The Don Jones Index, 8/14/26

the DON JONES INDEX…
	GAINS POSTED in GREEN LOSSES POSTED in RED 8/14/26... 14,373.35 8/7/26... 14,377.11 corrected 7/31/26... 14,354,17 corrected 6/27/13... 15,000.00 Original
*(THE DOW* JONES INDEX: 8/14/26...53,839.99; 8/7/26...53,885.10; 6/27/13… 15,000.00)**

LESSON for FRIDAY, AUGUST 14TH, 2026 – “SHOW US that MONEY!”

A historical interlude from the Open Secrets folks described the history of money, corruption and politics in the United States – from Andy Jackson to Donnie Trump (2022 - ATTACHMENT ONE).

The story begins with Jackson (the first candidate for president without a prestigious family background, extensive education, or much personal wealth) who, seeking revenge after losing in the “confused” 1824 election, enlisted local support “like no candidate ever had,” rewarding his loyalists with patronage Federal positions.

Subsequent winning and losing candidates so solicited contributions with a heavy hand that, in 1867, Congress enacted legislation that attempted to prevent such abuses. “The Naval Appropriations Bill prohibited officers and employees of the federal government from soliciting money for political campaigns from naval yard workers,” and, in 1883, was bolstered by the Civil Service Act (“or the Civil Service Reform Act, as it's more commonly known today”) in the wake of the assassination of President Garfield by Charles Guiteau – popularly described as “a disappointed office seeker.”

The Act did not entirely stop the play-for-pay game (which shifted to the gifting of Ambassadorships... exempt from the CSA) and more or less criminalized the process. There were plenty of criminals, then as now and, after the 1896 campaigns of both William McKinley (also assassinated, but by an “anarchist”) and his opponent, William Jennings Bryan, were plagued with accusations of bribery and unethical behavior. McKinley's chief fundraiser Mark Hanna, in particular, courted corporations with promises of a big-business-friendly agenda and raised more than $6 million. When discussing American politics, Hanna is famously quoted as saying, "There are two things that are important in politics. The first is money and I can't remember what the second one is."

Progressives and populists under the administration of Theodore Roosevelt passed the Tillman Act (prohibiting corporations and national banks from campaign contributions – tho’ only for Federal offices) and, a few years later, further transparency laws and campaign limits. “The limits didn't apply to spending by voluntary associations supporting specific candidates,” Open Secrets recalled, leading to the birth of (unofficial) PACs. “Still, it was a real move to rein in some of the perceived excesses,” until SCOTUS (in Newberry v. United States) ruled that Congress “lacked the authority under the Constitution to regulate spending and other aspects of party primaries or conventions designed to nominate a candidate.”

This set the stage for the Teapot Dome Scandal of 1925 when President Warren G. Harding transferred control of federal oil reserves from the Navy to the Interior Department. “Secretary of Interior Albert Bacon Fall secretly granted exclusive rights to the Teapot Dome, Wyo. reserves to Harry F. Sinclair of the Mammoth Oil Company,” receiving hefty paybacks in the form of cash gifts and "no-interest" loans and provoking further litigation that declared the leases “invalid and fraudulent” and legislation to require “quarterly financial disclosure reports from all entities that made political contributions to any elected official. It also required that contributions of more than $100 be reported.”

Open Secrets opined that enforcement mechanisms were lacking, though, and timely reporting of political contributions remained spotty. Among the worst offenders were the public utility companies, whose greed drew Congressional resistance in 1935 and, after the Depression ended and World War Two began and campaigns and candidates “depended more on skilled technicians and the media resources they could muster to persuade more independent voters to vote their way,” PACs were officialized – resulting in sponsors like “labor unions, trade organizations, and other special interests” fundraising from individual members.

In 1971, Congress passed the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA), which, as Open Secrets described, “largely replaced the Federal Corrupt Practices Act in regulating federal campaign finance. The bill called for more comprehensive and frequent reports of receipts and expenditures, and extended the disclosure system to include primary elections. It also imposed limits on how much candidates and others could spend on broadcast and some other types of advertising.”

FECA, however, allowed corporations and unions to establish, operate and solicit voluntary contributions for PACs and, because the legislation “did not establish a monitoring organization for the new provisions,” enforcement was left to the Justice Department (which O.S. described as largely toothless) until, after the Watergate scandal, FECA was rewritten as FEC, creating a Federal Election Commission to receive, monitor and report campaign finance disclosure reports.

But many of the reforms were terminated by the subsequent Buckley v. Valeo decision (Sen, James Buckley, brother of old-school right wing Bill and his National Review crowd) that anticipated Citizens United by designating political contributions as “free speech” under the First Amendment.

Further SCOTUS rulings bounced the rules back and forth until C.U. ruled 5-4 in 2010 ruled that corporations were, for the purposes of election law, human beings – specifically American citizens – allowed to “make unlimited expenditures on messages encouraging votes for or against specific candidates, so long as they (were) not coordinated with candidates or parties.”

After further SCOTUS rulings expanding C.U. were passed and enforced, “more money was spent in the 2012 election than any other in U.S. history. The final cost of this presidential-year election totaled more than $6 billion — including more than $300 million in dark money spent by politically active 501(c) groups that don't disclose their donors.”

Further elections into the Clinton and Trump 1.0 regimes continued breaking raising and spending records – “(m)ore than $5.7 billion was spent in the 2018 midterm election cycle... nearly $2 billion more” than the $3.8B spent in the previous midterm election cycle in 2014.

The 2020 White House race consumed $14.4 billion in federal spending. Subsequent spending in the 2024 race that send Trump 2.0 back into the White House by the Brennan Center reported that “dark money” spending doubled from one to two bil.

The Brennan Center polling (see Attachment Nineteen below) also found more than 9 in 10 voters (92 percent) — including supermajorities of Republicans (90 percent), Democrats (93 percent), and independents (93 percent) — “believe corruption is a big problem in politics and government.” Large majorities of voters also view the last two presidents, Trump (1.0 and 2.0) and Ol’ Goneaway Joe, as well as Congress and the Supreme Court (not to mention state and local officials) as corrupt.

The bad numbers are even worse in the case of Gen. Z and younger American voters with the perceptions of corruption and/or incompetence rising under the regimes of octogenarian Chiefs and their lieutenants perceived as gleefully scalping the Indians – as has resulted in the continuing falloff of the United States from equality indices such as the Gini tables (see our Lesson of July 24^th).

As the Democratic Party reckons with its future, a handful of older incumbents face well-funded, younger primary challengers who are fueled by a surge of individual contributions. (NPR April 23, ATTACHMENT TWO) “This as nearly 70 lawmakers from both parties have already announced plans to retire, run for a different office or have already lost a primary election.”

For Republicans, the typical midterm headwinds that blow against the party in power are compounded by President Trump's unpopularity and voter dissatisfaction around issues like the economy, immigration policy and the war in Iran but NPR reported that, at the same time, “the national party's committees and super PACs have hundreds of millions of dollars saved up that they can — and will — deploy to counteract Democrats' enthusiasm.”

NPR’s charts and graphs, however, show that “(a)s of the most recent filing deadline, Democratic candidates have outraised Republican candidates overall in seven seats held by Republicans — Maine, North Carolina, Ohio, Alaska, Florida, Iowa and Texas.”

FEC fax show that: “Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico reported more than $27 million in receipts during the first quarter, followed by $14 million for Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff. Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper reported nearly $9 million in his primary campaign account (for a Senate seat) and millions more in a joint fundraising committee.”

Altogether, however, the Republican National Committee, the National Republican Congressional Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee and allied super PACs Congressional Leadership Fund and Congressional Leadership Fund had roughly double the cash on hand than their Democratic counterparts, as of the April reporting and have only continued to shake their green tambourines since.

NPR reported, at the time, that vulnerable older House Democrats like Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen and Republican Sens. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and John Cornyn of Texas, all of whom have been evicted from office effective 2027,

Fox News (August 5, ATTACHMENT THREE) raised the MAGA standard by denouncing Michigan’s primary victor Abdul El-Sayed as a having sought and collected money from terrorists associated with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), “which has been designated a terrorist organization by the United Arab Emirates and formally designated or labeled as such in Florida and Texas.”

A Fox News Digital review found that El-Sayed, who has made getting "money out of politics" a central campaign rallying cry, “has accepted donations from at least 41 individuals who either work for CAIR, formerly worked for CAIR, or have served in leadership positions with the organization” including national Board Chair Manal Fakhoury, national Board Treasurer Eyas Abdeen, national Vice Chair Emad Sabbah, and CAIR-Michigan board member Jukaku Tayeb, El-Sayed's father-in-law.

Tayeb has been one of the largest financial backers of the super PAC supporting El-Sayed's campaign and is also part of the founding committee of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), a group linked to Hamas and Muslim Brotherhood funding,” as reported by the Washington Free Beacon.

CAIR Executive Director Nihad Awad, listed in FEC records under the name Nehad Hammad, drew national condemnation after saying he was "happy" to see Hamas break out of Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023, and argued, Fox recalled, that Israel "does not have the right to self-defense".

The Fox also accused El-Sayed of wanting to bring Sharia law to the USA... (perhaps not so bad an idea given the depredations of hackers and identity thieves and the annoyance of telemarketers who would find their iniquities harder to spread without a right hand to work their devices). They also listed dozens more confirmed and suspected terrorists who have supported El-Sayed including the media witch of the whiles... Hasan Piker: that infamous influencer who has called for the abolition of Thanksgiving.

So put turkey (the meat, not the country) on the verboten list along with those pork chops on El-Sayed’s plate!

CAIR has responded that not only do they support Israel, the U.S. but also the U.K. by their “unequivocal” condemnation of terrorism, “whether carried out by al-Qa’ida, the Real IRA, FARC, Hamas, ETA, or any other group designated by the U.S. Department of State as a ‘Foreign Terrorist Organization."

So no Lucky Charms for the Michigan Democrats either!

Further, of course, the fickle fortunes of war have made Sunni Islamists (the Saudis, Gulf States and, presumably, associated terrorists like al-Qa’ida, and Hamas against the Iranian surrogates (Houthis and Hezbollah) at large in the Mideast.

El-Sayed, who defeated Rep. Haley Stevens in the Democratic Senate primary last Tuesday night in a race that was much closer than most pundits expected, “will face off against Republican Mike Rogers, a former congressman,” for the Motor State mandate in November.

Dark, if not explicitly terrorist, money... as collected and disbursed by nonprofits from CAIR to care groups for sick children and shelters for unwanted animals... was described by the Institute for Free Speech (May 7, ATTACHMENT FOUR) as accounting for “less than 1% of political spending, including campaign spending and independent expenditures” calling the pejorative term “dark money” a conspiracy aimed at scaring the public into believing that nonprofits, “which are not necessarily required to disclose their donors if the groups make independent expenditures advocating the election or defeat of candidates, are major financial players in the world of campaign finance. Nothing,” the IFS maintains, “could be further from the truth.”

IFS added that the term “dark money” is used by “those seeking more speech regulation” – insinuating that this form of campaign spending is “dark” – presumably something shady, frightening, and underhanded,” while (their) truth is that nonprofits “are subject to extensive political spending disclosure requirements,” are bound by IRS guidelines pertaining to their tax-exempt status, and cannot spend more than half, if that, of their funds on election campaign.”

Charts and graphs referenced on the IFS website do not support the “dark money” smear and prove, to the satisfaction of some, that nonprofits’ election campaign spending “simply is not a major financial force.”

Speaking for the Left, Guardian U.K. contributor and former LabSec Robert Reich celebrated El-Sayed’s victory and warned that the centrist and establishment media like the New York Times, as well as Fox and others in Camp MAGA, have asked: “Can an insurgent candidate, with unabashedly liberal positions, win a general election in a moderate state?” (Aug. 6, ATTACHMENT FIVE)

Michigan voters chose ES not because he’s a democratic socialist (“in fact, he’s not” Reich contends) but “because he’s a fighter – at a time when America needs fighters willing to stand up to the worst tyrant who has ever occupied the Oval Office.”

Denouncing “corporate Democrats – such as Haley Stevens, along with Rahm Emanuel, Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries” (and, by implication, his own patron Slick Willie) – “aren’t up to the task because they won’t bite the corporate hands that feed them campaign money. They won’t criticize the billionaire class. They refuse to talk about how big money has corrupted America,” and enabled Trump’s authoritarian support for “corporate welfare, giant tax cuts, tariff exemptions, antitrust acquiescence and war contracts.”

And Reich doesn’t forget the “hundreds of millions for his inauguration, his ballroom, his 250th birthday.” Not included, however... the crypto, the Kennedy Center and newer, bolder schemes to rob the poor to pay the rich, such as the “Big Ugly Law” to kick the peasants off gumment healthcare or celebrating the murder of Communist movie director Rob Reiner.

But even many Democrats expressed alarm at the prospect of Francesca Hong winning the Wisconsin gubernatorial primary after dropouts and pushouts (some over sex and money) left the “chaotic scramble” down to Hong (a democratic socialist who has rocketed in the polls despite concerns about her viability in November – and her position on, of all things, Thanksgiving) and David Crowley… “a steady-as-she-goes county bureaucrat who suspended his campaign and booked a vacation to Jamaica—before canceling the trip and re-joining the race 10 days later, this time with the backing of the outgoing Governor.”

Time’s reigning opinionator Philip Elliott spoke to Crowley, who told him “You can't win this primary on ideology alone… (y)ou have to be able to build a winning coalition to make sure that we can get over the hump come November and defeat the Republicans.” (Aug. 10^th, ATTACHMENT SIX)

Elliott reported that Hong has been walking back past social media posts that advocated abolishing the police and canceling Thanksgiving for "celebrating colonialism." ("I don't want to cancel it," she insisted last week. "I actually love it.")

But before Tuesday’s elections, Hong was leading in the polls; Crowley complaining that the “messiness” of the primary was because the President was “messing with Democrats’ heads.”

“The Democratic Party, we have been reacting and responding so much to Donald Trump, that he is defining us for us, and that we've been playing defense for so long that we've forgotten what it means to be on the offense,” Crowley said.

Amidst the less sensational primaries, Fox had earlier (May 6, ATTACHMENT SEVEN) singled out the strange candidacy of “independent” Dan Osborn in Nebraska who had been cashing in on liberal and Democratic money including members of the Bill Gates family and megadonor Wendy Schmidt.

A Fox News Digital review of Osborn's 2026 Q1 filings found many of his donors affiliated with the Fight Agency (also promoting extremists like Zorro and The Bern) and did not show any prominent Republican donors. The Independent does have an affiliated "Conservatives for Osborn" political action committee, but Fox found that it received no donations in Q1 of 2026 “and only had $68 cash-on-hand.”

Osborn has promised that if he gets elected, he will not caucus with either major party. But, many of his critics have questioned that pledge, and even top Democrats have suggested they will pick up another seat in Congress if Osborn wins.

"Dan Osborn is a Fake Independent backed by radical leftists like Elizabeth Warren and Zohran Mamdani’s advisors," National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesperson Nick Puglia told Fox News Digital. "It’s no surprise Osborn’s campaign is being bankrolled by even more Democrats and ActBlue donors."

As the primaries careened towards a cliff of chaos, the Moonie right Washington Times reported on a 6-3 party line SCOTUS decision striking down limits on campaign coordination between political parties and candidates (June 30, ATTACHMENT EIGHT) – overturning a 2001 anti-corruption precedent.

“Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, a Trump appointee who wrote the key opinion, reaffirmed the notion that campaign spending is a type of speech protected by the First Amendment,” the WashTimes reported.

Justice Elena Kagan led the dissent for the court’s three Democratic appointees, saying the danger of corruption from coordinated spending was too real to ignore.

President Trump cheered the decision.

“The Supreme Court just took restrictions off political spending! A BIG WIN FOR REPUBLICANS and, more importantly, The First Amendment! President!” he wrote on social media.

An opposing view by the Brennan Center held that, since the “infamous” 2010 Citizens United decision, “the conservative majority has reinforced the unprecedented fusion of private wealth and political power that now shapes our government.”

“The Court’s 6–3 ruling in National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission struck down limits on how much money political parties can spend in coordination with candidates,” the Brennanistas complained.

The caps were enacted in 1974 in the wake of Watergate to prevent politicians from creating the sort of political “slush funds” President Richard Nixon’s cronies used to fund the Watergate break-in.

According to the Supreme Court majority’s opinion, party coordination caps unnecessarily and unconstitutionally restrict free speech because direct contribution limits and other rules, such as disclosure requirements, are enough to prevent corruption. “Never mind that the Court rejected this exact argument 25 years ago when it upheld the constitutionality of these very same limits,” as Justice Elena Kagan’s dissent pointed out.

The Brennans opined that this week’s decision is just the latest in a series of cases “chipping away at common sense campaign finance rules. Citizens United and other Supreme Court rulings over the last 16 years have already tilted the scales in favor of big donors over voters.”

The corruption is bipartisan.

“Since Citizens United, “dark money” organizations that don’t disclose their donors have flooded federal elections with at least $4.3 billion in spending. In 2024, about a third of the super PAC spending in support of President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris traced back to such organizations.”

Brennan concluded by comparing the present Court with the “corruption and crony capitalism of the late-19th-century Gilded Age (Attachment One, above) which resulted in Congress outlaweing bribery and graft, banning corporate campaign spending, creating the modern civil service, and sending major constitutional amendments — including the 17th Amendment, which allowed for the popular election of U.S. senators, and the 19th Amendment, which guaranteed women the right to vote — to the states for ratification.

MS NOW (July 29, ATTACHMENT TEN) noted that, while Democrats are outspending Republicans now, during the primaries, the Pubs are collecting and storing cash for November.

Republicans and their allied groups have opened a cash advantage of roughly half a billion dollars over Democrats,” reporter Soorin Kim disclosed. “And the party’s own Democratic National Committee is already carrying more debt than money in the bank.”

In their most recent filings, the Republican National Committee and its related House and Senate fundraising committees, along with super PACs aligned with President Donald Trump and the GOP leadership, reported a combined $1 billion to spend over the next few months. The DNC, its congressional counterparts and the major Democratic super PACs reported $404 million but much of their loot has come from a few races – James Talarico for the Senate race in Texas; Jon Ossoff for Georgia. (See Attachments A and B)

The DNC in particular has been underwater for much of the year, Kim wrote, “reporting more debt than cash on hand in each of the past eight months, according to its filings with the Federal Election Commission,” calling the gap between the two national committees “stark.” The DNC entered July with $16 million in cash and $18 million in debt, while the RNC reported $129 million on hand and no debt.

DNC Chair Ken Martin defended the numbers by contending that the DNC has been diligently investing in the “work required to win in 2025, 2026 and beyond.”

Wednesday morning brought pleasure and pain to both partisans – both party animals and factions within the parties.

Rachel Leingang of the liberal Guardian U.K. reported that the American moderate David Crowley garnered 39.8% of the vote, ahead of Hong’s 39.4%, according to the Associated Press: a lead of just more than 3,000 votes. (ATTACHMENT ELEVEN) The race came down to the wire, with Hong and Crowley running close to each other as each batch of results came in.

“Polls had shown Hong as a clear frontrunner during the campaign, but with large chunks of voters still undecided and an ever-changing field of candidates, polling was difficult.” Leingang compared the results to the polls in Michigan that had similarly shown the progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed with a more sizable lead than he ended up with in his victory in the Democratic primary for US Senate.

She wrote that Hong, a chef and former restaurant owner from Madison, ran on a platform of traditional liberal handouts that included childcare for all and free school meals and called for a one-year moratorium on the construction of new datacenters, which differentiated her from Crowley. (Unmentioned by the candidate... although not by Republicans... were her past posts calling for abolition of prisons and police and the cancellation of Thanksgiving.)

“For now, we polka,” celebrated retiring Governor Tony Evers, who’d endorsed Crowley. “Tomorrow, we’re back at work to win.”

In November, Crowley will face Tom Tiffany, a Republican congressman and ardent Trump supporter who ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Tiffany voted against certifying the results of the 2020 election, “which Trump lost,” Leingang recalled (although the now-restored Djonald Unchained still denies having lost to Old Joe Biden),

But the progressives could, at least, take satisfaction in the victory of far-left Minnesota lieutenant governor Peggy Flanagan in the Democratic primary for Senate over centrist Congresswoman Angie Craig.

An early indication of what was transpiring in Wisconsin came when the Atlantic’s designated coroner Helen Lewis wrote that the downfall of Hong was precipitated by the realization, even among the progressives that Hong was “a profoundly flawed candidate in an important race” in which “even Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders” apparently knew a lemon when they smelt one.

Lewis, a dedicated centrist cheered on the “great news for American democracy” because, as of the beginning of the month, the Democratic primary “had turned into a clown show. One mainstream candidate, Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez, suspended her campaign in mid-July because of financial irregularities. By the end of the month, with less than a fortnight to go before Election Day, former Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes bowed out too. At the time he did so, one poll had Hong 22 points ahead of Crowley, who’d returned to the race “after previously withdrawing because of a lack of momentum.” (ATTACHMENT TWELVE)

That other U.K. lefty rag, the Independent, mashed up the Wisconsin and Minnesota primaries and concluded that the results gave the Democratic Party and the broader American left “much to chew on.” (ATTACHMENT THIRTEEN)

This bunch of Brits blamed the Crowley upset on those turkey-loving voters but still called Tuesday a good day for the left, given the victory of Flanagan. That bunch... at GUK saw the primaries more as a generational than ideological smackdown in a list of takeaways that referenced former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin (47) upsetting Connecticut congressman John Larson (78), (ATTACHMENT FOURTEEN)

They also cited the effects of gerrymandering on Alabama’s black representation, Lindsey’s sister Darline Graham failing to win her primary against “ultraconservative Freedom Caucus member” Ralph Norman, setting up a runoff; noted Pillow guy Mike Lindell’s upset loss in the Minnesota governor primary and called extremist Flanagan’s Minnesota win a referendum on the ICE dragnets throughout the state.

Time’s report on the Minnesota pillow party (ATTACHMENT FIFTEEN) reported that... despite trailing Speaker of the House Lisa Demuth by ten percentage points... Lindell was refusing to concede “alleging irregularities in the vote totals”

Lindell’s defeat was also a defeat for President Trump given their concurrence on 2020 election deniability. Demuth now heads to the general election in November, “where she is expected to face an uphill battle against Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar.”

IUK, again, dispatched reporter John Bowden to Ohio where Rep. Max Miller... facing horrific allegations of child abuse and violence against his ex-wife... is officially staying in the race. “His seat, once a relatively safe one for the GOP, is now in real danger of falling to the Democrats this fall.” (August 13, ATTACHMENT SIXTEEN)

Democrats are exploiting Republican support for Miller as a campaign wedge against, among others, Rep. Mike Lawler of New York “who isn’t alone – (o)ther Republicans are already being pummeled by their Democratic opponents over taking Miller's cash.”

Right wing New York Times interlopers Gregory Conti and Aaron Sibarium penned a guest column (August 14, ATTACHMENT SEVENTEEN) trolling the asses “as beholden to bespoke identities (they/them), obsessed with an alleged genocide (Gaza) and in thrall to anti-American revisionism.”

“We believe the Republicans’ war on woke has made America a fairer, safer place by checking some of the worst excesses of modern progressivism,” they opined... “from antiwhite discrimination in corporate America to biological men competing in women’s sports.

“But we are also concerned that this backlash is morphing into something darker, dumber and ultimately self-defeating,” the Timeservers warned. “Today the right has begun to resemble its depiction of the left: There are invented identities like heritage American, claims of white genocide in South Africa and arguments from right-wing influencers that the Allies weren’t the good guys in World War II.”

The rise of this so-called woke right has, in practice, according to the Timesters, “eroded taboos against open bigotry in a party that is losing Latinos ahead of the 2026 midterms. It has made it harder to frame the G.O.P. as the moderate option in a year when candidates who have called for defunding the police are winning Democratic primaries. And it has widened the gap between the two parties, leaving less room for a truce in the culture war.”

And the polls continue to say that kitchen table issues as will determine the direction of centrist voters... howsoever shrinking... still consider the Republican economic policies to be failing.

Philip Elliott of that other Time (unsituated in space) does not think that brandishing the bloody undergarments of the woke Democrats in the culture wars will suffice to allow Pubs to hold the Congress (although money will likely save their Senate majority). (ATTACHMENT EIGHTEEN)

Personal attacks against Texas Senate candidate (gay, a vegan, “Talafreako”), El-Sayed have dived and delved into sex, race and religion.

“Every single Muslim holding public office in America is a trojan horse, and a threat to both national security and our republic,” tweeted Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina.

Piped up MAGA influencer Laura Loomer: “As I have been saying for years, Muslims need to be treated like enemy combatants.”

“Two VERY DIFFERENT Americas,” President Donald Trump posted with an image of two married couples—Trump and his wife on the left, El-Sayed and his hijab-wearing wife on the right.

The naked play at fear-mongering has its limits, though. Ask two-term President Barack Hussein Obama or Gotham boogeyman Zorhan Mamdani, Elliott suggests. Then, too, the Iran war is bringing a measure of discrimination into anti-Islamic rhetoric... Shiitey Iran and its terror surrogates are evil, yes, but now the oil and money oozing Gulf States and even the Nine Eleven Saudis are good guys... well, at least on our side, for the present.

WHAT THE POLLS SAY...

See the numbers on polls from the Brennan Center (ATTACHMENT NINETEEN) and RCP (ATTACMENT TWENTY). Respondents to the June 2^nd pre-primary Brennan survey agreed that large majorities of Republicans, Democrats, and independents share deep-seated concerns about government corruption, “which most voters define broadly and blame for many of the country’s biggest problems going unaddressed.” The survey, fielded to 2,000 registered voters across the country between April 28 and May 6, also finds widespread support for key anticorruption reforms, such as new limits on money in elections and stronger protections against self-dealing by high-ranking government officials.

Respondents singled out five especially corrupt aspect of our present gumment:

· More than 9 in 10 voters (92 percent) — including supermajorities of Republicans (90 percent), Democrats (93 percent), and independents (93 percent) — believe corruption is a big problem in politics and government. Large majorities of voters also viewed the last two presidents, Congress, and the Supreme Court as corrupt.

· Most voters said corruption covers a range of conduct, including officials using their position for personal gain (97 percent) and prioritizing the interests of billionaires and big corporations over those of the public (94 percent), waste of taxpayer dollars (90 percent), and officials who are unresponsive to their constituents (76 percent).

· Voters identified several causes of corruption in elected officials - a lack of consequences for corrupt behavior (79 percent), officials prioritizing personal financial gain (79 percent), and campaign contributions from billionaires (64 percent) and big corporations (62 percent).

· Voters blamed corruption for kitchen-table issues going unaddressed. Overwhelming majorities believe corruption is responsible for big problems that government has failed to solve (88 percent) and for dysfunctional public services (83 percent).

· Voters called for a constitutional amendment to restore limits on money in elections (79 percent), mandatory disclosure for all federal campaign contributions and spending (85 percent), the creation of a new federal ethics enforcer (81 percent), and a constitutional amendment limiting the president’s pardon power (69 percent).

The Brennan pollsters added that every reform tested in this survey polled nearly at or above 70 percent — with majority support across party lines. “In fact, most proposals commanded supermajority support from each party and independents. They also garnered widespread support across other demographics, including race, income, age, gender, education, and geographic region. Even among the small minority of voters (8 percent) who do not view corruption as a big problem, nearly every anticorruption proposal received majority support.”

Support crossed lines of region, race and even age.

And the latest Real Clear Politics polls after the last patch of primaries showed El-Sayed within four points of the Republican Rogers.

Our lettered Attachments from the Federal Elections Commission examined money raised and spent by the primary candidates (ATTACHMENT “A”), by Senate candidates (ATTACHMENT “B”), Congress (“ATTACHMENT “C”) and WIKI’s take on the Governors (ATTACHMENT “D”).

IN the NEWS: AUGUST 7^TH to AUGUST 13^TH, 2026

Friday, August 7, 2026

Dow: 52,485.03

Mitchy McConnell returns from long rehab to wave at the cameras and then get ready for the Senate’s five week vacation.

Before they do, darksider Steven Miller takes the point in ending birthright tourism for what President Trump calls his war on enemy aliens. This creates a Constitutional issue and may go to SCOTUS as will an an appeals court blockage of his Golden Ballroom on the heels of the scuttling of the Trump Arch. POTUS insists the ballroom will be a military “shield” because there will be a drone port on the roof. And, last Friday... regarding drones and the military... he denies that America is running out of munitions as we keep sending four million dollar missiles to knock out their $30K drones. On Saturday, however, he ventures that “some” munitions might be depleted; Gen. “Raisin” Cane warns escalating attack on Iran could backfire.

Health and weather begin the new week with lettuce-based cyclo in 47 states, jalapeno based salmonella in 22 and diseases old (Legionnaire’s, Bird Flu, Monkeypox and the lurking Covid plague) and new... like the flesh-eating bacteria that have killed 16 so far in Louisiana. The endless summer heat, drought and wildfires continue in the West (and in Puerto Rico) while the East is still flooded and Midwest middle getting severe storms. (If it’s any consolation, things are just as bad abroad.) Firefighters being killed... two in a helicopter crash in Utah, another in Oregon.

And the economy is sick too as an expected gain of 83K jobs in July results, instead, in a loss of 23K. The Dow is up and unemployment down, but the former creadited to richer and richer billionaires while the later is blamed on more Americans dropping out of the workforce and become bums. (See our Index below)

Saturday, August 8, 2026

Dow: Closed

It’s National Garage Sale Day.

Hard-pressed proles and unemployed are selling off their possessions to pay kited rents and buy inflaed groceries. Students linger around because summer jobs are scarce in the “no hire, no fire” matrix; but there is plenty of fire in Spokane, WA (state) while Washington (the city) hits 101° and reservoirs are dry West (Lake Mead) and far, far East (Puerto Rico’s drought called worst in 120 years, causing tourists to flee (or to drink rum).

Todd Blanche confirmed by one vote at 4:31 AM as skeptic Cassidy says that the choice was between Blanche or “somebody worse”. Blanche says he will not support payouts to One Six rioters but will sustain IRS pardon for Trump who calls him “a great person who is great at what he does.” (No comment from the Q-Anon Shaman.)

The wars go on. The United States and America demand reparations for each other as Tehran says it will deal with Oman but not America on reopening Hormuz while Ukraine and Russia trade missiles.

