# Robert Menendez

Democrat

NJ-8 · [sitting member, see votes and statements](https://whovotedwhy.com/politicians/M001226)

Jun 2, 2026 primary: [won ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_Jersey#District_8)

FEC candidate H2NJ08232 · [FEC.gov ↗](https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H2NJ08232/) · [JSON](https://whovotedwhy.com/data/candidates/H2NJ08232.json) · [Report an error](mailto:hello@jonasneves.com?subject=WhoVotedWhy%20correction%3A%20candidate%20H2NJ08232&body=Row%20or%20page%3A%20candidate%20H2NJ08232%0AWhat%20is%20wrong%3A%0APrimary%20source%20that%20shows%20it%3A%0A)

$638K

spent supporting

$0

spent opposing

$82K was reported across 1 filing line and later amended to $58K. FEC totals count the amended figure, so that spending is not in the totals above. The lines are marked below.

## By committee

| Committee | Network | Position | Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Think Big | Leading the Future | For | $638K |

## Filings

5 periodic-report lines and 5 24/48-hour notices. A notice is restated on the next periodic report, so the two lists overlap; the totals above count each dollar once.

| Date | Committee | For/against | Purpose | Payee | Amount | Filing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 19, 2026 | Think Big | For | MEDIA PRODUCTION | Manhattan Strategies LLC | $6K | report[↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202606229874230717) |
| May 19, 2026 | Think Big | For | MEDIA PRODUCTION | Lantern Production Consultants LLC | $12K | report[↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202606229874230705) |
| May 19, 2026 | Think Big | For | MEDIA PRODUCTION | Manhattan Strategies LLC | $6K | notice[↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202606209870860894) |
| May 19, 2026 | Think Big | For | MEDIA PRODUCTION | Lantern Production Consultants LLC | $12K | notice[↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202606209870860891) |
| May 18, 2026 | Think Big | For | DIRECT MAIL PRODUCTION / DISTRIBUTION | Manhattan Strategies LLC | $58K | report[↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202606229874230716) |
| May 18, 2026 | Think Big | For | DIGITAL ADVERTISING | Lantern Production Consultants LLC | $556K | report[↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202606229874230703) |
| May 18, 2026 | Think Big | For | DIGITAL MEDIA PLACEMENT | Lantern Production Consultants LLC | $6K | report[↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202606229874230703) |
| May 18, 2026 | Think Big | For | DIRECT MAIL PRODUCTION / DISTRIBUTION | Manhattan Strategies LLC | $58Kamended from $82K | notice[↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202606209870860892) |
| May 18, 2026 | Think Big | For | DIGITAL ADVERTISING | Lantern Production Consultants LLC | $556K | notice[↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202606209870860889) |
| May 18, 2026 | Think Big | For | DIGITAL MEDIA PLACEMENT | Lantern Production Consultants LLC | $6K | notice[↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202606209870860889) |

▸Citing this page

The headline figure is $638K for, $0 against.

Per-committee totals are FEC's own aggregate for this candidate and committee in the 2026 cycle, restricted to the committees listed in super\_pacs.json.

Primary source: [FEC Schedule E filings via OpenFEC](https://www.fec.gov/data/independent-expenditures/?candidate_id=H2NJ08232). The rows behind this page are [outside\_spending\_totals.json](https://whovotedwhy.com/data/outside_spending_totals.json), read 2026-10-23; the [manifest](https://whovotedwhy.com/data/index.json) carries the commit and checksums.

-   Other committees may also be spending in this race; only the listed AI networks are counted here.
-   Notices and reports overlap; do not sum the filing lines.
-   A filer amended some of these lines after filing them; FEC totals count the amended figure, and the earlier one is shown as amended\_from.

Suggested wording: “according to FEC Schedule E filings via OpenFEC, compiled by WhoVotedWhy as of 2026-10-23”. Cite the filing or roll call for the event and this site for the selection and totals.

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