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By the numbers

How many progressives will sit in Congress, where they stand, and who spent money to beat them.

Counts cover the 106 members we list. How we pick.

How big is the bloc

100 of 252 Democrats

House seats from January 3, 2027

  • Progressives listed here
  • All Democrats
  • Majority, 218

81 returning · 19 new · 2 undecided · Democrats per NBC News, 2026-11-09, 21 uncalled

4 of 54 Democrats

Senate seats from January 3, 2027

  • Progressives listed here
  • All Democrats
  • Majority, 51

1 returning · 3 new · Democrats per NBC News, 2026-11-09, 2 uncalled

Only one senator, Bernie Sanders, is in the Progressive Caucus. The other three were endorsed in 2026.

Who is on record, by issue

Members with a sourced position on each issue, from their own sites or their votes and bills. Open an issue to see who.

A missing position means we found nothing, not that the member opposes it.

Outside money

Super PACs and other groups can spend without limit for or against a candidate, as long as they don't coordinate with the campaign. In 2026, they reported spending $61.4 million against the members we list and $58.5 million for them.

$35.7 million

against them in primaries

$25.2 million

against them in the general election

Biggest spenders against them in primaries

Spending to beat them before the general election, in party primaries and in top-two primaries like California's.

  1. United Democracy ProjectAbdul El-Sayed, Aisha Wahab$21.8 million
  2. Nuestro PACMicah Lasher$3.0 million
  3. Bold AmericaDarializa Avila Chevalier, Aisha Wahab$2.1 million
  4. Progressive Champions PACCait Conley$1.5 million
  5. Rolling Sea Action FundWill Lawrence$1.0 million
  6. Crush MAGA PACWill Lawrence$909,204
  7. New Democrat MajorityRandy Villegas, Will Lawrence$805,690
  8. BDA PACRandy Villegas$600,000
  9. Forward TexasJames Talarico$505,024
  10. DMFI PACRandy Villegas$500,000

Biggest spenders against them in the general election

  1. CLFRandy Villegas, Cait Conley, Will Lawrence and 2 more$12.8 million
  2. Lone Star Liberty PACJames Talarico$7.7 million
  3. American Political Action CommitteeJames Talarico, Abdul El-Sayed, Troy Jackson$814,681
  4. Protecting America's FutureJames Talarico$670,066
  5. American Principles Project PACAbdul El-Sayed$611,000
  6. Club for Growth ActionWill Lawrence$605,152
  7. Affordable California 2026Mai Vang$400,000
  8. The Governing Majority FundRandy Villegas, Cait Conley$334,358
  9. Safer Stronger Oregon PACVal Hoyle$300,000
  10. Americans for Prosperity ActionAbdul El-Sayed$299,867

Members most targeted

  1. Abdul El-Sayed MI Senate$21.8 million
  2. James Talarico TX Senate$9.5 million
  3. Randy Villegas CA-22$6.1 million
  4. Will Lawrence MI-7$5.4 million
  5. Cait Conley NY-17$4.6 million
  6. Micah Lasher NY-12$3.0 million
  7. Aisha Wahab CA-14$2.8 million
  8. Bob Brooks PA-7$2.6 million
  9. Darializa Avila Chevalier NY-13$1.5 million
  10. Brian Poindexter OH-7$1.1 million

Biggest spenders for them

  1. Stand for New York PACMicah Lasher$10.8 million
  2. Protect ProgressChristian Menefee, Lateefah Simon, Dave Min$6.7 million
  3. Lone Star Rising PACJames Talarico$5.2 million
  4. American PrioritiesAdam Hamawy, Darializa Avila Chevalier, Chris Rabb and 8 more$4.4 million
  5. Justice Democrats PACDarializa Avila Chevalier, Donavan McKinney, Melat Kiros and 5 more$2.6 million
  6. Jobs and Democracy PACValerie Foushee, Brian Poindexter, Bob Brooks$2.4 million
  7. Working Families Party PACRandy Villegas, Chris Rabb, Donavan McKinney and 12 more$2.3 million
  8. Fighting for Michigan PACAbdul El-Sayed$2.3 million
  9. National Nurses United for Patient ProtectionAbdul El-Sayed, Randy Villegas, Will Lawrence and 3 more$2.1 million
  10. Stronger Together PABob Brooks$1.8 million

Source: FEC, 2026-11-09 23:40 UTC. Excludes late-October spending until December 3 filings, and candidates who lost primaries. Method.