Democrat · PA · District 10 · House

Janelle Stelson

Raised $608K in PAC and organizational contributions from 198 committees during the 2024 federal election cycle, led by Welcome ($12K), from Federal Election Commission filings through August 2026.

$608K
Total received
House
Challenger / open
198
Contributing PACs

The verdict

Janelle Stelson ranks in the top 24% of 1,269 federal candidates by PAC and organizational money raised, with $608K from 198 committees in the 2024 cycle.

Top 24%
of 1,269 funded candidates
$608K
total PAC & org receipts
198
contributing committees
$12K
from Welcome

Who funds Janelle Stelson

Top organizational PAC contributors during the 2024 cycle, from FEC filings.

Welcome$12KInternational Union of Paint…$10KDavids New Dems Fund$10KInternational Association of…$10KPro-Choice Women$10KKeystone America$10KAmerican Postal Workers Unio…$8KUnited Mine Workers of Ameri…$8K
Top PAC contributors to Janelle Stelson · FEC (2024 cycle)

Outside spending on Janelle Stelson

Independent expenditures are money outside committees (super PACs and others) spend for or against a candidate, reported to the FEC but, by law, not contributions to the campaign and not coordinated with it. Shown separately from the contributions above.

$7.3M
Total outside spending
$924K
Spent supporting
$6.4M
Spent opposing

Campaign Finance Summary

Janelle Stelson (D-PA) has received $608K in PAC and organizational contributions during the 2024 federal election cycle. The largest single contribution came from Welcome, totaling $12K. The top 10 contributing organizations account for a significant portion of total receipts, reflecting concentrated donor support from key interest groups. As a non-incumbent candidate, building a donor base is a critical component of campaign viability.

These contributions come from PACs and organizational committees registered with the Federal Election Commission. Individual contributions are reported separately and are not included in these totals. Understanding who funds a candidate provides transparency into the interests that may influence policy priorities.

What Janelle Stelson's FEC Filings Reveal

Janelle Stelson is a Democrat candidate for House representing PA, District 10, tracked in Federal Election Commission filings under committee ID H4PA10104. During the 2024 federal election cycle, 198 PACs and organizational committees contributed a combined $608K to Janelle Stelson's campaign, a figure that reflects only organizational PAC receipts, individual donor contributions are reported separately and are not included in this total.

The single largest organizational contribution came from Welcome at $12K, and the top 10 contributing PACs collectively represent the core institutional support base for this house campaign. Because federal candidates must identify every PAC donor above minimum thresholds in quarterly or semi-annual reports, the donor composition shown here gives a reliable map of which industries, trade groups, and ideological committees have aligned with Janelle Stelson's candidacy.

As a non-incumbent, Janelle Stelson's PAC receipt profile reflects coalition-building in progress, donor concentration and timing are leading indicators of campaign viability. Reading these contributions alongside lobbying disclosures and committee assignments provides the clearest picture of the interests that may shape this candidate's policy priorities through the 2024 cycle and beyond.

Top Donors

Organization Amount
Welcome $12K
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades $10K
Davids New Dems Fund $10K
International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers $10K
Pro-Choice Women $10K
Keystone America $10K
American Postal Workers Union Committee on Political Action $8K
United Mine Workers of America - Coal Miners Political Action Committee $8K
Auchincloss $7K
Stop These Oppressive People: Tyrants Racists Unqualifieds Misogynists Propagandists (stop Trump) $6K
Women Vote $5K
Let America Vote PAC $5K
Budwinski $5K
American Association for Justice (aaj) $5K
Iuoe Operating Engineers $5K
Minnesota Second District Victory Committee $5K
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers $5K
Laborers' International Union of North America $5K
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 22 PAC INC $5K
Select Medical Corporation $5K
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmith, Forgers & Helpe $5K
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers $5K
Defend the Vote $5K
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO $5K
Women's Political Committee Federal $5K
American Federation of Gov't Employees $5K
Democratic Conservation Alliance $5K
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America $5K
Planned Parenthood Action Fund INC. $5K
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 965 Pef $5K
Tri-State Maxed-Out Women $5K
National Air Traffic Controllers Association $5K
Clark $5K
Hoyer $5K
Himes $5K
Usw Works $5K
Dmfi $5K
Jeffries $5K
Moms Fed UP $5K
Making a Difference $5K
National Education Association $5K
Transport Workers Union of America $5K
Int'l Union of Elevator Constructors $5K
International Association of Fire Fighters $5K
Blue Dog $5K
Madison PAC; the $5K
Pelosi $5K
American College of Radiology Association $5K
A Woman's Place $5K
Black Economic Alliance $5K