At home, more people are protesting Flock highway cameras and vandalism is reported. Seventy peepin’ police arrested or fired (six in Savannah, GA)for using them to stalk romantic interests or personal enemies – a man in Indiana who speaks out on local issue says he is being targeted – and the police agree. Uhh... dictatorship?

Sunday, August 9, 2026

Dow: Closed

It’s Talkshow Sunday and ABC’s “The Week” hosts AOC who says that the Socialist victories mean that Democrats are in “a time of renewal” led by “young and inspiring” candidates. As attention shifts fro primaries to midterms, she moderates, saying she’ll work with centrist Dems by supporting working people and opposing crime. She also says she’s freezing her eggs – some are lining up to buy them?

The fate of asses also subjects to the Round Table – RINO Chris Christie says “untrustworthy” AOC should know that Communism has failed but admits Trump has no appreciation of history. Liberal Donna Brazile says that the question isn’t about who is or is not a patriot, but whether distractions will push aside the affordability issue. Conservative Scott Jennings disagrees, saying Democrats are trying to bring down America and kill Jews; liberal Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Ma) denies they want to cancel Thanksgiving.

Ex DefSec (before name change) Mark Esper blames ol’ Goneaway Joe for the missile gap and worries about China and then roundtablers return to jaw about Pirro’s pool boy.

CBS brings on The Bern who says that democratic Socialist won with not only El-Sayed but Peggy Flanagan despite being outspent from seven to nine to one. NBC highlights former NIH Diector Jay Bhattacharya who blames the anti-vaxxing trend on “cultural collapse”.

Monday, August 10, 2026,

Dow: 53,178.41

A 7.4 EQ rattles Colombia near the doper port of Cali – hundreds killed and more buried under rubble.

Trump cuts child vaxxes from 18 to 11; RFK smiles. Bill Cassidy, who is a doctor as well as Congressman says vaxxes don’t cause autism; Andrew Racine of the American Association of Pediatrics agrees but POTUS says “Some people say it’s that way.” At Stanford, geneticists are working on AI diseases that can be weaponized by the military.

Iran and America continue blaming each other and demanding reparations but Trump insists talks are going well. Ukraine and Russia trade attacks on civilians; while Hamas and Israel continue their Gaza dance of death.

Newest wildfires menace Reno, NV, floods follow Springsteen to the Jersey Shore (also infested with hungry sharks).

Economy tilts upwards as inflation rises 3.3% while wage rise only 0.1%. Revised number raise the job loss stats from 23 to 103K; oil companies report record profits.

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Dow: 53,791.85

It’s primary day– especially with another Democratic left/right showdown where Francesca Hong (even crazier than El-Sayed for banning police, prisons and Thanksgiving) faces a tiresome centrist. In the Republican Governor’s primary, My Pillow guy Mike Lindell was favored to suffocate a large field of losers to move on.

Colombian EQ called the worst since Venezuela’s as death toll climbs up into the hundreds. Thousands still trapped under rubble as President Trump generously sends $15M in rescue and relief money.

The chattering class debates who was on which plane after the Secret Service, FBI and other forecast an Iranian rocket attack on the new Qatari Air Force one as the Presidential team returned from meetings in Turkey... in a James Bondian spy scheme, Trump snuck out the back way and into a truck driven to an ordinary plane. With him was WarSec Hegseth... others, like Marco Rubio and Scott Bessant... were left behind with the travelling press corps as bait.

Summer’s half over but McDonald’s to add energy drinks to its menu, joining other caffeinators merching “dirty sodas”. For its part, 7-Up changes its recipe from lemon/lime to lime/lemon.

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Dow: 53,770.27

The world looks to the skies as a solar eclipse reaches totality on a line from Russia over the pole to Iceland and Greenland (still unconquered) then south to Spain and Portugal. And for those left out and with clear skies, there’s also the Perseid meteor shower.

Tuesday’s primary election results are a mixed bag for left, center and right. It’s also a day of disarray as, while Lindsay Graham’s sister Darline is forced into a runoff by somebody, Republican Pillownator Lindell upset for Governor of Minnesota as the Democratic Senate nomination goes to Socialist Peggy Fleming, although even more maniacal Socialist and Thanksgiving cancellator Francesca Hong is upset by Democratic centrist David Crowley in the Governor’s race - thanks to turkey loving voters.

In Turkey, the country, no Iranian terrorists are found and chatterers’ chattering escalates over whether or not Marco, Scott Bessent and Stephen Miller and the plane full of mostly unpopular journalist were considered expendable.

Back home, President Trump faces a new headache – SecPress and new Mom Karoline Leavitt is resigning to spend more time with her infant. Auditions commence. But among her last dispatches is good news... Russia has released policeman kicker/political hostage Robert Gilman after four years of a ten year sentence in a brutal neo-Soviet prison. He returns home to a cheeseburger, “Trump paraphernalia” and a cigar.

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Dow: 53,839.99

What passes for good new on the inflationary front is that, despite the ongoing war and determination of Iran to keep the straits of Hormuz closed to infidels (including Sunni Moslems, repeatedly bombed and droned) inflation is only mildly up: 3.1% to 3.4%. Feddie Powell, still an affront to Trump leaves interest rates where they are. Hotel visits, beef and eggs all improve, on the downside are electronics, phones and rents that are sending more and more young adults to move back home with their parents.

At sea, the 5,000 sailors on the S.S. Lincoln keeping watch on Hormuz are seeing deployments extended and extended again and some are going crazy, even committing suicide by jumping into the sea. TV shrinks warn of worse to come, but spokesthings for WarSec Hegseck deny that anything’s wrong.

Congress has gone home for a few weeks paid vacation, but the courts are hopping. Assassin Luigi Mangione talking plea deal on Federal charges, with state charges ahead. Victims protest probation-only sentence for teen rapist in Stillwater OK, ACLU suing ICE over new electric shock gloves and Lindsey Clancy admits killing her three kids, but blames “postpartum psychosis”. Attempted Reagan assassin, freed from nuthouse after 30 years is now cashing in by writing a book; the usual old crimes bolstered by animals with a man arrested for poaching 100 endangered turtles while police open the trunk of a stolen car and find a herd of baby goats.

And a lucky lotto winner in Quincy, Il is America’s newest billionaire after hitting Powerball jackpot.

While the Dow bounced and news and weather flared, the Don indices were low and cancelled each other out.

THE DON JONES INDEX

CHART of CATEGORIES w/VALUE ADDED to EQUAL BASELINE of 15,000

(REFLECTING… approximately… DOW JONES INDEX of June 27, 2013)

Gains in indices as improved are noted in GREEN. Negative/harmful indices in RED as are their designation. (Note – some of the indices where the total went up created a realm where their value went down... and vice versa.) See a further explanation of categories HERE

ECONOMIC INDICES (60%) THE WEEK’S CLOSING STATS...

CATEGORY

VALUE

BASE

LAST

CHANGE

NEXT

VALUE (ORIG.)**

CHANGE (to JAN – JUNE 2026) from 100%

JULY 17

Reconfigured (New values)

JULY 31

(New values)

LAST WEEK

THIS WEEK

OUR SOURCES and COMMENTS

INCOME

(24%)

6/17/13*

% UP – DOWN

new

Wages (hrly. Per cap)

1350

7/24/26

-0.053%

8/26

1,909.78

70.89%

1,353.92

1,353.20

https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/average-hourly-earnings 37.62

Median Inc. (yearly)

600

7/24/26

+0.047%

8/6/26

1,474.31

40.75%

600.80

601.46

601.84

602.17

602.45 begin

http://www.usdebtclock.org/ 68,129 161

Unempl. (BLS – in mi)

600

7/24/26

+2.44%

8/26

555.52

614.28

629.26

http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS14000000/ 4.1

Official (DC – in mi)

300

7/24/26

+0.014%

8/6/26

216.73

299.92

309.27

309.23

309.19

http://www.usdebtclock.org/ 7,098 099

Unofficl. (DC – in mi)

300

7/24/26

+0.014%

8/6/26

259.80

299.62

284.26

284.24

284.22

284.18

http://www.usdebtclock.org/ 13,895 897

Workforce Participation

Number

Percent

300

7/24/26

-0.0086%

-0.0193%

8/6/26

295.81

299.98

298.74

298.66

298.59

298.53

http://www.usdebtclock.org/ In 162,151 137 Out 106,084 127 Total: 268,235 264

60.451 439

WP % (ycharts)*

150

7/24/26

-0.485%

8/26

149.25

149.27

https://ycharts.com/indicators/labor_force_participation_rate 61.50 nc

OUTGO

(15%)

Total Inflation

1050

7/24/26

+0.1%

8/26

901.77

1050

1052.10

1051.05

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm -0.4 +.1

Food

300

7/24/26

+0.1%

8/26

257.37

300

299.40

299.19

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm +0.2 +.1

Gasoline

300

7/24/26

-2.9%

8/26

181.96

300

320.10

329.38

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm -9.7 -2.9

Medical Costs

300

7/24/26

+0.6%

8/26

267.14

300

300.30

298.50

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm -0.1 +0.6

Shelter

300

7/24/26

+0.1%

8/26

238.38

300

299.70

299.40

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm +0.1 +0.1

WEALTH

(6%)

Dow Jones Index

300

7/24/26

-0.084%

8/6/26

400.18

299.80

295.37

298.21

307.79

306.83

https://www.wsj.com/market-data/quotes/index/ 53,885.10 53,839.99

Home (Sales)

(Valuation)

150

7/24/26

-0.73%

-2.09%

8/6/26

137.08

155.60

154.17

152.61

158.23

152.61

158.23

152.61

158.23

151.49

154.93

https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics

Sales (M): 4.09 06 Valuations (K): 440.6 431.4

Millionaires (New Cat,)

150

7/24/26

+0.049%

8/6/26

137.72

150.15

150.32

150.42

159.50

159.58

http://www.usdebtclock.org/ 24,385 397

Paupers (New Category)

150

7/24/26

+0.028%

8/6/26

134.69

149.92

149.82

149.76

149.71

149.67

http://www.usdebtclock.org/ 36,014 024

GOVERNMENT

(10%)

Revenue (trilns.)

300

7/24/26

+0.108%

8/6/26

485.69

300.85

301.77

301.61

302.04

302.37

http://www.usdebtclock.org/ 5,573 579

Expenditures (tr.)

300

7/24/26

+0.069%

8/6/26

287.16

299.59

298.86

298.61

298.40

298.19

http://www.usdebtclock.org/ 7,253 258

National Debt (tr.)

450

7/24/26

+0.188%

8/6/26

344.44

448.90

486.23

446.23

485.04

445.04

482.59

442.59

481.68

441.68

http://www.usdebtclock.org/ 39,832 907

Aggregate Debt (tr.)

450

7/24/26

+0.181%

8/6/26

352.67

448.15

445.20

444.13

443.20

442.40

http://www.usdebtclock.org/ 113,877 4.083

TRADE

(5%)

Foreign Debt (tr.)

300

7/24/26

-0.063%

8/6/26

252.18

295.57

293.90

293.65

293.83

293.65

http://www.usdebtclock.org/ 9,564 570

Exports (in billions)

150

7/24/26

-0.94%

8/26

197.73

145.70

142.32

https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/current/index.html 314.7

Imports (in billions))

150

7/24/26

-1.88%

8/26

130.49

145.32

148.05

https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/current/index.html 388.0

Trade Surplus/Deficit (blns.)

150

7/24/26

-5.87%

8/26

182.61

108.06

114.40

https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/current/index.html 73.3

SOCIAL INDICES

(40%)

Events of the Week

ACTS of MAN

(15%)

World Affairs

450

7/24/26

-0.3%

8/6/26

466.24

448.20

448.65

447.76

446.86

445.51

7.4 EQ kills hundreds in Colombia with rescue turning to recovery by the end of the week. But miracle 5 year old pulled out of the rubble. Global heat wave and wildfires continue throughout Europe,; school shooter in always-hot Thailand kills five, wounds 30.

War and terrorism

300

7/24/26

-0.1%

8/6/26

280.07

298.80

298.22

297.62

297.03

296.73

Iran alleges deal with Oman to open Hormuz but won’t do so until America “changes its behavior.” Both sides demand reparations. Iran-backed Yemenese Houthis blow up Saudi oil refineries; Russia sends 50K NoKo mercenaries to Ukraine.

Politics

450

7/24/26

-0.1%

8/6/26

450.15

448.20

447.75

447.30

446.85

Tuesday primaries see wins by socialists and centrists, Hunter Biden says Joe’s cancer has spread to his bones. With primaries mostly resolved and elections heating up less than three months to midterms, Don and the family Jones face a blizzard of political ads – mostly sponsored by corrupt special interests, most disgustingly negative.

Economics

450

7/24/26

8/6/26

426.64

450.00

449.55

448.65

447.31

Fed reports that US credit card debt up to $1.26T: some of it headed to McDonald’s which will now sell energy drinks as rivals promote “dirty sodas” and 7-Up changes its tag from lemon-lime to lime-lemon. Apple (the techsters) gives up on its all-glass phones. And big stars go for even more money by merching #lncomb

Crime

150

7/24/26

-0.1%

8/6/26

201.34

149.55

149.40

149.25

149.40

149.55

School shooter kills 2 in Chicago where over fifty rotting bodies found in funeral parlour. Lobster wars in Florida provoke attempted murder by sabotage of dive air hose. Clown suited villain kills elderly man in Illinois (lexicologists say fear of clowns is “coulrophobia”). Child molester shoots K9 forcing leg amputation; woman arrested for stabbing a horse at therapy ranch. Burglar arrested at Kim Kardashian’s mansion and – to prove crime (sometimes) doesn’t pay, Jeremy Williams is executed for killing 5 year old Kamari Holland.

ACTS of GOD

Environment/Weather

450

7/24/26

-0.1%

8/6/26

275.85

447.30

446.85

446.40

445.05

444.60

America divided: heat, storms and wildfires west move east... nineteen inmates electrocuted by lightning at Ohio prison. Wichita KS hits 106°, Washington DC hits 103°, family survives New Haven CT fire jumping out window onto trampoline. Lala plagues Pacific but Cristobal fizzles out in North Atlantic. Warm water brings Springsteen loving sharks to Jersey shore; Maine lifeguard dodges hungry hammerhead while crustaceans cheer as Red Lobster closes more restaurants. Kellogg’s does its part to fight climate change by removing artificial dyes and preserves from cereals so they will look gray and rot faster.

Disasters

450

7/24/26

-0.1%

8/6/26

463.08

450.00

449.55

450.00

449.55

Unlicensed Statue of Liberty cruise boat capsizes; Captain arrested as mother and baby killed,. Four year old electrocuted by clothes dryer. Dangerous squishy toys are killing children while city councilman Quay Boddie busted for improper bodily contact in Georgia while, over the state line, mean judge bars father of murdered 5 year old Kamari (above) from attending killer’s execution. Birds attack plane in SC, unknown fault drops another Apache copter, killing two. On the happy side, a family rescued from Michigan swamp after days of eating ants.

LIFESTYLE/JUSTICE INDEX

15%

Science, Tech, Education

600

7/24/26

-0.1%

8/6/26

617.97

600.00

599.40

598.80

TV succubi say Elon Musk overestimates AI value as META sued for endangering and distracting Youth of America. Pentagon releases new UFO files; films w/white lights delight conspiracy theorists. Christians and infidels rassle over school Ten Commandments’ commandments.

Equality (econ/social)

600

7/24/26

-0.1%

8/6/26

675.06

603.00

603.61

603.01

Helicopter parents annoy not only schools but kids’ employers – if they can even find a job. Miss NC decrowned for reasons concealed. Black woman hanged in MS, suspect’s release causing Klan rumors to return from the past.

Health

600

7/24/26

8/6/26

440.46

595.06

594.46

593.25

Wallet Hub ranks state maternal healthcare: finds Mississippi worst, Massachusetts first. March of Dimes says half America’s rural counties are maternal care deserts. TV docs say removing ovaries prevents cancer. Also children. TV shrinks say social media and wokeness is creating a “culture of fragility”. More diseased foods include pistachio nut butter, join jalapeńos and lettuce. Commonists at Food Action say that produce from corporate somepounds unhealthier than from family farms and a national blood shortage outrages surgeons and vampires.

Freedom and Justice

450

7/24/26

-0.1%

8/6/26

477.76

449.55

449.10

448.20

448.65

Gangster Duane Davis says he killed Tupac 30 years ago, confesses so he can rite a book. Mangione says he killed health insurer too... blames it on his cracked back jury kept anonymous due to numerous threats from the mob go home as lawyers prepare Double Jeopardy briefs. META fined $947M for corrupting children with addictive sites and depressive anxiety disorders. New state laws require teachers to report students who smell like marijuana.

CULTURAL and MISCELLANEOUS INCIDENTS

Diversive incidents***

Cultural

Sporting

Transitional

600

7/24/26

+0.1%

8/6/26

595.85

450.45

450.90

452.25

452.70

Spider Man wins B.O. with $700M. (Spidey fans descend on man who bought house used in movies.) Upcoming sequels and remakes include “Practical Magic”, “Verity” with Anne Hathaway, “Tony” (Bourdain, with food) and a live “Jetsons”. Pitbull releaces new album “Pitcoin”.

As shortened NFL preseason begins, HoF inducts five, meet them here. MLB’s HoF inducts five, see them here. White Sox bring in exhibitionary nuns and give away 40K “Pope hats” to honor their favorite hometown patriarch. NBA Lakers sold to ex-Disney Bob Iger and Josh Kushner (Jared’s brother). NCAA and schools start practice – Arkansas tight end feels something loose in his helmet: a venomous (but laid-back) cottonmouth.

R(etire)IP: NBA’s Russell Westbrook, Trump SecPress Karoline Lavitt. RIP former Chinese premier Zhao, U. S. Congressman/actor Ben “Cooter” Jones, NBA player/coach Don Nelson, boxer Colon Prichard.

Miscellaneous incidents

450

7/24/26

+0.2%

8/6/26

555.05

450.90

451.35

452.25

453.15

Donna Mills, 85, leads parade of senior sex symbols. Mattel merching Whitney Houston dead Barbie doll. Big stars (living) making big merching money… Demi Moore for Lancomb this week. Krispy Kreme announces fall’s new donut flavours: lemon and lime per 7 up,

*** Diversive value raised from 3 to 4% 8/1/26

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ATTACHMENT ONE – FROM OPEN SECRETS

Money-in-Politics Timeline

Timeline of Money in Politics

Resource Center:

1. Anomaly Tracker

2. Glossary

3. Money-in-Politics Timeline

4. Lobbying History Timeline

5. FAQ

6. Transparency

7. Academic Research

8. Follow the Money

· 1789

"Fundraising" a foreign idea to Founding Fathers

The idea of candidates asking for contributions to fund their campaigns was completely foreign to George Washington. George and friends probably would have been averse to political ads, directly soliciting donations from constituents, or accepting large sums of money from business PACs. In 18th- and early 19th-century America, openly stating that you were running for office appeared ambitious — an unseemly trait. Wealthy, well-connected candidates financed their own campaigns, and were often themselves the gift-givers. In fact, Washington, among many others, offered free whiskey to encourage votes — something that would be illegal today.

More on the early days of presidential campaigns here, from this 2007 OpenSecrets News piece.

· 1829

Andrew Jackson's presidential campaign actually campaigns

Fundraising and campaigning as we know it may have begun with Andrew Jackson, the first candidate for president without a prestigious family background, extensive education, or much personal wealth. When Jackson made his bid for the White House in 1828, he also became the first organized campaigner, harnessing the power of the media and forming an early grassroots movement to win the presidency.

Jackson had earned a devoted following in Tennessee, having been a prosecutor, judge, congressman, senator, and general in the War of 1812. After losing to John Quincy Adams in the confused, 4-candidate 1824 presidential election, Jackson ran again four years later, enlisting local support like no candidate ever had. His staff maintained a whopping two campaign offices, and his powerful political friends distributed pro-Jackson pamphlets. Jackson still did not seek financial support on his own behalf — though he was an early practitioner of rewarding political loyalists with federal positions.

· 1867

First federal campaign finance law

In the decades that followed the Jackson presidency, elections increasingly were financed by the people — and often, those in power solicited contributions with a heavy hand. In 1867, Congress enacted legislation that attempted to prevent such abuses. The Naval Appropriations Bill prohibited officers and employees of the federal government from soliciting money for political campaigns from naval yard workers.

· 1883

Further restrictions on soliciting campaign donations with the Civil Service Reform Act

The political patronage system, in which favors and federal jobs were promised in exchange for donations, remained alive and well during much of the 19th century, having originally taken root in the Jackson era. New government appointees were often large campaign contributors and financiers; in effect, government was for sale.

Pressure to change the system reached a tipping point after Charles Guiteau, a prospective government administrator who was denied a position, assassinated President Garfield in 1881. In 1883, the Civil Service Act (or the Civil Service Reform Act, as it's more commonly known today), overhauled the government's party composition by prohibiting positions from being filled by employees who had specific political ties or party affiliations, and mandated that jobs had to be given based on merit. It also created the Civil Service Commission to enforce the new law; the commission existed until 1978, when it was split into the Office of Personnel Management and the Merit Systems Protection Board.

That said, ambassadorships are often given to major bundlers and presidential supporters: See the contribution records for Obama administration appointees. Ambassadors are exempt from the Civil Service Act, and it's a time-honored tradition for presidents to reward their biggest backers with these plum positions.

· 1896

Public begins to call for campaign finance restrictions

William McKinley received more than $16 million in contributions for his 1896 campaign — an exorbitant sum for the time. Additionally, the campaigns of both McKinley and his opponent, William Jennings Bryan, were plagued with accusations of bribery and unethical behavior. McKinley's chief fundraiser Mark Hanna, in particular, courted corporations with promises of a big-business-friendly agenda and raised more than $6 million. When discussing American politics, Hanna is famously quoted as saying, "There are two things that are important in politics. The first is money and I can't remember what the second one is." Campaign finance became a hot topic as the public learned of these practices, and began to call for more regulation.

· 1907

Corporate contributions banned

In the wake of a corporate fundraising scandal around his own successful campaign in 1904, President Theodore Roosevelt called for a ban on all such contributions in his 1905 address to Congress. Populist Sen. Benjamin Tillman of South Carolina introduced a bill to that effect the next year; it moved quickly through Congress and was signed by Roosevelt on Jan. 26, 1907. The Tillman Act explicitly prohibited corporations and national banks from contributing money to federal campaigns.

· 1910

Congress passes, and amends, the Publicity Act (aka Federal Corrupt Practices Act)

Enacted while William Howard Taft was president, this was the first law to require public disclosure on paper of all money spent on elections by political parties in House general elections. The following year it was amended to apply to Senate and primary elections as well, and required candidates to disclose their own spending. The amendments even set limits on contributions to candidates ($5,000 to a House candidate, $10,000 to a Senate candidate, or the amount set by state law - whichever was less), as well as on the amount a campaign could spend. The limits didn't apply to spending by voluntary associations supporting specific candidates. Still, it was a real move to rein in some of the perceived excesses.

However...

· 1921

SCOTUS holds that Congress can't regulate primary elections

Truman Handy Newberry, a businessman and former Navy Secretary, beat automaker Henry Ford in a Senate primary in Michigan in 1918 — spending, it was rumored, more than $100,000 in the process. Ford pulled strings to have an investigation done, and in 1921 Newberry was convicted for violating federal campaign finance law under the Publicity (Federal Corrupt Practices) Act. But Newberry appealed to the Supreme Court, which held in Newberry v. United States that Congress lacked the authority under the Constitution to regulate spending and other aspects of party primaries or conventions designed to nominate a candidate. Newberry's conviction under the Federal Corrupt Practices Act was reversed.

· 1925

Congress amends the Federal Corrupt Practices Act — again

The stage was set for the Teapot Dome Scandal when President Warren G. Harding transferred control of federal oil reserves from the Navy to the Interior Department. Secretary of Interior Albert Bacon Fall secretly granted exclusive rights to the Teapot Dome, Wyo. reserves to Harry F. Sinclair of the Mammoth Oil Company, receiving hefty paybacks in the form of cash gifts and "no-interest" loans.

The Supreme Court declared the leases invalid and fraudulent, and when Calvin Coolidge took office in 1925, Congress quickly passed an amendment to the Federal Corrupt Practices Act. It was the first federal legislation to require quarterly financial disclosure reports from all entities that made political contributions to any elected official. It also required that contributions of more than $100 be reported. Enforcement mechanisms were lacking, though, and timely reporting of political contributions was spotty.

· 1935

Contributions from public utilities banned

Public utility companies grew increasingly powerful and wielded unprecedented influence over public policy under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In 1935, Congress banned them from making political contributions with the Public Utilities Holding Act; there was very little resistance.

· 1943

Birth of the political action committee (PAC)

The changing economy after the Great Depression brought some major changes in the political process. For more than a century, most campaign activity was centered around political parties; much depended on their ability to organize and mobilize loyal party members to vote. Money, while important, went to help local party operatives deliver the vote. But as party loyalty declined (though not partisanship) and political communications became more critical to the campaign process, candidates depended more on skilled technicians and the media resources they could muster to persuade more independent voters to vote their way.

Organizations known as political action committees (PACs) were formed after legislation added labor unions to the earlier, 1907 prohibition on corporate contributions to federal campaigns. When unions, trade organizations, and other special interests could no longer contribute directly to parties and campaigns, they created voluntary associations (PACs) that raised funds from individual members specifically for candidates.

· 1944

High Court allows Congress to regulate primaries

In the early 20th century, racial discrimination at the polls was rampant in some states and districts. In particular, the Texas Democratic party banned black Americans from voting in U.S. House and Senate primary elections. The Supreme Court ruled this manner of racial discrimination unconstitutional in 1944's Smith v. Allwright. The decision also stated that these primaries are an element of federal elections, and thus could be regulated by the federal government — therefore reopening the door for the regulation of campaign finance practices in primary elections.

· 1971

Congress passes Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) and Revenue Act

In 1971, Congress passed FECA, which largely replaced the Federal Corrupt Practices Act in regulating federal campaign finance. The bill called for more comprehensive and frequent reports of receipts and expenditures, and extended the disclosure system to include primary elections. It also imposed limits on how much candidates and others could spend on broadcast and some other types of advertising.

FECA allowed corporations and unions to use their own treasury funds to establish, operate and solicit voluntary contributions for PACs.

The legislation did not establish a monitoring organization for the new provisions, though. Instead the Secretary of the Senate, the Clerk of the House, and the Comptroller General of the United States General Accounting Office oversaw its implementation, and the Justice Department was tasked with prosecuting violations. After the 1972 elections, 7,000 cases were delivered to the Justice Department by congressional officials, and 100 cases from the comptroller's office. In the end, very few were litigated, which raised concern over abuse of the law.

· 1974

U.S. rocked by Watergate, FEC established

In 1972, several burglars were caught inside the offices of the Democratic National Committee in the Watergate building in Washington, D.C. President Nixon went to great lengths to cover up the fact that the burglars had been hired by his re-election committee to wiretap phones and steal secret documents. He raised "hush money" for the hired burglars, destroyed evidence and fired staff members who strayed from his game plan. Nixon finally resigned the presidency in August 1974 as the cover-up unraveled.

Revelations of campaign finance abuses in the 1972 election were an important part of the subtext of the Watergate scandal, spurring what was effectively a rewrite of FECA in 1974. The new law created the Federal Election Commission, a governing body with six voting members, of which no more than three may be of the same party, and tasked with receiving candidates' campaign finance disclosure reports and enforcing the law. The rewritten FECA also set contribution and spending limits for all federal campaigns, and implemented the tax check-off program designed to provide public funds for presidential campaigns, as outlined in the 1971 law.

· 1976

Buckley v. Valeo changes everything - again

Some of the reforms instigated by FECA and the brand-new FEC didn't last long. The new law was challenged in court, and the 1976 Buckley decision shook up the structure of campaign finance regulation once again. Sen. James Buckley of New York led a coalition that filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the 1974 FECA revision. The defendants included Francis Valeo, Secretary of the U.S. Senate and a member of the newly-formed FEC. The Court ruled that, while contributions could be limited in order to avoid corruption, or the appearance of corruption, spending by individuals or groups or by candidates themselves (from their own personal resources) could not corrupt elections and should not be limited under the First Amendment. This distinction between contributions and spending remains a linchpin of campaign finance law.

· 1979

Enter "Soft Money"

In 1979, as a result of amendments to FECA and actions by the FEC, national, state and local parties began directly funding "party-building" expenses that weren't, at first, tied to a particular campaign. At the federal level, unlimited donations from corporations and unions — sources of funding that were otherwise prohibited — began to flow in.

· 1986

An exception for nonprofits

In 1986, the FEC sued a 501(c)(4) political nonprofit called Massachusetts Citizens for Life, challenging its publication of a voter's guide, distributed to a mass audience, that prominently featured a number of pro-life candidates. The suit contended that MCFL used its general treasury funds for explicit campaign activities, violating federal laws. The Supreme Court found that although MCFL was clearly engaged in express advocacy, the law in question was unconstitutional as applied to MCFL because the organization was created in order to disseminate political ideas, wasn't a for-profit corporation and didn't accept contributions from for-profit corporations. With FEC v. Massachusetts Citizens for Life, Inc., the court carved out a narrowly defined exception to the prohibition of corporations using general treasury funds to pay for express advocacy, available to nonprofit corporations that do not accept business corporation funding.

· 1990

Rules against corporations upheld

The Michigan Chamber of Commerce sued to knock down a statute prohibiting it from using general treasury funds to pay for an ad supporting a state candidate. The MCOC argued that because it is a nonprofit corporation, the regulation violated its free speech rights. The Supreme Court disagreed, because MCOC was different from the type of group involved in FEC v. Massachusetts Citizens for Life, Inc. The Chamber's treasury is funded by business corporation members' dues; they, much like shareholders, have a financial incentive to remain in the organization even if they disagree with its political activity. Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce, was overturned in 2010 by Citizens United v. FEC.

· 1996

Soft money rules stretched, campaign practices cause scandal

The Democratic and Republican parties took the raising and spending of "soft money" to new levels, soliciting donations from corporations, unions and individuals that were supposed to be used for generic party-building activity. That became particularly pronounced in President Clinton's re-election effort, with big donors being given overnight stays in the Lincoln bedroom and other favors. Prosecutions and congressional investigations ensued — but no change in law.

· 2000

527s: Another way around the law?

