Mitchell Berman
U.S. House · WI-1 · U.S. House
FlipDefeated 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
2026-11-03. Votes 158,839 (52%). Opponent: Bryan Steil (R, incumbent). Previous officeholder: Bryan Steil (R), incumbent since 2019. Status in file: yes.
Money reported in the file
Raised $1,977,099. Cash on hand $351,558 as of 2026-10-14. Outside for $1,538,231; against $2,634,896.
FEC itemized 2025-07-01 to 2026-10-14 (principal committee); IE through 2026-11-02
Documented ties (75)
| Relationship | Amount | Date | Evidence | Source | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| principal campaign committee | — | 2025-2026 | Reported | Mitchell Berman | Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) (Campaign site) |
| elected Nov 3, 2026 (unofficial) | $158,839 | 2026-11-03 | Reported | Mitchell Berman | U.S. House, WI-1 |
| general-election opponent (defeated) | $146,885 | 2026-11-03 | Reported | Mitchell Berman | Bryan Steil (Government site) |
| 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) (Campaign site) |
| 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) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 3 item(s) | $10,000 | 20260331..20260928 | Reported | Defend the Vote (C00764233) (Campaign site) | Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 3 item(s) | $10,000 | 20260729..20260929 | Reported | SEIU Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Educatio (C00004036) (Organization site) | Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Membership organization); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20261013..20261013 | Reported | American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (AAJ PAC) (C00024521) (Organization site) | Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) (Campaign site) |
| 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) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20261009..20261009 | Reported | Hmp (C00495028) (Campaign site) | Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) (Campaign site) |
| 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) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20261001..20261001 | Reported | Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC (C00617803) | Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) (Campaign site) |
| 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) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260928..20260928 | Reported | 314 Action Fund (C00633248) (Campaign site) | Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Other PAC (not in FEC master file)); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260917..20260917 | Reported | Ameripac (C00348920) | Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260828..20260828 | Reported | Blue Majority PAC (C00529693) | Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260915..20260915 | Reported | Democratic Majority Fund (C00844720) | Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260911..20260911 | Reported | Fair Shot PAC (C00574970) | Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260929..20260929 | Reported | Fostering Progress PAC (C00571943) | Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260930..20260930 | Reported | Innovation for Good PAC (C00892901) | Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260929..20260929 | Reported | New Democrat Coalition Action Fund (C00409730) (Campaign site) | Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Membership organization); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260930..20260930 | Reported | Onward Together Committee (C00640490) (Campaign site) | Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 2 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260630..20260930 | Reported | Patriot PAC Fund (C00821546) | Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260929..20260929 | Reported | People's Voice PAC (C00410092) | Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20251222..20251222 | Reported | Save Democracy PAC (C00884973) (Campaign site) | Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) | $3,000 | 20260930..20260930 | Reported | Bda PAC (C00908707) (Campaign site) | Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) (Campaign site) |
| 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) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 2 item(s) | $2,500 | 20260915..20260924 | Reported | American Mosaic PAC (C00694471) | Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) | $2,500 | 20260925..20260925 | Reported | Blue Momentum PAC (C00589309) | Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) (Campaign site) |
| 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) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) | $2,500 | 20260930..20260930 | Reported | Uplift PAC (C00894139) | Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 1 item(s) | $2,000 | 20261006..20261006 | Reported | Ben Samuels for Congress (C00784074) (Campaign site) | Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) | $2,000 | 20261005..20261005 | Reported | Bringing Everyone Together Through Advocacy (C00405050) | Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) | $2,000 | 20261014..20261014 | Reported | Democratic Conservation Alliance PAC (C00657452) | Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 2 item(s) | $2,000 | 20260918..20261001 | Reported | Schakowsky for Congress (C00327023) (Campaign site) | Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 1 item(s) | $2,000 | 20261009..20261009 | Reported | Schneider for Congress (C00495952) (Campaign site) | Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) | $2,000 | 20261009..20261009 | Reported | Service First