Hawaii House District 1 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them
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Ed Case (Democrat) and Adriel Lam (Republican) are the nominees for Hawaii's 1st congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Ed Case is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Ed Case's campaign had raised $1.3 million (through October 14, 2026).
Ed Case (DEM, incumbent), Adriel Lam (REP).
2 others filed with the FEC; any ads they ran are below. 0 ads analyzed, 0 with at least one technique in the copy.
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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.
Ed Case (DEM, incumbent)
- Raised
- $1.3M through 2026-10-14
individuals $700K · PACs $639K · cash on hand $450K
- Outside spending
- none reported
- Bundled through PACs
- none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
149 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
- ACROSS THE AISLE PAC $9,000
- AEROVIRONMENT, INC PAC $5,500
- AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC) $1,500
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $2,000
- ALASKA AIR GROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
- ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
- AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
- AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC) $2,000
- AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. $2,500
- AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC $1,000
- AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC $2,500
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) $6,000
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) $2,500
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) $5,000
- AMERICAN BUS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - BUSPAC $2,500
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) $2,500
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E $2,500
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION $5,000
- AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
- AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
- AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('HOTELPAC') $6,500
- AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
- AMERICAN INVESTMENT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
- AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC) $2,000
- AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMER $1,500
- AMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION RESORT OWNERS COALITION PAC (ARDA-ROC PAC) $5,000
- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TRAVEL ADVISORS, INC. PAC $1,000
- AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA, INC PAC $3,000
- AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
- AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA $5,000
- ANDURIL INDUSTRIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ANDURIL PAC) $2,000
- APPLIED INTUITION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (APPLIED PAC) $6,000
- APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARAPAC) $7,500
- ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP (APKS) PARTNERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
- ASPIRE PAC $10K
- AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC) $2,000
- AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
- BAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC) $3,000
- BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC $1,000
- BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
- BHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) $2,000
- BLUE ORIGIN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLUE ORIGIN PAC) $9,500
- BLUE WATER AUTONOMY, INC. PAC $5,000
- BOEING COMPANY PAC $8,000
- BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC. PAC (BOOZ ALLEN PAC) $4,000
- BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) $3,000
- BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
- BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,500
- CENTRAL PACIFIC BANK FED PAC AKA; CPB PAC-FED $1,000
- CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
- CHUGACH ALASKA CORPORATION PAC (CAC PAC) $10K
- CINCINNATI BELL INC. (DBA ALTAFIBER) FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
- CUBIC CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
- DAY & ZIMMERMANN INC FEDERAL PAC (AKA 'DAYPAC - FEDERAL') $1,000
- DEFENSE NOW PAC $6,000
- DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
- DEMOCRATS WIN FUND $1,000
- DENTONS US LLP PAC $1,000
- DLP PAC $1,000
- DOW INC. PAC (DOWPAC) $1,000
- ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC) $2,500
- EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC $10K
- EMPLOYEES OF ONEBRIEF, INC. ACTION COMMITTEE $7,000
- EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $6,000
- ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
- FAA MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INC. PAC $5,000
- FEDEX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
- FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC $1,000
- GE VERNOVA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
- GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
- GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GDC PAC) $6,000
- GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AEROSPACE EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GE AEROSPACE PAC) $5,500
- GOOGLE LLC NETPAC $2,000
- HAWAIIAN TELCOM COMMUNICATIONS INC FEDPAC $1,500
- HOME DEPOT INC. PAC $5,000
- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
- HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC. EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HIIPAC) $10K
- INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
- INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL) $10K
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS $1,500
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS $1,000
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
- INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL ENGINEERS LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION ACT $1,000
- INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INC $5,000
- INTERNATIONAL FRESH PRODUCE ASSOCIATION FRESH POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FRESH PAC) $1,000
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS $2,500
- J P MORGAN CHASE BANK N A $3,500
- L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC $5,500
- LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,000
- LEONARDO DRS PAC $1,000
- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $8,500
- LPL FINANCIAL LLC PAC $1,000
- MANUFACTURED HOUSING INSTITUTE PAC $2,500
- MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MMCPAC) $2,000
- MAUI LAND AND PINEAPPLE COMPANY INC FEDERAL PAC $1,000
- MCDONALDS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
- MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
- MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) $1,000
- MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $9,000
- MTSI LEADERS FOR ENDURING SOLUTIONS $5,000
- NARFE PAC $2,000
- NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC $4,000
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) $1,000
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS PAC (NAM-PAC) $2,500
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,500
- NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION - PAC $1,000
- NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON $5,000
- NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
- NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION PAC (RESTAURANT PAC) $2,500
- NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUND $2,000
- NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
- NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
- NSSGA ROCKPAC $1,000
- ORACLE AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ORACLE PAC) $90
- PARSONS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $9,000
- PERATON CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A.K.A. 'PERATON PAC') $1,500
- PROFESSIONAL AVIATION SAFETY SPECIALISTS PAC $2,000
- REWORLD WASTE, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (REWORLD WASTE PAC) $3,000
- ROCKET LAB CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ROCKET LAB PAC) $1,000
- ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICA HOLDINGS INC. PAC (ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICA PAC) $3,000
- SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
- SES SPACE AND DEFENSE, INC. PAC $7,000
- SHEET METAL & AIRCONDITIONING CONTRACTORS' NATL. ASSN, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
- SHEET METAL WORKER'S INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE PAL $5,000
- SHIELD AI POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SAIPAC) $5,000
- SHIFT5 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
- SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION PAC $1,000
- SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOPERATIVE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. FREEDOM FUND $2,500
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SWAPA PAC) $7,500
- SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA (PAC) $500
- SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COALITION PAC (SEEC PAC) $2,500
- SYSCO CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE $1,000
- TEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,000
- THE CIGNA GROUP EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
- THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
- THE ESOP ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
- TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) $1,000
- U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEMBERS SUPER PAC $2,500
- UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC) $2,500
- UNITEDHEALTH GROUP PAC $4,500
- VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES, INC. PAC $1,507
- VANNEVAR LABS, INC. PAC $3,500
- WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $1,000
- WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC $1,000
- WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $8,500
All filings at the FEC ↗
No 2025–26 FEC reports or outside spending found for Adriel Lam.
No campaign ads analyzed for this race yet.
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