Over the years, some political groups have tried to circumvent the requirement to register with the FEC as PACs, thereby avoiding the contribution limits, disclosure requirements and other restrictions of FECA. These groups argued that as long as they didn't contribute directly to candidates, and didn't use messages that specifically urged a vote one way or another, they could use fully unrestricted funds for their political activities, such as running "issue ads." The organizations — "issue groups" that do not file reports with the FEC — came to be called "527s," after a section of the tax code enacted in 1975 (even though in reality, almost all political committees are 527s). In 2000, Congress modified the tax law to require public disclosure of donors to these groups.

· 2002

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (McCain-Feingold)

In 2002, after decades of effort by groups that wanted to rein in campaign donations and spending, President Bush signed the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (also known as BCRA, or the McCain-Feingold Act for its sponsors), which explicitly prohibited party soft money, tied contribution limits to inflation, and imposed disclosure requirements and some funding restrictions on "electioneering communications" (broadcast ads naming candidates, but not containing express advocacy, just before an election). It also included the "Stand By Your Ad" clause that requires candidates to state their approval at either the beginning or end of each of their ads (which is why nearly all political ads include something like "I'm_____, and I approve this message").

· 2003

McCain-Feingold challenged, largely upheld by SCOTUS

A set of strange bedfellows -- including Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the California Democratic Party, the ACLU, the AFL-CIO, and the NRA — immediately challenged the constitutionality of the McCain-Feingold Act in McConnell v. FEC. To the surprise of many experts, the law was largely upheld by the Supreme Court (although some portions, such as a ban on minors contributing to elections, were deemed unconstitutional).

· 2007

Whittling the law away

In 2007, an important court decision paved the way for corporate and union money in elections. Wisconsin Right to Life v. FEC held that groups could use corporate or union money to run ads just prior to elections so long as they didn't contain the "functional equivalent" of explicit advocacy for a particular party or candidate. This brought a surge in these "electioneering communications" ads during the 2008 campaign, and paved the way for new, relatively unregulated so-called "issue ads."

· 2008

Millionaire's Amendment struck down

Between runs for office in 2006 and 2008, House candidate Jack Davis filed suit claiming the Millionaire's Amendment in McCain-Feingold was unconstitutional. This amendment allowed candidates to raise money under increased contribution limits if they were running against candidates who funded their own campaigns at a level of more than $350,000 in House races; the amount varied in Senate races. The Court agreed that the provision was in fact a violation of the First Amendment, emphasizing that a candidate has the right to spend unlimited money advocating his or her own election and that the Millionaire's Amendment burdened that right. Extending the reasoning of Davis, similar "trigger provisions" in state public financing systems were later invalidated by the Supreme Court in Arizona Free Enterprise Club v. Bennett.

· 2009

EMILY's List v. FEC

Soft money made a bit of a comeback when an appellate court ruled in EMILY'S List v. FEC that groups involved in federal, state or local elections could use unrestricted funds (soft money) to pay for overhead expenses and for some generic political activities.

· 2010

Citizens United lifts limits on corporate independent expenditures; corporations are "people"

In a major upheaval in the terrain of money in politics, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that corporations (and, by extension, unions and other groups) may make unlimited expenditures on messages encouraging votes for or against specific candidates, so long as they're not coordinated with candidates or parties. The decision nullified some of the restrictions on direct corporate involvement that had stood since 1907. The Court's majority maintained that donor disclosure would bring transparency to any resulting river of cash. However, combined with decisions in other litigation (especially the ruling that same year in SpeechNow v. FEC) the Citizens United ruling helped usher in the era of the super PAC, as well as an explosion in political spending by 501(c) nonprofits that do not disclose their donors ("dark money")... Some experts believe that the Supreme Court did not realize that lax interpretation of the laws governing independent expenditures by the FEC and political activity of tax-exempt organizations by the IRS meant that transparency would not be guaranteed.

· 2011

Arizona Free Enterprise Club v. Bennett

Following the overturning of the McCain-Feingold Act's Millionaire's Amendment in 2008, the Supreme Court voted 5-4 to revoke the "trigger fund" public financing provision of Arizona's campaign finance laws. Accordingly, this decision invalidated trigger fund options in all public campaign financing programs. However, the Court still maintained the constitutionality of such programs without trigger fund provisions.

· 2011

A state tries to split off...from the laws in effect post-Citizens United

The Montana Supreme Court upheld the state's 1912 ban on the use of corporate, union and other special interest treasury funds to influence political campaigns via independent expenditures — going against the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United. The state court said that Montana's special history of corruption — dating back to a time when copper barons paid off politicians — justified the prohibition.

· 2012

Citizens United decision firmly established as the law of the land

The Montana Supreme Court decision was short-lived. In American Tradition Partnership, Inc. v. Bullock, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the state court, knocking out the state's ban on corporate funding to influence elections and firmly establishing the Citizens United decision as the law in both federal and state elections.

· 2012

Most expensive elections in history

More money was spent in the 2012 election than any other in U.S. history. The final cost of this presidential-year election totaled more than $6 billion — including more than $300 million in dark money spent by politically active 501(c) groups that don't disclose their donors.

· 2014

Bye-bye to overall limits (McCutcheon v FEC)

After learning he was unable to give $1,776 dollars to as many candidates as he liked in 2012, Alabama businessman and budding mega-donor Shaun McCutcheon, along with the Republican National Committee, challenged the legal biennial limit ($123,000 in 2013) on the total amount of money an individual could contribute to all candidates, PACs and parties combined. His case was argued before the Supreme Court in October 2013 after failing in lower court.

In April, the Court sided with McCutcheon and the RNC, eliminating the overall limit. Close to 650 people hit the contribution cap in the 2012 elections. With the cap gone, more people are expected to spend more money on contributions. The Court's reasoning was that the limits did little to prevent corruption or the appearance of corruption while significantly restricting participation in the democratic process, and thus were invalid under the First Amendment. See our post on the decision and its potential consequences.

· 2016

Presidential candidates defy the norm

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his anti-establishment counterpart from the Democratic Party, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, achieved electoral success by bucking the big-donor trend. Trump, who went on to win the 2016 election, spent $66.1 million of his own money for a campaign that was nearly 20 percent self-funded. Meanwhile, Sanders funded his campaign mostly through small individual contributions.

· 2017

Special elections set records

Special elections are usually drowsy affairs – but not in 2017, when a surge of spending for open House seats caught national attention. The race for Georgia’s 6th District turned into the most expensive House race in history, exceeding $50 million. In Montana, total spending for another seat surpassed $17 million, a record for a state congressional district. Much of the funding for Democratic challengers in Republican-controlled districts was credited to anti-Trump sentiment.

· 2017

Fights over money in politics brought to the states

Many states started moving to change campaign finance disclosure in 2017, sparking debate among lawmakers and triggering court battles. Some states introduced legislation to modify disclosure rules while others changed contribution limits. In 2017, New Mexico's secretary of state updated campaign finance rules to increase donor disclosure, spurring fierce opposition from dark money groups across the country. In South Dakota, the legislature repealed a law that would have implemented reforms including increased donor disclosure and contribution limits.

· 2018

Some dark money donors lose anonymity

The Federal Election Commission issued new guidance to nonprofits in response to a D.C. district court judge ruling, requiring nonprofit groups to disclose donors who gave more than $200 for political purposes. However, the mandate only applied to groups making independent expenditures of more than $250 and many groups found ways to avoid disclosure.

· 2018

Midterm election cycle beats 2014's fundraising numbers

More than $5.7 billion was spent in the 2018 midterm election cycle — that was nearly $2 billion more than was spent in the previous midterm election cycle in 2014 ($3.8 billion). Democrats regained control of the House and won the money fight. House Democrats had a $300 million spending advantage over their Republican counterparts in 2018.

· 2020

Election cycle shatters records

The 2020 battle for the White House and Congress resulted in $14.4 billion in federal spending. The year’s election cycle smashed previous spending records and solidified 2020 as the most expensive U.S. election cycle in history so far. At least $5.7 billion were spent on 2020’s presidential election, while more than $8.7 billion was spent on congressional elections. The election cycle also continued the trend of each successive presidential election year breaking spending records. In 2016, more than $7 billion was spent on federal elections, making that the prior record year for political spending.

· 2021

Georgia run-offs decided Senate control, set spending records

Senate control in 2021 was decided by two Senate run-off elections in Georgia. Not only did the two elections give Democrats control of the Senate, but they became the two most expensive congressional elections in history. The first race, between then-Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) and Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) became the most expensive Senate contest with more than $470 million spent. The special election between then-Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) drew $363 million in spending.

ATTACHMENT TWO – FROM NPR

YOUNG DEMS OUTRAISE PUBS

4 charts show where money is going in the midterms — and who has the most cash

By Stephen Fowler April 23, 2026 5:00 AM ET

In their quest to regain control of both chambers of Congress, Democratic candidates are outraising Republicans in key contests that will decide the House and Senate majorities even as the national party faces record low approval ratings from voters.

The record-setting pace of retirements from Congress continues, led by Republicans

As the Democratic Party reckons with its future, a handful of older incumbents face well-funded, younger primary challengers who are fueled by a surge of individual contributions. This as nearly 70 lawmakers from both parties have already announced plans to retire, run for a different office or have already lost a primary election.

At the same time, the national party's committees and super PACs have hundreds of millions of dollars saved up that they can — and will — deploy to counteract Democrats' enthusiasm.

Another wildcard is Trump's MAGA Inc. super PAC, which has nearly $350 million cash on hand to help sway what his final two years in office could look like – if he uses it.

Here are four charts that explain the current political landscape for control of the House and Senate.

DEMOCRATIC SENATE CANDIDATES LEAD THE FUNDRAISING PACK

To regain control of the Senate, Democrats need to defend two seats in states that Trump won in 2024 and flip four others.

As of the most recent filing deadline, Democratic candidates have outraised Republican candidates overall in seven seats held by Republicans — Maine, North Carolina, Ohio, Alaska, Florida, Iowa and Texas.

In the last quarter, Democrats also reported matching or exceeding Republican fundraising totals in several Senate races, too.

Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico reported more than $27 million in receipts during the first quarter, followed by $14 million for Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff. Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper reported nearly $9 million in his primary campaign account and millions more in a joint fundraising committee.

Additionally, independent candidates aligned with the Democratic Party raised more than Republican Senate incumbents in the deep red strongholds of Montana and Nebraska last quarter.

REPUBLICANS HAVE MORE MONEY TO SPEND — BUT THEY'LL NEED IT

While there's enthusiasm for Democratic candidates in competitive races, the negative view towards the national Democratic Party extends to donors, too.

The Democratic National Committee, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, along with allied super PACs House Majority PAC and Senate Majority PAC have been outraised by their Republican counterparts in the 2026 campaign cycle.

The Republican National Committee, the National Republican Congressional Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee and allied super PACs Congressional Leadership Fund and Congressional Leadership Fund also have roughly double the cash on hand than their Democratic counterparts.

Add in Trump's MAGA Inc., and Republicans have nearly $850 million in the bank to defend vulnerable House and Senate races as well as pursue opportunities to pick up seats in toss-up contests.

SOME OLDER HOUSE DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENTS STILL FACE WELL-FUNDED YOUNG CHALLENGERS

As NPR previously reported, a number of older House Democrats who have not yet opted to retire are facing younger challengers who have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars almost exclusively from individual contributions. In some cases, those young challengers have outraised the incumbent.

Nearly a dozen vulnerable incumbents fit the bill, like California Reps. Brad Sherman and Mike Thompson, as well as Massachusetts Rep. Stephen Lynch. More money does not always guarantee success in challenging a sitting lawmaker, however.

Rep. Valerie Foushee of North Carolina already won her primary against Nida Allam, despite Allam raising nearly $300,000 more. In the March 3 primary, outside groups spent a record-setting $4.2 million to influence the race, primarily to support Foushee.

MOST INCUMBENTS ARE DOING JUST FINE

Control of the House and Senate still boils down to a relatively small number of districts, and incumbents who chose to run again almost always win.

Many sitting lawmakers do not have primary challengers, or if they do, those challengers raise very little money or attention.

This is reflected in campaign finance data: the average incumbent still running for re-election accounts for 94% of the primary fundraising and 80% of the general election fundraising for their seat.

Only 22 lawmakers report raising less than half of the money in their party's primary in the last quarter or overall. This includes many of the vulnerable older House Democrats like Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen and Republican Sens. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and John Cornyn of Texas, who both face tough primary challenges.

One of them, former Rep. Sheila Cheriflus-McCormick, resigned April 21, 2026 before the House Ethics Committee was set to meet and decide on a punishment for violating campaign finance and ethics rules.

ATTACHMENT THREE – FROM FOX NEWS, GRAND RAPIDS, MI

El-Sayed campaign backed by over $100,000 from dozens of members of group with alleged terror ties

Fox News Digital identified at least 41 donors linked to the group named in the Holy Land Foundation case

By Andrew Mark Miller and Kiera McDonald

Published August 5, 2026 2:09pm EDT

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Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed's campaign has collected more than $115,000 from individuals who work for or have held leadership roles with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), which has been designated a terrorist organization by the United Arab Emirates and formally designated or labeled as such in Florida and Texas.

A Fox News Digital review found that El-Sayed, who has made getting "money out of politics" a central campaign rallying cry, has accepted donations from at least 41 individuals who either work for CAIR, formerly worked for CAIR, or have served in leadership positions with the organization.

The donor list includes several of CAIR's highest-ranking officials, including national Board Chair Manal Fakhoury, national Board Treasurer Eyas Abdeen, national Vice Chair Emad Sabbah, and CAIR-Michigan board member Jukaku Tayeb, El-Sayed's father-in-law.

Tayeb has been one of the largest financial backers of the super PAC supporting El-Sayed's campaign and is also part of the founding committee of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), a group linked to Hamas and Muslim Brotherhood funding, Washington Free Beacon first reported.

DEMS CLASH OVER AIPAC MONEY, ‘OGRE’ ATTACK AND ELECTABILITY DURING CRUCIAL SENATE DEBATE

One donor, CAIR Executive Director Nihad Awad, listed in FEC records under the name Nehad Hammad, drew national condemnation after saying he was "happy" to see Hamas break out of Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023, and arguing Israel "does not have the right to self-defense" as an occupying power.

The contributions were not limited to Michigan. Fox News Digital identified donations from CAIR national leaders and officials affiliated with chapters in California, Arizona, Texas, Georgia, Washington, Illinois, Minnesota and Ohio, among other states, illustrating the breadth of support El-Sayed received from within the organization's leadership ranks.

Other names on the donor list include CAIR-California Governance Board Treasurer Rubina Alvi, CAIR-California Governance Board Chair Asaad Traina, CAIR-Michigan board member Muzammil Ahmed, who contributed $11,600 to El-Sayed's campaign, CAIR-California Governance Board member Atef Ibrahim, CAIR-California Governance Board member Dina Ezzeddine, and former CAIR National Board Chair Roula Allouch.

EL-SAYED PALS AROUND WITH FAR-LEFT STREAMER HASAN PIKER THE DAY BEFORE CRUCIAL MICHIGAN SENATE ELECTION

El-Sayed has maintained ties to CAIR beyond campaign fundraising. In 2022, he appeared at a CAIR event and was paid for a speaking engagement, where he criticized Oklahoma's ban on Sharia law and compared it to the Trail of Tears, Washington Free Beacon reported.

CAIR has long been the subject of controversy over its alleged ties to Hamas. In 2007, federal prosecutors named the organization an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation terrorism financing case, the largest terrorism financing prosecution in U.S. history.

Although CAIR was never charged with a crime, federal prosecutors argued the organization was part of a network created to support Hamas in the United States. CAIR has denied the allegations and has challenged its inclusion as an unindicted co-conspirator.

In recent years, Florida and Texas have formally designated or labeled CAIR a terrorist organization, while the United Arab Emirates designated the group a terrorist organization in 2014 which is widely understood to stem from the UAE's view that CAIR has ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.

In response to Fox News Digital's request for comment, CAIR denied allegations that it has ties to terrorism, citing its "Dispelling Rumors About CAIR" webpage, a memorandum stating it has "repeatedly condemned antisemitism throughout our 30 years of existence" and "for decades" condemned terrorist attacks by Hamas and other designated terrorist groups, as well as a 2009 statement saying, "We unequivocally condemn all acts of terrorism, whether carried out by al-Qa’ida, the Real IRA, FARC, Hamas, ETA, or any other group designated by the U.S. Department of State as a ‘Foreign Terrorist Organization."

CAIR also cited a National Board statement condemning antisemitism and the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, and a 2023 editorial in which National Executive Director Nihad Awad said he agreed with the organization's condemnation of attacks on civilians.

Fox News Digital reached out to the El-Sayed campaign for comment.

El-Sayed has repeatedly drawn criticism from Republicans and pro-Israel advocates over his associations and comments related to the Middle East, including campaigning with far-left streamer Hasan Piker, his response to an attack targeting a Detroit synagogue, and declining to comment on the death of Iran's supreme leader, citing constituents in Dearborn who were mourning.

El-Sayed defeated Dem. Rep. Haley Stevens in the Democratic Senate primary on Tuesday night in a race that was much closer than most pundits expected. El-Sayed will face off against Republican Mike Rogers, a former congressman, in November.

Andrew Mark Miller is a reporter at Fox News. Find him on Twitter @andymarkmiller and email tips to AndrewMark.Miller@Fox.com.

ATTACHMENT FOUR – FROM THE INSTITUTE FOR FREE SPEECH

PUTTING “DARK MONEY” IN CONTEXT: CAMPAIGN SPENDING BY NONPROFITS PER ELECTION CYCLE

May 7, 2024 • By Helen Knowles-Gardner • IFS Research • Political Spending

See link here for more charts, graphs, links, refs and numbers

One of the principal misconceptions about “dark money” is that it accounts for a significant percentage of total campaign spending.[1]

In 2017, the Institute for Free Speech presented data showing that “the sensational rhetoric common in discussions of ‘dark money’ gives a false impression that nonprofits are a major source of campaign speech. In reality nonprofits that are not political committees consistently account for less than 5% of political spending.”[2]

Seven years later, our research shows that during the past two election cycles, nonprofits accounted for less than 1% of political spending, including campaign spending and independent expenditures. The pejorative term “dark money” is aimed at scaring the public into believing that nonprofits, which are not necessarily required to disclose their donors if the groups make independent expenditures advocating the election or defeat of candidates, are major financial players in the world of campaign finance. Nothing could be further from the truth.

The term “dark money” is used by those seeking more speech regulation and generally refers to groups that do not report donors when making independent expenditures. Hence the contention that this form of campaign spending is “dark” – presumably something shady, frightening, and underhanded.

It is a profoundly misleading term. Nonprofits cannot simply operate in the “dark,” spending millions of dollars on political campaigns without the federal government’s knowledge. Nonprofits are subject to extensive political spending disclosure requirements and are bound by IRS guidelines pertaining to their tax-exempt status.[3] Nonprofits that are not PACs cannot spend more than half, if that, of their funds on election campaign advocacy.

It is indeed true that federal law treats nonprofits differently from political committees – but with good reason. Political campaigning is not the primary activity of nonprofits. Consequently, they do not shoulder the same disclosure burden as political committees. The overwhelming majority of contributions to nonprofits are not earmarked for speech related to political campaigns, and, therefore, donors’ identities need not be disclosed. When funds given to these nonprofits are earmarked for independent expenditures, those donations, if over $200, must be disclosed.

As the chart and table presented here demonstrate,[4] so-called “dark money” has consistently accounted for a very small percentage (less than 5%) of total election campaign spending. Advocates of greater campaign finance regulations (a) use the term “dark money” to scare the public, and (b) contend that campaigns are awash in this kind of spending. In short, the data do not support that contention; nonprofits’ election campaign spending simply is not a major financial force.

[1] Matt Nese, “Five Misconceptions about ‘Dark Money,’” Institute for Free Speech, https://www.ifs.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/2015-07-08_IFS-Issue-Brief_Nese_Five-Misconceptions-About-Dark-Money.pdf

[2] Luke Wachob, “Putting ‘Dark Money’ In Context: Total Campaign Spending by Political Committees and Nonprofits per Election Cycle,” Institute for Free Speech, https://www.ifs.org/blog/putting-dark-money-in-context-total-campaign-spending-by-political-committees-and-nonprofits-per-election-cycle/

[3] Nese, “Five Misconceptions.”

[4] The data used to compile the chart and table were taken from Open Secrets, “Cost of Election: Total Cost of Election (1990-2022),” https://perma.cc/5K52-BGP6, and Open Secrets, “Disclosure: Outside Spending by Disclosure, Excluding Party Committees,” https://perma.cc/3THW-J5F3.

ATTACHMENT FIVE – FROM GUK

THE REAL MEANING OF ABDUL EL-SAYED’S VICTORY IN MICHIGAN

We’re seeing America wake up to the tyranny that’s engulfed us

By Robert Reich Thu 6 Aug 2026 07.00 EDT

With the victory of progressive Abdul El-Sayed over representative Haley Stevens in Michigan’s Democratic primary, prepare yourself to hear enormous quantities of bullshit about the Democratic party now being “taken over” by the “left” or by “democratic socialists”.

Or as the reliably establishment New York Times put it: “Can an insurgent candidate, with unabashedly liberal positions, win a general election in a moderate state?”

Oh, p-l-e-a-s-e.

Michigan Democrats didn’t choose El-Sayed because he’s “unabashedly liberal”. Or because he’s a democratic socialist (in fact, he’s not).

Abdul El-Sayed’s win proves change is possible for Democrats. His next fight may determine their future

They chose him because he’s a fighter – at a time when America needs fighters willing to stand up to the worst tyrant who has ever occupied the Oval Office.

Corporate Democrats – such as Haley Stevens, along with Rahm Emanuel, Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries – aren’t up to the task because they won’t bite the corporate hands that feed them campaign money. They won’t criticize the billionaire class. They refuse to talk about how big money has corrupted America.

Yet it’s big corporations and the billionaire class that are supporting Trump’s authoritarianism.

They’ve sucked up to Trump for corporate welfare, giant tax cuts, tariff exemptions, antitrust acquiescence and war contracts.

They’ve given Trump hundreds of millions for his inauguration, his ballroom, his 250th birthday, his Super Pac.

Jamie Dimon and his cronies on Wall Street; Elon Musk and his billionaire bros; Brad Carp and his corporate lawyers; Peter Thiel, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and the Ellisons – all have sold their integrity for huge profits.

They’ve created media empires that won’t criticize Trump, financial empires that feed Trump’s crypto, energy empires that feed off Trump’s war, and legal empires that allow Trump to ride roughshod over the rule of law.

Which is why the US desperately needs people in Congress who will fight against Trump and his sycophants.

The Democratic party isn’t being taken over by “the left” or by democratic socialists. There’s no civil war between progressives and moderates. We aren’t witnessing an ideological battle between the “left” and the “center”.

We’re seeing the US wake up to the tyranny that’s engulfed us, and to a crisis of affordability that’s causing most Americans to struggle financially while fueling the biggest stock market rally in history.

Trump’s tyranny and America’s affordability crisis are related.

Abdul El-Sayed offers a template for Democrats to defeat Trumpism

When corporate America and Wall Street are unleashed – when the president of the United States has made an implicit deal with the moneyed interests to back him and his authoritarian regime in exchange for tax cuts, deregulation, monopolization and pay-to-play corruption – of course prices soar and wages stagnate.

Tyranny is the handmaiden of the moneyed interests.

The Democratic party’s mega-donor class may be horrified by the rising tide of progressive populism overtaking more than a few primaries this cycle. After all, it spent tens of million of dollars on Stevens – making the Michigan primary one of the most expensive in US history.

Too bad. It’s time that the Democratic party’s mega-donor class recognizes that its real choice is between democracy and tyranny, between an economy that works for all or one that works for a small sliver at the top.

If the mega-donor class chooses the latter, it may be acting in its narrow self-interest, but it will also be acting against the future of this nation.

· Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, is a professor of public policy emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a Guardian US columnist and his newsletter is at robertreich.substack.com. His new book, Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America, is out now in the US and in the UK

ATTACHMENT SIX – FROM TIME

MODERATE DEMOCRATS SCRAMBLE TO BLOCK A SOCIALIST FROM WINNING IN WISCONSIN

BY PHILIP ELLIOTT August 10, 2026
Senior Correspondent, TIME

Tuesday’s contest to become Wisconsin’s Democratic nominee for Governor has unexpectedly become one of the most chaotic stories of the 2026 cycle.

First, the popular incumbent Governor said he wouldn’t seek a third term. His Lieutenant Governor jumped in the race. So did his former Lieutenant Governor. Both have since dropped out, one felled by financial mismanagement in her campaign and one allegedly dispatched by a MeToo-styled scandal.

The chaotic scramble is now down to two unlikely candidates: Francesca Hong and David Crowley. She is a democratic socialist who has rocketed in the polls despite concerns about her viability in November (and her position on, of all things, Thanksgiving). He is a steady-as-she-goes county bureaucrat who suspended his campaign and booked a vacation to Jamaica—before canceling the trip and re-joining the race 10 days later, this time with the backing of the outgoing Governor.

“The one thing that I've learned is to buy travel insurance,” Crowley tells me between campaign stops. The no-nonsense, disciplined executive of Wisconsin’s largest county is now the fledgling hope of national Democrats, who fear Hong, a far-left state assembly member, is doomed to deliver to Republicans the corner office in one of the few remaining battleground states. In fact, the biggest spender in the race thus far is an effort linked to the Republican Governors Association—to boost Hong.

“You can't win this primary on ideology alone,” Crowley says. “You have to be able to build a winning coalition to make sure that we can get over the hump come November and defeat the Republicans.”

But it’s going to be a tough lift. Tom Tiffany, a three-term congressman and the presumptive Republican nominee, raised more than $15 million, thanks in no small part to a $10 million transfer from the state GOP. By contrast, the Democrats’ top fundraiser, former Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes, picked up about $1.4 million before he was forced to the sidelines.

“While democracy can be messy, can be chaotic—just like this primary is—we still have one ultimate goal, which is to make sure that we defeat Tom Tiffany in November,” Crowley says.

What the Polls Say

Polling this cycle once again is proving as reliable as a Ouija board. Just ask Wisconsin’s neighbor Michigan, which last week saw what seemed like a slam-dunk Democratic contest for Senate turn into a squeaker.

Wisconsin is similarly a hinky place that can be hard to poll, but the most recent ones show Democrats have a shot at holding the Governor’s gig.

Hong, a self-described socialist, has ignited the interest of many of the state’s Democrats, while terrifying others who fear she’s unelectable. She’s recently made national news for walking back past social media posts that advocated abolishing the police and canceling Thanksgiving for "celebrating colonialism." ("I don't want to cancel it," she insisted last week. "I actually love it.")

Crowley is campaigning like the underdog that he is, and hoping that the recent tighter-than-expected outcome in Michigan is a sign that the race in Wisconsin isn’t what it seems.

One factor in his favor: the polls show the box with the biggest share of the Democratic vote in Wisconsin is the one for undecided voters. Heading into the final push, about half of Democrats hadn’t made up their minds. And the race’s constant churn—frontrunners dropping out, Crowley in then out, then back in with endorsements galore—has left the field decidedly unsettled.

Crowley suggests the messiness of the primary is because the President is messing with Democrats’ heads. “The Democratic Party, we have been reacting and responding so much to Donald Trump, that he is defining us for us, and that we've been playing defense for so long that we've forgotten what it means to be on the offense,” Crowley tells me.

But it’s not like he’s trying to counter Trumpism—or Hong—with a brash form of progressive fire. No, Crowley is casting himself as the kind of responsible pragmatist that fits the Upper Midwest ethos.

ATTACHMENT SEVEN – FROM FOX

SENATE CANDIDATE RUNNING AS 'INDEPENDENT' CONTINUES TO BE BANKROLLED BY LEFT-WING DONORS

Dan Osborn has promised not to caucus with either major party if elected to the Senate

Published May 6, 2026 6:00am EDT

Sen John Kennedy addresses GOP concerns ahead of midterms

Independent candidate Dan Osborn continues to get funding from left-wing donors and activists despite claiming he will not caucus with either party if elected to the U.S. Senate, according to a review of campaign finance records.

In addition to funds from ActBlue, Osborn also received thousands from political action committees affiliated with Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., former Democratic Party member of Congress Ron Kind, and Missouri Democrat candidate Lucas Kunce's defunct 2024 Senate campaign.

Meanwhile, the son of Bill and Melinda Gates, Rory, donated $7,000 during the first quarter, as did Sean Eldridge, the founder and president of Stand Up America, which was established in 2016 to fight back against Donald Trump and claims "American democracy is rooted in a history of systemic racism, classism, and sexism, which continues to this day."

Osborn also received funds from Democratic megadonor Wendy Schmidt as well. Schmidt, according to campaign finance tracking website OpenSecrets, has given nearly $10 million in support of Democrats but nothing to Republicans.

EX–DEM MEGADONOR WARNS AOC REFLECTS PARTY'S GROWING SPLIT FROM CLINTON-ERA DEMOCRATS

"So far, we have seen Dan Osborn cozy up to elite Washington Democrats — including those affiliated with Jeffrey Epstein, such as Bob Kerrey — while preaching an 'anti-billionaire' message," Chairwoman of the Nebraska Republican Party Mary Jane Truemper told Fox News Digital. "If those contradictory actions tell us anything, it’s that he will not keep his promise of not caucusing with either party. Nebraskans value transparency and reliability in our representatives. We have yet to see either from Dan Osborn."

Fox News Digital reached out to the Osborn campaign about the donations but did not receive a response. A Fox News Digital review of Osborn's 2026 Q1 filings did not show any prominent Republican donors. Osborn does have an affiliated "Conservatives for Osborn" political action committee, but it received no donations in Q1 of 2026 and only had $68 cash-on-hand.

Besides being bankrolled by Washington Democrats, Democratic Party political action committees and the Democrat's main fundraising arm, Osborn also spreads his money out in support of other Democrats running for Congress.

He has also been endorsed by leaders of the Nebraska Democratic Party, and the agency helping him with his digital effort, Fight Agency, was founded by a group of Democratic Party strategists, including consultants for Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign and the winning Senate bid for Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman and Arizona Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego. The agency touts left-wing Democrat clients, such as New York City socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Bernie Sanders and progressive Democrat Rep. Greg Casar.

