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Teresa Benitez-Thompson

U.S. House · NV-2 · U.S. House

Open seat Flip

Flipped NV-2, an open Republican-held seat (Amodei retired). Outside groups spent ~$2.20M against vs ~$0.26M for (FEC Sch. E est., primary+general); raised $1.05M, 84.7% from individuals

Election

2026-11-03. Votes 150,333 (50.3%). Opponent: David Flippo (R). Previous officeholder: Mark Amodei (R), retired. Status in file: yes.

Money reported in the file

Raised $1,054,467. Cash on hand $181,849 as of 2026-10-14. Outside for $258,227; against $2,200,336.

FEC itemized 2026-02-17 to 2026-10-14 (principal committee); IE through 2026-11-02

Documented ties (74)

Relationship Amount Date Evidence Source Target
principal campaign committee — 2025-2026 Reported Teresa Benitez-Thompson Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
elected Nov 3, 2026 (unofficial) $150,333 2026-11-03 Reported Teresa Benitez-Thompson U.S. House, NV-2
general-election opponent (defeated) $132,762 2026-11-03 Reported Teresa Benitez-Thompson David Flippo
principal campaign committee — — Reported David Flippo David Flippo for Nevada (C00901710)
loan of candidate personal funds $20,000 2026-03-31 Reported Teresa Benitez-Thompson Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Business / trade / professional); 1 item(s) $5,000 20261014..20261014 Reported American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee (C00110338) (Organization site) Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20261010..20261010 Reported Democratic Majority Fund (C00844720) Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 2 item(s) $5,000 20260930..20261014 Reported Elect Democratic Women (C00685297) (Campaign site) Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20261013..20261013 Reported Equality PAC (C00550970) (Campaign site) Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20261008..20261008 Reported Fair Shot PAC (C00574970) Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20261008..20261008 Reported Mitten PAC (C00832147) Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20261007..20261007 Reported PAC To the Future (C00344234) (Organization site) Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Labor union); 2 item(s) $5,000 20260903..20260903 Reported SEIU Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Educatio (C00004036) (Organization site) Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20261001..20261001 Reported Way To Lead PAC (C00686832) (Campaign site) Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Membership organization); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260901..20260901 Reported American College of Ob-Gyns PAC (Ob-Gyn PAC) (C00364158) (Organization site) Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260930..20260930 Reported American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E (C00011114) Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260929..20260929 Reported American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political Education (C00028860) (Campaign site) Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260821..20260821 Reported Chc Bold PAC (C00365536) (Campaign site) Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260929..20260929 Reported Emilys List (C00193433) (Campaign site) Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260901..20260901 Reported Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PAC (C00007922) (Organization site) Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260901..20260901 Reported Supporters of Operating Engineers Local Union #3 Endorsed Candidates (C00024422) Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260624..20260624 Reported All for Our Country Leadership PAC (C00629212) Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260630..20260630 Reported Smart Solutions PAC (C00654475) Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260609..20260609 Reported UAW - V - Cap (UAW Voluntary Community Action Program) 'Int'L Union United Autom (C00002840) Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 2 item(s) $4,000 20260630..20261013 Reported Democrats Reshaping America (Dreampac) (C00423079) Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $2,500 20261009..20261009 Reported Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen PAC Fund (C00099234) (Campaign site) Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Membership organization); 1 item(s) $2,500 20261009..20261009 Reported Sierra Club Political Committee (C00135368) (Organization site) Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) $2,500 20260921..20260921 Reported Blue Momentum PAC (C00589309) Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Membership organization); 1 item(s) $2,500 20260807..20260807 Reported League of Conservation Voters Action Fund (C00252940) Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) $2,500 20260922..20260922 Reported Liftoff PAC (C00785816) Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $2,500 20260929..20260929 Reported New Democrat Coalition Action Fund (C00409730) (Campaign site) Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Membership organization); 1 item(s) $2,500 20260930..20260930 Reported Reproductive Freedom for All PAC (C00079541) (Organization site) Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) $2,500 20260626..20260626 Reported Beat the Odds PAC (C00721233) Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $2,500 20260616..20260616 Reported International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers P (C00007542) Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 1 item(s) $2,000 20261008..20261008 Reported Friends of Don Beyer (C00555888) (Campaign site) Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 1 item(s) $2,000 20261008..20261008 Reported Katherine Clark for Congress (C00541888) (Campaign site) Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) $2,000 20261001..20261001 Reported Serving Our