Elections · U.S. House, District 1 · Connecticut
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Raised for this seat
$164K
Through July 22, 2026
Cash on hand
$35K
Through July 22, 2026
Not on the November ballot
Gilchrest is not on the November ballot for this seat. Luke Bronin and Amy Chai are.
A primary result is a filed fact about a contest, not a judgement about a candidate. Gilchrest's campaign finance and record below are still their own record, and their committee may still be filing.
Where the money comes from
- Small donors
- 32%$52K
- Large donors
- 61%$99K
- PACs
- 3%$5K
- Party
- --
- Self-funding
- 4%$7K
- Other
- <1%$41
Receipts reported through July 22, 2026. Source: FEC.
How to vote in Connecticut
- General electionNovember 3, 2026In 10 weeks
Register 7 days before, or same-day through Election Day in person.
The district they want to represent
- People
- 721K
- Median household income
- $88K
- Unemployment
- 5.4%
- Living below the poverty line
- 10.9%
- Without health insurance
- 4.7%
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.
Against the field for this seat
Each campaign's reported receipts on one shared scale, in ballot order, not money order.
- John Larson$2.7M
- Luke Bronin$3.1M
- Ruth Fortune$107K
- Jillian Gilchrestthis page$164K
- Jack Perry$532K
Muted rows are campaigns not on the November ballot; this page's own row keeps its weight so the comparison stays readable.
In their own words
What Gilchrest's campaign says it would work on.
The priorities Gilchrest's own campaign site lists, quoted as written there. They are what the campaign says. Nobody has voted on them.
- “Aging with Dignity”
- “Building a Greener Country for Future Generations”
- “Freedom for the LGBTQ+ Community”
- “Foreign Policy Rooted in Human Rights”
- “A New Deal for Public Education”
- “Respect in the Workplace”
- “Economic Equality and a Just Economy”
- “People-First Healthcare Plan”
- “People Powered Elections”
- “Lowering the Cost of Food and Ending Hunger in America”
Quoted from voteforjillian.com, read August 14, 2026. A campaign site changes; this is what it said on that date. Curia quotes these and does not check, rate or rank them.
Record in office
Gilchrest has not held this office, so there is no federal voting record, no cosponsorships and no committee service to report.
That absence is not a position for or against anything; it is what a first federal campaign looks like in the public record.
Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.