2028 Presidential Candidates — AIPAC Tracker

Who is running for president in 2028, and the AIPAC and pro-Israel PAC money on record for each, from FEC filings. Totals count only FEC-reported money to a candidate or spent for or against them, never estimates.

Filed with the FEC

Nobody yet. 432 people had filed a 2028 presidential committee with the FEC as of September 7, 2026. None is a sitting member of Congress, a governor, or a current or former cabinet official. Serious candidates usually file after the midterms; this list is re-checked weekly and anyone who qualifies appears here first.

Publicly weighing a run

Sitting members of Congress, governors, and current or former cabinet-level officials who have personally said they are considering 2028, each with one cited report. Members of Congress link to their full funding record.

Democrats

Andy Beshear — Governor of Kentucky (since 2019) — no federal race in our data
Said in May 2026 he is "comfortable" being mentioned as a contender and will decide after his term leading the Democratic Governors Association. Source: The Hill, May 7, 2026
Pete Buttigieg — U.S. Secretary of Transportation (2021–2025) — no federal race in our data
Said in August 2026 he is "more inclined than not" to run again. Source: USA Today, August 4, 2026
Ruben Gallego — U.S. senator, Arizona (since 2025) — $147,024 on record
Said in April 2026 "we have to look at it," and in July that he is considering a run. Source: NBC News, April 5, 2026
Kamala Harris — Vice President (2021–2025); U.S. senator, California (2017–2021) — $1,947,491 in support, $122,360,723 spent against in past federal races (2024)
Said in April 2026 she is "thinking about" running. Source: Newsweek, April 10, 2026
Mark Kelly — U.S. senator, Arizona (since 2020) — $228,583 on record
Said in February 2026 he will "seriously consider" running. Source: BBC News, February 17, 2026
Ro Khanna — U.S. representative, California (since 2017) — $72,910 on record
Has kept the door open to a 2028 bid; Politico reported in June 2026 that Ron Klain is advising him ahead of a possible run. Source: The Hill, April 8, 2026
Gavin Newsom — Governor of California (since 2019) — no federal race in our data
Said in July 2026 that whether he runs "will be determined by fate"; toured Southern primary states in late August. Source: C-SPAN, July 11, 2026
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — U.S. representative, New York (since 2019) — $0 on record
Asked about 2028 in May 2026, said "my ambition is to change this country" and did not rule out a run. Source: The Guardian, May 9, 2026
Elissa Slotkin — U.S. senator, Michigan (since 2025) — $120,388 on record
Said in April 2026 she would consider running. Source: The Des Moines Register, April 7, 2026
Chris Van Hollen — U.S. senator, Maryland (since 2017) — $112,775 on record
Said in June 2026 he is "kicking the tires" on a run after visiting Iowa and New Hampshire. Source: The Hill, June 18, 2026
Gretchen Whitmer — Governor of Michigan (since 2019) — no federal race in our data
Said in May 2026 she would not run, then walked it back the same day: "never say never." Source: Associated Press, May 28, 2026

Republicans

Ted Cruz — U.S. senator, Texas (since 2013) — $1,083,296 on record
Has said he expects to seek the presidency again; a May 2026 Iowa visit fueled speculation about a second run. Source: The Texas Tribune, May 2, 2026
Ron DeSantis — Governor of Florida (since 2019); U.S. representative, FL-06 (2013–2018) — $45,373 in support in past federal races (2012–2024)
Term-limited as governor; answered "you never know" when asked about a 2028 run in May 2026. Source: Politico, May 4, 2026
John Kennedy — U.S. senator, Louisiana (since 2017) — $84,380 on record
Said in June 2026 that donors had approached him about a run and that he would "never say never." Source: WMUR-TV, June 13, 2026
Rand Paul — U.S. senator, Kentucky (since 2011) — $1,000 on record
Told CBS News in March 2026 he was considering a 2028 run and put the odds at fifty-fifty. Source: CBS News via KPIC, March 27, 2026
Marco Rubio — U.S. Secretary of State (since 2025); U.S. senator, Florida (2011–2025) — $317,017 in support in past federal races (2011–2023)
Named with Vance as a possible Trump successor; Trump declined to choose between them in February 2026. Source: Reuters, February 5, 2026
JD Vance — Vice President (since 2025); U.S. senator, Ohio (2023–2025) — $53,985 in support in past federal races (2022)
Has said he will decide after the midterms; a May 2026 Iowa trip was widely read as groundwork for a run. Source: The New York Times, May 8, 2026

How this list is built

The rule: anyone with a 2028 presidential committee filed with the Federal Election Commission who is a sitting member of Congress, a governor, or a current or former cabinet-level official (the vice president included). The FEC's filer list is checked weekly.

Until someone qualifies: the page lists officeholders who meet the same office test and have personally expressed interest in running, as compiled in Wikipedia's Republican and Democratic primaries articles (checked September 7, 2026), which require at least two reliable media reports within six months. People on those lists without a qualifying office are left out. Media speculation alone does not qualify.

The money: for members of Congress, the career total on their rep page. For everyone else, money from tracked pro-Israel PACs in their past federal races, summed from the same FEC disbursement records: contributions and independent expenditures in support, and independent expenditures against. Governors and cabinet officials who never ran federally have no FEC record to show. The FEC reports each independent expenditure twice, as a 24/48-hour notice and again on the periodic report; those pairs are counted once here. Methodology

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