Office & Ties

Wisconsin · U.S. House

Mitchell Berman

U.S. House · Democratic

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Election-pack status: yes. Report date 2026-11-05.

Key finding from the compilation

Defeated incumbent Rep. Bryan Steil to flip WI-1; Steil conceded; AP called the race. Outside groups spent ~$2.63M against vs ~$1.54M for (FEC Sch. E est., primary+general); raised $1.98M, 90.3% from individuals

Election

Date
2026-11-03
Votes
158,839 (52%)
Opponent
Bryan Steil (R, incumbent) · 146,885 (48%)
Previous officeholder
Bryan Steil (R), incumbent since 2019

Money reported in the file

Raised
$1,977,099
Cash on hand
$351,558 as of 2026-10-14
Individual share
90.3%
PAC share
9.7%
Self loans or contributions
$0
Outside spending for
$1,538,231
Outside spending against
$2,634,896
Committee
C00915637
Coverage note
FEC itemized 2025-07-01 to 2026-10-14 (principal committee); IE through 2026-11-02

Figures come from the original election pack, or the serving-member roster when marked roster only. Election results are unofficial until certification. 71 reported ties and 4 inferred ties are listed below.

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Documented ties (75)

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Relationship Amount Date Evidence Between Record Orbit
principal campaign committee — 2025-2026 Reported Mitchell Berman → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
elected Nov 3, 2026 (unofficial) $158,839 2026-11-03 Reported Mitchell Berman → U.S. House, WI-1 News report
general-election opponent (defeated) $146,885 2026-11-03 Reported Mitchell Berman → Bryan Steil News report
transfer from joint fundraising / authorized committee (line 12) $500 2025-07-01..2026-10-14 Reported No Bs Victory Fund (C00959478) → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 2 item(s) $10,000 20260629..20261014 Reported UAW - V - Cap (UAW Voluntary Community Action Program) 'Int'L Union United Autom (C00002840) → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 3 item(s) $10,000 20260331..20260928 Reported Defend the Vote (C00764233) → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 3 item(s) $10,000 20260729..20260929 Reported SEIU Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Educatio (C00004036) → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
PAC contribution (Membership organization); 1 item(s) $5,000 20261013..20261013 Reported American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (AAJ PAC) (C00024521) → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $5,000 20261008..20261008 Reported American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E (C00011114) → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20261009..20261009 Reported Hmp (C00495028) → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $5,000 20261009..20261009 Reported International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee (C00027342) → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20261001..20261001 Reported Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC (C00617803) → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $5,000 20261012..20261012 Reported NEA Fund for Children and Public Education (C00003251) → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260928..20260928 Reported 314 Action Fund (C00633248) → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
PAC contribution (Other PAC (not in FEC master file)); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260917..20260917 Reported Ameripac (C00348920) → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260828..20260828 Reported Blue Majority PAC (C00529693) → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260915..20260915 Reported Democratic Majority Fund (C00844720) → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260911..20260911 Reported Fair Shot PAC (C00574970) → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260929..20260929 Reported Fostering Progress PAC (C00571943) → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260930..20260930 Reported Innovation for Good PAC (C00892901) → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260929..20260929 Reported New Democrat Coalition Action Fund (C00409730) → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
PAC contribution (Membership organization); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260930..20260930 Reported Onward Together Committee (C00640490) → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 2 item(s) $5,000 20260630..20260930 Reported Patriot PAC Fund (C00821546) → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20260929..20260929 Reported People's Voice PAC (C00410092) → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $5,000 20251222..20251222 Reported Save Democracy PAC (C00884973) → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $3,000 20260930..20260930 Reported Bda PAC (C00908707) → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) $2,500 20261014..20261014 Reported Int'L Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (C00003632) → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 2 item(s) $2,500 20260915..20260924 Reported American Mosaic PAC (C00694471) → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) $2,500 20260925..20260925 Reported Blue Momentum PAC (C00589309) → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
