CARDIN, BENJAMIN L

D · senate · bioguide C000141

FEC candidate id: S6MD03177
Internal id: 88c3b059-8b0b-4643-9706-9d2314380798
Status: incumbent

Who this candidate represents (statewide)

Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), Maryland. Source.

Category	Metric	Value
People	Population	6,206,011
People	Median age	39
Income	Median household income	$103,678
Income	Per-capita income	$52,979
Income	In poverty	9.4%
Income	Unemployed	4.8%
Income	Gini inequality index	0.456
Race	White alone	48.2%
Race	Black alone	29.4%
Race	Asian alone	6.6%
Race	Hispanic or Latino	12.5%
Race	Two or more races	8.5%
Origin	Foreign-born	16.6%
Language	Speaks English only at home	78.9%
Language	Speaks Spanish at home	9.6%
Education	High school or higher	66.9%
Education	Bachelor's or higher	43.5%
Education	Advanced degree	20.8%
Household	Family households	65.0%
Household	Avg household size	2.57
Household	Never married (15+)	36.2%
Housing	Median home value	$419,900
Housing	Median gross rent	$1,705
Housing	Single-family detached	51.2%
Housing	Built before 1940	5.0%
Housing	Overcrowded (>1 per room)	2.5%
Housing	Vacant units	7.7%
Service	Veterans (18+)	6.8%
Health	With a disability	11.6%
Connectivity	Households with broadband	92.4%
Connectivity	Households with no internet	5.2%
Commute	Drove alone	64.7%
Commute	Public transit	4.2%
Commute	Worked from home	19.3%

Cycle financials

Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.

Cycle	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand	Debts	Indiv. contribs.
2026	$7,214	$427,404	$43,251	$0	$0
2024	$30,982	$585,829	$463,442	$0	$3,118
2022	$182,295	$316,275	$1,018,289	$0	$95,629
2020	$207,361	$316,816	$1,152,268	$0	$75,074
2018	$4,067,153	$3,509,770	$1,261,723	$0	$2,444,481
2016	$518,211	$504,808	$704,338	$0	$127,929
2014	$338,988	$371,830	$690,935	$0	$98,581
2012	$5,594,299	$5,252,815	$726,870	$0	$3,232,367
2010	$716,383	$436,503	$385,385	$0	$447,518
2008	$471,021	$535,498	$105,504	$0	$263,153
2006	$8,775,424	$8,676,056	$99,369	$0	$6,814,331

Elections

2000 general senate · MD-S — running
2000 general senate · MD-S — won
2000 general senate · MD-S — won
2000 general senate · MD-S — running
2000 general senate · MD-S — won
2000 general senate · MD-S — won
2000 general senate · MD-S — running
2000 general senate · MD-S — won
2000 general senate · MD-S — won
2006 general senate · MD-S — won
2006 general senate · MD-S — running
2006 general senate · MD-S — won
2006 general senate · MD-S — running
2006 general senate · MD-S — won
2006 general senate · MD-S — running
2006 general senate · MD-S — running
2006 general senate · MD-S — running
2006 general senate · MD-S — won
2006 general senate · MD-S — running
2006 general senate · MD-S — running
2006 general senate · MD-S — running
2012 general senate · MD-S — running
2012 general senate · MD-S — won
2012 general senate · MD-S — running
2012 general senate · MD-S — won
2012 general senate · MD-S — running
2012 general senate · MD-S — running
2012 general senate · MD-S — won
2012 general senate · MD-S — won
2012 general senate · MD-S — running
2018 general senate · MD-S — running
2018 general senate · MD-S — won
2018 general senate · MD-S — running
2018 general senate · MD-S — won
2018 general senate · MD-S — won
2018 general senate · MD-S — running
2018 general senate · MD-S — won
2024 general senate · MD-S — lost_general
2024 general senate · MD-S — running
2024 general senate · MD-S — running
2024 general senate · MD-S — running
2024 general senate · MD-S — lost_general
2024 general senate · MD-S — won
2024 general senate · MD-S — lost_general
2024 general senate · MD-S — lost_general
2024 general senate · MD-S — lost_general