Where Janelle Stelson's donor orgs also show up

31 of 198 donor organizations (20% of Janelle Stelson's PAC receipts, $120K) also file Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act reports, with the densest HQ cluster in DC. No overlapping federal contractors appear in this donor set.

31
donors also lobby · $120K (20%)
0
donors also contract · $0 (0%)
DC
top donor HQ · $311K from 89 committees

Donor headquarters mix

HQ state Committees PAC dollars
DC 89 $311K
VA 12 $44K
PA 15 $43K
MD 10 $41K
CA 13 $25K
NY 9 $24K

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Janelle Stelson's campaign?

Janelle Stelson receives campaign contributions from PACs and organizational committees. The top contributing organization is Welcome, which contributed $12K. In total, Janelle Stelson received $608K during the 2024 election cycle from 198 contributing organizations tracked in FEC filings.

How much has Janelle Stelson received in total contributions?

Janelle Stelson (Democrat, PA) received $608K in PAC and organizational contributions during the 2024 federal election cycle. All data comes from Federal Election Commission filings.

What office is Janelle Stelson running for?

Janelle Stelson is a Democrat candidate for House in PA, District 10. Janelle Stelson is a challenger or running for an open seat.

Do Janelle Stelson's donors also lobby or hold federal contracts?

31 of 198 donor organizations (20% of Janelle Stelson's PAC receipts, $120K) also file Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act reports, with the densest HQ cluster in DC. No overlapping federal contractors appear in this donor set. PlainInfluence joins FEC contribution filings to Senate LDA lobbying totals and USAspending contract awards for the same organizations, the join is descriptive, not causal.

Where does FEC campaign finance data come from?

All campaign finance data shown here is sourced from the Federal Election Commission (FEC), which requires candidates, PACs, and party committees to file periodic reports disclosing receipts and disbursements. FEC data is public record and covers the 2024 federal election cycle. PlainInfluence aggregates and presents this data for transparency.

How does Janelle Stelson's fundraising compare to others?

Janelle Stelson received $608K in PAC contributions during the 2024 cycle. To see how this compares to other House candidates in PA, visit the Rankings page for side-by-side comparisons of all tracked politicians by total contributions received.

Nationwide peers with similar campaign finance scale

Cross-state nearest neighbors on PAC receipts and, when material, independent outside spending, not same-state filing peers.

Similar PAC receipts

Other house candidates with nearest organizational PAC totals ($608K here), outside PA peers.

Similar outside spending volume

Nearest independent-expenditure totals ($7.3M for/against Janelle Stelson) on a separate axis from PAC receipts.

Campaign Finance Context

Janelle Stelson's $608K in PAC contributions from 198 committees is a house candidate money set for the 2024 cycle. 31 of 198 donor organizations (20% of Janelle Stelson's PAC receipts, $120K) also file Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act reports, with the densest HQ cluster in DC. No overlapping federal contractors appear in this donor set. Organizational PAC dollars are distinct from individual donations and from the $7.3M in independent expenditures tracked for or against this candidate.

Data: Federal Election Commission, 2024 cycle. Contributions shown are from PACs and organizational committees. Verify filings at fec.gov/data.

According to FEC Form 3 / 3X filings through August 2026, Janelle Stelson took in $608K from 198 organizational committees, with lobbyist overlap in the donor set. Methodology and vintage notes are on our methodology page.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainInfluence.

Every figure on PlainInfluence is rendered directly from official FEC, Senate LDA and USAspending records, no number is typed in by an editor. Receipt, disbursement, and outside-spending totals are aggregated directly from FEC bulk data, no figure is hand-entered. Disclosed contributions, lobbying, and contracts are lawful, regulated activities, appearing on this page is not an allegation of wrongdoing. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, our disclaimer, or report a data error. Data current as of 2023-2024.