DEM LEADER SWINGS THROUGH GOP-HELD DISTRICTS AFTER 'CLOWN SHOW PROTESTS' HALTED TOWN HALLS

Meanwhile, an ad buying firm for Osborn's hybrid PAC, the Working Class Heroes Fund, also has clients that include Jasmine Crockett, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and many other Democrats or Democrat-affiliated groups.

"As an independent, I’ll be uniquely positioned to bring together a majority to get it done," Osborn's "Where I Stand" web page on his campaign website states in reference to securing the border from illegal immigration. "I believe we all have more in common with each other than we do with the partisans who run Washington."

Osborn has promised that if he gets elected, he will not caucus with either major party. But, many of his critics have questioned that pledge, and even top Democrats have suggested they will pick up another seat in Congress if Osborn wins.

FOREIGN BILLIONAIRES FUNNEL $2.6B TO US ADVOCACY GROUPS TO INFLUENCE POLICY, WATCHDOG REPORT CLAIMS

"Dan Osborn is a Fake Independent backed by radical leftists like Elizabeth Warren and Zohran Mamdani’s advisors," National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesperson Nick Puglia told Fox News Digital. "It’s no surprise Osborn’s campaign is being bankrolled by even more Democrats and ActBlue donors."

Speaking at a town hall last year, Osborn reportedly told Nebraskans that if his bid as an Independent didn't work out, "there's only one party I would caucus with."

"If what I’m trying to do isn’t working, there’s only one party I would caucus with," Osborn said, according to unearthed audio from the event reported on by The Plains-Sentinel, a local Nebraska digital news outlet.

Osborn was then asked by an audience member in the audio to clarify which party that would be.

Osborn responded: "Not Pete Ricketts’s party."

Ricketts is the current Republican incumbent U.S. Senator from Nebraska and will be battling to beat out Osborn come November if he makes it out of the May 12 primary unscathed.

Alec Schemmel is a Politics Reporter for Fox News Digital who is originally from Charlotte, North Carolina but now resides in the Washington D.C.-Baltimore Metro Area.

ATTACHMENT EIGHT – FROM THE WASHINGTON TIMES

SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN LIMITS ON CAMPAIGN COORDINATION BETWEEN POLITICAL PARTIES AND CANDIDATES

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times - Tuesday, June 30, 2026

What to know

· The Supreme Court approved political parties coordinating spending with candidates.

· The 6-3 decision impacts how major party operations can spend money.

· The ruling overturns a 2001 precedent limiting coordinated spending.

· Democratic committees opposed the decision, citing corruption risks.

The Supreme Court gave approval Tuesday for political parties to coordinate their spending with their candidates, saying a long-standing bar on coordination violates core First Amendment speech rights.

The 6-3 decision doesn’t necessarily change how much money will be raised and spent, but it does change how the major party operations such as the Democratic National Committee or the National Republican Congressional Committee can spend it.

In particular, it means the parties can try to wield more influence over candidates.

Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, a Trump appointee who wrote the key opinion, reaffirmed the notion that campaign spending is a type of speech protected by the First Amendment.

The decision erases a 2001 precedent that had upheld limits on coordinated spending. Justice Kavanaugh said that the previous ruling, known as the Colorado II case, has aged poorly and can no longer survive constitutional scrutiny.

“In short, constitutional text, history, and precedent establish that the political-party coordinated-expenditure limits violate the First Amendment,” he wrote.

The case is the latest in a string of rulings from the Roberts Court that have allowed expansive freedom in political campaign spending, erasing both Supreme Court precedents and much of the 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, commonly known as McCain-Feingold after its two most prominent sponsors.

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Justice Kavanaugh said Tuesday’s decision creates a “level playing field” for all political parties, and there’s no reason why one party would benefit more than another.

Still, it was Republican committees who pushed for the decision, and Democratic committees that had urged the high court to stick with its 2001 precedent.

Justice Elena Kagan led the dissent for the court’s three Democratic appointees, saying the danger of corruption from coordinated spending was too real to ignore.

Because donors can give more to political parties than to individual candidates, she said there’s an incentive to funnel money through the parties, though earmarked for the candidates.

She said Congress had that corruption in mind when it imposed limits on coordination, and she said the Constitution should allow lawmakers to rein it in.

“The First Amendment permits campaign finance restrictions that are narrowly tailored to protect against quid pro quo corruption and its appearance. Caps on a party’s coordinated expenditures pass that test with flying colors,” she wrote.

Vice President J.D. Vance helped bring the lawsuit when he was serving in the Senate.

President Trump cheered the decision.

“The Supreme Court just took restrictions off political spending! A BIG WIN FOR REPUBLICANS and, more importantly, The First Amendment! President!” he wrote on social media.

Groups that back more campaign finance limits decried the ruling, saying they fear a flood of corrupt money going to parties with every expectation the parties will send it to candidates — with marching orders to do the wealthy owners’ business.

“By eliminating these critical guardrails, the Court has opened the floodgates to unlimited political spending that will drown out the voices of everyday Americans,” said Celina Stewart, CEO of the League of Women Voters.

The decision reflects a massive change in the court’s approach to campaign finance laws.

In the 1990s and early in the new century, the justices gave substantial deference to Congress in crafting restrictions. That included upholding most of the Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act, or McCain-Feingold, after its chief sponsors, in 2003.

But in 2010, the court delivered its Citizens United ruling upending much of its 2003 decision. That trend continued with the 2014 McCutcheon decision and another 2022 ruling expanding the role of parties in political fundraising and spending.

ATTACHMENT NINE – FROM THE BRENNAN CENTER

SUPREME COURT CONTINUES TO DISMANTLE ANTICORRUPTION LAWS

Its latest decision to strike down campaign finance limits underscores the need for Congress to pass popular anticorruption reforms.

By Daniel I. Weiner and Joanna Zdanys July 1, 2026

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court struck down yet another federal campaign finance law, continuing its nearly two-decade drive to destroy anticorruption guardrails. Since its infamous 2010 Citizens United decision, the conservative majority has reinforced the unprecedented fusion of private wealth and political power that now shapes our government.

But the Court is not the only branch of government at fault. For decades, Congress has ceded its authority to presidents and the judiciary and failed to pass long-overdue reforms to repair our warped campaign finance system. Amid growing public outrage at corruption, this ruling must be a wake-up call for lawmakers. Congress must pass a robust anticorruption agenda that would help end the era of massive money in politics that the Court ushered in.

The Court’s 6–3 ruling in National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission struck down limits on how much money political parties can spend in coordination with candidates. The caps were enacted in 1974 as part of a series of post-Watergate reforms to prevent politicians from creating the sort of political “slush funds” that President Richard Nixon’s cronies used to fund the Watergate break-in.

Most importantly, that package imposed direct limits on how much any one donor could give to a federal candidate. To keep donors from covertly bypassing those limits, Congress restricted how much candidates and parties could spend on coordinated electoral advocacy, which has long been treated as tantamount to funneling cash.

According to the Supreme Court majority’s opinion, those party coordination caps unnecessarily and unconstitutionally restrict free speech because direct contribution limits and other rules, such as disclosure requirements, are enough to prevent corruption. Never mind that the Court rejected this exact argument 25 years ago when it upheld the constitutionality of these very same limits, as Justice Elena Kagan’s dissent pointed out.

This week’s decision is just the latest in a series of cases chipping away at common sense campaign finance rules. Citizens United and other Supreme Court rulings over the last 16 years have already tilted the scales in favor of big donors over voters.

Citizens United gave corporations and other outside groups free license to spend unlimited amounts of money on elections. This decision gave rise to super PACs, groups that are theoretically separate from candidates but can raise and spend unlimited money to elect them. Thanks to weak rules, the separation between candidates and super PACs is mostly illusory. In practice, they often work hand-in-glove. President Trump has raised hundreds of millions of dollars for his super PACs, with money pouring in from favored industries like fossil fuels and cryptocurrency, major government contractors, and in one instance, a donor whose son touted her million-dollar donation in his successful application for a presidential pardon.

As it has in previous deregulatory rulings, the Court in NRSC once again stressed the role of donor transparency in keeping big money in line. The majority declared that coordinated expenditure limits were unnecessary if voters could scrutinize donors’ identities and judge for themselves whether a candidate aligned with their values. But again, gaps in the law have made this check hollow. Since Citizens United, “dark money” organizations that don’t disclose their donors have flooded federal elections with at least $4.3 billion in spending. In 2024, about a third of the super PAC spending in support of President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris traced back to such organizations.

These outcomes were not inevitable results of the Court’s decisions. Nothing in Citizens United precludes Congress from imposing stronger transparency requirements or more forceful rules to separate candidates and outside groups. Indeed, members of Congress have repeatedly tried to pass such legislation, only to be stymied by gridlock. These legislative failures have made the effects of the Court’s decision much worse than they otherwise might have been.

There is still reason to be optimistic, however. Periods of reform often follow scandal. A Congress determined to address the outsize role of money in politics should be bold. After the shock of Watergate, Congress passed a wide range of campaign finance and ethics changes that fundamentally reshaped the ethos of federal public service. The response to the corruption and crony capitalism of the late-19th-century Gilded Age was even more dramatic. Congress outlawed bribery and graft, banned corporate campaign spending, created the modern civil service, and sent major constitutional amendments to the states for ratification – including the 17th Amendment, which allowed for the popular election of U.S. senators, and the 19th Amendment, which guaranteed women the right to vote. There is nothing stopping Congress from pursuing a similarly ambitious set of changes today starting with a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United and the Court’s other harmful campaign finance rulings. Even at a time of great political polarization, there is remarkably strong bipartisan support for this change. Twenty-five states have passed resolutions calling for such an amendment, which almost 80 percent of the American public favors.

As with so many important issues, all that is lacking to solve this problem is the political will. (i.e. bipartisan corruption) The framers intended Congress to be the “first branch” of our government. Congressional inaction has created a vacuum on a host of pressing problems that has encouraged both judicial and executive overreach, often with disastrous consequences.

Campaign Finance in the Courts

Supreme Court Cases

This cannot go on. Americans are furious about systemic corruption. Their confidence in the federal government hovers near record lows. Congress should take the NRSC ruling as a sign to start reasserting its constitutional role to better deliver for the American people. A new era of reform, driven by the people’s elected representatives in Congress, is long overdue.

ATTACHMENT TEN – FROM MS NOW

By Soorin Kim Jul. 29, 2026, 5:00 AM EDT

With fewer than 100 days until the November midterms, Democrats confront an increasingly uncomfortable truth: Republicans and their allied groups have opened a cash advantage of roughly half a billion dollars over Democrats. And the party’s own Democratic National Committee is already carrying more debt than money in the bank.

The DNC in particular has been underwater for much of the year, reporting more debt than cash on hand in each of the past eight months, according to its filings with the Federal Election Commission.

National party committees often raise less when the rival party holds the White House. But the DNC’s numbers point to a cash crunch that has dogged Democrats since the 2024 election — one that runs deeper than the party’s own tough stretch before the 2018 midterms, or the hole Republicans dug out of before 2022, when Joe Biden was president.

DNC Chair Ken Martin defended his party committee’s finances in a lengthy statement published on Substack last week, writing that the current DNC has raised more than any DNC without the White House in the party’s 198-year history. The cash-on-hand figures, he argued, reflect the fact that the DNC has been diligently investing in the “work required to win in 2025, 2026 and beyond.”

“If the question is whether the Democratic Party will be ready to win — everywhere, at every level, in this election and for the decade ahead — the answer is a resounding yes,” Martin wrote.

The gap between the two national committees is stark. The DNC entered July with $16 million in cash and $18 million in debt, while the RNC reported $129 million on hand and no debt. Republicans’ congressional committees also hold bigger reserves than their Democratic counterparts, though by smaller margins.

“I think the DNC is objectively in a bad place,” said a former DNC official who was granted anonymity to speak candidly about the party’s finances and pointed to donors’ disillusionment and eroded trust since the 2024 election.

The gap is widened further by Make America Great Again Inc., a Trump-aligned super PAC that has amassed $400 million over the past 18 months, drawing from loyal billionaires as well as newer donors eager to signal support for the president.

Both parties have super PACs tied to their congressional leadership, along with outside groups focused on individual races. But Democrats have nothing that rivals MAGA Inc. in size. The group has yet to convert much of its haul into spending on Republicans in 2025 or 2026, and it has not released a midterm strategy. A senior White House official told Politico that decisions about how to deploy the money need not be made until after the party’s convention, which begins Sept. 9.

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Democrats counter that their candidates are outraising Republicans in many battleground races. In Texas, U.S. Senate Democratic candidate James Talarico has raised three times as much as Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton. In Georgia, Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff holds 20 times the cash on hand of his Republican challenger, Michael Collins. Party officials say the disparity reflects grassroots enthusiasm for individual candidates, even as the path to Senate control remains steep. They also note that Democrats have won races this cycle despite being outspent.

Republicans built their party-level reserves precisely because they expect Democratic candidates to hold that fundraising edge, said a GOP official who was granted anonymity to discuss the party’s strategy. The official said the recent Supreme Court ruling in NRSC v. FEC, which lets party committees coordinate spending directly with candidates, will hand Republicans an even greater advantage in the coming months.

“I think anyone who’s suggesting that we have to spend money right now is a little bit silly, and the suggestion that we will not be spending the money is also silly as well,” said the GOP official. “I can tell you that we are going to — at least on the RNC side — be spending as many dollars as we legally can.”

The former DNC official, now a Democratic strategist, said the cash crunch is likelier to bite in the 2028 presidential cycle than this year, with the party’s would-be contenders potentially forced to build their own fundraising operations. Even so, the strategist said, donors now on the sidelines will likely return ahead of 2028.

“I think there’s going to be a different level of enthusiasm once we’re in the cycle, I believe, because this is the first time in a very, very long time that we truly have such an open Democratic primary,” the strategist said about the 2028 election. “The money is going to funnel into the ecosystem again.”

“I wouldn’t be worried about us losing an election because of the DNC’s fundraising,” the strategist said.

WEDNESDAY MORNING

ATTACHMENT ELEVEN – FROM GUK

TRUMP ALLY LOSES, MIXED RESULTS FOR PROGRESSIVES: TAKEAWAYS FROM PRIMARIES IN MINNESOTA, WISCONSIN AND BEYOND

Primaries across US included Darline Graham advancing to runoff, while progressive Francesca Hong and MyPillow’s Mike Lindell fell short

By Rachel Leingang and Maanvi Singh Wed 12 Aug 2026 08.37 EDT

A series of primary elections on Tuesday shaped the future of both the Democratic and Republican parties, pitting newcomers against established candidates and testing name recognition.

Wisconsin, Minnesota, Alabama, South Carolina, Vermont and Connecticut held elections, with a gubernatorial race in Wisconsin capturing nationwide attention.

That election, in which progressive challenger Francesca Hong faced David Crowley, the Milwaukee county executive, was seen as another key test of the left wing of the Democratic party in a swing state.

Democratic socialist falls short in Wisconsin

Despite polls suggesting she was on course for victory, the progressive state lawmaker Francesca Hong was narrowly beaten in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor by David Crowley, the Milwaukee county executive.

The result amounts to a stunning upset after a messy campaign, during which Crowley exited the race, only to re-enter it – and promptly received the endorsement of Tony Evers, the outgoing Democratic governor.

It comes after a wave of leftwing candidates won prominent Democratic primaries in recent months, including Abdul El-Sayed, running for US Senate in Michigan, last week. Hong had pointed to Crowley’s return in the campaign as evidence of panic by the Democratic establishment, although Crowley insisted he was “far from” the establishment.

The fight for a new generation of Democrats prevails in Connecticut

Luke Bronin, the former mayor of Hartford, ousted the incumbent congressman John Larson in Connecticut’s first congressional district, the AP projects.

Larson, 78, has represented the district since 1999. Bronin, 47, talked to the Guardian last year about Democrats challenging older members of Congress in the aftermath of Joe Biden’s 2024 exit from the presidential race over age and mental fitness concerns.

At the time, Bronin said Democrats needed to be “relentless and clear” about the ways Donald Trump is making life worse for Americans, and “equally relentless and clear” about the Democratic party’s vision for improving their daily lives.

In a statement on Tuesday, Bronin said: “Tonight, voters sent a message that if we are going to fix this mess we’re in, we need to build a Democratic Party that’s bringing a whole new energy to this fight. It’s time to be courageous, bold, and clear about who we’re fighting for and what we’re fighting for.”

Alabama voters cast ballots again in redrawn district that dilutes Black voting power

Some Alabama voters took to the polls for the second time this primary season after the state’s Republican-controlled legislature reconfigured four of the seven districts.

The redrawn district map came after the US supreme court dismantled a key section of the 1965 Voting Rights Act and several southern states moved to redistrict and consolidate Republican power. In June, the supreme court ruled that Alabama could use a redrawn congressional map that eliminates one of the state’s two majority-Black districts in this year’s midterm elections.

The new map poses steep challenges for Shomari Figures, the Democratic representative who was first elected in 2024 after the creation of a new district that included the mostly Black cities of Mobile and Montgomery. But the district no longer includes Mobile, Figures’s home town. Rhett Marques, a Republican state representative and small-business owner who became part of the new district, won the primary to challenge Figures in November.

Darline Graham, Lindsey Graham’s sister, advances to runoff in South Carolina Republican primary

Interim US senator Darline Graham advanced to a runoff in South Carolina’s special Republican primary to replace her brother, Lindsey Graham, in the Senate one month after his sudden death.

She will face Congressman Ralph Norman, an ultraconservative Freedom Caucus member, on 25 August. The winner of that contest will run against Annie Andrews, the Democratic nominee and a pediatrician, in the November general election.

Trump-backed Graham was appointed to the Senate after Lindsey Graham died one month ago. A political outsider, she has sought to cast herself as focused on affordability, not national security like her brother.

Trump ally Mike Lindell loses significantly in Minnesota governor primary

Mike Lindell, the CEO of MyPillow and a staunch Trump ally lost decisively to Lisa Demuth, the Republican speaker of the Minnesota house of representatives.

Minnesota has not elected a Republican governor in decades, but the primary was still a test of Trump’s strength among his party in the state. Lindell’s loss could be attributed to the weakness of his campaign, but also a sign of Trump’s waning support amid low approval ratings. The known election denier did not concede when the race was called for his opponent.

Demuth became speaker last year in an evenly divided house, becoming the first Black person in the role.

The impact of Trump’s immigration agenda weighed heavily over Minnesota

Peggy Flanagan, Minnesota’s lieutenant governor, won decisively on Tuesday after a campaign that attacked Angie Craig, a US representative, on her immigration record.

At the center of the attack was Craig’s vote for the Laken Riley Act, which requires immigration detention for undocumented immigrants accused of local crimes, and Craig has since expressed regret for voting for it.

The role of immigration enforcement served as a major issue in the primary after the state experienced devastation, including the deaths of two residents and hundreds of deportations, when the Trump administration sent in thousands of immigration officers in early 2026 as part of Operation Metro Surge.

ATTACHMENT TWELVE – FROM GUK

DAVID CROWLEY WINS DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY FOR WISCONSIN’S GOVERNOR IN UPSET OVER PROGRESSIVE FRANCESCA HONG

Crowley pulls off last-minute victory in tight race after polls had shown Hong as the clear Democratic frontrunner

By Rachel Leingang Wed 12 Aug 2026 13.02 EDT

David Crowley, the Milwaukee county executive, won the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor after beating the democratic socialist Francesca Hong in a tight contest.

Crowley pulled off a last-minute victory in the critical swing state after re-entering the campaign and snagging an endorsement from Tony Evers, the outgoing governor.

With most votes counted, Crowley had 39.8% of the vote, ahead of Hong’s 39.4%, according to the Associated Press: a lead of just more than 3,000 votes. The race came down to the wire, with Hong and Crowley running close to each other as each batch of results came in.

Polls had shown Hong as a clear frontrunner during the campaign, but with large chunks of voters still undecided and an ever-changing field of candidates, polling was difficult. Polls in Michigan had similarly shown the progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed with a more sizable lead than he ended up with in his victory in the Democratic primary for US Senate.

Hong, a chef and former restaurant owner from Madison, ran on a platform that included childcare for all, free school meals and a one-year moratorium on the construction of new datacenters, which differentiated her from her Democratic colleagues in the governor’s race.

Crowley welcomed those who voted for Hong in Tuesday’s primary to join him in the lead-up to November’s general election. “I look forward to earning their support,” he told reporters.

While the messy Democratic primary has been branded as a “battle between the left and the center”, Crowley argued this was an inaccurate characterization.

“We may not agree on every policy,” he said. “We may not use the same labels, but we all want safe communities, strong schools, affordable healthcare, good-paying jobs, and a brighter future for all of our children.

“Every one of us has something much bigger to unite around, and that is keeping Maga extremism from bringing the chaos we see in Washington into our neighborhoods right here in the state of Wisconsin,” said Crowley.

Evers, a Democrat who has served as Wisconsin’s governor since 2019, did not seek re-election. He endorsed Crowley, who re-entered the race after leaving it earlier in the cycle.

Evers hailed Crowley as “the future of our Party” in a social media post overnight. “For now, we polka,” he said. “Tomorrow, we’re back at work to win.”

In a statement on Wednesday morning, Hong congratulated Crowley and said she would support him in the general election.

“The last 11 months have been one of the greatest joys of my life. Traveling the state, meeting people in churches and dive bars and bike races and dance parties and in their homes, and hearing about what matters most to them informed every decision we made on the trail,” she said. “It will continue to inform the work we do – and ask our supporters to do – moving forward.

“This campaign was not about getting one person into office. It is about a building movement for permanent affordability and a government that puts working people first. Our movement is strong and the work isn’t done. I am overwhelmingly proud of our team and the work they have done to achieve that goal.”

Crowley’s pitch to voters in the waning weeks of the campaign was electability: he felt he was more poised to win against Tom Tiffany, a Republican congressman and ardent Trump supporter who ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Tiffany voted against certifying the results of the 2020 election, which Trump lost.

Crowley previously told the Guardian: “We knew that the stakes were too high for me to sit on the sideline, and that we need the best candidate, not just with executive leadership, but somebody who has a proven track record of getting things done. And that’s what voters want. They want someone they can trust. And that’s why we got back into this race.”

Hong’s previous statements had dragged her down in recent days, including past support for defunding the police and a tweet calling to cancel Thanksgiving, which she had since retracted. She had previously vowed to use her grassroots network built during the primary to aid whoever won.

Kelda Roys, a state senator, and Joel Brennan, who previously led the Wisconsin department of administration, rounded out the Democratic field.

There were entries and exits from the chaotic race in recent weeks. A previous top contender, Sara Rodriguez, left the race after campaign finance irregularities, after which Crowley re-entered the race, with Evers’ backing. Mandela Barnes, the Democratic nominee for US Senate in 2022, dropped out on 31 July.

The Wisconsin governor’s race became the latest test of the progressive wing of the party’s durability with Democratic voters in the midwest, after Abdul El-Sayed won the Democratic primary for US Senate in Michigan last week. Next door, Minnesota voters were also weighing a US Senate primary between a moderate and a progressive. Peggy Flanagan, Minnesota’s lieutenant governor, won the Democratic primary for Senate over Congresswoman Angie Craig. The midwest primaries came after a wave of wins of progressives and Democratic socialists in solidly blue parts of the country.

Democrats in Wisconsin are angling for a governing trifecta, trying to win back control of both chambers of the state assembly and keep the governor’s office so they can enact a full agenda.

The governor’s race is expected to draw huge money and attention – Wisconsin is a close state for most statewide elections, and its voters are known to swing in either direction depending on the candidate or platform.

Elsewhere in Wisconsin, voters in the western part of the state chose Rebecca Cooke, a blue dog Democrat, to advance and face the Republican Derrick Van Orden in the third congressional district, a key pickup opportunity for Democrats. Cooke previously ran for the seat in 2022 and 2024, coming close to Van Orden.

Emily Berge, a former Eau Claire city council president, ran against Cooke. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee endorsed Cooke, which angered some local Democrats who saw it as interfering in a primary. Berge’s momentum, amid a wave of anti-establishment sentiment, had other national groups spending to boost Cooke, who they believe is better placed to win the district.

ATTACHMENT THIRTEEN – FROM THE ATLANTIC

AOC KNOWS A LEMON WHEN SHE SEES ONE

Francesca Hong’s surprise loss in Wisconsin is a blessing to the Democratic Party.

By Helen Lewis August 12, 2026, 2:36 PM ET

Last night, Francesca Hong lost the race to be the Democratic candidate for governor of Wisconsin. This is great news for American democracy.

Sorry if that seems harsh—she certainly ran an energetic campaign and came close to winning the nomination—but Hong was a profoundly flawed candidate in an important race. Even the leaders of her own faction of the Democratic Party recognized it, and stayed away: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders apparently know a lemon when they see one. Her narrow loss is a positive reflection on the progressive luminaries’ judgment, as well as a demonstration that the party mainstream eventually managed to sort out a messy and dispiriting primary. The Democrats now have a better chance of winning a crucial swing state’s governorship, against a Republican nominee who, while in Congress, went along with Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Hong’s loss yesterday was unexpected. Two weeks ago, the 37-year-old state legislator was the front-runner in the polls, largely because the Democratic primary had turned into a clown show. One mainstream candidate, Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez, suspended her campaign in mid-July because of financial irregularities. By the end of the month, with less than a fortnight to go before Election Day, former Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes bowed out too. At the time he did so, one poll had Hong 22 points ahead. In the interim, another candidate, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, had returned to the race after previously withdrawing because of a lack of momentum. All the hopes of the Democratic establishment rested on Crowley’s Hail Mary pass.

The American left wing is ascendant. But total victory isn't at hand just yet.

ATTACHMENT FOURTEEN – FROM THE INDEPENDENT U.K.

THE AMERICAN LEFT WING IS ASCENDANT. BUT TOTAL VICTORY ISN'T AT HAND JUST YET

Minnesota and Wisconsin's primaries gave the Democratic Party and the broader American left much to chew on.

The vast majority of the discussions on traditional and social media surrounded Francesca Hong, the 37-year-old self-described socialist who came within a hair of becoming the party's nominee for governor in Wisconsin.

Hong's defeat was extra disappointing for many progressives, who saw polling with Hong comfortably in the lead heading into voting. But that polling obscured how many Democrats were willing to take a shot with what they saw as a less risky alternative.

David Crowley squeaked out a narrow victory when the final votes came in, winning by just over 3,000 votes. The Milwaukee county executive had previously suspended his campaign, and only returned after Hong's closest rival dropped out.

What happened? Hong lacked the same backing that other progressive candidates running this cycle had enjoyed, didn't go up with ads on traditional media, and spent the last days of her campaign battling controversy over old comments about the Thanksgiving holiday which attacked its colonial roots.

But let's be absolutely clear here: The progressive left is on a hot streak right now, and Hong came within inches of being a part of it. Her defeat coincided with the victory of Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan in the Minnesota Senate race next door — Flanagan was the Bernie Sanders-endorsed progressive, running against a moderate with the private backing of party leaders.

The Minnesota Senate race marks the second such victory for progressives in a week. Hong, supported by the Democratic Socialists of America, still made an impressive showing, even if she didn't cross the finish line first in the end.

So where does that leave the left? Ascendant, but not without constraints. As primary season comes to a close over the next few weeks, November is still shaping up to be a massive test for the party's left flank — one that will come to define the terms of the 2028 presidential primary.

ATTACHMENT FIFTEEN – FROM TIME

TRUMP AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY BACKED COMPETING CANDIDATES IN MINNESOTA’S GOVERNOR PRIMARY. BOTH FELL SHORT

Minnesota Speaker of the House Lisa Demuth has won the Republican primary for governor in her state, beating out the GOP-endorsed and Trump-backed candidates in the race.

The Associated Press called the race just before midnight on Tuesday as Demuth was leading with more than 43% of the vote to Mike Lindell’s less than 33%, of the ballots counted.

However, Lindell is refusing to concede, alleging irregularities in the vote totals.

President Donald Trump last month publicly offered his support to Lindell, a Trump loyalist better known as the “MyPillow Guy” who garnered national attention in the aftermath of the 2020 election as a prominent election denier. The state Republican Party, meanwhile, opted to endorse Kendall Qualls, a businessman and Army veteran, at a state convention in May. Despite earning neither endorsement, Demuth remained competitive in the race—and ultimately pulled out the win. She now heads to the general election in November, where she is expected to face an uphill battle against Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar. —Connor Greene

ATTACHMENT SIXTEEN – FROM INDEPENDENT U.K.

MIKE JOHNSON'S NEW HEADACHE

By John Bowden Thursday, August 13, 2026

Holding the House of Representatives just got that much harder for Republicans.

Rep. Max Miller, the embattled Ohio congressman facing horrific allegations of child abuse and violence against his ex-wife, is officially staying in the race. His seat, once a relatively safe one for the GOP, is now in real danger of falling to the Democrats this fall.

But that's not the GOP's only problem.

Miller's continued presence in the House — and his money — are now two big issues Republicans will be facing questions about for the rest of the election cycle.

The House is out of session until September. That isn't stopping Republicans from being caught under the spotlight, however. On Thursday, Rep. Mike Lawler of New York faced a grilling from CNN's Dana Bash about whether he supported Miller remaining in the House, or would return campaign donations he'd taken from his Ohio colleague.

"This is something that should play out in family court," was his response. "The fact that some in the media and my Democratic colleagues have tried to turn it into a spectacle, and use this situation for political points, is wrong."

Republicans shouldn't expect the questions to end quickly, especially after prominent figures in the party tried to argue that Democrats were tainted by their association with Graham Platner, the former Senate candidate forced out of his race in Maine after an allegation of rape emerged from an ex-girlfriend, which Platner denied.

Lawler isn't alone. Other Republicans are already being pummeled by their Democratic opponents over taking Miller's cash.

Read more here.

ATTACHMENT SEVENTEEN – FROM TIME

REPUBLICANS ARE ABOUT TO REPEAT THE DEMOCRATS’ BIGGEST MISTAKE

By Gregory Conti and Aaron Sibarium Aug. 14, 2026

Mr. Conti is an associate professor of politics at Princeton University. Mr. Sibarium is a staff writer at The Washington Free Beacon.

Over the years, Republicans have portrayed Democrats as beholden to bespoke identities (they/them), obsessed with an alleged genocide (Gaza) and in thrall to anti-American revisionism (see the efforts to recenter our national narrative on slavery).