Committees

BEN CARDIN FOR SENATE, INC. — principal · type S
CA RI MN MD VICTORY FUND — joint_fundraising · type S
CARDIN-CASEY VICTORY 06 — joint_fundraising · type S
CARDIN-MARYLAND VICTORY 2012 — joint_fundraising · type N
COMMITTEE FOR A BETTER FUTURE — joint_fundraising · type S
MARYLAND DELAWARE VICTORY FUND — joint_fundraising · type S
MARYLAND SEANTE VICTORY 2006 — joint_fundraising · type Y
RI MN MD VICTORY FUND — joint_fundraising · type S
SENATE VICTORY 2012 — joint_fundraising · type S
TEAM BLUE — joint_fundraising · type H

Recent votes

2024-12-21 · Cong. 118 · senate roll 339
YEA on HR 10545 — American Relief Act, 2025
2024-12-21 · Cong. 118 · senate roll 338
YEA on HR 82 — Social Security Fairness Act of 2023
2024-12-21 · Cong. 118 · senate roll 337
YEA on HR 82 — Social Security Fairness Act of 2023
2024-12-21 · Cong. 118 · senate roll 336
NAY on Amendment Rejected (34-62, 3/5 majority required)
2024-12-21 · Cong. 118 · senate roll 335
NAY on Amendment Rejected (32-64, 3/5 majority required)
2024-12-21 · Cong. 118 · senate roll 334
NAY on Amendment Rejected (28-67, 3/5 majority required)
2024-12-21 · Cong. 118 · senate roll 333
NAY on Amendment Rejected (3-93, 3/5 majority required)
2024-12-20 · Cong. 118 · senate roll 332
YEA on Nomination Confirmed (49-47)
2024-12-20 · Cong. 118 · senate roll 331
YEA on Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-47)
2024-12-20 · Cong. 118 · senate roll 330
YEA on Nomination Confirmed (49-47)

Election prediction

Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%

P(win) = 99.0%

Feature	Δ P(win)
Base rate (historical)	15.1%
incumbent	+78.0%
D (major party)	+10.0%
senate race	-2.0%

Baseline model (incumbency × party × office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.

Transfers from committees

Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).

Date	From committee	Type	Amount
2022-12-20	NATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION VENTUREPAC	24K	$2,500
2022-11-28	IMPACT	24K	$5,000
2022-11-28	IMPACT	24K	$5,000
2022-10-21	GOOGLE LLC NETPAC	24K	$2,000
2022-10-21	THE VANGUARD GROUP COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GO…	24K	$1,500
2022-10-13	TRANSAMERICA CORPORATION PAC	24K	$2,500
2022-10-12	HEIDELBERG MATERIALS US, INC. POLITICAL ACTION …	24K	$2,500
2022-10-07	SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE …	24K	$1,000
2022-09-27	METLIFE INC. EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL PARTICIPATION…	24K	$2,000
2022-09-27	SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. PAC (S+N PAC)	24K	$1,000
2022-09-26	UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEE…	24K	$5,000
2022-09-20	TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION CO…	24K	$1,000
2022-09-19	EXELON CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	24K	$2,000
2022-09-15	TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CO…	24K	$5,000
2022-09-12	AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACT…	24K	$1,500
2022-09-01	HALL RENDER KILLIAN HEATH & LYMAN PC EMPLOYEE P…	24K	$2,500
2022-08-31	BHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK…	24K	$1,500
2022-08-30	AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICA…	24K	$1,000
2022-08-29	CUMMINS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CIPAC)	24K	$1,000
2022-08-08	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY FINANCIAL &…	24K	$2,000
2022-08-03	EQUIPMENT LEASING AND FINANCE ASSN PAC (LEASEPA…	24K	$2,000
2022-06-29	THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION …	24K	$1,000
2022-06-27	HEINEKEN USA INC GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND	24K	$1,000
2022-06-24	UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED PAC (UNITEDHEAL…	24K	$2,500
2022-06-22	THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY GOOD GOVERNMENT FU…	24K	$2,500