PAC contribution (Other PAC (not in FEC master file)); 1 item(s) $2,500 20260929..20260929 Reported Cope-Ca Fed of Teachers-Aft, AFL-CIO (C00123018) → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) $2,500 20260930..20260930 Reported Uplift PAC (C00894139) → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 1 item(s) $2,000 20261006..20261006 Reported Ben Samuels for Congress (C00784074) → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) $2,000 20261005..20261005 Reported Bringing Everyone Together Through Advocacy (C00405050) → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $2,000 20261014..20261014 Reported Democratic Conservation Alliance PAC (C00657452) → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 2 item(s) $2,000 20260918..20261001 Reported Schakowsky for Congress (C00327023) → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 1 item(s) $2,000 20261009..20261009 Reported Schneider for Congress (C00495952) → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) $2,000 20261009..20261009 Reported Service First PAC (C00727784) → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 2 item(s) $2,000 20260924..20261009 Reported Silicorn Valley PAC (C00840462) → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 1 item(s) $2,000 20260929..20260929 Reported Alex Vindman for Florida (C00936559) → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 1 item(s) $2,000 20260930..20260930 Reported Bill Foster for Congress (C00435099) → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 1 item(s) $2,000 20260930..20260930 Reported Committee To Elect Jared Golden (C00653816) → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 1 item(s) $2,000 20260915..20260915 Reported Friends of Don Beyer (C00555888) → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 1 item(s) $2,000 20260923..20260923 Reported Judy Chu for Congress (C00458125) → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 1 item(s) $2,000 20260911..20260911 Reported Katherine Clark for Congress (C00541888) → Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) Public filing
independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $1,561,685 2026-09-05..2026-10-29 Reported No Going Back PAC Inc. (C00960435) → Mitchell Berman Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $792,849 2026-09-06..2026-10-28 Reported Progressive Turnout Project (C00580068) → Mitchell Berman Public filing
independent expenditures opposing (FEC processed by_candidate) $525,456 .. Reported Wisconsin Working PAC (C00890343) → Mitchell Berman Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $299,148 2026-10-02..2026-10-29 Reported Somos PAC (C00724203) → Mitchell Berman Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $249,715 2026-10-05..2026-10-05 Reported AB PAC (C00492140) → Mitchell Berman Public filing
independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $190,000 2026-10-23..2026-10-28 Reported Americans 4 Security PAC (C00733352) → Mitchell Berman Public filing
independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $165,000 2026-10-26..2026-10-26 Reported American Liberty Foundation (C00830042) → Mitchell Berman Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $96,205 2026-10-01..2026-10-27 Reported In Union USA (C00745745) → Mitchell Berman Public filing
independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $81,122 2026-09-28..2026-10-23 Reported Civic Renewal Fund Inc. (C00953588) → Mitchell Berman Public filing
independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $61,633 2026-10-12..2026-10-12 Reported Maga Inc. (C00892471) → Mitchell Berman Public filing
independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $50,000 2026-10-20..2026-10-20 Reported America First Action Fund (C00891549) → Mitchell Berman Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $32,184 2026-08-26..2026-10-27 Reported Community Change Voters (C00612820) → Mitchell Berman Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $19,158 2026-08-13..2026-10-29 Reported Working America (C90011156) → Mitchell Berman Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $16,655 2026-10-08..2026-11-02 Reported Neighbor Voices PAC (C00930321) → Mitchell Berman Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $12,650 2026-10-28..2026-10-28 Reported Youth Civic Accelerator Inc. (C90023987) → Mitchell Berman Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $11,006 2026-09-08..2026-10-29 Reported Building Together (C00955138) → Mitchell Berman Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $4,700 2026-10-16..2026-10-16 Reported SEIU Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) (C00004036) → Mitchell Berman Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $3,891 2026-08-22..2026-10-29 Reported Field Team 6, Inc. (C00909994) → Mitchell Berman Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC processed by_candidate) $47.45 .. Reported Grassroots North Shore (C00626036) → Mitchell Berman Public filing
independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) $23.00 2026-10-23..2026-10-28 Reported Science Victory Fund (C00959502) → Mitchell Berman Public filing
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $872,077 2025-07-01..2026-10-14 Reported Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) → Thematic Campaigns Public filing
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $331,374 2025-07-01..2026-10-14 Reported Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) → Goodman Campaigns LLC Public filing
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $163,605 2025-07-01..2026-10-14 Reported Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) → Gusto Public filing
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $58,468 2025-07-01..2026-10-14 Reported Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) → Actblue Technical Services Public filing
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $55,100 2025-07-01..2026-10-14 Reported Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) → Impact Research, Inc. Public filing
disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) $34,458 2025-07-01..2026-10-14 Reported Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) → Switchboard Public filing
12 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Mitchell Berman $43,000 $43,000 2025-26 Inferred Mitchell Berman → Ben McAdams Public filing
44 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Mitchell Berman $122,000 $122,000 2025-26 Inferred Mitchell Berman → Shannon Taylor Public filing
41 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Mitchell Berman $122,500 $122,500 2025-26 Inferred Mitchell Berman → Elaine Luria Public filing
46 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Mitchell Berman $134,000 $134,000 2025-26 Inferred Mitchell Berman → Rebecca Cooke Public filing
general-election opponent, incumbent (defeated) $146,885 2026-11-03 Reported Bryan Steil → Mitchell Berman Public record

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