We are critics of diversity, equity and inclusion programs who largely agree with that characterization. We believe the Republicans’ war on woke has made America a fairer, safer place by checking some of the worst excesses of modern progressivism, from antiwhite discrimination in corporate America to biological men competing in women’s sports.

But we are also concerned that this backlash is morphing into something darker, dumber and ultimately self-defeating. Today the right has begun to resemble its depiction of the left: There are invented identities like heritage American, claims of white genocide in South Africa and arguments from right-wing influencers that the Allies weren’t the good guys in World War II.

The rise of this so-called woke right is sometimes blamed on the ability of podcast bros and online streamers to circumvent official G.O.P. messaging. But it also reflects the way the Republican Party transformed in reaction to the woke era, moving further to the right on race and gender and losing its immune response to genuine cranks.

In practice, antiwokeness has eroded taboos against open bigotry in a party that is losing Latinos ahead of the 2026 midterms. It has made it harder to frame the G.O.P. as the moderate option in a year when candidates who have called for defunding the police are winning Democratic primaries. And it has widened the gap between the two parties, leaving less room for a truce in the culture war.

Some liberals may scoff at the notion that a truce was ever possible with what they see as a backward Republican Party that is racist and sexist to its core. But that argument is belied by the party’s response to the progressivism of the late 2010s, with which the G.O.P. nearly made peace.

ATTACHMENT EIGHTEEN – FROM TIME

A TROJAN HORSE’: GOP ESCALATES ANTI-MUSLIM CAMPAIGN AGAINST EL-SAYED

BY PHILIP ELLIOTT

Back in March, Republicans thought they had found the avatar for everything their base needed to fear in James Talarico. The never-married boyish seminarian who ran a remarkable campaign to become the Democrats’ Senate nominee in Texas got almost everything hurled at him: false allegations that he’s vegan, nicknames like “Talafreako,” whisper campaigns about his personal life. None of it stuck. Talarico continues to enjoy a slight edge in polling in a race that is on track to become the most expensive Senate campaign in U.S. history.

Now, a similar effort is underway to make Abdul El-Sayed the new face of the Democratic Party. This time, it’s not just the far-right ecosystem that has a problem with the newly nominated Senate hopeful. Jewish voters and staunch supporters of Israel are no fan of El-Sayed’s criticisms of Israel or his decision to campaign with Hasan Piker, an activist who has been accused of anti-Semitism. (El-Sayed has repeatedly declined to say if he’d campaign again with Piker, who has walked back previous statements that the United States deserved 9/11.) Michigan’s Attorney General, Democrat Dana Nessel, who is Jewish, plans to skip the state party’s Aug. 29 convention out of fear for her safety in an environment where, she says, party officials aren’t doing enough to combat anti-Semitism.

It’s created a surprising coalition of El-Sayed skeptics that Republicans are more than eager to inflate. After trying and failing to make hay out of Talarico’s lifestyle and personal life, their approach with El-Sayed is much simpler: he’s Muslim.

“Every single Muslim holding public office in America is a trojan horse, and a threat to both national security and our republic,” tweeted Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina.

Piped up MAGA influencer Laura Loomer: “As I have been saying for years, Muslims need to be treated like enemy combatants.”

“Two VERY DIFFERENT Americas,” President Donald Trump posted with an image of two married couples—Trump and his wife on the left, El-Sayed and his hijab-wearing wife on the right.

The tableau reveals an ugly reality about U.S. politics right now. The attacks against Talarico, a white man, weren’t meant to register on the scare factor. The ones against El-Sayed, the son of Egyptian immigrants, unequivocally are.

There’s one glaring problem with this strategy: The Other becomes less frightening once they’re known. Support for LGBTQ rights rose like a rocket once folks realized they have gay neighbors. The same proved true with civil rights and immigrant rights.

To that end, El-Sayed already has started an effort to make him seem more familiar. In one of the best ads of this entire campaign year, El-Sayed’s grandparents speak directly to the camera to tell his story like any other family. In one of the ugliest of the year, Senate Republicans’ campaign arm is airing ads highlighting the Democrat’s full name: Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed.

The naked play at fear-mongering has its limits, though. Ask two-term President Barack Hussein Obama. (For the record, Obama’s pastor became an issue in the 2008 campaign for his rhetoric, but it was still a Christian church.)

Or take another Democrat who got a trial as the boogeyman of the day: New York Mayor Zorhan Mamdani, whose parents are of Indian descent and is the first Muslim to lead the nation’s biggest city. The democratic socialist drew harsh fire during his campaign and early in his tenure; even Trump seemed fixated on him. Others in the party have followed suit. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, a conservative Republican, recently called both El-Sayed and Mandani “Islamists.”

"They want Sharia Law, they hate Jews, they hate Christians, they hate capitalism, and they hate America,” Cruz told Fox News.

Mamdani had other thoughts. Americans started hearing from him more than most mayors. His social media footprint, his podcast, his communication skills—all combined to make him less scary, and was not turning New York City into Moscow. A June poll from Siena University found 58% of New Yorkers had a favorable opinion of him.

It’s a lot to put on someone in the final three months of a campaign, but that is the task that now falls to El-Sayed. His positions and past statements aside—which some Democratic insiders see as disastrous for a candidate vying for a pivotal Senate seat in swing-state Michigan—the demonization of his religion and background are a different matter entirely. It’s a completely unfair side-quest, but one that is unavoidable—and somehow never falls to the white men in politics.

ATTACHMENT NINETEEN – FROM BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE

POLL: VOTERS WANT SOLUTIONS FOR GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION

Overwhelming majorities across parties see corruption as a major problem and back measures to limit self-dealing by officials and the influence of money in politics.

By Alex Brunet and Marina Pino June 2, 2026

A new Brennan Center survey finds that large majorities of Republicans, Democrats, and independents share deep-seated concerns about government corruption, which most voters define broadly and blame for many of the country’s biggest problems going unaddressed. The survey, fielded to 2,000 registered voters across the country between April 28 and May 6, also finds widespread support for key anticorruption reforms, such as new limits on money in elections and stronger protections against self-dealing by high-ranking government officials.

The key findings include:

· Voters see corruption as a big problem that permeates every government institution. More than 9 in 10 voters (92 percent) — including supermajorities of Republicans (90 percent), Democrats (93 percent), and independents (93 percent) — believe corruption is a big problem in politics and government. Large majorities of voters also view the last two presidents, Congress, and the Supreme Court as corrupt.

· Voters define corruption broadly. Most voters say corruption covers a range of conduct, including officials using their position for personal gain (97 percent) and prioritizing the interests of billionaires and big corporations over those of the public (94 percent), waste of taxpayer dollars (90 percent), and officials who are unresponsive to their constituents (76 percent).

· Voters identify several causes of corruption in elected officials. Voters point to a lack of consequences for corrupt behavior (79 percent), officials prioritizing personal financial gain (79 percent), and campaign contributions from billionaires (64 percent) and big corporations (62 percent) as top causes of corruption.

· Voters blame corruption for kitchen-table issues going unaddressed. Overwhelming majorities believe corruption is responsible for big problems that government has failed to solve (88 percent) and for dysfunctional public services (83 percent).

· Voters want significant reforms. Major anticorruption policy proposals command widespread support across self-identified partisanship, including a constitutional amendment to restore limits on money in elections (79 percent), mandatory disclosure for all federal campaign contributions and spending (85 percent), the creation of a new federal ethics enforcer (81 percent), and a constitutional amendment limiting the president’s pardon power (69 percent).

VOTERS SEE CORRUPTION AS A MAJOR SYSTEMIC PROBLEM

Voters across the political spectrum identify corruption as a widespread, systemic problem. The poll finds that 92 percent of voters say corruption is a big problem in U.S. politics and government, with 62 percent — including 71 percent Democrats, 64 percent independents, and 53 percent Republicans — calling it a very big problem. Ninety-three percent of voters are somewhat or very concerned about corruption influencing elected officials.

Voters see corruption as endemic to U.S. government. When asked whether corruption is driven by individual choices or is instead an embedded structural problem, nearly two-thirds of voters said the latter. More than half of respondents (55 percent) say the process of running for office and serving in government makes officials corrupt, compared with 45 percent who say people who run for or serve in office tend to be corrupt.

Voters identify the major institutions of the federal government as corrupt, including Congress (85 percent), the president (68 percent), the cabinet (81 percent), and the Supreme Court (62 percent). With respect to Congress, these findings are broadly consistent across every demographic tested: political party, race, education, income, age, urban/suburban/rural, and geographic region.

VOTERS DEFINE CORRUPTION EXPANSIVELY

As for what qualifies as corruption, voters across party lines are in agreement. They understand corruption broadly, centered in part on the perception that government primarily works for the ultrawealthy and well-connected and doesn’t prioritize the interests of most voters. The poll finds that while 97 percent of voters say that a government official using their office for personal gain is corrupt, almost as many (89 percent) say the same about billionaires and big corporations having an easier time being heard than the general public.

Large swaths of the electorate across party lines also associate corruption with government inefficiency and inaccessibility. Ninety percent say that taxpayer dollars spent on programs that do not seem to benefit the public constitutes corruption, and 79 percent point to Congress not focusing on the problems faced by the public as another example.

Total Yes — very and somewhat corrupt

0%20%40%60%80%100%

A government official who uses their position for personal gain

98%

96%

A government official who prioritizes the interests of billionaires and big corporations over those of the public

97%

94%

91%

A government official who bends the rule of law

96%

95%

94%

A government official who lies to the public

94%

Billionaires and big corporations having an easier time having their voices heard by the government than the general public

94%

90%

83%

Taxpayer dollars spent on programs that do not seem to benefit the public

90%

88%

94%

Congress not focusing on solving the problems faced by the public

82%

77%

80%

A government official who is unresponsive to their constituents

78%

75%

76%

Democrat

Independent

Republican

Source: Brennan Center poll of 2,000 registered voters conducted between April 28 and May 6, 2026

VOTERS AGREE CORRUPTION HAS MANY CAUSES

Voters across the political spectrum most often say corruption is caused by a lack of consequences for corrupt behavior (79 percent) and elected officials prioritizing personal gain (79 percent). Not far behind, and again with large bipartisan majorities, were campaign contributions from big corporations and billionaires, with 62 and 64 percent.

VOTERS BELIEVE CORRUPTION HAS SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES FOR THEIR DAILY LIVES

Voters link corruption directly to kitchen-table issues and the problems with government they experience daily. Eighty-eight percent blame corruption for the persistence of today’s biggest problems that government has failed to solve, and 83 percent say corruption is responsible for public services not working properly.

Eighty-nine percent of voters — overwhelming majorities of Democrats, Republicans, and independents — say corruption is responsible for policies that benefit billionaires and big corporations at the expense of the American people.

DEMAND FOR CHANGE ACROSS PARTY LINES

Voters’ perception of widespread corruption and its consequences for their daily lives translates into a mandate for solutions. Every reform tested in this survey polled nearly at or above 70 percent — with majority support across party lines. In fact, most proposals commanded supermajority support from each party and independents. They also garnered widespread support across other demographics, including race, income, age, gender, education, and geographic region. Even among the small minority of voters (8 percent) who do not view corruption as a big problem, nearly every anticorruption proposal received majority support.

An overwhelming majority of voters across party lines support campaign finance reforms. These include legislation to end “dark money,” or funds from groups that do not disclose their donors (85 percent overall, with 88 percent support among Democrats, 84 percent among independents, and 85 percent support among Republicans) and a constitutional amendment to overturn Supreme Court rulings that have struck down limits on money in elections (79 percent overall, including 84 percent support among Democrats, 81 percent support among independents, and 75 percent support among Republicans).

Supermajorities in regions across the country support amending the Constitution to restore campaign finance limits, with backing from more than three-quarters of voters in the West (82 percent), South (78 percent), Northeast (81 percent), and Midwest (76 percent). The same is true across the urban (81 percent), suburban (79 percent), and rural (76 percent) divide.

Voters also support major reforms to curb self-dealing at the highest levels of government. Voters of all political affiliations, for example, are aligned in wanting to strengthen federal ethics laws for all three branches of the federal government. That includes banning presidential conflicts of interest (83 percent), requiring the Supreme Court to adopt a binding code of ethics (84 percent), banning congressional stock trading (81 percent), creating a new federal agency to enforce anticorruption laws (81 percent), and passing a constitutional amendment to limit the president’s unilateral power to issue pardons (69 percent).

At least 70 percent of young voters (ages 18 to 34) back the reforms aimed at addressing the misuse of government power for graft. These solutions also have large majority support across all other age groups, with voters 65 or older often showing the highest levels of support.

The Brennan Center’s survey shows that the public believes corruption is serious and exists in all corners of government. It also offers some hope: Americans across party lines overwhelmingly support solutions that address the role of concentrated wealth in politics and unchecked self-enrichment by those in power in order to restore the government’s ability to serve the public and confidence in government.

Research Analyst Emily Gill made substantial contributions to the survey instrument and underlying research for this analysis.

ATTACHMENT TWENTY – FROM REAL CLEAR POLITICS

LATEST POLLS

Stay up to date on all the latest 2026 and 2028 election and state of the union polls. Gain valuable insights into the evolving political landscape and stay ahead of the latest trends.

RACE			Poll	Results	Spread
	Friday, August 14
President Trump Job Approval		Rasmussen Reports	Approve 43, Disapprove 55	Disapprove+12
2026 Generic Congressional Vote		Cygnal	Democrats 49, Republicans 42	Democrats+7
Thursday, August 13
2026 Michigan Senate - Rogers vs. El-Sayed		FOX News	Rogers 51, El-Sayed 47	Rogers+4
2026 Michigan Governor - James vs. Benson		FOX News	Benson 52, James 47	Benson+5
2026 Ohio Senate Special Election - Husted vs. Brown		FOX News	Brown 53, Husted 45	Brown+8
2026 Ohio Governor - Ramaswamy vs. Acton		FOX News	Acton 48, Ramaswamy 50	Ramaswamy+2
2026 Texas Senate - Paxton vs. Talarico		Emerson	Talarico 46, Paxton 47	Paxton+1

2026 Texas Governor - Abbott vs. Hinojosa	Emerson	Abbott 49, Hinojosa 45	Abbott+4
2026 North Carolina Senate - Whatley vs. Cooper	Carolina Journal/Harper	Cooper 52, Whatley 39	Cooper+13
2026 California Governor - Hilton vs. Becerra	LA Times/Berkeley IGS	Becerra 55, Hilton 37	Becerra+18
Wednesday, August 12
2026 Maine Senate - Collins vs. Jackson	FOX News	Jackson 48, Collins 46	Jackson+2
2026 Maine Governor - Charles vs. Pingree	FOX News*	Pingree 49, Charles 38	Pingree+11
2026 North Carolina Senate - Whatley vs. Cooper	Elon University*	Cooper 53, Whatley 42	Cooper+11
2026 New York Governor - Blakeman vs. Hochul	Siena	Hochul 49, Blakeman 39	Hochul+10
Tuesday, August 11
South Carolina Senate Republican Special Primary	Trafalgar Group		Graham Nordone+6
2026 Texas Governor - Abbott vs. Hinojosa	Cygnal**	Abbott 49, Hinojosa 46	Abbott+3
President Trump Job Approval	Economist/YouGov	Approve 38, Disapprove 61	Disapprove+23
2026 Generic Congressional Vote	Economist/YouGov	Democrats 46, Republicans 40	Democrats+6
Direction of Country	Economist/YouGov	Right Direction 28, Wrong Track 64	Wrong Track+36
2026 Generic Congressional Vote	RMG Research**	Democrats 47, Republicans 45	Democrats+2
Monday, August 10
2026 North Carolina Senate - Whatley vs. Cooper	Carolina Forward/Change Res.	Cooper 50, Whatley 43	Cooper+7
2026 Georgia Governor - Jackson vs. Lance Bottoms	Quantus Insights**	Lance Bottoms 46, Jackson 45	Lance Bottoms+1
2026 Oklahoma Governor - GOP Runoff	CHS & Associates	Mazzei 44, Drummond 44	Tie
President Trump Job Approval	Morning Consult	Approve 43, Disapprove 55	Disapprove+12
Direction of Country	Rasmussen Reports	Right Direction 34, Wrong Track 60	Wrong Track+26
2028 Democratic Presidential Nomination	Rasmussen Reports	Harris 37, Newsom 14, Buttigieg 10, Ocasio-Cortez 9, Shapiro 6, Kelly 9, Ossoff 4, Beshear , Pritzker 2, Booker	Harris+23
Friday, August 7
South Carolina Senate Republican Special Primary	Quantus Insights	Graham Nordone 33, Norman 20, Fry 20, Sanford 17, Lynch 8	Graham Nordone+13
2026 Texas Senate - Paxton vs. Talarico	Texas A&M/Siena	Talarico 47, Paxton 43	Talarico+4
2026 Texas Governor - Abbott vs. Hinojosa	Texas A&M/Siena	Abbott 46, Hinojosa 45	Abbott+1
2026 Minnesota Senate - Democratic Primary	KSTP/SurveyUSA	Craig 42, Flanagan 40	Craig+2
2026 Minnesota Senate - Republican Primary	KSTP/SurveyUSA	Tafoya 48, White 13, Schwarze 5, Weiler 3
2026 Minnesota Governor - Republican Primary	KSTP/SurveyUSA	Lindell 34, Demuth 28, Qualls 17	Lindell+6
2026 North Carolina Senate - Whatley vs. Cooper	Change Research**	Cooper 50, Whatley 41	Cooper+9
President Trump Job Approval	RMG Research*	Approve 43, Disapprove 55	Disapprove+12

ATTACHMENT “A” – FROM FEC

ALL by MONEY RAISED

Who's raising the most

01/01/2025–12/31/2026

Name

Total raised

1. OSSOFF, T. JONATHAN [DEM]

$97,986,263.04

2. TALARICO, JAMES [DEM]

$68,555,930.42

3. BROWN, SHERROD [DEM]

$38,566,234.10

4. COOPER, ROY [DEM]

$34,975,789.18

5. BOOKER, CORY A. [DEM]

$33,504,255.00

6. KRISHNAMOORTHI, S [DEM]

$31,558,602.76

7. WARNER, MARK ROBERT [DEM]

$25,160,577.96

8. GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. [REP]

$21,525,706.65

9. PLATNER, GRAHAM [DEM]

$21,050,419.38

10. COLLINS, SUSAN M. [REP]

$18,930,077.99

Top of Form

How much has been raised by: Running in:

Bottom of Form

01/01/2025–12/31/2026

Name

Total raised

11. SCALISE, STEVE MR [REP]

$10,638,030.12

12. LAUBACHER, EILEEN [DEM]

$10,349,940.18

13. EMMER, THOMAS EARL JR. [REP]

$9,786,063.83

14. CRANE, ELI [REP]

$9,481,427.94

15. MASSIE, THOMAS H. [REP]

$8,837,696.95

16. KIM, YOUNG [REP]

$8,837,238.63

17. COOKE, REBECCA [DEM]

$8,601,145.96

18. JONES, ERIC [DEM]

$8,378,928.57

19. GOLDMAN, DANIEL [DEM]

$8,365,109.43

20. LAWLER, MICHAEL VINCENT [REP]

$8,172,045.60

Name

Total raised

21. HARRIS, SHAWN [DEM]

$8,098,513.75

22. VAN ORDEN, DERRICK F. MR. [REP]

$7,526,052.22

23. ALLRED, COLIN [DEM]

$7,431,941.28

24. RASKIN, JAMIE [DEM]

$7,425,389.43

25. MENDOZA, JOANNA [DEM]

$7,354,599.10

26. MILLER-MEEKS, MARIANNETTE JANE [REP]

$7,208,271.35

27. CONWAY, GEORGE [DEM]

$7,086,218.17

28. BOHANNAN, CHRISTINA [DEM]

$7,051,745.42

29. TORRES, RITCHIE JOHN [DEM]

$6,908,654.83

30. BAREEBE, QUINCY [DEM]

$6,805,527.57

Name

Total raised

31. FITZPATRICK, BRIAN [REP]

$6,734,931.11

32. MIGUEZ, BLAKE [REP]

$6,612,410.45

33. STELSON, JANELLE [DEM]

$6,364,068.76

34. CARBONARA, MICHAEL [REP]

$6,332,572.73

35. BARRETT, THOMAS MORE [REP]

$6,306,827.61

36. GLUESENKAMP PEREZ, MARIE [DEM]

$6,292,682.63

37. CISCOMANI, JUAN [REP]

$6,172,866.72

38. CALVERT, KEN [REP]

$6,142,469.38

39. KIGGANS, JENNIFER [REP]

$5,954,338.07

40. OMAR, ILHAN [DFL]

· ILHAN FOR CONGRESS (C00680934)

Total raised

Browse receipts

Coverage dates: 01/01/2025 to 07/22/2026

Total receipts	$5,829,714.74
Total contributions	$5,642,380.89
Total individual contributions	$5,568,552.39
*Itemized individual contributions*	*$1,879,939.87*
*Unitemized* *individual contributions*	*$3,688,612.52*
Party committee contributions	$0.00
Other committee contributions	$73,828.50
Candidate contributions	$0.00
Transfers from other authorized committees	$169,021.30
Total loans received	$0.00
Loans made by candidate	$0.00
Other loans	$0.00
Offsets to operating expenditures	$15,471.01
Other receipts	$2,841.54

Newly filed summary data may not appear for up to 48 hours.

Total spent

Browse disbursements

Coverage dates: 01/01/2025 to 07/22/2026

Total disbursements	$4,806,570.41
Operating expenditures	$4,644,502.15
Transfers to other authorized committees	$0.00
Total contribution refunds	$32,460.90
Individual refunds	$32,460.90
Political party refunds	$0.00
Other committee refunds	$0.00
Total loan repayments	$0.00
Candidate loan repayments	$0.00
Other loan repayments	$0.00
Other disbursements	$129,607.36

Newly filed summary data may not appear for up to 48 hours.

Cash summary

Coverage dates: 01/01/2025 to 07/22/2026

Ending cash on hand	$1,347,364.96
Debts/loans owed to committee	$0.00
Debts/loans owed by committee	$0.00

$5,829,714.74

Name

Total raised

41. MCDONALD RIVET, KRISTEN [DEM]

$5,644,876.03

42. BEGICH, NICHOLAS III [REP]

$5,470,446.24

43. STEIL, BRYAN GEORGE [REP]

$5,467,777.07

44. GENDEBIEN, BLAKE [DEM]

$5,461,528.21

45. SUOZZI, THOMAS [DEM]

$5,456,697.74

46. EVANS, TIMOTHY GABRIEL JOSEPH [REP]

$5,393,673.36

47. OBERWEIS, JAMES MR. [REP]

$5,326,139.86

48. TRONE GARRIOTT, SARAH [DEM]

$5,293,772.59

49. DE LA CRUZ, MONICA [REP]

$5,273,959.93

50. SMITH, JASON T [REP]

$5,264,182.96

Name

Total raised

51. STRADA, JOE [REP]

$5,248,640.00

52. YAKYM, RUDY C. III [REP]

$5,246,030.32

53. MCCLAIN, LISA [REP]

$5,242,308.95

54. BRESNAHAN, ROB [REP]

$5,234,585.93

55. PERRY, SCOTT [REP]

$5,194,925.35

56. GILLEN, LAURA [DEM]

$5,097,222.15

57. ARQUETTE, ADAM PEREZ [REP]

$4,990,948.00

58. TRAN, DEREK [DEM]

$4,981,276.64

59. VALADAO, DAVID [REP]

$4,927,601.63

60. DUNN, HARRY [DEM]

$4,900,230.16

Name

Total raised

61. KEAN, THOMAS H. JR. [REP]

$4,892,806.59

62. NUNN, ZACH [REP]

$4,869,248.80

63. RILEY, JOSH [DEM]

$4,825,666.01

64. JORDAN, JAMES D. [REP]

$4,774,322.04

65. GOTTHEIMER, JOSH [DEM]

$4,765,145.35

66. RYAN, PATRICK [DEM]

$4,723,627.29

67. AGUILAR, PETE [DEM]

$4,722,834.83

68. GUTHRIE, S. BRETT BRETT HON. [REP]

$4,707,592.60

69. ELLZEY, JOHN KEVIN SR. [REP]

$4,660,384.90

70. LURIA, ELAINE [DEM]

$4,659,795.30

Name

Total raised

71. MCBRIDE, SARAH ELIZABETH [DEM]

$4,659,086.40

72. LANDSMAN, GREG [DEM]

$4,633,250.38

73. COGNETTI, PAIGE [DEM]

$4,609,588.63

74. WIENER, SCOTT [DEM]

$4,561,120.07

75. KOH, DANIEL ARRIGG [DEM]

$4,547,693.02

76. HILL, JAMES FRENCH [REP]

$4,421,509.93

77. LEE, SUSIE [DEM]

$4,401,421.35

78. MACKENZIE, RYAN EDWARD [REP]

$4,357,405.11

79. RUTINEL, MANNY [DEM]

$4,336,987.53

80. CONLEY, CAIT [DEM]

$4,317,457.32

Name

Total raised

81. MAST, BRIAN [REP]

$4,308,890.46

82. KAPTUR, MARCY HON. M.C. [DEM]

$4,303,415.64

83. DAVIS, DON [DEM]

$4,287,385.78

84. FINE, RANDY [REP]

$4,286,207.08

85. BENNETT, REBECCA [DEM]

$4,272,033.75

86. CLARK, KATHERINE [DEM]

$4,236,009.43

87. GILL, BRANDON [REP]

$4,217,213.29

88. RESCHENTHALER, GUY MR. [REP]

$4,209,644.42

89. THOMPSON, MIKE MR. [DEM]

$4,203,207.13

90. GRAY, ADAM C. [DEM]

$4,191,397.04

Name

Total raised

91. TEIXEIRA, MARK CHARLES [REP]

$4,177,191.15

92. HUIZENGA, WILLIAM P [REP]

$4,093,991.01

93. HARDER, JOSH [DEM]

$4,083,527.60

94. ABUGHAZALEH, KATHERINE M. [DEM]

$4,073,733.32

95. O'DONNELL, MARTY [REP]

$4,055,410.28

96. WITTMAN, ROBERT J. MR. [REP]

$4,053,141.52

97. SCHLOSSBERG, JOHN (JACK) BOUVIER KENNE [DEM]

$4,046,195.24

98. JACKSON, RONNY LYNN [REP]

$4,036,265.20

99. O'DONNELL, MARTY [REP]

$4,026,577.61

100. BORES, ALEXANDER [DEM]

$3,991,277.92

Name

Total raised

101. TREBLE, JONATHAN [DEM]

$3,979,423.82

102. WHITESIDES, GEORGE [DEM]

$3,963,530.22

103. WILLIAMS, KELLY [DEM]

$3,962,768.00

104. COLE, TOM [REP]

$3,827,891.36

105. KEISER, BELINDA [REP]

$3,797,856.28

106. NICK, LALOTA [REP]

$3,795,307.23

107. BUCKHOUT, LAURIE [REP]

$3,793,076.80

108. PATRONIS, JIMMY JR. [REP]

$3,789,738.36

109. VASQUEZ, GABRIEL [DEM]

$3,784,102.30

110. GONZALEZ, VICENTE [DEM]

$3,773,915.07

Name

Total raised

111. BYNUM, JANELLE [DEM]

$3,760,211.50

112. GOODLANDER, MAGGIE [DEM]

$3,709,389.94

113. DAVIDS, SHARICE [DEM]

$3,690,439.93

114. KRUTTIVENTI, VIN [REP]

$3,686,567.26

115. LAHOOD, DARIN MCKAY [REP]

$3,672,738.96

116. MENEFEE, CHRISTIAN [DEM]

$3,637,578.60

117. GALLREIN, ED [REP]

$3,567,323.59

118. BELL, WESLEY [DEM]

$3,561,711.86

119. HURD, JEFFREY [REP]

$3,552,599.03

120. DELBENE, SUZAN K [DEM]

$3,550,451.98

Name

Total raised

121. ROBERSON, SANDY [REP]

$3,539,477.44

122. AUCHINCLOSS, JAKE [DEM]

$3,535,357.80

123. WAGNER, ANN L. [REP]

$3,528,094.52

124. NEZ, JONATHAN MICHAEL [DEM]

$3,519,760.15

125. GARBARINO, ANDREW [REP]

$3,513,016.04

126. BECCIA, JOHN [DEM]

$3,495,737.90

127. LICCARDO, SAM T. [DEM]

$3,489,297.65

128. FROST, MAXWELL ALEJANDRO [DEM]

$3,474,867.07

129. COLLINS, CHRIS [REP]

$3,410,000.00

130. WASSGREN, PAUL [REP]

$3,403,945.86

Name

Total raised

131. MIN, DAVE [DEM]

$3,381,161.06

132. HORSFORD, STEVEN ALEXZANDER [DEM]

$3,350,562.82

133. SULLIVAN, MAURA CORBY [DEM]

$3,333,574.88

134. LASHER, MICAH CHARLES [DEM]

$3,315,975.34

135. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, DEBBIE [DEM]