PAC (C00727784) (Campaign site) | Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 2 item(s) | $2,000 | 20260924..20261009 | Reported | Silicorn Valley PAC (C00840462) | Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 1 item(s) | $2,000 | 20260929..20260929 | Reported | Alex Vindman for Florida (C00936559) (Campaign site) | Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 1 item(s) | $2,000 | 20260930..20260930 | Reported | Bill Foster for Congress (C00435099) (Campaign site) | Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 1 item(s) | $2,000 | 20260930..20260930 | Reported | Committee To Elect Jared Golden (C00653816) (Campaign site) | Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 1 item(s) | $2,000 | 20260915..20260915 | Reported | Friends of Don Beyer (C00555888) (Campaign site) | Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 1 item(s) | $2,000 | 20260923..20260923 | Reported | Judy Chu for Congress (C00458125) | Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 1 item(s) | $2,000 | 20260911..20260911 | Reported | Katherine Clark for Congress (C00541888) (Campaign site) | Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) (Campaign site) |
| 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) (Campaign site) | Mitchell Berman |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $792,849 | 2026-09-06..2026-10-28 | Reported | Progressive Turnout Project (C00580068) (Campaign site) | Mitchell Berman |
| independent expenditures opposing (FEC processed by_candidate) | $525,456 | .. | Reported | Wisconsin Working PAC (C00890343) | Mitchell Berman |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $299,148 | 2026-10-02..2026-10-29 | Reported | Somos PAC (C00724203) (Campaign site) | Mitchell Berman |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $249,715 | 2026-10-05..2026-10-05 | Reported | AB PAC (C00492140) (Campaign site) | Mitchell Berman |
| independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $190,000 | 2026-10-23..2026-10-28 | Reported | Americans 4 Security PAC (C00733352) (Campaign site) | Mitchell Berman |
| independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $165,000 | 2026-10-26..2026-10-26 | Reported | American Liberty Foundation (C00830042) | Mitchell Berman |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $96,205 | 2026-10-01..2026-10-27 | Reported | In Union USA (C00745745) (Campaign site) | Mitchell Berman |
| 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 |
| independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $61,633 | 2026-10-12..2026-10-12 | Reported | Maga Inc. (C00892471) (Campaign site) | Mitchell Berman |
| 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 |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $32,184 | 2026-08-26..2026-10-27 | Reported | Community Change Voters (C00612820) | Mitchell Berman |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $19,158 | 2026-08-13..2026-10-29 | Reported | Working America (C90011156) | Mitchell Berman |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $16,655 | 2026-10-08..2026-11-02 | Reported | Neighbor Voices PAC (C00930321) | Mitchell Berman |
| 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 |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $11,006 | 2026-09-08..2026-10-29 | Reported | Building Together (C00955138) | Mitchell Berman |
| 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) (Organization site) | Mitchell Berman |
| 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 |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC processed by_candidate) | $47.45 | .. | Reported | Grassroots North Shore (C00626036) (Campaign site) | Mitchell Berman |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $23.00 | 2026-10-23..2026-10-28 | Reported | Science Victory Fund (C00959502) | Mitchell Berman |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $872,077 | 2025-07-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) (Campaign site) | Thematic Campaigns (Organization site) |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $331,374 | 2025-07-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) (Campaign site) | Goodman Campaigns LLC (Organization site) |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $163,605 | 2025-07-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) (Campaign site) | Gusto |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $58,468 | 2025-07-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) (Campaign site) | Actblue Technical Services (Organization site) |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $55,100 | 2025-07-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) (Campaign site) | Impact Research, Inc. (Organization site) |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $34,458 | 2025-07-01..2026-10-14 | Reported | Mitchell Berman for Congress (C00915637) (Campaign site) | Switchboard |
| 12 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Mitchell Berman $43,000 | $43,000 | 2025-26 | Inferred | Mitchell Berman | Ben McAdams |
| 44 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Mitchell Berman $122,000 | $122,000 | 2025-26 | Inferred | Mitchell Berman | Shannon Taylor |
| 41 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Mitchell Berman $122,500 | $122,500 | 2025-26 | Inferred | Mitchell Berman | Elaine Luria |
| 46 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Mitchell Berman $134,000 | $134,000 | 2025-26 | Inferred | Mitchell Berman | Rebecca Cooke |
| general-election opponent, incumbent (defeated) | $146,885 | 2026-11-03 | Reported | Bryan Steil (Government site) | Mitchell Berman |
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/berman/Berman_Know_Your_Politician_2026-11-05.pdf).