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Inbound (44)

date	from	type	amount	source
2022-12-20	NATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION VENTUREPAC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-11-28	IMPACT	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-11-28	IMPACT	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-10-21	THE VANGUARD GROUP COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT	contributed_to	$1,500	pas2
2022-10-21	GOOGLE LLC NETPAC	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2022-10-13	TRANSAMERICA CORPORATION PAC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-10-12	HEIDELBERG MATERIALS US, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-10-07	SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-09-27	SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. PAC (S+N PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-09-27	METLIFE INC. EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL PARTICIPATION FUND A - FEDERAL ONLY	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2022-09-26	UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEE PAC - USAA EMPLOYEE PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-09-20	TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE TEPAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-09-19	EXELON CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2022-09-15	TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-09-12	AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,500	pas2
2022-09-01	HALL RENDER KILLIAN HEATH & LYMAN PC EMPLOYEE PAC AKA HALLWAY PAC FEDERAL	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-08-31	BHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE)	contributed_to	$1,500	pas2
2022-08-30	AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-08-29	CUMMINS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CIPAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-08-08	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY FINANCIAL & INVESTMENTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2022-08-03	EQUIPMENT LEASING AND FINANCE ASSN PAC (LEASEPAC)	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2022-06-29	THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-06-27	HEINEKEN USA INC GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-06-24	UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED PAC (UNITEDHEALTH GROUP PAC)	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-06-22	THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-06-17	LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2022-06-13	LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2022-05-23	FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-04-06	DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC PAC (WBD PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-03-02	THE OPTIONS CLEARING CORPORATION PAC	contributed_to	$1,500	pas2
2021-12-21	PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA - PRUDENTIAL FEDERAL PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-12-15	AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIAN SERVICES INC PAC; AKA ACP SERVICES PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-12-07	SOCIETY OF INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-12-06	AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC)	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-12-01	THE OPTIONS CLEARING CORPORATION PAC	contributed_to	$1,500	pas2
2021-11-16	BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-09-22	TENASKA INC EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2021-06-24	MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2021-06-17	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)	contributed_to	$500	pas2
2021-06-15	GRAIL, INC. PAC	contributed_to	$2,900	pas2
2021-06-15	GRAIL, INC. PAC	contributed_to	$2,900	pas2
2021-05-19	BBVA PAC OF THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2021-03-04	NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$-1,000	pas2
2021-01-26	THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMPAC)	contributed_to	$-2,500	pas2

Outbound (15)

date	type	to	amount	role	source
—	principal_candidate_of	BEN CARDIN FOR SENATE, INC.	—		candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	COMMITTEE FOR A BETTER FUTURE	—		candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	TEAM BLUE	—		candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	CARDIN-CASEY VICTORY 06	—		candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	MARYLAND DELAWARE VICTORY FUND	—		candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	MARYLAND SEANTE VICTORY 2006	—		candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	SENATE VICTORY 2012	—		candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	CA RI MN MD VICTORY FUND	—		candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	RI MN MD VICTORY FUND	—		candidate_committees
—	joint_fundraising_committee_of	CARDIN-MARYLAND VICTORY 2012	—		candidate_committees
2024-02-26	cosponsor_of_bill	SRES 565 — A resolution condemning democratic backsliding in Hungary.	—	cosponsor	sponsorship
2023-10-24	cosponsor_of_bill	S 3105 — Safe Schools Improvement Act	—	cosponsor	sponsorship
2023-05-18	cosponsor_of_bill	S 1557 — Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2023	—	cosponsor	sponsorship
2023-03-08	cosponsor_of_bill	S 694 — Modern, Clean, and Safe Trucks Act of 2023	—	cosponsor	sponsorship
2023-01-31	cosponsor_of_bill	S 161 — JOBS Act of 2023	—	cosponsor	sponsorship

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