$5,000.00
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- THE REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (REALPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UTILITY WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA COPE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS & TRAINMEN PAC FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UNITED POSTMASTERS AND MANAGERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- KIDSPACPAC$5,000.00
- THE ASCAP LEGISLATIVE FUND FOR THE ARTSConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- GREENBERG TRAURIG, P.A. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- COZEN O'CONNOR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- PLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS LOCAL UNION 51 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
- LEGPACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- HOOPS PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- FORWARD TOGETHER PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ENROLLED AGENTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- FRONTLINE USALeadership PAC$5,000.00
- KEYSTONE AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA WEST, INC. PAC (WGAW PAC)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- COMMON SENSE COLORADOLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- NUTMEG PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- BLUE HEN FEDERAL PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- LOBO PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- PURPOSE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- EDUCATE AND INNOVATE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- ALL FOR OUR COUNTRY LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- ENERGY INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- SENATE FUTURE FUNDConnected PAC$4,000.00
- SARA GIDEON FOR MAINECandidate committee$4,000.00
- JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRSConnected PAC$3,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$3,000.00
- DGA-PAC THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA INC.Connected PAC$3,000.00
- ASCO ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASCO ASSOCIATION PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- CLEAN ENERGY DEMOCRATS PACLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AFL-CIO COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ARCHIPAC - THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTSConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN CLEAN POWER ASSOCIATION CLEANPOWER PACPAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN COMPOSITES MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY BRAINPAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL ASPHALT PAVEMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NAPA-PAC)Connected PAC$2,500.00
- BLUE WAVE PROJECTLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND, INC. PAC (EVERYTOWN PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- LANGEVIN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,260.00
- SIERRA CLUB POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,000.00
- K&L GATES LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DC)Connected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- VENABLE PAC (VEN-PAC)Connected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- DEFEND THE VOTEHybrid PAC$2,000.00
- AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- NATIONAL CONFECTIONERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CANDY PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MARYLAND ASSOCIATION FOR CONCERNED CITIZENS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL CUSTOMS BROKERS & FORWARDERS ASSOCIATION PACPAC$1,000.00
- ARENTFOX SCHIFF CIVIC PARTICIPATION FUND (AFSPAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- HOGAN LOVELLS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEXTILE ORGANIZATIONS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SANDLER TRAVIS AND ROSENBERG P.A. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- ENVIRONMENT AMERICA INC. VOTER ACTION (ABBV. 'ENVIRONMENT AMERICA VOTER ACTION')Connected PAC$1,000.00
- COVINGTON AND BURLING LLP PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NRDC ACTION FUND INC PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CHRISSY HOULAHAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AUAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- VILLAGEMD PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ATA ACTION PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$500.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Sheldon Whitehouse$346.20
- Independent expenditures opposing Sheldon Whitehouse$82,830.16
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.
- ROOSEVELT SOCIETY ACTIONOpposing$82,828.00
- ENVIRONMENT AMERICA ACTION FUNDSupporting$336.00
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSupporting$10.00
The race
Rhode Island U.S. Senate, 2024 · 5 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheldon Whitehouse (D) | $4,859,870.01 | $1,265,387.72 | 2024-12-31 |
| Patricia L Morgan (R) | $296,201.28 | $0.00 | 2024-12-31 |
| Michael J Costa (D) | $252,336.34 | $0.00 | 2024-09-30 |
| Raymond Tyler McKay (R) | $154,043.57 | $338.53 | 2024-12-31 |
| Allen Waters (D) | $21,583.00 | $1,888.97 | 2024-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Hampshire | October 29 – November 2, 2024 | 708 (LV) | ± 3.7% | Sheldon Whitehouse 54% · Patricia Morgan 40% |
| Embold Research | September 16–20, 2024 | 876 (LV) | ± 3.5% | Sheldon Whitehouse 52% · Patricia Morgan 36% |
| MassINC Polling Group | September 12–18, 2024 | 800 (LV) | ± 3.9% | Sheldon Whitehouse 52% · Patricia Morgan 37% |
| University of New Hampshire | September 12–16, 2024 | 683 (LV) | ± 3.7% | Sheldon Whitehouse 51% · Patricia Morgan 33% |
| University of Rhode Island | August 15 - September 8, 2024 | 500 (A) | ± 6.02% | Sheldon Whitehouse 52% · Patricia Morgan 24% |
| Embold Research | June 5–14, 2024 | 1,405 (LV) | ± 2.8% | Sheldon Whitehouse 48% · Generic Republican 34% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 United States Senate election in Rhode Island (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: WHITEHOUSE FOR SENATE.
- 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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