$3,300,107.37

136. CAREY, MIKE [REP]

$3,299,678.50

137. FRIESS, STEPHEN [REP]

$3,282,744.69

138. PAULINA LUNA, ANNA [REP]

$3,233,311.85

139. BINKLEY, RYAN [REP]

$3,218,072.70

140. HUDSON, RICHARD L. JR. [REP]

$3,215,341.20

Name

Total raised

141. BONDAR, PAUL [REP]

$3,202,936.60

142. MATSUI, DORIS [DEM]

$3,192,087.39

143. PFLUGER, AUGUST LEE II [REP]

$3,189,023.09

144. CROW, JASON [DEM]

$3,177,447.42

145. LEVIN, MIKE [DEM]

$3,164,023.36

146. KILLIN, JESSICA WILLOW [DEM]

$3,143,744.12

147. CHALIFOUX, THOMAS E. COLONEL JR. [REP]

$3,139,737.10

148. SYKES, EMILIA [DEM]

$3,135,890.77

149. KHOT, NEIL [DEM]

$3,133,430.54

150. BRONIN, LUKE [DEM]

$3,070,150.94

Name

Total raised

151. AGER, JAMIE [DEM]

$3,052,354.24

152. SCHRIER, KIM DR. [DEM]

$3,016,893.52

153. SCHNEIDER, BRADLEY S. [DEM]

$3,006,862.50

154. MOSKOWITZ, JARED [DEM]

$2,998,428.20

155. KILEY, KEVIN [OTH]

$2,988,805.45

156. ECHOLS, MICHAEL CHARLES [REP]

$2,979,894.41

157. BRINK,, BRIDGET [DEM]

$2,977,601.74

158. PULIDO, BOBBY [DEM]

$2,960,461.93

159. BISS, DANIEL [DEM]

$2,946,674.84

160. VARET, ESTHER KIM [DEM]

$2,940,674.18

Name

Total raised

161. MELLOR, VICTOR G. [REP]

$2,893,809.22

162. PANETTA, JIMMY [DEM]

$2,887,609.62

163. BUDZINSKI, NIKKI [DEM]

$2,885,017.54

164. FLORES, ERIC [REP]

$2,874,990.24

165. JENSEN, BRETT [REP]

$2,860,439.61

166. ESPAILLAT, ADRIANO [DEM]

$2,856,233.73

167. FINE, LAURA [DEM]

$2,777,776.67

168. DELUZIO, CHRISTOPHER [DEM]

$2,776,943.21

169. TENNEY, CLAUDIA [REP]

$2,763,138.81

170. WALKINSHAW, JAMES [DEM]

$2,758,960.53

Name

Total raised

171. LEVINE, JAKE [DEM]

$2,757,127.79

172. TLAIB, RASHIDA [DEM]

$2,756,214.39

173. MALLIOTAKIS, NICOLE [REP]

$2,750,505.08

174. NEGUSE, JOSEPH [DEM]

$2,742,280.52

175. CRENSHAW, DANIEL [REP]

$2,735,887.70

176. LARSON, JOHN B [DEM]

$2,733,259.89

177. FINNIE, SHAUN [DEM]

$2,729,676.76

178. MANNION, JOHN W [DEM]

$2,694,738.65

179. POWELL, DENISE [DEM]

$2,668,287.00

180. POU, NELIDA [DEM]

$2,661,928.16

Name

Total raised

181. VILLEGAS, RANDY [DEM]

$2,645,560.49

182. MCCANN, SEAN [DEM]

$2,620,010.89

183. GARCIA, ROBERT [DEM]

$2,615,120.28

184. MOLDER, CHAZ [DEM]

$2,599,774.57

185. STEELE, KEVIN [REP]

$2,588,951.80

186. ASKAR, CASEY [REP]

$2,567,760.00

187. LEPAGE, PAUL [REP]

$2,563,901.48

188. WESTERMAN, BRUCE [REP]

$2,562,973.36

189. GOBER, CHRIS [REP]

$2,559,184.84

190. VAN DUYNE, ELIZABETH ANN [REP]

$2,540,737.63

191. MOORE, BLAKE [REP]

$2,536,636.22

192. FEELY, THOMAS JAMES [REP]

$2,528,497.10

193. SHERMAN, BRAD [DEM]

$2,514,329.68

194. FRIEDMAN, JASON [DEM]

$2,507,058.16

195. JAYAPAL, PRAMILA [DEM]

$2,502,815.76

196. WERTHEIM, HERBERT DR. OD [REP]

$2,500,000.00

197. LANDER, BRAD MR. [DEM]

$2,455,129.84

198. MILLER, DONNA [DEM]

$2,452,894.37

199. BOYLE, BRENDAN F [DEM]

$2,451,957.76

200. BURCHETT, TIM [REP]

$2,428,734.15

201. SHREVE, JEFFERSON [REP]

$2,426,804.72

202. JOYCE, JOHN [REP]

$2,418,118.73

203. UNDERWOOD, LAUREN [DEM]

$2,417,082.19

204. ISRANI, RAKHI [DEM]

$2,400,234.40

205. BROOKS, BOB [DEM]

$2,392,215.23

206. MRVAN, FRANK J. [DEM]

$2,386,267.93

207. GARRETT, JOHNNY [REP]

$2,380,326.98

208. REGNITZ, BARB [REP]

$2,376,255.95

209. FLOOD, MIKE [REP]

$2,368,910.23

210. MURPHY, GREGORY FRANCIS DR. [REP]

$2,357,956.42

211. COWAN, JOHN [REP]

$2,347,796.21

212. LEE, LAUREL [REP]

$2,346,664.45

213. BIRD, SHANNON KATHLEEN [DEM]

$2,345,252.96

214. PEARSON, JUSTIN J. [DEM]

$2,344,946.62

215. CASTOR, KATHY [DEM]

$2,337,125.13

216. JOHNSON, JULIE [DEM]

$2,334,099.30

217. SHAH, TINA [DEM]

$2,332,693.49

218. FLEISCHMANN, CHARLES J [REP]

$2,330,803.33

219. SCHOLTEN, HILLARY [DEM]

$2,329,122.24

220. RASNER, REID [REP]

$2,327,645.60

221. DILORENZO, ANTHONY [REP]

$2,326,786.06

222. LANGWORTHY, NICK [REP]

$2,326,404.96

223. HARRIS, ANDREW P [REP]

$2,319,668.06

224. KENNEDY, TIMOTHY [DEM]

$2,310,288.18

225. GAINES, HOUSTON [REP]

$2,303,879.90

226. VAN EPPS, MATTHEW ROBERT [REP]

$2,300,690.32

227. NEAL, RICHARD E [DEM]

$2,288,096.26

228. GRIJALVA, ADELITA [DEM]

$2,285,639.26

229. DANDIYA, PIA [DEM]

$2,284,052.29

230. LACORE, NANCY [DEM]

$2,279,584.94

231. FRANKEL, LOIS J. [DEM]

$2,276,253.73

232. FLIPPO, DAVID [REP]

$2,275,392.31

233. RIKER, BRANDON [DEM]

$2,265,169.83

234. MCADAMS, BEN [DEM]

$2,262,254.60

235. DESMOND, JIM [REP]

$2,258,835.81

236. SINGER, SCOTT M. [REP]

$2,245,960.14

237. OJEDA, RICHARD N. [DEM]

$2,237,508.34

238. LINCOLN, KEVIN J II [REP]

$2,237,083.78

239. SORENSEN, ERIC [DEM]

$2,233,675.53

240. KUSTOFF, DAVID [REP]

$2,232,874.39

241. CUELLAR, HENRY R. [DEM]

$2,231,952.32

242. PALLONE, FRANK JR [DEM]

$2,214,836.98

243. SHAHEEN, STEFANY [DEM]

$2,208,009.74

244. GALAN-WOODS, MARLENE [DEM]

$2,185,746.87

245. DAVIDSON, BETH [DEM]

$2,183,574.24

246. FOSTER, G. WILLIAM (BILL) [DEM]

$2,180,937.41

247. CRANK, JEFF [REP]

$2,177,287.76

248. VON WILPERT, MARNI [DEM]

$2,174,872.25

249. BEAN, AARON P. [REP]

$2,163,375.80

250. SOTO, DARREN [DEM]

251. SELL, TOM [REP]

$2,143,025.47

252. MILLER, MAX [REP]

Max Miller: Financial summary

Election

2026

Time period:

2025–2026

Data is included from these committees:

MAX MILLER FOR CONGRESS (C00770818)

Total raisedBrowse receipts

Coverage dates: 01/01/2025 to 06/30/2026

Total receipts $2,142,561.93

Total contributions $1,581,225.75

Total individual contributions $924,384.95

Itemized individual contributions $758,708.38

Unitemized individual contributions $165,676.57

Party committee contributions $0.00

Other committee contributions $656,840.80

Candidate contributions $0.00

Transfers from other authorized committees $559,412.60

Total loans received $0.00

Loans made by candidate $0.00

Other loans $0.00

Offsets to operating expenditures $1,923.58

Other receipts $0.00

Newly filed summary data may not appear for up to 48 hours.

Total spentBrowse disbursements

Coverage dates: 01/01/2025 to 06/30/2026

Total disbursements $937,959.47

Operating expenditures $895,843.47

Transfers to other authorized committees $0.00

Total contribution refunds $9,625.00

Individual refunds $9,625.00

Political party refunds $0.00

Other committee refunds $0.00

Total loan repayments $30,000.00

Candidate loan repayments $30,000.00

Other loan repayments $0.00

Other disbursements $2,491.00

Newly filed summary data may not appear for up to 48 hours.

Cash summary

Coverage dates: 01/01/2025 to 06/30/2026

Ending cash on hand $1,379,131.85

Debts/loans owed to committee $0.00

Debts/loans owed by committee $970,000.00

Newly filed summary data may not appear for up to 48 hours.

$2,142,561.93

253. TAYLOR, SHANNON LEIGH [DEM]

$2,140,930.12

254. PERRIELLO, THOMAS [DEM]

$2,140,401.63

255. MCIVER, LAMONICA [DEM]

$2,136,938.35

256. ROGERS, MICHAEL [REP]

$2,133,554.37

257. DOWNING, TROY [REP]

$2,127,926.95

258. MAASDAM, MATTHEW [DEM]

$2,126,381.10

259. BEYER, DONALD STERNOFF JR. [DEM]

$2,125,761.32

260. STANTON, GREG [DEM]

$2,117,114.23

261. BELTRAN, MIKE [REP]

$2,116,747.45

262. CASTEN, SEAN [DEM]

$2,108,919.94

263. RUIZ, RAUL DR. [DEM]

$2,093,907.02

264. MEALER, ALEXANDRA [REP]

$2,080,513.66

265. BEAN, MELISSA LUBURICH [DEM]

$2,071,075.50

266. SCHWARTZEL, JIM [REP]

$2,065,485.29

267. STEINMANN, JESSICA HART [REP]

$2,064,032.54

268. DIAZ-BALART, MARIO [REP]

$2,060,781.95

269. BRAUN, JOHN [REP]

$2,051,283.75

270. CAMMACK, KAT [REP]

$2,045,293.84

Name

Total raised

271. LARSEN, RICK [DEM]

$2,038,786.17

272. HARDING, BRINKER [REP]

$2,034,386.21

273. MENG, GRACE [DEM]

$2,033,044.64

274. FINSTAD, BRAD [REP]

$2,030,569.31

275. JACK, BRIAN [REP]

$2,009,763.14

276. HARVIE, ROBERT J [DEM]

$2,007,499.25

277. JOHNSON, JACOB [DFL]

$2,000,546.73

278. SALAZAR, MARIA ELVIRA [REP]

$1,999,399.08

279. STAUBER, PETER ALLEN [REP]

$1,996,897.61

280. ROUZER, DAVID [REP]

$1,990,422.82

Name

Total raised

281. VARELA, BRIAN [DEM]

$1,986,312.41

282. SEWELL, TERRI A. [DEM]

$1,961,990.72

283. MENENDEZ, ROBERT [DEM]

$1,958,765.95

284. MENENDEZ, ROBERT J. [DEM]

$1,958,765.95

285. KINGSTON, JAMES MORRIS [REP]

$1,944,528.39

286. BICE, STEPHANIE [REP]

$1,943,507.28

287. MITCHELL, JOE [REP]

$1,938,593.00

288. HERRERA, BRANDON [REP]

$1,937,718.78

289. VAN DREW, JEFF MR [REP]

$1,930,057.69

290. CHUNG, ERIC [DEM]

$1,920,485.19

Name

Total raised

291. BERGMAN, JOHN [REP]

$1,917,574.18

292. BUCK, CARRIE [REP]

$1,915,057.97

293. DENOTTER, MATTHEW [REP]

$1,906,389.00

294. MEUSER, DANIEL [REP]

$1,903,077.51

295. COMER, JAMES [REP]

$1,899,532.84

296. EDWARDS, AMANDA [DEM]

$1,895,211.56

297. SMITH, D. ADAM [DEM]

$1,882,001.47

298. CROSSWELL, RYAN [DEM]

$1,872,528.13

299. WOMACK, STEPHEN A THE HON [REP]

$1,871,760.74

300. PETTERSEN, BRITTANY LOUISE [DEM]

$1,866,765.19

Name

Total raised

301. HOUCHIN, ERIN [REP]

$1,856,572.42

302. ESTES, RON [REP]

$1,855,034.98

303. THOMPSON, GLENN MR. [REP]

$1,851,459.20

304. KEENAN, DANIEL [REP]

$1,851,302.37

305. FONG, VINCE [REP]

$1,849,356.30

306. FULLER, CLAY [REP]

$1,846,892.29

307. LIEU, TED [DEM]

$1,832,768.92

308. SHAH, AMISH DR. [DEM]

$1,830,193.49

309. GRIFFITH, H MORGAN [REP]

$1,828,838.60

310. MCGUIRE, MIKE [DEM]

$1,827,711.04

Name

Total raised

311. HARIDOPOLOS, MIKE [REP]

$1,824,837.67

312. MEJIA, ANALILIA [DEM]

$1,823,435.89

313. PETERS, SCOTT [DEM]

$1,810,961.02

314. MORAN, NATHANIEL QUENTIN [REP]

$1,797,847.68

315. MORELLE, JOSEPH D [DEM]

$1,786,903.54

316. MCGUIRE, JOHN J. MR. III [REP]

$1,781,840.34

317. SMITH, ADRIAN [REP]

$1,777,413.53

318. TEDFORD, MARK [REP]

$1,763,829.68

319. HOULAHAN, CHRISSY [DEM]

$1,763,414.98

320. GOLDMAN, CRAIG [REP]

$1,756,535.34

Name

Total raised

321. MILLER, CAROL DEVINE [REP]

$1,746,897.71

322. MEEKS, GREGORY W. [DEM]

$1,744,887.54

323. BALDERSON, WILLIAM TROY [REP]

$1,743,281.03

324. WALBERG, TIMOTHY L REP [REP]

$1,742,398.65

325. BAUMGARTNER, MICHAEL JAMES [REP]

$1,738,226.34

326. FEDORCHAK, JULIE [REP]

$1,730,662.65

327. GREEN, ALEXANDER [DEM]

$1,725,770.78

328. LOFGREN, ZOE [DEM]

$1,721,916.01

329. FRY, RUSSELL [REP]

$1,720,802.74

330. VALDEZ, CLAIRE [DEM]

$1,693,312.47

Name

Total raised

331. BUTTERFIELD, NATHANIEL ALLEN [REP]

$1,689,371.61

332. MACY, BETH [DEM]

$1,686,322.36

333. BOAFO, ADRIAN [DEM]

$1,676,916.13

334. ROSS, DEBORAH [DEM]

$1,675,977.59

335. LAUF, CATALINA [REP]

$1,674,013.10

336. DEGETTE, DIANA L [DEM]

$1,671,530.59

337. LIPETRI, MIKE [REP]

$1,666,542.06

338. FOXX, VIRGINIA ANN [REP]

$1,662,603.66

339. NORCROSS, DONALD W [DEM]

$1,657,743.45

340. PINTO, BROOKE [DEM]

$1,653,559.75

01/01/2025–12/31/2026

Name

Total raised

341. MOOLENAAR, JOHN MR. [REP]

$1,652,234.80

342. CARBAJAL, SALUD O. [DEM]

$1,650,355.41

343. AHMED, JUNAID [DEM]

$1,650,112.48

344. BONCK, JON [REP]

$1,644,127.13

345. MCCORMICK, RICHARD DEAN DR. [REP]

$1,642,412.73

346. JACOBS, SARA [DEM]

$1,639,893.31

347. MCGARVEY, MORGAN [DEM]

$1,633,683.87

348. JAMES, LINDSAY [DEM]

$1,628,201.37

349. GRAY, CHUCK [REP]

$1,621,197.00

350. CLARK, JASMINE [DEM]

$1,619,079.30

Name

Total raised

351. SALINAS, ANDREA [DEM]

$1,613,394.40

352. SANCHEZ, LINDA [DEM]

$1,602,789.55

353. MCCOWN, SAM DR [REP]

$1,595,791.73

354. TIMMONS, WILLIAM R IV [REP]

$1,595,724.66

355. BILIRAKIS, GUS M [REP]

$1,588,537.71

356. TRAHAN, LORI [DEM]

$1,580,068.12

357. BAINS, JASMEET [DEM]

$1,578,781.57

358. HILLEARY, WILLIAM V. [REP]

$1,552,428.72

359. TAYLOR, BRENT [REP]

$1,549,481.59

360. MOORE, TIM [REP]

$1,538,952.20

Name

Total raised

361. TITUS, DINA [DEM]

$1,537,358.10

362. HERNANDEZ, MELISSA [DEM]

$1,534,263.26

363. HAMAWY, ADAM [DEM]

$1,533,851.83

364. SMUCKER, LLOYD K. [REP]

$1,524,161.47

365. MALINOWSKI, TOM [DEM]

$1,522,900.78

366. ALVARADO, RALPH A [REP]

$1,521,812.83

367. CONROY, ERIC [REP]

$1,513,613.68

368. STRICKLAND, MARILYN [DEM]

$1,511,303.61

369. CUNNINGHAM, GREG [REP]

$1,510,080.06

370. MERRIN, DEREK [REP]

$1,508,952.61

Name

Total raised

371. AMO, GABRIEL F [DEM]

$1,507,412.88

372. GALLAGHER, JAMES [REP]

$1,488,905.68

373. MANN, TRACEY ROBERT [REP]

$1,488,464.99

374. FRANZESE, DANIEL JOHN [REP]

$1,488,420.80

375. FRANZESE, DANIEL JOHN [REP]

$1,488,420.80

376. MOSS, JEREMY [DEM]

$1,485,177.78

377. STRONG, DALE WHITNEY [REP]

$1,477,819.41

378. DAVIS, JENNIFER [REP]

$1,476,009.04

379. LEE, SUMMER [DEM]

$1,466,287.27

380. RAMIREZ, DELIA [DEM]

$1,465,280.22

Name

Total raised

381. DEMBO, ZACH [DEM]

$1,463,854.77

382. LATTA, ROBERT EDWARD [REP]

$1,461,647.52

383. BURLISON, ERIC [REP]

$1,460,462.67

384. SCHMIDT, DEREK [REP]

$1,457,604.99

385. OBERNOLTE, JAY [REP]

$1,455,867.71

386. MALOY, CELESTE [REP]

$1,453,860.68

387. SIMON, LATEEFAH [DEM]

$1,449,191.49

388. CLINE, BENJAMIN LEE [REP]

$1,441,436.38

389. JACKLEY, MARTY [REP]

$1,438,706.43

390. ANSARI, YASSAMIN [DEM]

$1,435,713.18

Name

Total raised

391. BOUCHARD, MICHAEL [REP]

$1,433,728.50

392. FLETCHER, ELIZABETH [DEM]

$1,426,056.98

393. WILLIAMS, ROGER [REP]

$1,424,050.12

394. CARTER, JOHN R REP. [REP]

$1,419,042.42

395. ANDREW, PHILIP JEROME [DEM]

$1,415,877.43

396. CARTER, TROY A. SR. [DEM]

$1,412,697.07

397. JOYCE, DAVID P. [REP]

$1,410,643.06

398. FLORES, MAYRA NOHEMI [REP]

$1,409,671.97

399. TIJERINA, TANO [REP]

$1,399,881.03

400. ALFORD, MARK [REP]

$1,392,967.70

Name

Total raised

401. FORSTAG, SAMUEL KELLEY [DEM]

$1,382,873.30

402. HIMES, JIM [DEM]

$1,379,560.48

403. DALTON, BALE [DEM]

$1,378,109.29

404. FITZGERALD, SCOTT [REP]

$1,376,100.47

405. MCKINNEY, DONAVAN [DEM]

$1,372,308.52

406. DEAN, MADELEINE [DEM]

$1,371,535.90

407. MORRISON, KELLY LOUISE [DFL]

$1,361,932.81

408. CAVANAUGH, JOHN [DEM]

$1,359,503.22

409. FIGURES, SHOMARI C. [DEM]

$1,355,788.62

410. AVILA CHEVALIER, DARIALIZA [DEM]

$1,354,601.68

Name

Total raised

411. STANSBURY, MELANIE [DEM]

$1,353,563.52

412. ALFONSO, MICHAEL [REP]

$1,351,546.03

413. SMULLEN, ROBERT [REP]

$1,347,402.69

414. LALLY, JAMES DR. [DEM]

$1,344,121.47

415. GOODEN, LANCE [REP]

$1,341,647.18

416. KNOTT, BRAD [REP]

$1,339,161.32

417. STEUBE, GREG [REP]

$1,337,886.69

418. COSTA, JIM [DEM]

$1,337,630.34

419. CLEAVER II, EMANUEL [DEM]

$1,336,737.64

420. HILL, BILL [IND]

$1,336,291.63

Name

Total raised

421. MILLER, MARY [REP]

$1,331,399.27

422. RABB, CHRISTOPHER M. [DEM]

$1,329,253.47

423. SPARTZ, VICTORIA [REP]

$1,327,227.97

424. BOST, MICHAEL [REP]

$1,327,224.80

425. MOORE, RILEY [REP]

$1,325,162.29

426. PETERS, ROBERT JAMES [DEM]

$1,324,471.60

427. MARQUES, RHETT [REP]

$1,318,573.55

428. BUSH, CORI [DEM]

$1,306,727.18

429. FLINT, AARON [REP]

$1,303,393.72

430. GREEN, DAN [REP]

$1,298,516.00

Name

Total raised

431. KELLOFF, ALEXANDER GEORGE [DEM]

$1,296,967.69

432. HAYES, JAHANA [DEM]

$1,290,077.99

433. CAMPA-NAJJAR, AMMAR [DEM]

$1,289,966.64

434. LULGJURAJ, ROBERT [REP]

$1,289,610.64

435. FISCHBACH, MICHELLE [REP]

$1,286,028.10

436. ROMA, AMY [DEM]

$1,285,227.09

437. ROTH, MICHAEL [DEM]

$1,281,083.36

438. MCCARTNEY, RICK [DEM]

$1,277,575.41

439. HARSHBARGER, DIANA [REP]

$1,274,193.78

440. CUELLAR, ADA [DEM]

Name

Total raised

441. GREIMEL, TIM [DEM]

$1,263,598.76

442. MCAULIFFE, DOROTHY [DEM]

$1,256,356.93

443. STEEL, MICHELLE [REP]

$1,252,671.58

444. MCCOLLUM, BETTY [DEM]

$1,251,583.36

445. BERA, AMERISH [DEM]

$1,250,126.28

446. LEGER FERNANDEZ, TERESA [DEM]

$1,249,948.86

447. MAGAZINER, SETH [DEM]

$1,249,771.53

448. BILZERIAN, DANIEL BRANDON [REP]

$1,241,449.83

449. OBERACKER, PETER KARL JR [REP]

$1,237,178.98

450. MCDOWELL, ADDISON [REP]

$1,226,407.96

Name

Total raised

451. CORREA, LOU [DEM]

$1,226,103.73

452. CLYBURN, JAMES E [DEM]

$1,225,050.92

453. MARTIN, ISAIAH MR. [DEM]

$1,223,942.28

454. GRAY, LEELA J [DEM]

$1,223,069.43

455. HOYLE, VALERIE [DEM]

$1,222,922.31

456. LAMB, MARK [REP]

$1,222,216.64

457. EVANS, JONATHAN DERRICK [REP]

$1,220,939.72

458. KLEIN, MATTHEW DAVID [DEM]

$1,215,285.11

459. HINES, CHRISTINA [DEM]

$1,211,488.64

460. HAMADEH, ABRAHAM [REP]

$1,206,361.13

Name

Total raised

461. DUNLAP, MATT [DEM]

$1,205,431.88

462. BEATTY, JOYCE [DEM]

$1,201,451.20

463. RANDALL, EMILY [DEM]

$1,195,246.70

464. DINGELL, DEBBIE [DEM]

$1,193,711.67

465. PARDEE, ALAN [DEM]

$1,193,313.21

466. KIDD, GREG [DEM]

$1,187,973.81

467. BROWN, M SHONTEL [DEM]

$1,183,643.25

468. AMIWALA, BUSHRA [DEM]

$1,182,077.64

469. HERMENING, KEVIN [REP]

$1,180,818.31

470. GOMEZ, JIMMY [DEM]

$1,175,128.20

Name

Total raised

471. JONES, CHRIS [DEM]

$1,174,414.32

472. CASAR, GREG [DEM]

$1,172,880.52

473. MESSMER, MARK MR. [REP]

$1,171,366.18

474. SUBRAMANYAM, SUHAS [DEM]

$1,170,445.74

475. KELLY, GEORGE J JR [REP]

$1,168,432.91

476. CARL, JERRY LEE, JR [REP]

$1,162,582.80

477. MILLSAP, RYAN [REP]

$1,160,370.21

478. TROBOUGH, JOHN [REP]

$1,158,468.69

479. WELLMAN, FREDERICK PAUL [DEM]

$1,155,879.75

480. BURKS, TAYLOR [REP]

$1,154,910.31

Name

Total raised

481. DELAURO, ROSA L [DEM]

$1,152,006.56

482. KAMLAGER-DOVE, SYDNEY [DEM]

$1,150,467.82

483. DEZEVALLOS, SHELLY [REP]

$1,143,732.80

484. ELFRETH, SARAH KELLY [DEM]

$1,139,857.72

485. HERNANDEZ, DANIEL [DEM]

$1,136,879.97

486. MCCLELLAN, JENNIFER [DEM]

$1,135,225.39

487. GILL, BRENDAN W [DEM]

$1,134,267.18

488. AL-AQIDI, DALIA [REP]

$1,128,978.57

489. RULLI, MICHAEL [REP]

$1,127,552.83

490. BISHOP, SANFORD [DEM]

$1,126,529.96

Name

Total raised

491. PRESSLEY, AYANNA [DEM]

$1,125,852.80

492. ALLAM, NIDA [DEM]

$1,125,635.86

493. SCOTT, JAMES AUSTIN [REP]

$1,124,951.95

494. STOVER, BRIAN C. [REP]

$1,121,091.60

495. LAWRENCE, WILLIAM [DEM]

$1,119,197.76

496. SIMPSON, MICHAEL [REP]

$1,118,093.33

497. STREET, SHARIF [DEM]

$1,112,538.53

498. ROATH, PATRICK THOMAS [DEM]

$1,111,970.59

499. WILLIAMS, LILY TANG [REP]

$1,108,535.07

500. PAN, RICHARD DR. [DEM]

$1,098,282.70

Spending 2026

Who's spending the most

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How much has been spent by: Running in:

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01/01/2021–12/31/2026

Name

Total spent

1. OSSOFF, T. JONATHAN [DEM]

$59,730,545.53

2. TALARICO, JAMES [DEM]

$47,007,775.34

3. GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. [REP]

$31,707,364.83

4. KRISHNAMOORTHI, S [DEM]

$31,484,014.95

5. BROWN, SHERROD [DEM]

$22,336,492.78

6. PLATNER, GRAHAM [DEM]

$19,287,361.26

7. BOOKER, CORY A. [DEM]

$16,330,421.17

8. WEIL, JOSHUA JOSEPH [DEM]

$15,933,478.15

9. CORNYN, JOHN SEN [REP]

$14,352,854.31

10. COOPER, ROY [DEM]

$14,258,221.92

Name

Total spent

11. PELTOLA, MARY [DEM]

$13,908,377.35

12. FLEMING, JOHN C. JR. [REP]

$12,262,240.25

13. EL-SAYED, ABDUL [DEM]

$11,975,573.38

14. BARR, GARLAND ANDY [REP]

$11,368,587.12

15. CROCKETT, JASMINE [DEM]

$10,870,751.57

16. HAGERTY, BILL [REP]

$10,788,276.89

17. CASSIDY, WILLIAM M. [REP]

$10,408,257.85

18. CARTER, EARL LEROY [REP]

$10,259,563.33

19. COTTON, THOMAS [REP]

$10,066,117.33

20. HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. [DEM]

$9,843,588.8

Name

Total spent

21. MCMORROW, MALLORY [DEM]

$9,519,089.08

22. WARNER, MARK ROBERT [DEM]

$9,434,262.90

23. COLLINS, SUSAN M. [REP]

$9,187,155.05

24. CRAIG, ANGIE [DEM]

$9,179,437.38

25. STEVENS, HALEY [DEM]

$9,091,338.23

26. VINDMAN, ALEXANDER [DEM]

$9,020,003.41

27. PAPPAS, CHRIS [DEM]

$8,595,870.88

28. MORRIS, NATE [REP]

$8,249,173.47

29. WHATLEY, MICHAEL [REP]

$7,810,806.43

30. ALLRED, COLIN [DEM]

$7,772,468.72

Name

Total spent

31. PAXTON, WARREN KENNETH JR. [REP]

$7,492,915.18

32. HERN, KEVIN [REP]

$7,461,668.78

33. MARKEY, EDWARD SEN. [DEM]

$6,972,838.36

34. ANDREWS, ANNIE [DEM]

$6,684,745.50

35. ROGERS, MICHAEL J [REP]

$6,680,643.32

36. MILLS, JANET TRAFTON [DEM]

$5,960,322.98

37. COLLINS, MICHAEL A JR [REP]

$5,932,538.69

38. WOOD, JORDAN [DEM]

$5,847,145.75

39. FLANAGAN, MARGARET [DFL]

$5,457,668.72

40. ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON [REP]

$5,396,429.30

Name

Total spent

41. LYNCH, MARK [REP]

$5,372,977.27

42. SULLIVAN, DAN [REP]

$5,172,572.02

43. ODE, FREDERICK J [DEM]

$4,976,073.41

44. HUSTED, JON [REP]

$4,940,716.33

45. MOULTON, SETH [DEM]

$4,886,638.88

46. MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN [DEM]

$4,871,006.77

47. RICKETTS, PETE [REP]

$4,809,505.91

48. STRATTON, JULIANA [DEM]

$4,798,640.54

49. LETLOW, JULIA [REP]

$4,783,049.37

50. HUNT, WESLEY [REP]

$4,587,880.36

ATTACHMENT “B” – FROM FEC

MONEY RAISED and SPENT: SENATE

How much has been raised by:

Senate candidates

Running in:

2026

$932,392,004

Total raised by all Senate candidates running in 2026

Dem. $575,923,702

Rep. $337,920,880

Other $18,547,422

Who's raising the most

How much has been raised by:

Senate candidates

Running in:

