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'Squad' rakes in record $2.35M while slamming the door on cop donations

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The Squad Victory Fund, a joint fundraising committee for progressive House Democrats including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, and Rashida Tlaib, has raised $2.35 million in the current election cycle while explicitly rejecting donations from the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP). The committee also bars contributions from corporations, federal lobbyists, and fossil fuel interests, though it does not provide an explanation for excluding the FOP. Contributions to the fund are divided among the participating lawmakers and allied political action committees, each receiving 12.5% unless otherwise designated by donors.

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The Squad Victory Fund, a joint fundraising committee for four progressive House Democrats (Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, and Rashida Tlaib), has raised a record $2.35 million in the 2025-2026 election cycle as of November 1, 2026. Notably, the fund explicitly excludes donations from the Fraternal Order of Police, the largest police organization in the nation, along with corporate and fossil fuel interests. The committee's disclosure does not provide a reason for excluding the FOP. Contributions to the fund are divided equally among eight participants, including four allied PACs, with each receiving 12.5% of donations unless otherwise designated by donors.

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Democrats House N.Y. The Squad Victory Fund the Fraternal Order of Police

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the Fraternal Order of Police ORG · 2× Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez PERSON · 1× Ayanna Pressley PERSON · 1× Democrats NORP · 1× House ORG · 1× Ilhan Omar PERSON · 1× Mass. GPE · 1× Minn. GPE · 1× N.Y. GPE · 1× The Squad Victory Fund ORG · 1×

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The fund’s donor rules also make clear which groups it says it will not accept money from, and one is the Fraternal Order of Police, the nation’s largest police organization.

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🔮 The fund’s donor rules also make clear which groups it says it will not accept money from, and one is the Fraternal Order of Police, the nation’s largest police organization.

2026-11-02 · Fox News

'Squad' rakes in record $2.35M while slamming the door on cop donations · mixed framing

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A joint fundraising committee for four progressive House Democrats has raised a record $2.35 million so far this election cycle, while barring donations from the Fraternal Order of Police, according to federal filings and the committee’s disclosure. uncertain

committee → raise → filings

The Squad Victory Fund is authorized by Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.; Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.; Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass.; and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich. asserted

Fund → authorize → Cortez

The fundraising gives the four lawmakers and their allied political groups a shared vehicle to collect and distribute campaign contributions. asserted

fundraising → give → contributions

The fund’s donor rules also make clear which groups it says it will not accept money from, and one is the Fraternal Order of Police, the nation’s largest police organization. asserted

one → make → Police

It also bars donations from corporations, federal lobbyists and fossil fuel interests. asserted

It → bar → corporations

The disclosure does not explain the FOP exclusion. asserted

disclosure → explain → exclusion

The fund’s other participants include four allied PACs. asserted

participants → include → PACs

Contributions are generally divided equally among the eight participants, with each slated to receive 12.5%, though donors may designate their contributions for a specific participant. uncertain

donors → divide → participant

The fund has raised $2,351,388.02 in the 2025–2026 election cycle, its highest total to date, according to its FEC summary. uncertain

fund → raise → summary

Through March 31, 2026, it had spent about $1.6 million and reported roughly $68,000 in cash on hand. asserted

it → spend → hand

The committee remains active, so those figures may change. uncertain

figures → remain → ?