Political ads · 2026 · GA

Georgia House District 12 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

Rick Allen won · 52.1% to 47.9% · Called by AP on Nov 3

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Rick Allen (Republican) and Ceretta Smith (Democrat) are the nominees for Georgia's 12th congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Rick Allen is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Rick Allen's campaign had raised $1.3 million (through October 14, 2026) and Ceretta Smith's campaign $48,000 (through October 14, 2026).

Rick Allen (REP, incumbent), Ceretta Smith (DEM). 4 others filed with the FEC; any ads they ran are below. 0 ads analyzed, 0 with at least one technique in the copy. Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing.

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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.

Rick Allen (REP, incumbent)

Raised: $1.3M through 2026-10-14 individuals $626K · PACs $638K · cash on hand $1.5M
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: $11K through 1 PAC · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — $11K from 16 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC

183 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

ABBVIE PAC $2,000
AFLAC INCORPORATED PAC $10K
AGC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA PAC $1,000
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE (AGSH&F CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE) $750
ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC. PAC $1,000
AMEREN CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC (AMEREN FEDPAC) $1,000
AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS PAC (ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS PAC) $1,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC (SKINPAC) $7,500
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS PAC $1,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY BRAINPAC $1,000
AMERICAN BAKERS ASSOCIATION AMERICAN BAKERS PAC $4,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) $4,000
AMERICAN CAR RENTAL ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PAC $4,000
AMERICAN CLEANING INSTITUTE PAC $2,000
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY PAC (HEARTPAC) $2,000
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC $1,500
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC PAC) $5,500
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS PAC $2,500
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
AMERICAN DENTAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
AMERICAN FOREST & PAPER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION PAC ('HOTELPAC') $2,500
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS PAC (AICPA PAC) $10K
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC $10K
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AOA-PAC) $7,000
AMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION RESORT OWNERS COALITION PAC (ARDA-ROC PAC) $2,000
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC $5,000
AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, INC. PAC (AUAPAC) $1,000
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
AMGEN INC. PAC $5,000
ARGENTUM'S SILVER PAC $2,500
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS PAC $10K
ASSOCIATION OF KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN FRANCHISEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
AT&T INC. FEDERAL PAC $8,000
BAKER-HOSTETLER PAC $5,500
BALCH AND BINGHAM LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE $2,000
BLUEPAC-BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC) $2,000
BRACEPAC $2,000
BRETTPAC $10K
BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. PAC $2,500
CMHA BLOCK & PAVER PAC CONCRETE MASONRY AND HARDSCAPES VALLEY DRIVE $1,500
COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMM FOR GOOD GOVT $6,000
COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL PAC $5,000
COMMITTEE FOR ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON $7,500
COMMITTEE TO ELECT PHILIP KENT, JR. $100
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION PAC (CCA PAC) $3,500
COX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) $10K
CROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC (CIPA PAC) $2,000
CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION PAC $8,500
CULAC THE PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,500
DELTA AIRLINES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
DENTONS US LLP PAC $1,000
ECHOSTAR CORPORATION AND DISH NETWORK CORPORATION PAC (ECHOSTAR DISH NETWORK PAC) $1,000
ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC $7,500
ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. PAC (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC) $1,000
EMMER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
ENERGY MARKETERS OF AMERICA SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE PAC (EMA SBC PAC) $2,500
ENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE PAC (ENPAC) $2,000
EQUIFAX INC. PAC $1,000
FGS GLOBAL (US) LLC PAC $2,000
FINSECA PAC $1,500
FIRST IN FREEDOM PAC $2,500
FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC $1,000
FMR LLC PAC - FEDERAL (FIDELITY PAC) $1,000
GENENTECH INC. PAC (GENENPAC) $2,500
GEORGIA MINING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
GEORGIA POWER COMPANY FEDERAL PAC $5,000
GILEAD SCIENCES INC HEALTHCARE POLICY PAC $2,000
GLAXOSMITHKLINE LLC PAC (GSK PAC) $1,000
GUTHRIE FOR CONGRESS $4,000
HEARTDOCPAC $1,000
HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUND $2,000
IHEART MEDIA, INC. PAC $1,000
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE PAC (IRI PAC) $10K
INTERCONTINENTALEXCHANGE, INC. PAC $3,500
INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INC. $1,000
INVESCO HOLDING COMPANY (US), INC. EMPLOYEE PAC $1,000
INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
IWLA PAC $1,000
JOBS, ENERGY AND OUR FOUNDING FATHERS PAC $3,000
JOHNSON & JOHNSON PAC $3,000
KEEPING FREEDOM ALIVE PAC $3,500
KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) $10K
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,000
LKQ CORPORATION EMPLOYEE GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $1,000
LOCKHEED MARTIN EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
LUNDBECK LLC EMPLOYEE PAC $2,000
MCDONALD'S CORPORATION PAC $2,000
MCKESSON CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL FUND $2,500
MERCK & CO., INC., EMPLOYEES PAC (MERCK PAC) $2,000
MILLIKEN & COMPANY PAC $2,500
MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) $1,500
MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC. PAC $2,000
NATERA, INC. PAC (NATERA PAC) $2,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION PAC (NAA PAC) $3,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BENEFITS AND INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS PAC (NABIP PAC) $1,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES, INC. PAC $2,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NACS PAC) $2,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BUILDPAC) $3,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS PAC (RPAC) $9,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NADA PAC) $10K
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION PAC (NBWA PAC) $5,500
NATIONAL CABLE AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTA PAC) $2,000
NATIONAL CHICKEN COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
NATIONAL CLUB ASSOCIATION PAC (CLUBPAC) $2,500
NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION, PAC $7,500
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION PAC (NEMA PAC) $2,500
NATIONAL FISHERIES INSTITUTE (FISHPAC) $1,000
NATIONAL INDEPENDENT AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION PAC FUND $2,500
NATIONAL PECAN FEDERATION INC. PAC (PECAN PAC) $10K
NATIONAL PRO-LIFE ALLIANCE PAC $500
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION PAC (NSSF PAC) $1,000
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RURAL BROADBRAND PAC (NTCA RURAL BROADBAND PAC) $5,000
NEWS CORPORATION PAC (NEWS CORP PAC) $2,500
NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC. PAC (NEXSTAR PAC) $1,000
NFIB FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
NOMI HEALTH, INC. PAC $1,000
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $1,000
NOSSAMAN LLP PAC (NOSSAMAN PAC) $1,000
NOVARTIS CORPORATION PAC $1,500
NRA-POLITICAL VICTORY FUND $2,000
NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE FEDERAL PAC $1,000
PFIZER INC. PAC $10K
PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA BETTER GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE $2,500
PHILLIPS 66 PAC $2,500
PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION PAC $2,000
POWERPAC OF THE EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE $1,000
PRIMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. ASSOCIATES PAC $3,500
RAPTOR PAC $3,000
RAYONIER, INC. GOOD GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE $1,500
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
REPUBLICANS UNITED TO DEFEND YOU PAC $1,000
REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC. PAC (RAI PAC) $5,000
RUDY FOR INDIANA $4,000
SANOFI US SERVICES INC. EMPLOYEES' PAC $1,000
SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL PAC $1,000
SHEEDER LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE $500
SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY PAC $1,000
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC $5,000
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA PAC $500
T-MOBILE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC) $9,000
TEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $9,500
THE AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $1,000
THE BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
THE COCA-COLA COMPANY NONPARTISAN COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT $3,000
THE ESOP ASSOCIATION PAC $2,000
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
THE LOOSE GROUP $5,000
THE NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC $7,000
THE SURETY & FIDELITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA PAC $3,500
THE SYENSQO GROUP PAC OF SOLVAY AMERICA LLC $1,000
THOROUGHBRED PAC $1,000
THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS PAC $1,000
TIAA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
TROUTMAN PEPPER LOCKE LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
TYSON FOODS INC PAC (TYPAC) $2,000
U.S. PEANUT PAC $5,000
UNITED EGG ASSOCIATION (EGGPAC) $2,000
UNITED HEALTH SERVICES PAC, INC. $2,500
UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION PAC $5,000
UPSPAC $3,500
USA RICE FEDERATION PAC $1,000
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. GOOD GOVERNMENT CLUB (VERIZON PAC) $10K
WAL-MART STORES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT (WALPAC) $4,500
WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY PAC $1,000
WEYERHAEUSER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
WINE & SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
ZENECA INC. PAC (AZPAC) $1,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

Ceretta Smith (DEM)

Raised: $48K through 2026-10-14 individuals $41K · PACs $5,000 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $1,753 · cash on hand $12K
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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