Country (Soc) PAC (C00656132) Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) $2,000 20260929..20260929 Reported Democracy Summer Leadership PAC (C00664318) Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $2,000 20260922..20260922 Reported National Organization for Women, Inc. PAC (C00092247) Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $2,000 20260930..20260930 Reported NEA Fund for Children and Public Education (C00003251) Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $2,000 20260929..20260929 Reported Population Connection Action Fund PAC Pcaf PAC (C00564799) Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 1 item(s) $2,000 20260930..20260930 Reported Schneider for Congress (C00495952) (Campaign site) Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $1,000 20261009..20261009 Reported Ahora PAC (C00764753) Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) $1,000 20261014..20261014 Reported House Call PAC (C00882449) Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) $1,000 20261010..20261010 Reported Innovation for Good PAC (C00892901) Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site)
independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $753,129 2026-09-19..2026-10-29 Reported Club for Growth Action (C00487470) (Campaign site) Teresa Benitez-Thompson
independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $675,000 2026-10-23..2026-10-28 Reported No Going Back PAC Inc. (C00960435) (Campaign site) Teresa Benitez-Thompson
independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $420,135 2026-10-07..2026-10-07 Reported Win It Back PAC (C00844613) (Campaign site) Teresa Benitez-Thompson
independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $270,981 2026-09-22..2026-10-28 Reported Freedom Caucus Fund (C00552851) (Campaign site) Teresa Benitez-Thompson
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $106,993 2026-09-28..2026-10-26 Reported SEIU Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) (C00004036) (Organization site) Teresa Benitez-Thompson
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $70,012 2026-10-12..2026-10-28 Reported Make the Road Action Political Committee (C00689745) Teresa Benitez-Thompson
independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $49,403 2026-10-27..2026-10-27 Reported American Principles Project PAC (C00544387) (Campaign site) Teresa Benitez-Thompson
independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $31,688 2026-10-12..2026-10-12 Reported Maga Inc. (C00892471) (Campaign site) Teresa Benitez-Thompson
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $30,115 2026-10-09..2026-10-26 Reported Working America (C90011156) Teresa Benitez-Thompson
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $21,617 2026-09-30..2026-10-31 Reported Community Change Voters (C00612820) Teresa Benitez-Thompson
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $20,458 2026-10-22..2026-11-03 Reported One Apia PAC (C00761072) Teresa Benitez-Thompson
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $3,648 2026-10-23..2026-10-28 Reported Science Victory Fund (C00959502) Teresa Benitez-Thompson
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $3,200 2026-10-27..2026-10-27 Reported Sunrise PAC (C00674697) (Campaign site) Teresa Benitez-Thompson
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $2,046 2026-10-15..2026-10-26 Reported Graypac (C00877845) (Campaign site) Teresa Benitez-Thompson
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $128 2026-11-01..2026-11-01 Reported We Vote We Win (C90021452) Teresa Benitez-Thompson
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $10.00 2026-08-10..2026-08-10 Reported Sierra Club Independent Action (C00483693) (Organization site) Teresa Benitez-Thompson
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $482,343 2026-02-17..2026-10-14 Reported Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site) Thematic Campaigns (Organization site)
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $118,196 2026-02-17..2026-10-14 Reported Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site) Changing Dynamics
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $68,526 2026-02-17..2026-10-14 Reported Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site) Gusto
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $38,747 2026-02-17..2026-10-14 Reported Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site) Tissot Solutions LLC
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $26,011 2026-02-17..2026-10-14 Reported Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site) ActBlue Technical Services (Organization site)
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $21,081 2026-02-17..2026-10-14 Reported Elect Teresa (C00939488) (Campaign site) Hockeystick LLC
15 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Teresa Benitez-Thompson $55,000 $55,000 2025-26 Inferred Teresa Benitez-Thompson Stefany Shaheen
3 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Teresa Benitez-Thompson $6,000 $6,000 2025-26 Inferred Teresa Benitez-Thompson Zack Mullock
28 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Teresa Benitez-Thompson $78,000 $78,000 2025-26 Inferred Teresa Benitez-Thompson Rebecca Bennett
5 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Teresa Benitez-Thompson $18,000 $18,000 2025-26 Inferred Teresa Benitez-Thompson Adam Hamawy
0 PAC donor(s) in common with opponent (2025-26) $0 2025-26 Inferred Teresa Benitez-Thompson David Flippo
defeated in general (132,762 votes) $132,762 2026-11-03 Reported David Flippo Teresa Benitez-Thompson
retired; previous officeholder — 2026 Reported Mark Amodei (Government site) NV-2 seat

Ties are documented relationships and amounts from public records. They are not allegations of wrongdoing. Vote totals are unofficial until certification. This printable summary is generated from the public CSV. It is not the PDF dossier (pdfs/benitez-thompson/Benitez-Thompson_Know_Your_Politician_2026-11-05.pdf).