2026

01/01/2021–12/31/2026

Name Total raised

1. OSSOFF, T. JONATHAN [DEM] $97,986,263.04

2. TALARICO, JAMES [DEM] $68,555,930.42

3. BROWN, SHERROD [DEM] $38,566,234.10

4. COOPER, ROY [DEM] $34,975,789.18

5. BOOKER, CORY A. [DEM] $33,504,255.00

6. KRISHNAMOORTHI, S [DEM] $31,558,602.76

7. WARNER, MARK ROBERT [DEM] $25,160,577.96

8. GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. [REP] $21,525,706.65

9. PLATNER, GRAHAM [DEM] $21,050,419.38

10. COLLINS, SUSAN M. [REP] $18,930,077.99

Name Total raised

11. HAGERTY, BILL [REP] $15,967,647.66

12. WEIL, JOSHUA JOSEPH [DEM] $15,933,478.15

13. PELTOLA, MARY [DEM] $15,575,539.30

14. VINDMAN, ALEXANDER [DEM] $14,595,387.39

15. EL-SAYED, ABDUL [DEM] $14,528,335.93

16. HUSTED, JON [REP] $14,360,027.53

17. CORNYN, JOHN SEN [REP] $14,261,513.59

18. COTTON, THOMAS [REP] $13,601,049.27

19. CASSIDY, WILLIAM M. [REP] $13,597,914.93

20. PAPPAS, CHRIS [DEM] $13,371,607.38

21. CRAIG, ANGIE [DEM] $12,746,617.68

22. FLEMING, JOHN C. JR. [REP] $12,302,506.27

23. STEVENS, HALEY [DEM] $11,884,632.43

24. MCMORROW, MALLORY [DEM] $11,386,720.36

25. WHATLEY, MICHAEL [REP] $11,272,504.49

26. RICKETTS, PETE [REP] $11,233,506.70

27. SULLIVAN, DAN [REP] $11,100,596.28

28. CROCKETT, JASMINE [DEM] $11,096,965.96

29. ROGERS, MICHAEL J [REP] $10,898,177.09

30. ANDREWS, ANNIE [DEM] $10,804,040.50

31. MOODY, ASHLEY [REP] $10,802,229.65

32. HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. [DEM] $10,285,376.31

33. ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON [REP] $10,217,845.39

34. BARR, GARLAND ANDY [REP] $9,981,055.48

35. HERN, KEVIN [REP] $9,953,578.89

36. PAXTON, WARREN KENNETH JR. [REP] $9,248,698.53

37. MORRIS, NATE [REP] $8,631,718.69

38. LUJAN, BEN RAY [DEM] $8,277,478.32

39. MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN [DEM] $7,893,849.32

40. ALLRED, COLIN [DEM] $7,629,042.50

Name Total raised

41. MARKEY, EDWARD SEN. [DEM] $7,548,478.64

42. COLLINS, MICHAEL A JR [REP] $7,409,349.57

43. CARTER, EARL LEROY [REP] $7,300,242.83

44. COONS, CHRISTOPHER A. [DEM] $6,669,193.85

45. FLANAGAN, MARGARET [DFL] $6,516,272.76

46. CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE [REP] $6,488,842.91

47. TUREK, JOSHUA [DEM] $6,276,526.90

48. LETLOW, JULIA [REP] $6,210,121.50

49. MARSHALL, ROGER W [REP] $6,205,622.26

50. MILLS, JANET TRAFTON [DEM] $6,063,106.45

51. WOOD, JORDAN [DEM] $6,044,820.45

52. LYNCH, MARK [REP] $5,919,538.70

53. STRATTON, JULIANA [DEM] $5,906,598.55

54. OSBORN, DAN [IND] $5,751,950.79

55. MOULTON, SETH [DEM] $5,651,172.00

56. HYDE-SMITH, CINDY [REP] $5,458,311.27

57. TAFOYA, MICHELE [REP] $5,292,552.78

58. ODE, FREDERICK J [DEM] $5,001,938.94

59. MULLIN, MARKWAYNE [REP] $4,841,067.45

60. DOOLEY, DEREK [REP] $4,725,351.25

61. ROUNDS, MIKE [REP] $4,513,920.02

62. RISCH, JAMES E MR. [UNK] $4,431,093.48

63. REED, JOHN F. [DEM] $4,213,768.74

64. HAMILTON, ADAM [DEM] $4,169,077.81

65. MOORE, FELIX BARRY [REP] $3,787,329.72

66. SUNUNU, JOHN E [REP] $3,662,251.84

67. KELLY, ROBIN [DEM] $3,507,919.00

68. BODNAR, SETH [IND] $3,238,150.74

69. NICKEL, WILEY [DEM] $2,972,089.47

70. LUMMIS, CYNTHIA MARIE MRS. [REP] $2,718,016.58

71. TRACY, DON [REP] $2,459,889.83

72. COLOM, SCOTT [DEM] $2,384,921.14

73. MCGRATH, AMY [DEM] $2,373,624.84

74. SHOFFNER, HALLIE [DEM] $2,269,113.78

75. CAMERON, DANIEL [REP] $2,254,282.77

76. HUNT, WESLEY [REP] $2,129,887.39

77. HAGEMAN, HARRIET [REP] $2,023,907.58

78. WALKER, RODNEY [REP] $2,015,962.90

79. ALME, KURT [REP] $1,984,860.91

80. DAVIS, JAMIE [DEM] $1,983,548.38

Name Total raised

81. BROWN, SCOTT P. [REP] $1,943,324.75

82. HUDSON, JARED [REP] $1,920,538.54

83. DEATON, JOHN [REP] $1,498,561.16

84. SCHWARZE, ADAM [REP] $1,439,560.53

85. SAGE, NATHAN [DEM] $1,433,543.65

86. EVANS, JEANNIE [REP] $1,308,510.17

87. MARSHALL, STEVEN T [REP] $1,298,351.43

88. CHEW, ROBERT [FWD] $1,270,007.00

89. CHEW, BOB [OTH] $1,270,007.00

90. SEIDEN, KATHY W [REP] $1,202,191.00

91. BOOKER, CHARLES [DEM] $1,099,509.09

92. DANS, PAUL [REP] $1,081,243.72

93. EVANS, JONATHAN DERRICK [REP] $1,062,145.01

94. GONZALES, JULIE [DEM] $979,214.71

95. MUJICA, HECTOR DANIEL [DEM] $856,667.26

96. ROMANS, DALE [DEM] $838,359.99

97. BENGS, BRIAN [IND] $782,049.78

98. ACHILLES, TODD BAKER [IND] $692,245.06

99. EMERSON, JULIE CATHRYN [REP] $688,875.02

100. WHITE, ROYCE [REP] $661,620.48

Name Total raised

101. WILLIS, THOMAS EDWARD II [REP] $641,739.27

102. NIXON, ANGELA [DEM] $625,119.49

103. JOHNSON, LEE [DEM] $569,185.56

104. ADLAKHA, SARAH ANNE DR [REP] $566,184.12

105. KING, JOHN [REP] $563,078.46

106. SHREWSBURY, ZACHARY C [DEM] $515,586.59

107. FRY, RUSSELL [REP] $495,026.63

108. CARLIN, JAMES [REP] $494,420.13

109. JOSHI, JANAK [REP] $485,987.20

110. KLEBAN, DAN [DEM] $458,786.42

111. SPIDEL NEUMANN, SANDY [DEM] $410,526.70

112. MIZUSAWA, BERT K [REP] $376,213.05

113. BOTSFORD, STEVE [DEM] $372,718.37

114. NORRIS, JACKIE [DEM] $363,563.01

115. WILLETT, JOEL [DEM] $350,036.01

116. CROCKETT, GARY [DEM] $350,000.00

117. PRIEST, JIM [DEM] $316,147.10

118. MARKERT, GEORGE WASHINGTON MR V [REP] $315,360.14

119. STEVENSON, PAMELA [DEM] $311,392.24

120. LOPEZ FRANZEN, MELISA [DEM] $299,376.29

121. NEILL, REILLY [DEM] $298,977.55

122. AUSTIN, KYLE [LIB] $262,194.97

123. SCHMIDT, PATRICK [DEM] $256,046.18

124. MEAD, SAMUEL [REP] $252,015.14

125. TATE, JOSEPH ALLEN [DEM] $243,635.76

126. RODRIGUEZ, DAIRA [DEM] $242,582.34

127. BEAUDION, JULIAN C [DEM] $228,295.15

128. BROWN, DON [REP] $224,689.23

129. WEILER, TOM [REP] $220,513.63

130. BAUER, ANDRE [REP] $216,272.42

131. SCHOLTEN, JAMES [DEM] $213,415.45

132. MURRAY, ERIK [DEM] $212,503.11

133. MANZUR, KARISHMA [DEM] $206,753.29

134. SANFORD, MARSHALL C HON. [REP] $206,237.49

135. CHLEBEK, CASIMER MR. [REP] $202,000.00

136. DAVIS, CHRISTY [DEM] $194,388.26

137. LEBOVICS, ROBERT [REP] $178,218.82

138. NORMAN, RALPH [REP] $173,609.91

139. LAVE, DENNY [REP] $170,735.00

140. SWEETSER, KYLE [DEM] $166,055.63

141. BRESLIN, KAREN [DEM] $165,311.66

142. MCKAY, RAYMOND TYLER MR [REP] $163,438.70

143. TAYLOR, NOAH [DEM] $161,737.65

144. INHOFE, JAMES M. SEN. [REP] $154,687.18

145. COSTELLO, DAVID [DEM] $154,376.98

146. LARRIETT, DAKARAI [DEM] $154,254.02

147. FARINGTON, KIM [REP] $148,369.64

148. TACHE, JOSEPH [OTH] $147,751.43

149. ALBARES, NICHOLAS S. [DEM] $143,283.64

150. RYAN, KEVIN [DEM] $139,010.63

Candidates for Senate – Receipts and Disbursements

· 2026 election: 2021-2026

· Exclude incumbents not seeking re-election

Name

Party

State

Receipts

Disbursements

OSSOFF, T. JONATHAN

DEMOCRATIC PARTY

$97,986,263.04

$59,730,545.53

TALARICO, JAMES

DEMOCRATIC PARTY

$68,555,930.42

$47,007,775.34

BROWN, SHERROD

DEMOCRATIC PARTY

$38,566,234.10

$22,336,492.78

COOPER, ROY

DEMOCRATIC PARTY

$34,975,789.18

$14,258,221.92

BOOKER, CORY A.

DEMOCRATIC PARTY

$33,504,255.00

$16,330,421.17

KRISHNAMOORTHI, S

DEMOCRATIC PARTY

$31,558,602.76

$31,484,014.95

WARNER, MARK ROBERT

DEMOCRATIC PARTY

$25,160,577.96

$9,434,262.90

GRAHAM, LINDSEY O.

REPUBLICAN PARTY

$21,525,706.65

$31,707,364.83

PLATNER, GRAHAM

DEMOCRATIC PARTY

$21,050,419.38

$19,287,361.26

COLLINS, SUSAN M.

REPUBLICAN PARTY

$18,930,077.99

$9,187,155.05

PELTOLA, MARY

DEMOCRATIC PARTY

$18,545,132.43

$13,908,377.35

VINDMAN, ALEXANDER

DEMOCRATIC PARTY

$16,273,862.45

$9,020,003.41

HAGERTY, BILL

REPUBLICAN PARTY

$15,967,647.66

$10,788,276.89

WEIL, JOSHUA JOSEPH

DEMOCRATIC PARTY

$15,933,478.15

EL-SAYED, ABDUL

DEMOCRATIC PARTY

$14,528,335.93

$11,975,573.38

HUSTED, JON

REPUBLICAN PARTY

$14,360,027.53

$4,940,716.33

CORNYN, JOHN SEN

REPUBLICAN PARTY

$14,261,513.59

$14,352,854.31

COTTON, THOMAS

REPUBLICAN PARTY

$13,601,049.27

$10,066,117.33

CASSIDY, WILLIAM M.

REPUBLICAN PARTY

$13,597,914.93

$10,408,257.85

PAPPAS, CHRIS

DEMOCRATIC PARTY

$13,371,607.38

$8,595,870.88

CRAIG, ANGIE

DEMOCRATIC PARTY

$12,746,617.68

$9,179,437.38

FLEMING, JOHN C. JR.

REPUBLICAN PARTY

$12,302,506.27

$12,262,240.25

STEVENS, HALEY

DEMOCRATIC PARTY

$11,884,632.43

$9,091,338.23

SULLIVAN, DAN

REPUBLICAN PARTY

$11,735,898.20

$5,172,572.02

MCMORROW, MALLORY

DEMOCRATIC PARTY

$11,386,720.36

$9,519,089.08

WHATLEY, MICHAEL

REPUBLICAN PARTY

$11,272,504.49

$7,810,806.43

MOODY, ASHLEY

REPUBLICAN PARTY

$11,259,073.98

$2,776,253.29

RICKETTS, PETE

REPUBLICAN PARTY

$11,233,506.70

$4,809,505.91

CROCKETT, JASMINE

DEMOCRATIC PARTY

$11,096,965.96

$10,870,751.57

ROGERS, MICHAEL J

REPUBLICAN PARTY

$10,898,177.09

$6,680,643.32

Name	Party	State	Receipts	Disbursements
ANDREWS, ANNIE	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	SC	$10,804,040.50	$6,684,745.50
HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W.	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	CO	$10,285,376.31	$9,843,588.87
ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON	REPUBLICAN PARTY	IA	$10,217,845.39	$5,396,429.30
BARR, GARLAND ANDY	REPUBLICAN PARTY	KY	$9,981,055.48	$11,368,587.12
HERN, KEVIN	REPUBLICAN PARTY	OK	$9,953,578.89	$7,461,668.78
PAXTON, WARREN KENNETH JR.	REPUBLICAN PARTY	TX	$9,248,698.53	$7,492,915.18
MORRIS, NATE	REPUBLICAN PARTY	KY	$8,631,718.69	$8,249,173.47
LUJAN, BEN RAY	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	NM	$8,277,478.32	$3,960,047.51
MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	OR	$7,893,849.32	$4,871,006.77
ALLRED, COLIN	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	TX	$7,629,042.50	$7,772,468.72
MARKEY, EDWARD SEN.	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	MA	$7,548,478.64	$6,972,838.36
COLLINS, MICHAEL A JR	REPUBLICAN PARTY	GA	$7,409,349.57	$5,932,538.69
CARTER, EARL LEROY	REPUBLICAN PARTY	GA	$7,300,242.83	$10,259,563.33
COONS, CHRISTOPHER A.	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	DE	$6,669,193.85	$3,804,022.62
FLANAGAN, MARGARET	DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR	MN	$6,516,272.76	$5,457,668.72
CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE	REPUBLICAN PARTY	WV	$6,488,842.91	$4,582,172.73
TUREK, JOSHUA	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	IA	$6,276,526.90	$3,914,213.12
LETLOW, JULIA	REPUBLICAN PARTY	LA	$6,210,121.50	$4,783,049.37
MARSHALL, ROGER W	REPUBLICAN PARTY	KS	$6,205,622.26	$1,027,502.84
MILLS, JANET TRAFTON	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	ME	$6,063,106.45	$5,960,322.98
WOOD, JORDAN	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	ME	$6,044,820.45	$5,847,145.75
LYNCH, MARK	REPUBLICAN PARTY	SC	$5,919,538.70	$5,372,977.27
STRATTON, JULIANA	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	IL	$5,906,598.55	$4,798,640.54
OSBORN, DAN	INDEPENDENT	NE	$5,751,950.79	$3,393,629.65
MOULTON, SETH	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	MA	$5,651,172.00	$4,886,638.88
HYDE-SMITH, CINDY	REPUBLICAN PARTY	MS	$5,458,311.27	$3,083,958.06
TAFOYA, MICHELE	REPUBLICAN PARTY	MN	$5,292,552.78	$3,959,487.11
ODE, FREDERICK J	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	OH	$5,001,938.94	$4,976,073.41
MULLIN, MARKWAYNE	REPUBLICAN PARTY	OK	$4,841,067.45	$3,475,743.59
DOOLEY, DEREK	REPUBLICAN PARTY	GA	$4,725,351.25	$4,374,740.72

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Name	Party	State	Receipts	Disbursements
ROUNDS, MIKE	REPUBLICAN PARTY	SD	$4,513,920.02	$3,459,778.07
RISCH, JAMES E MR.	UNKNOWN	ID	$4,431,093.48	$3,089,996.46
REED, JOHN F.	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	RI	$4,214,314.74	$2,580,940.81
HAMILTON, ADAM	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	KS	$4,169,077.81	$2,438,456.90
MOORE, FELIX BARRY	REPUBLICAN PARTY	AL	$3,787,329.72	$3,284,673.21
SUNUNU, JOHN E	REPUBLICAN PARTY	NH	$3,662,251.84	$989,605.38
KELLY, ROBIN	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	IL	$3,507,919.00	$3,477,782.49
BODNAR, SETH	INDEPENDENT	MT	$3,238,150.74	$2,260,371.43
NICKEL, WILEY	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	NC	$2,972,089.47	$3,009,088.64
LUMMIS, CYNTHIA MARIE MRS.	REPUBLICAN PARTY	WY	$2,718,016.58	$1,997,417.63
TRACY, DON	REPUBLICAN PARTY	IL	$2,459,889.83	$947,465.99
HAGEMAN, HARRIET	REPUBLICAN PARTY	WY	$2,435,022.54	$2,402,616.58
COLOM, SCOTT	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	MS	$2,384,921.14	$1,537,875.34
MCGRATH, AMY	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	KY	$2,373,624.84	$2,370,499.93
SHOFFNER, HALLIE	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	AR	$2,269,113.78	$1,405,535.66
CAMERON, DANIEL	REPUBLICAN PARTY	KY	$2,254,282.77	$2,245,826.07
HUNT, WESLEY	REPUBLICAN PARTY	TX	$2,129,887.39	$4,587,880.36
WALKER, RODNEY	REPUBLICAN PARTY	AL	$2,015,962.90	$2,015,962.90
ALME, KURT	REPUBLICAN PARTY	MT	$1,984,860.91	$534,142.12
DAVIS, JAMIE	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	LA	$1,983,548.38	$1,504,444.32
BROWN, SCOTT P.	REPUBLICAN PARTY	NH	$1,943,324.75	$1,207,513.69
HUDSON, JARED	REPUBLICAN PARTY	AL	$1,920,538.54	$1,806,649.59
DEATON, JOHN	REPUBLICAN PARTY	MA	$1,498,561.16	$771,957.62
SCHWARZE, ADAM	REPUBLICAN PARTY	MN	$1,439,560.53	$1,255,744.21
SAGE, NATHAN	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	IA	$1,433,543.65	$1,433,487.97
EVANS, JEANNIE	REPUBLICAN PARTY	IL	$1,308,510.17	$1,305,141.26
MARSHALL, STEVEN T	REPUBLICAN PARTY	AL	$1,298,351.43	$1,298,351.43
CHEW, BOB	OTHER	CO	$1,270,007.00	$225,648.69
CHEW, ROBERT		CO	$1,270,007.00	$225,648.69
SEIDEN, KATHY W	REPUBLICAN PARTY	LA	$1,202,191.00	$1,202,191.00

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Name	Party	State	Receipts	Disbursements
BOOKER, CHARLES	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	KY	$1,099,509.09	$789,886.51
DANS, PAUL	REPUBLICAN PARTY	SC	$1,081,243.72	$959,431.62
EVANS, JONATHAN DERRICK	REPUBLICAN PARTY	WV	$1,062,145.01	$1,001,214.23
GONZALES, JULIE	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	CO	$979,214.71	$835,705.92
NIXON, ANGELA	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	FL	$974,844.71	$709,866.35
MUJICA, HECTOR DANIEL	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	FL	$856,667.26	$845,911.09
ROMANS, DALE	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	KY	$838,359.99	$671,448.94
BENGS, BRIAN	INDEPENDENT	SD	$782,049.78	$730,644.27
ACHILLES, TODD BAKER	INDEPENDENT	ID	$692,245.06	$506,311.48
EMERSON, JULIE CATHRYN	REPUBLICAN PARTY	LA	$688,875.02	$661,354.64
WHITE, ROYCE	REPUBLICAN PARTY	MN	$661,620.48	$764,958.34
WILLIS, THOMAS EDWARD II	REPUBLICAN PARTY	WV	$641,739.27	$641,739.27
JOHNSON, LEE	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	SC	$569,185.56	$569,185.56
ADLAKHA, SARAH ANNE DR	REPUBLICAN PARTY	MS	$566,184.12	$556,454.75
KING, JOHN	REPUBLICAN PARTY	GA	$563,078.46	$563,078.46
SHREWSBURY, ZACHARY C	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	WV	$515,586.59	$518,440.84
FRY, RUSSELL	REPUBLICAN PARTY	SC	$495,026.63	$10,440.99
CARLIN, JAMES	REPUBLICAN PARTY	IA	$494,420.13	$489,153.91
JOSHI, JANAK	REPUBLICAN PARTY	CO	$485,987.20	$485,987.20
KLEBAN, DAN	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	ME	$458,786.42	$458,699.92
MIZUSAWA, BERT K	REPUBLICAN PARTY	VA	$418,742.24	$328,750.21
SPIDEL NEUMANN, SANDY	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	KS	$410,526.70	$249,918.14
BOTSFORD, STEVE	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	IL	$372,718.37	$372,618.20
NORRIS, JACKIE	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	IA	$363,563.01	$363,563.01
WILLETT, JOEL	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	KY	$350,036.01	$321,249.37
CROCKETT, GARY	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	LA	$350,000.00	$49,541.39
PRIEST, JIM	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	OK	$316,147.10	$272,556.22
MARKERT, GEORGE WASHINGTON MR V	REPUBLICAN PARTY	CO	$315,360.14	$315,360.14
STEVENSON, PAMELA	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	KY	$311,392.24	$286,744.63
LOPEZ FRANZEN, MELISA	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	MN	$299,376.29	$299,376.29

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Name	Party	State	Receipts	Disbursements
NEILL, REILLY	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	MT	$298,977.55	$274,669.83
MEAD, SAMUEL	REPUBLICAN PARTY	WY	$288,667.76	$177,230.28
AUSTIN, KYLE	LIBERTARIAN PARTY	MT	$262,194.97	$242,362.46
SCHMIDT, PATRICK	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	KS	$256,046.18	$251,019.06
TATE, JOSEPH ALLEN	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	MI	$243,635.76	$243,635.76
RODRIGUEZ, DAIRA	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	ME	$242,582.34	$242,582.34
BEAUDION, JULIAN C	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	SD	$228,295.15	$225,217.04
BROWN, DON	REPUBLICAN PARTY	NC	$224,689.23	$225,529.84
WEILER, TOM	REPUBLICAN PARTY	MN	$220,513.63	$100,734.81
BAUER, ANDRE	REPUBLICAN PARTY	SC	$216,272.42	$216,272.42
SCHOLTEN, JAMES	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	IA	$213,415.45	$205,271.15
MURRAY, ERIK	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	KS	$212,503.11	$200,007.90
MANZUR, KARISHMA	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	NH	$206,753.29	$157,755.26
SANFORD, MARSHALL C HON.	REPUBLICAN PARTY	SC	$206,237.49	$177,136.14
CHLEBEK, CASIMER MR.	REPUBLICAN PARTY	IL	$202,000.00	$201,972.54
DAVIS, CHRISTY	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	KS	$194,388.26	$108,478.19
LEBOVICS, ROBERT	REPUBLICAN PARTY	NJ	$178,218.82	$168,298.82
NORMAN, RALPH	REPUBLICAN PARTY	SC	$173,609.91	$2,188.59
LAVE, DENNY	REPUBLICAN PARTY	ID	$170,735.00	$170,735.00
SWEETSER, KYLE	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	AL	$166,055.63	$163,371.90
BRESLIN, KAREN	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	CO	$165,311.66	$163,439.39
MCKAY, RAYMOND TYLER MR	REPUBLICAN PARTY	RI	$163,438.70	$161,032.16
TAYLOR, NOAH	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	KS	$161,737.65	$148,395.32
INHOFE, JAMES M. SEN.	REPUBLICAN PARTY	OK	$154,687.18	$414,163.35
COSTELLO, DAVID	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	ME	$154,376.98	$136,254.47
LARRIETT, DAKARAI	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	AL	$154,254.02	$151,838.14
FARINGTON, KIM	REPUBLICAN PARTY	VA	$148,369.64	$132,209.96
TACHE, JOSEPH	OTHER	MA	$147,751.43	$116,834.83
ALBARES, NICHOLAS S.	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	LA	$143,283.64	$143,283.64
RYAN, KEVIN	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	IL	$139,010.63	$149,062.03

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Spending summary

How much has been spending by:

Senate candidates

Running in:

2026

$656,163,003

Total spending by all Senate candidates running in 2026

Dem. $387,281,918

Rep. $257,495,586

Other $11,385,500

Who's spending the most

How much has been spent by:

Senate candidates

Running in:

2026

01/01/2021–12/31/2026

Name Total spent

1. OSSOFF, T. JONATHAN [DEM] $59,730,545.53

2. TALARICO, JAMES [DEM] $47,007,775.34

3. GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. [REP] $31,707,364.83

4. KRISHNAMOORTHI, S [DEM] $31,484,014.95

5. BROWN, SHERROD [DEM] $22,336,492.78

6. PLATNER, GRAHAM [DEM] $19,287,361.26

7. BOOKER, CORY A. [DEM] $16,330,421.17

8. WEIL, JOSHUA JOSEPH [DEM] $15,933,478.15

9. CORNYN, JOHN SEN [REP] $14,352,854.31

10. COOPER, ROY [DEM] $14,258,221.92

ATTACHMENT “C” – FROM FEC

MONEY RAISED and SPENT: SENATE

Who's raising the most

How much has been raised by:

HOUSE candidates

Running in:

2026

01/01/2021–12/31/2026

Name Total raised

1. OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA [DEM] $32,607,753.66

Candidate information

Seat:	New York House District 14
Type of candidacy:	Incumbent
Political party:	Democratic Party
Statement of candidacy:	Current version (PDF) FEC-1848759 Filed 11/14/2024

Candidate financial totals

Incumbent

Candidate	Party	Total receipts	Total disbursements	Cash on hand	Source reports
OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	$32,607,753.66	$20,381,468.84	$15,960,931.70	Coverage ending: 06/30/2026 View all
FORTE, TINA	REPUBLICAN PARTY	$803,140.69	$882,617.67	$2,738.07	Coverage ending: 06/30/2026 View all
HYSENAJ, DIAMANT	REPUBLICAN PARTY	$342,895.97	$311,855.01	$31,040.96	Coverage ending: 06/30/2026 View all
DOLAN, MARTIN WILLIAM MR	DEMOCRATIC PARTY	$80,952.65	$78,490.33	$2,462.32	Coverage ending: 06/30/2026 View all
RIVERA-DIAZ, ARIEL	REPUBLICAN PARTY	$1,524.50	$1,494.50	$7.20	Coverage ending: 03/31/2026 View all

2. TRONE, DAVID [DEM] $26,207,403.56

3. JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL [REP] $20,976,864.33

4. JEFFRIES, HAKEEM [DEM] $14,899,980.61

5. KHANNA, ROHIT [DEM] $13,761,490.91

6. VINDMAN, YEVGENY 'EUGENE' [DEM] $12,355,663.90

7. DELANEY, APRIL MCCLAIN [DEM] $12,308,220.11

8. CONSTANTINO, ANTHONY THOMAS [REP] $12,060,254.31

9. CHATZKY, PETER [DEM] $11,707,921.60

10. GROSS, KEITH [REP] $10,654,949.30

11. SCALISE, STEVE MR [REP] $10,638,030.12

12. LAUBACHER, EILEEN [DEM] $10,349,940.18

13. EMMER, THOMAS EARL JR. [REP] $9,786,063.83

14. CRANE, ELI [REP] $9,481,427.94

15. MASSIE, THOMAS H. [REP] $8,837,696.95

16. KIM, YOUNG [REP] $8,837,238.63

17. COOKE, REBECCA [DEM] $8,601,145.96

18. JONES, ERIC [DEM] $8,378,928.57

19. GOLDMAN, DANIEL [DEM] $8,365,109.43

20. LAWLER, MICHAEL VINCENT [REP] $8,172,045.60

21. HARRIS, SHAWN [DEM] $8,098,513.75

22. VAN ORDEN, DERRICK F. MR. [REP] $7,526,052.22

23. ALLRED, COLIN [DEM] $7,431,941.28

24. RASKIN, JAMIE [DEM] $7,425,389.43

25. MENDOZA, JOANNA [DEM] $7,354,599.10

26. MILLER-MEEKS, MARIANNETTE JANE [REP] $7,208,271.35

27. CONWAY, GEORGE [DEM] $7,086,218.17

28. BOHANNAN, CHRISTINA [DEM] $7,051,745.42

29. TORRES, RITCHIE JOHN [DEM] $6,908,654.83

30. BAREEBE, QUINCY [DEM] $6,805,527.57

ATTACHMENT “D” – FROM WIKI

MONEY RAISED and SPENT: GOVERNORS

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Alabama

Alabama gubernatorial election

Nominee Tommy Tuberville

Doug Jones

Party Republican

Democratic

Incumbent Governor

Kay Ivey

Republican

Main article: 2026 Alabama gubernatorial election

See also: 2026 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election

Governor Kay Ivey, a Republican, was re-elected in 2022 with 67.4% of the vote. She will be term-limited by the Constitution of Alabama in 2026 and cannot seek re-election to a third consecutive full term. Republican U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville entered the gubernatorial race in May 2025, joined by former candidate for Alabama's 6th congressional district in 2024 Ken McFeeters[15] and event center operations manager Will Santivasci.[108]

Democratic candidates include former U.S. Senator Doug Jones; the 2022 gubernatorial nominee Yolanda Flowers; Will Boyd, a former city councilor of Greenville, Illinois, and the nominee for Alabama Lieutenant Governor in 2018 and for U.S. Senate in 2022; pastor Ja'Mel Brown; candidate for governor in 2022 Chad Chig Martin;[14] and former state representative Nathan Mathis.[108]

As Jones and Tuberville won their respective primaries, the gubernatorial election will be a rematch of the 2020 United States Senate election, which saw Tuberville defeat Jones. Tuberville has faced several challenges to his eligibility for the governorship.

Alaska

Main article: 2026 Alaska gubernatorial election

Governor Mike Dunleavy, a Republican, was re-elected in 2022 with 50.3% of the vote. He will be term-limited by the Constitution of Alaska in 2026 and cannot seek re-election to a third consecutive term.

