February 3, 2025

FEC Issues New Federal Political Contribution Limits for 2025-2026 Election Cycle

Kenneth Gross, Melissa Laurenza, Kevin Paulsen

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

This week, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) released updated limits on contributions to candidate and national party committees for the 2025-2026 election cycle. These contribution limits are indexed to inflation and updated by the FEC every odd-numbered year. The revised limits affect contributions made by individuals and non-multi-candidate political action committees.

Federal Political Contribution Limits: 2025-2026

Recipient		Contributor
Recipient	Individual	Multicandidate PAC	Non-multicandidate PAC
Senate Candidate	$3,500/election	$5,000/election	$3,500/election
House Candidate	$3,500/election	$5,000/election	$3,500/election
Presidential Candidate	$3,500/election	$5,000/election	$3,500/election
National Party Committee*	$44,300/calendar year to the general account $132,900/calendar year to the convention account** $132,900/calendar year to the building account $132,900/calendar year to the recount account	$15,000/calendar year to the general account $45,000/calendar year to the convention account** $45,000/calendar year to the building account $45,000/calendar year to the recount account	$44,300/calendar year to the general account $132,900/calendar year to the convention account** $132,900/calendar year to the building account $132,900/calendar year to the recount account
State Party Committee	$10,000/calendar year	$5,000/calendar year	$10,000/calendar year
PAC	$5,000/calendar year	$5,000/calendar year	$5,000/calendar year

*Includes RNC/DNC, NRSC/DSCC and NRCC/DCCC
**RNC and DNC only

For purposes of per election limits, primary and general elections are considered separate elections.

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