Benjamin L. Cardin Voting Record and Campaign Donors D-MD
Benjamin L. Cardin voting record and campaign donors: former Democratic U.S. Senator from Maryland, with $135,695 in itemized contributions from 136 donors in FEC filings.
Served Jan 6, 1987 – Jan 3, 2025Money covers itemized individual contributions over $200 in the FEC cycles currently loaded, net of refunds to donors. It is not a career total, and it leaves out small-dollar and unitemized receipts. Votes and ideology cover the 119th Congress.
Who funds Benjamin L. Cardin
Largest itemized donors across their campaign committees| Donor | Total |
|---|---|
| Morris, David | $9,000 |
| Zelter, James | $2,900 |
| Olajide, Adeniyi | $2,900 |
| Rowan, Marc | $2,900 |
| Dwyer, John W. | $2,900 |
| Turner, Gareth | $2,900 |
| Dwyer, Nancy | $2,900 |
| Rhodes, Robert | $2,900 |
| Olajide, Adeniran | $2,900 |
| Hobson, Mellody | $2,800 |
| Harnik, Jerry | $2,800 |
| Mathy, Scott | $2,500 |
| Rudman, Ephraim | $2,500 |
| Kleinman, Scott | $2,500 |
| Caputo, Mark | $2,500 |
| Welsh, Aaron | $2,500 |
| van Benschoten, Rick | $2,500 |
| Mathy, Steve | $2,500 |
| Fishman, Harris | $2,500 |
| Neal, Stephen | $2,000 |
| Kidwell, Kelly | $2,000 |
| Schwartzstein, Joseph | $2,000 |
| Callahan, R Bruce | $2,000 |
| van Dusen IV, George | $2,000 |
| Kentor, Michael | $1,900 |
Campaign committees: Ben Cardin for Senate
Where the money comes from
Inside MD versus everywhere elseShare of itemized receipts by the contributor state on each filing. A filing with no state recorded counts as outside MD, so the in-state share is a floor rather than an estimate. Out-of-state giving is ordinary and lawful; it is reported here because it is part of the public record and is not otherwise easy to see.
How Benjamin L. Cardin votes
Most recent roll-call votes, 119th CongressNo roll-call votes on file for this member.
Bills sponsored
7 bills sponsored in the congresses on recordMoney and voting record over time
Itemized FEC receipts beside Voteview scores, by cycle| Period | Itemized | Gifts |
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| 2024 cycle · 119th Congress | -$18,350 | 33 |
| 2022 cycle · 118th Congress | $92,560 | 253 |
| 2020 cycle · 117th Congress | $61,485 | 222 |
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Cycles before 2020 are not yet loaded.
Itemized columns cover individual contributions over $200 in each FEC cycle currently loaded — not career totals. In-state share uses the contributor state on each filing; filings with no state recorded count as outside MD. Scores are Nokken-Poole dimension 1 from Voteview, re-estimated each Congress; Voteview reads the scale from liberal at −1 to conservative at +1. DonorTrail reports the score and rank and leaves the label to the source. FEC figures computed Oct 20, 2026.
Reading this page
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