Republican candidates include former state senator Click Bishop;[109] Lieutenant Governor Nancy Dahlstrom;[109] Matanuska-Susitna Borough mayor Edna DeVries;[110] former state Attorney General Treg Taylor;[111] former commissioner of the Alaska Department of Revenue Adam Crum;[112] state senator Shelley Hughes;[113] businesswoman Bernadette Wilson;[109] former Anchorage mayor Dave Bronson;[114] and Matt Heliala, a member of the Alaska State Medical Board.[115]

For the Democrats, Tom Begich, a former state senator who was the Democratic leader in the State Senate, has announced a campaign, as has District H state senator Matt Claman and former state representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins.[116][117][118]

Despite filing to run for her former House seat,[119] former Democratic U.S. Representative Mary Peltola also considered a gubernatorial bid,[120][121] but in January announced a campaign for Alaska's U.S. Senate seat in 2026.[122]

Arizona

Arizona gubernatorial election

Nominee Katie Hobbs

Andy Biggs

Party Democratic

Republican

Incumbent Governor

Katie Hobbs

Democratic

Main article: 2026 Arizona gubernatorial election

Governor Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, was elected in 2022 with 50.3% of the vote. Starting with this election cycle, gubernatorial candidates will be required to nominate a running mate for the newly established office of Lieutenant Governor. Hobbs is running for re-election to a second term[123] and is the nominee, as no other candidates successfully filed for the Democratic primary.[124]

U.S. Representative from Arizona's 5th congressional district Andy Biggs[125] defeated U.S. Representative from Arizona's 1st congressional district David Schweikert,[126] as well as business owner Ken Miceli[124] and concrete plumbing contractor Scott Neely[127] with over 70% of the vote in the Republican primary.

Health care entrepreneur Hugh Lytle and Teri Hourihan are running in the No Labels/Arizona Independent Party primary. Former Democratic state representative Leezah Sun has announced a campaign as an independent, but will not appear on the ballot.[18][128]

Arkansas

Arkansas gubernatorial election

Nominee Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Fredrick Love

Party Republican

Democratic

Incumbent Governor

Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Republican

Main article: 2026 Arkansas gubernatorial election

Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a Republican, was elected in 2022 with 63.1% of the vote. She is seeking re-election to a second term and ran unopposed for the Republican nomination.[129]

State senator Fredrick Love[130] defeated former Walmart executive Supha Xayprasith Mays[131] in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2026.[132]

Farmer Colt Shelby is running in the general election as a Libertarian.[133]

California

California gubernatorial election

Candidate Xavier Becerra

Steve Hilton

Party Democratic

Republican

Incumbent Governor

Gavin Newsom

Democratic

Main article: 2026 California gubernatorial election

See also: 2026 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom was re-elected in 2022 with 59.2% of the vote. He is term-limited by the California Constitution in 2026, and cannot seek re-election to a third term. More than sixty candidates appeared on the June 2026 primary ballot. Democrat Xavier Becerra,[134] former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services and former California Attorney General, and Republican political commentator Steve Hilton[135] advanced to the general election.[136]

Other Democratic candidates included San Jose mayor Matt Mahan;[137] former congresswoman for California's 47th congressional district Katie Porter;[138] businessman and 2020 presidential candidate Tom Steyer;[139] State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond;[140] and former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.[141]

U.S. representative Eric Swalwell initially announced a campaign in November 2025, but withdrew and resigned from Congress in April 2026 amid sexual assault allegations, with his name still on the ballot.[142][143] Former state Controller Betty Yee also withdrew from the race in April 2026 and will remain on the ballot.[144][145]

Former Vice President of the United States and 2024 Democratic nominee for President Kamala Harris had considered running,[146] but ultimately decided not to enter the race.[147]

Other Republican candidates included Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco,[148] diplomat Tim Nelson and businessman Leo Zacky.[149]

Butch Ware, the Green Party's 2024 vice presidential nominee, announced his candidacy but did not meet the requirements to appear on the primary ballot and instead ran as a write-in candidate.[150]

Colorado

Colorado gubernatorial election

Nominee Phil Weiser

Victor Marx

Party Democratic

Republican

Running mate Lesley Dahlkemper George Markert

Incumbent Governor

Jared Polis

Democratic

Main article: 2026 Colorado gubernatorial election

Governor Jared Polis, a Democrat, was re-elected in 2022 with 58.5% of the vote. He will be term-limited by the Colorado Constitution in 2026 and cannot seek re-election to a third consecutive term.

State Attorney General Phil Weiser[151] defeated U.S. Senator Michael Bennet[152] for the Democratic nomination.

On the Republican side, ministry leader Victor Marx defeated state representative Scott Bottoms and state senator Barbara Kirkmeyer for the nomination.[153][154]

Former U.S. Representative for Colorado's 4th congressional district Greg Lopez initially announced his campaign as a Republican but later left the party in January 2026 and is continuing his campaign as an independent.[155][22]

Connecticut

Main article: 2026 Connecticut gubernatorial election

Governor Ned Lamont, a Democrat, was re-elected in 2022 with 56% of the vote. Because Connecticut does not have gubernatorial term limits in its Constitution, Lamont has announced that he is running for a third term.[26] State representative for the 88th district Josh Elliott has announced that he is challenging Lamont in the Democratic primary.[24]

State senator for the 36th district Ryan Fazio is the Republican nominee.[25] Former lieutenant governor of New York Betsy McCaughey[156]initially announced her candidacy for the Republican nomination in March 2026 but withdrew after not receiving 15% of the convention vote in May. New Britain mayor Erin Stewart initially ran but dropped out of the race in May 2026, after allegations of misconduct during her tenure as mayor.[157][158]

Florida

Main article: 2026 Florida gubernatorial election

Republican Governor Ron DeSantis was re-elected in 2022 with 59.4% of the vote. He is term-limited by the Florida Constitution in 2026 and cannot seek re-election to a third consecutive term.

U.S. representative for Florida's 19th congressional district Byron Donalds announced his candidacy on February 25, 2025, becoming the first major Republican to enter the race.[159] Paul Renner, former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, announced his candidacy in September 2025, and Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins joined the race in January 2026.[160][161] Other Republican candidates include Surfside mayor Charles Burkett and entrepreneur James Fishback.[159][162] There is also speculation that current First Lady of Florida Casey DeSantis might launch a bid to succeed her husband.[163]

Former Republican U.S. representative for Florida's 13th congressional district David Jolly, a staunch critic of Trump, joined the Democratic Party in 2025 and announced his candidacy June 2025.[164] Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings is also running for the Democratic nomination.[165]

Former State Senate Minority Leader Jason Pizzo launched an independent bid for governor in May 2025,[166] while Moliere Dimanche announced his own independent campaign in July 2024, becoming the first Haitian candidate for governor in Florida's history.[167]

Georgia

Georgia gubernatorial election

Nominee Rick Jackson

Keisha Lance Bottoms

Party Republican

Democratic

Incumbent Governor

Brian Kemp

Republican

Main article: 2026 Georgia gubernatorial election

See also: 2026 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election

Republican Governor Brian Kemp was re-elected in 2022 with 53.4% of the vote. He is term-limited by the Georgia Constitution in 2026 and cannot seek re-election to a third consecutive term.

Attorney General Chris Carr,[168] Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones,[169] Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger,[170] and healthcare executive Rick Jackson[171] all announced bids for the Republican nomination. Jackson and Jones advanced to a runoff that took place on June 16, which Jackson won, thus becoming the Republican nominee.

On the Democratic side, former Mayor of Atlanta and former director of the White House Office of Public Engagement Keisha Lance Bottoms[172] became the nominee on May 19 and defeated a crowded field, which included former state senator Jason Esteves,[173] former DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer and 2010 nominee for U.S. Senate Mike Thurmond,[174] and state representative Derrick Jackson.[175] Former Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan, a Republican critic of Donald Trump, switched to the Democratic Party and ran for governor.[176]

Hawaii

Main article: 2026 Hawaii gubernatorial election

Governor Josh Green, a Democrat, was elected in 2022 with 63.2% of the vote. He is running for re-election to a second term.[177]

Idaho

Idaho gubernatorial election

Nominee Brad Little

Terri Pickens

Party Republican

Democratic

Incumbent Governor

Brad Little

Republican

Main article: 2026 Idaho gubernatorial election

See also: 2026 Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial election

Governor Brad Little, a Republican, was re-elected in 2022 with 60.5% of the vote. Because Idaho does not have gubernatorial term limits in its Constitution, he is running for re-election to a third term.[178]

Attorney Terri Pickens, who was the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor in 2022, is running for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination.[179]

Former Twin Falls Transit Coordinator Maxine Durand is running as an independent, with the backing of local branches of the Democratic Socialists of America.[180]

Illinois

Illinois gubernatorial election

Nominee JB Pritzker

Darren Bailey

Party Democratic

Republican

Running mate Christian Mitchell

Aaron Del Mar

Incumbent Governor

JB Pritzker

Democratic

Main article: 2026 Illinois gubernatorial election

Governor JB Pritzker, a Democrat, was re-elected in 2022 with 54.9% of the vote and is running for a third term.[31] With Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton seeking Illinois's U.S. Senate seat in 2026, Pritzker's running mate is former state representative Christian Mitchell.[181] Pritzker won the Democratic nomination unopposed.

On the Republican side, former state senator and 2022 Republican nominee for governor Darren Bailey secured the nomination against former vice president of policy for the Illinois Policy Institute Ted Dabrowski, DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick, and real estate developer Rick Heidner.[31]

Iowa

Iowa gubernatorial election

Nominee Zach Lahn Rob Sand

Party Republican

Democratic

Running mate Derek Wulf

Dave Muhlbauer

Incumbent Governor

Kim Reynolds

Republican

Main article: 2026 Iowa gubernatorial election

Governor Kim Reynolds, a Republican, was re-elected in 2022 with 58.1% of the vote. While she is eligible to run for re-election to a third full term, she has decided not to run.[182]

Republican candidates included state representative Eddie Andrews,[183] U.S. Representative for Iowa's 4th congressional district Randy Feenstra,[184] former director of the Iowa Department of Administrative Services Adam Steen,[185] farmer Zach Lahn,[186] and former state representative Brad Sherman.[187] Zach Lahn won the nomination on June 2, in what was considered a major upset.[188]

On the Democratic side, State Auditor Rob Sand declared his candidacy in May 2025 and won the nomination as the only candidate to file by the deadline. He is also the only Democratic statewide officeholder in Iowa.[189]

Kansas

Main article: 2026 Kansas gubernatorial election

Governor Laura Kelly, a Democrat, was re-elected in 2022 with 49.5% of the vote. She will be term limited by the Kansas Constitution and cannot seek re-election to a third consecutive term.

State senators Ethan Corson[35] and Cindy Holscher[37] are running for the Democratic nomination, with Corson receiving Governor Kelly's endorsement.[190] Teacher Marty Tuley is also running.[191] U.S. Representative from Kansas's 3rd congressional district Sharice Davids has expressed interest in mounting a campaign.[192]

Candidates for the Republican nomination include former Governor Jeff Colyer, State Senate President Ty Masterson, Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt, Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab, and Johnson County Commissioner Charlotte O'Hara.[193][43][39]

Maine

Maine gubernatorial election

Nominee Hannah Pingree

Robert B. Charles

Rick Bennett

Party Democratic

Republican

Independent

Incumbent Governor

Janet Mills

Democratic

Main article: 2026 Maine gubernatorial election

Governor Janet Mills, a Democrat, was re-elected in 2022 with 55.4% of the vote. She will be term-limited by the Maine Constitution, and cannot seek re-election to a third consecutive term.

Former State House Speaker Hannah Pingree, the daughter of U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree[194] defeated a crowded Democratic field, which included Secretary of State Shenna Bellows;[195] former State Senate President Troy Jackson;[196] businessman Angus King III, the son of independent U.S. Senator and former Maine governor Angus King;[197] and former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention principal deputy director Dr. Nirav Shah.[198]

On the Republican side, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Robert Charles[199] defeated a field which included healthcare executive and member of the Bush family Jonathan Bush;[200] real estate businessman David Jones;[201] state senator and candidate for governor in 2002 James Libby;[202] former Maine Senate majority leader and candidate for governor in 2018 Garrett Mason;[203] entrepreneur Owen McCarthy;[204] businessman Ben Midgley;[205] and former Paris selectman Robert Wessels.[206]

Pingree and Charles will be joined on the ballot by independent state senator Rick Bennett, who left the Republican Party shortly before launching his campaign.[46]

Maryland

Maryland gubernatorial election

Nominee Wes Moore

Dan Cox

Party Democratic

Republican

Running mate Aruna Miller

Robert Krop

Incumbent Governor

Wes Moore

Democratic

Main article: 2026 Maryland gubernatorial election

Governor Wes Moore, a Democrat, was elected in 2022 with 64.5% of the vote. He is running for re-election to a second term.[207] Moore easily defeated physician Eric Felber in the Democratic primary.[208]

A number of Republicans are vying for the party's nomination: businessman Carl Brunner,[209] former state delegate and 2022 nominee Dan Cox,[210] businessman Ed Hale,[211] and John Myrick, a candidate for U.S. Senate in 2024, have announced their candidacies for governor.[212] Cox became the Republican nominee on June 23.

Massachusetts

Main article: 2026 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

Governor Maura Healey, a Democrat, was elected in 2022 with 63.7% of the vote. Healey is running for re-election for a second term in office.[49]

On the Republican side, businessman Mike Minogue, and former chief administrator and acting general manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Brian Shortsleeve have announced their candidacies.[213][52][53]

Michigan

Main article: 2026 Michigan gubernatorial election

Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer was re-elected in 2022 with 54.5% of the vote. She is term-limited by the Michigan Constitution in 2026 and cannot seek re-election to a third term.

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Genessee County Sheriff Chris Swanson have announced campaigns for the Democratic nomination.[214][215] Marni Sawicki, the former mayor of Cape Coral, Florida, who moved to Michigan in 2021, has also announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination.[216]

Businessman, 2022 candidate for governor and 2024 candidate for president Perry Johnson; and U.S. Representative for Michigan's 10th congressional district John James have announced bids for the Republican nomination.[217] William Null, who was acquitted for charges relating to the Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot, has also announced his run.[218]

Detroit mayor Mike Duggan, a former Democrat, announced his intention to run for governor as an independent in December 2024.[219] He suspended his campaign in May 2026. [220]

Minnesota

Main article: 2026 Minnesota gubernatorial election

Governor Tim Walz, a Democrat, was re-elected in 2022 with 52.3% of the vote. He initially announced a campaign for a third term, but later withdrew his candidacy in January 2026.[3] Minnesota does not have gubernatorial term limits in its Constitution.[221] Since the adoption of four-year terms in 1962,[l] no Minnesota governor has won a third term.

Following Walz's announcement, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar announced a campaign on January 29, 2026.[60] Several other Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) candidates filed, none of whom have previously held elected offices in the state. Community organizer Kobey Layne challenged Klobuchar for the DFL's endorsement, but Klobuchar was endorsed in the first ballot alongside her running mate Ben Schierer.[61]

Republican candidates include State House Speaker Lisa Demuth,[58] My Pillow CEO and conservative activist Mike Lindell,[62] and healthcare technology executive Kendall Qualls.[63] Qualls received the Republican Party's endorsement after ten rounds of balloting.[223]

Nebraska

Nebraska gubernatorial election

Nominee Jim Pillen

Lynne Walz

Party Republican

Democratic

Running mate Joe Kelly

Ben Steffen

Incumbent Governor

Jim Pillen

Republican

Main article: 2026 Nebraska gubernatorial election

Governor Jim Pillen, a Republican, was elected in 2022 with 59.7% of the vote. He is running for re-election to a second term.[224] He faced some challenges in the Republican primary, including medicinal cannabis activist Jacy Todd.[225]

Former state senator and 2018 Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor Lynne Walz is the Democratic nominee.[226]

Nevada

Nevada gubernatorial election

Nominee Joe Lombardo

Aaron Ford

Party Republican

Democratic

Incumbent Governor

Joe Lombardo

Republican

Main article: 2026 Nevada gubernatorial election

See also: 2026 Nevada lieutenant gubernatorial election

Governor Joe Lombardo, a Republican, was elected in 2022 with 48.8% of the vote and is running for re-election to a second term in office.[227] Businesswoman Irina Hansen, who ran for Mayor of Las Vegas in 2024, challenged Lombardo in the GOP primary.[228] Lombardo easily defeated Hansen with over 90% of the vote on June 9 and became the Republican nominee.

State attorney general Aaron D. Ford defeated Washoe County Commissioner Alexis Hill for the Democratic nomination.[229][230]

New Hampshire

Main article: 2026 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

Governor Kelly Ayotte, a Republican who was elected in 2024 with 53.6% of the vote. She is running for re-election to a second two-year term. New Hampshire elects its governors on a two-year cycle with no term limits.

For the Democrats, former executive councilor Cinde Warmington,[68] who ran for the 2024 Democratic gubernatorial nomination, is running again in 2026.

Businessman Jon Kiper, who initially entered the race as an Independent, entered the Democratic primary in September 2025 but later opted to run as a candidate for the newly founded Community First party in April 2026.[231][67]

New Mexico

New Mexico gubernatorial election

Nominee Deb Haaland

Gregg Hull

Party Democratic

Republican

Running mate Stephanie Garcia Richard

David Gallegos

Incumbent Governor

Michelle Lujan Grisham

Democratic

Main article: 2026 New Mexico gubernatorial election

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, was re-elected in 2022 with 52.0% of the vote. She will be term-limited by the New Mexico Constitution in 2026 and cannot seek re-election to a third consecutive term.

Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior and former U.S. Representative Deb Haaland[232] and Bernalillo County District Attorney and former Democratic Party of New Mexico chairman Sam Bregman both ran in the Democratic primary.[233] Haaland defeated Bregman in the primary on June 2 and became the Democratic nominee.

Rio Rancho mayor Gregg Hull[234] defeated former secretary of the New Mexico Human Services Department Duke Rodriguez[235] and businessman Doug Turner[236] in the Republican primary.

New York

New York gubernatorial election

Nominee Kathy Hochul

Bruce Blakeman

Party Democratic

Republican

Running mate Adrienne Adams

Todd Hood

Incumbent Governor

Kathy Hochul

Democratic

Main article: 2026 New York gubernatorial election

Incumbent Democratic governor Kathy Hochul is running for re-election to a second full term.[237] Primary elections took place on June 23, 2026.[238] The gubernatorial candidates selected their running mates, instead of having separate primaries.[239]

Hochul will face Nassau County executive Bruce Blakeman, the Republican nominee, in the general election. After U.S. representative Elise Stefanik withdrew from the Republican primary in December 2025, Blakeman was endorsed by President Donald Trump.[240] Republicans have not won a statewide election in New York since George Pataki was re-elected governor in 2002.[241]

Ohio

Ohio gubernatorial election

Nominee Vivek Ramaswamy

Amy Acton

Party Republican

Democratic

Running mate Rob McColley

David Pepper

Incumbent Governor

Mike DeWine

Republican

Main article: 2026 Ohio gubernatorial election

Governor Mike DeWine, a Republican, was re-elected in 2022 with 62.4% of the vote. He will be term-limited by the Ohio Constitution in 2026 and cannot seek re-election to a third consecutive term.

On the Republican side, biotech entrepreneur and former candidate for the Republican Party nomination in the 2024 presidential election Vivek Ramaswamy has announced a campaign, which has won the support of President Trump and Vice President Vance, the latter an Ohioan.[242][243] Ohio attorney general Dave Yost, who announced his candidacy for governor in January 2025, withdrew from the race and endorsed Ramaswamy in May 2025.[244] Ramaswamy defeated automotive entrepreneur Casey Putsch in the Republican primary on May 5, 2026.

Former Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton is the Democratic nominee, as no other candidate filed by the February 4, 2026 deadline.[245][246]

Oklahoma

Main article: 2026 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

See also: 2026 Oklahoma lieutenant gubernatorial election

Governor Kevin Stitt, a Republican, was re-elected in 2022 with 55.4% of the vote. He will be term-limited by the Oklahoma Constitution in 2026 and cannot seek re-election to a third term.

Attorney General Gentner Drummond,[247] former Oklahoma Secretary of Budget Mike Mazzei,[248] former Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives Charles McCall,[249] former Oklahoma Secretary of Public Safety Chip Keating,[250] who is the son of former governor Frank Keating, and former state senator Jake A. Merrick[251] are all seeking the Republican nomination.

State representative Cyndi Munson[252] and securities trader Arya Azma[253] are seeking the Democratic nomination.

Oregon

Oregon gubernatorial election

Nominee Tina Kotek

Christine Drazan

Party Democratic

Republican

Incumbent Governor

Tina Kotek

Democratic

Main article: 2026 Oregon gubernatorial election

Governor Tina Kotek, a Democrat, was elected in 2022 with 47% of the vote. She is running for re-election to a second term.[254]

On the Republican side, former minority leader of the Oregon House of Representatives and 2022 nominee for governor Christine Drazan defeated a field that included former professional basketball player and 2010 nominee Chris Dudley, state representative Ed Diehl, Marion County commissioner Danielle Bethell, geonomics researcher Kyle Duyck, and candidate for Oregon Commissioner of Labor in 2022 Robert Neuman.[255][256][257][258]

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

Nominee Josh Shapiro

Stacy Garrity

Party Democratic

Republican

Running mate Austin Davis

Jason Richey

Incumbent Governor

Josh Shapiro

Democratic

Main article: 2026 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

Governor Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, was elected in 2022 with 56.5% of the vote. He is running for reelection to a second term and is the Democratic nominee.[259]

The Republican nominee is Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity.[260]

Rhode Island

Main article: 2026 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

See also: 2026 Rhode Island lieutenant gubernatorial election

Governor Dan McKee, a Democrat, took office in 2021 upon the resignation of Gina Raimondo and was elected to a full term in 2022 with 58.1% of the vote. As he served less than two years of Raimondo's term, McKee is eligible to seek a second consecutive full term and announced his candidacy on March 3, 2025.[261]

Helena Foulkes, a former CVS Pharmacy executive and 2022 gubernatorial candidate, entered the race on September 10, 2025, setting up a rematch with McKee, who narrowly defeated her in the 2022 primary.[262] Restaurateur Greg Stevens is also challenging McKee in the Democratic primary.[263]

On the Republican side, 2022 lieutenant governor nominee Aaron Guckian is running,[264] as is businessman Robert Raimondo, who is also a cousin of Democratic former governor Gina Raimondo, and actress Elaine Pelino.[265][266]

South Carolina

South Carolina gubernatorial election

Nominee Alan Wilson

Jermaine Johnson

Party Republican

Democratic

Running mate Mike Reichenbach

Sam Skardon

Incumbent Governor

Henry McMaster

Republican

Main article: 2026 South Carolina gubernatorial election

Governor Henry McMaster, a Republican, was re-elected in 2022 with 58.1% of the vote. He is term-limited by the South Carolina Constitution in 2026 and cannot seek re-election to a third consecutive full term.

Five Republicans contested the election; state senator Josh Kimbrell,[267] attorney general Alan Wilson,[268] lieutenant governor Pamela Evette,[269] and U.S. representatives Ralph Norman[270] and Nancy Mace.[271] Evette and Wilson advanced to a runoff, which took place on June 23. Wilson won the runoff and became the Republican nominee.

On the Democratic side, state representative Jermaine Johnson[272] is the nominee.

South Dakota

South Dakota gubernatorial election

Nominee Larry Rhoden

Dan Ahlers

Party Republican

Democratic

Incumbent Governor

Larry Rhoden

Republican

Main article: 2026 South Dakota gubernatorial election

Governor Larry Rhoden, a Republican, assumed office in 2025 following the resignation of Kristi Noem to become Secretary of Homeland Security.[273] Noem had been re-elected in 2022 with 62% of the vote. Rhoden is now running for a full term.[274]

Challenging Rhoden in the Republican primary are Speaker of the South Dakota House of Representatives Jon Hansen,[275] U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson[276] and real estate entrepreneur Toby Doeden.[277] Doeden and Rhoden advanced to a runoff, which will take place on July 28. Rhoden defeated Doeden in a landslide in the runoff and became the nominee.

On the Democratic side, South Dakota Democratic Party executive director Daniel Ahlers[278] is the nominee.

Tennessee

Main article: 2026 Tennessee gubernatorial election

Republican Governor Bill Lee was re-elected in 2022 with 64.9% of the vote. He will be term-limited by the Tennessee Constitution in 2026 and cannot seek re-election to a third consecutive term.

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn,[279] state representative Monty Fritts,[280] and U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 6th congressional district John Rose[281] are running for the Republican nomination.

For the Democrats, Memphis city councilor Jerri Green,[282] leader of New Chicago Community Development Corporation and 2022 candidate for governor Carnita Atwater, nominee for the 109th district in the Illinois House of Representatives in 2010 Tim Cyr, and guitarist Adam Kurtz have all announced campaigns.[283]

Former Lipscomb University professor Lauren Pinkston is running as an independent.[284]

Texas

Texas gubernatorial election

Nominee Greg Abbott

Gina Hinojosa

Party Republican

Democratic

Incumbent Governor

Greg Abbott

Republican

Main article: 2026 Texas gubernatorial election

See also: 2026 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, was re-elected in 2022 with 54.8% of the vote. Because Texas does not have gubernatorial term limits in its Constitution, he is eligible to run for re-election to a fourth term. On March 1, 2024, Abbott announced his intention to seek re-election.[285] He won the primary with over 80% of the vote.[286]

The Democratic nominee is state representative Gina Hinojosa.[287] Hinojosa beat Chris Bell, a former U.S. representative for Texas's 25th congressional district and former candidate for governor in 2006, mayor of Houston in 2001 and 2015, and U.S. Senate in 2020, and Bobby Cole, a rancher, in the primary.[288][289][290]

Vermont

Main article: 2026 Vermont gubernatorial election

See also: 2026 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election

Governor Phil Scott, a Republican, was re-elected in 2024 with 73.4% of the vote. Scott is running for a sixth two-year term, declaring only hours before the filing deadline was required.[291]

For the Democrats, Attorney General Charity Clark is considered a potential candidate and has said she will run for statewide office in 2026, though she has not yet decided which office.[292] State Treasurer Mike Pieciak is reported to be considering a campaign for governor.[293]

Dean Roy, a 14-year-old from Stowe, is running as a member of the Freedom and Unity Party.[294] Vermont has no minimum age requirement for the governorship, allowing Roy to seek the governorship despite not being old enough to vote.[295]

Wisconsin

Main article: 2026 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

Governor Tony Evers, a Democrat, was re-elected in 2022 with 51.2% of the vote. Despite Wisconsin not having gubernatorial term limits in its Constitution, Evers announced on July 24, 2025, that he would not seek re-election.[5]

Former Lieutenant Governor and in 2022 nominee for U.S. Senate Mandela Barnes,[296] state senator Kelda Roys,[95] state representative Francesca Hong,[93] and Milwaukee County executive David Crowley[92] have all announced campaigns for the Democratic nomination.

U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 7th congressional district Tom Tiffany and medical service technician Andy Manske[297] have both announced campaigns for the Republican nomination.[96]

Wyoming

Main article: 2026 Wyoming gubernatorial election

Governor Mark Gordon, a Republican, was re-elected in 2022 with 74.1% of the vote. He will be term-limited by state law in 2026 and cannot seek reelection to a third consecutive term.

State senator Eric Barlow,[97] Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder[298] and civil engineer Brent Bien[98] are running for the Republican nomination.

Non-profit worker Gabriel Green is running for the Democratic nomination.[299]

Joseph Kibler, who initially entered the race as a Republican, is running as a member of the Constitution Party.[300][101]

Territories and federal district

District of Columbia

Main article: 2026 Washington, D.C., mayoral election

Mayor Muriel Bowser was re-elected in 2022 with 74.6% of the vote. She is retiring and will not seek a fourth term.[301] Councilmember Janeese Lewis George is the Democratic nominee.[302] Information technology specialist Robert L. Gross is the DC Statehood Party nominee.[303]

Guam

Main article: 2026 Guam gubernatorial election

Governor Lou Leon Guerrero was re-elected in 2022 with 55.5% of the vote. She will be term limited in 2026 and cannot seek re-election for a third consecutive term. Lieutenant Governor Josh Tenorio, a Democrat elected alongside Leon Guerrero, announced in 2023 that he would pursue the governorship in 2026.[304]

Northern Mariana Islands

Main article: 2026 Northern Mariana Islands gubernatorial election

Governor David M. Apatang, an independent, took office in 2025 upon the death of Arnold Palacios. Palacios was elected in 2022 with 54.1% of the vote. Apatang is eligible to run for a full term, but announced on March 29, 2026, that he would not do so and instead endorsed Attao.[4] Independent Blas T. Attao and former Republican governor Ralph Torres have announced campaigns.[104][105]

U.S. Virgin Islands

Main article: 2026 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election

Governor Albert Bryan was re-elected in 2022 with 56.1% of the vote. He will be term limited in 2026 and cannot seek re-election for a third consecutive term.[305]

Democratic candidates include former senator Donna Frett-Gregory, current delegate to the United States House of Representatives Stacey Plaskett, and Lieutenant Governor Tregenza Roach.[306][307][308]

Former Saint Croix police chief and senator Oakland Benta, former Democratic senator Adlah Donastorg Jr., former public works commissioner Gustav James, and hedge fund executive Warren Mosler, are running as independents.[309][310][311][312]

Notes

a. The last elections for this group of governors, with the exception of New Hampshire and Vermont, were in 2022, except for those who became governors after their predecessor's resignation.

b. This website uses two different forecasts, a "legacy" and "complete" forecast. The website clarifies their legacy forecast is the one that should be used for apples to apples comparisons against other forecasts.

c. Ivey took office after her predecessor, Robert J. Bentley, resigned. She was subsequently elected in 2018.

d. Reynolds took office after her predecessor, Terry Branstad, resigned. She was subsequently elected in 2018.

e. No relation to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.

f. Hochul took office after her predecessor, Andrew Cuomo, resigned. She was subsequently elected in 2022.

g. McKee took office after his predecessor, Gina Raimondo, resigned. He was subsequently elected in 2022.

h. McMaster took office after his predecessor, Nikki Haley, resigned. He was subsequently elected in 2018.

i. Rhoden took office after his predecessor, Kristi Noem, resigned.

j. Apatang took office after his predecessor, Arnold Palacios, died.

k. Apatang's predecessor, Palacios, was elected as an independent but rejoined the Republican Party in 2024.

l. via Constitutional referendum in 1958[222]

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