Arizona House District 9 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them
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Paul Gosar (Republican) and Dani Sterbinsky (Democrat) are the nominees for Arizona's 9th congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Paul Gosar is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Paul Gosar's campaign had raised $814,000 (through October 14, 2026) and Dani Sterbinsky's campaign $462,000 (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $817 for Paul Gosar and $0 against.
Paul Gosar (REP, incumbent), Dani Sterbinsky (DEM).
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Money in this race
From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.
Paul Gosar (REP, incumbent)
- Raised
- $814K through 2026-10-14
individuals $690K · PACs $117K · cash on hand $250K
- Outside spending
- $817 supporting Gosar · latest reported 2026-09-30
- Largest outside spenders
- FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND
— $817 supporting Gosar
Largest donors:
Michael T Rydin $8.8M (76%), Retired, Retired; HOUSE FREEDOM ACTION $350K (3%); KOMADA, ANNA $253K (2%); Steven Cowles $205K (2%), Retired, Retired; Steven W Corbett $200K (2%)
- Bundled through PACs
- $7,625 through 1 PAC · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND
— $7,625 from 4 gifts
19 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
- AGPAC OF THE ARIZONA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION INC $1,500
- AMERICA'S BOLD ERA PAC $5,000
- ANTI-WOKE FUND $10K
- ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, PAC $10K
- ASSOCIATION OF KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN FRANCHISEES INC PAC $5,000
- AVANTUS LLC PAC $1,500
- BUCKEYE LIBERTY PAC $10K
- DEFENDING THE AMERICAN DREAM PAC $5,000
- FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND $10K
- HALLIBURTON COMPANY PAC $2,500
- JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESS $4,000
- LETS GET TO WORK PAC $7,000
- NRA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND $1,000
- PUBLIC POWER PAC OF ARIZONA $1,000
- RAPTOR PAC $2,000
- REPUBLICANS UNITED TO DEFEND YOU PAC $1,000
- RUDY FOR INDIANA $4,000
- SOUTHERN STATES PAC $1,000
- TRIDENT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
All filings at the FEC ↗
Dani Sterbinsky (DEM)
- Raised
- $462K through 2026-10-14
individuals $462K · PACs $0 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $250 · cash on hand $34K
- Outside spending
- none reported
- Bundled through PACs
- none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
All filings at the FEC ↗
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