Political ads · 2026 · KY

Kentucky Senate 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

Andy Barr won · 55.0% to 42.9% · Called by AP on Nov 3

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Mitch McConnell (REP, incumbent), Amy McGrath (DEM), Andy Barr (REP), Charles Booker (DEM), Dale Romans (DEM), Daniel Cameron (REP), Joel Willett (DEM), Logan Forsythe (DEM), Mike Faris (REP), Mike Faris (REP), Nate Morris (REP), Pamela Stevenson (DEM). 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.

Mitch McConnell (REP, incumbent)

Raised: $279K through 2026-09-30 individuals $19K · PACs $15K · from the candidate's other committees $11K · cash on hand $7.4M
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

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

FREEDOM FUND $10K
TOMORROW IS MEANINGFUL PAC-TIM PAC $5,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

Amy McGrath (DEM)

Raised: $2.4M through 2026-09-30 individuals $2.3M · PACs $25K · candidate's own money, incl. loans $6,000 · cash on hand $3,516
Outside spending: $154K supporting McGrath · latest reported 2026-05-16
Largest outside spenders: COMMONWEALTH COURAGE PAC — $149K supporting McGrath Largest donors: Peter Francis $100K (54%), Summit Partners, Managing Director SD 2026 — $5,000 supporting McGrath Largest donors: SD PAC $2.7M (70%); MORRISS, FRANCES $884K (23%); HOUSE MAJORITY PAC $233K (6%)

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

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

ALSOPAC $5,000
CROSSPARTISAN PAC I $5,000
DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY ACTION $5,000
HOLD THE LINE $5,000
PERIMETER PAC $5,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

Andy Barr (REP)

Raised: $12.5M through 2026-10-14 individuals $6.9M · PACs $2.5M · party $62K · from the candidate's other committees $2.8M · cash on hand $1.6M
Outside spending: $8.3M opposing Barr · $8.7M supporting Barr · latest reported 2026-10-26
Largest outside spenders: KEEP AMERICA GREAT PAC, INC. — $7.2M supporting Barr Largest donors: AMERICAN JOBS AND GROWTH FUND $7.5M (45%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); DEFEND US INC $2.8M (17%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); FORIS DAX INC $2.4M (14%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); CONSERVATIVE AMERICANS PAC $750K (5%); CONSERVATIVE AGENDA FOR AMERICA $360K (2%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC) WIN IT BACK PAC — $4.4M opposing Barr Largest donors: CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION $4.5M (40%); Jeff Yass $4.5M (39%), SIG, Managing Director; SCHOOL FREEDOM FUND $1.9M (17%); William H Roj $300K (3%), Retired; Ricky Sandler $100K (1%), Eminence Capital FIGHT FOR KENTUCKY — $3.8M opposing Barr Largest donors: Elon Musk $10.0M (66%), Space Exploration Technologies Corpora, CEO; Thomas Klingenstein $2.5M (17%), Cohen Klingenstein LLC, Financial Counselor; JEFFERSON RISING $1.0M (7%); Konstantin Sokolov $500K (3%), IJS Investments LLC, Executive; Jared T Isaacman $350K (2%), Nasa, Federal Employee AMERICAN MISSION — $883K supporting Barr Largest donors: LEADING THE FUTURE $22.5M (99%); LONSDALE ENTERPRISES INC. $250K (1%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC) FELLOWSHIP PAC — $629K supporting Barr Largest donors: CANTOR FITZGERALD $10.0M (91%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); ANCHOR LABS INC $1.0M (9%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC) and 2 more

Bundled through PACs: $29K through 1 PAC · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — $29K from 11 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC

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

ACPAC ACA INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $8,500
AFLAC PAC $5,000
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
ALABAMA FIRST PAC $10K
ALLIANCE COAL, LLC PAC $5,000
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY PAC $5,000
ALLY FINANCIAL INC. ADVOCACY PAC $10K
ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) $5,000
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. $10K
AMERICA'S FUTURE, TOGETHER $5,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC $7,500
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY INC POLITICAL COMMITTEE $2,500
AMERICAN AMUSEMENT MACHINE ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
AMERICAN BAKERS ASSOCIATION AMERICAN BAKERS PAC $5,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) $10K
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
AMERICAN COMMERCIAL BARGE LINE LLC PAC $3,500
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES PAC $5,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS PAC $18K
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
AMERICAN DREAM DELIVERED $5,000
AMERICAN EXCELLENCE PAC $5,000
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY PAC $5,000
AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION PAC $10K
AMERICAN FUELS AND PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION PAC $3,500
AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION PAC ('HOTELPAC') $2,500
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
AMERICAN INVESTMENT COUNCIL PAC - AIC PAC $5,000
AMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION TITLE INDUSTRY PAC (TIPAC) $5,000
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
AMERICAN PRINCIPLES $2,000
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION PAC (INSURING AMERICA PAC) $10K
AMERICAN SECURITY PAC $2,500
AMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERVENTIONAL PAIN PHYSICIAN PAC $10K
AMERICAN SUN TANNING ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
AMERICANS4HINDUS PAC (MULTI-CANDIDATE) $5,000
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC. PAC (AMERIPRISEPAC) $1,000
AMUSEMENT & MUSIC OPERATORS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
ANESTHESIA SERVICE MEDICAL GROUP ADVOCACY FUND $2,000
ANN PAC $10K
ANTHONY WILLETT CAMPAIGN FUND $500
ARKANSAS FOR LEADERSHIP PAC (ARKPAC) $10K
ASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS PAC $5,000
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA PAC $10K
ASTRANIS SPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC $5,000
ASURION LLC PAC (ASURION PAC) $3,500
AT&T INC./WARNERMEDIA LLC FEDERAL PAC (AT&T/WARNERMEDIA FEDERAL PAC) $5,000
ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION PAC $2,500
AUTOMOTIVE FREE INTERNATIONAL TRADE PAC $5,000
BACARDI U S A INC PAC $1,000
BADLANDS PAC $6,500
BAKER & HOSTETLER PAC $1,500
BAKER PAC $10K
BALCH AND BINGHAM LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE $1,000
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC $5,000
BANK POLICY INSTITUTE PAC $2,500
BARCLAYS GROUP US INC. PAC $10K
BEAM SUNTORY INC PAC $10K
BEST AT BRINGING ENTREPRENEURIAL RESULTS NEVER IMAGINED OR ENVISIONED PAC $10K
BIPARTISAN PAC/THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION BIPAC/BNYMC $5,000
BLACKROCK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC. PAC $6,000
BLAINE PAC $10K
BMO FINANCIAL CORP GOOD GOVERNANCE FUND: FEDERAL (BMO PAC) $10K
BREAD FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. PAC (AKA BREAD FINANCIAL PAC) $10K
BRIDGES FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE $500
BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION NON-PARTISAN COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $5,000
BRUCE POLIQUIN FOR CONGRESS $4,000
BUDDY PAC $10K
BUILD OUR FUTURE PAC $5,000
BUILD PAC OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS $5,000
BUILDING AMERICA'S REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATION PAC $10K
BUILDING UP DEMOCRACY'S DREAM $10K
BULLDOG PAC $5,000
CALIFORNIA CREDIT UNION EMPLOYEES FEDERAL PAC $500
CALPORTLAND COMPANY PAC (CPCC-PAC) $5,000
CAMPAIGN FOR NICOLAS WILSON $1,000
CANAL BARGE COMPANY INC PAC (CANAL BARGE PAC) $1,000
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. ASSOC. POLITICAL FUND $10K
CATERPILLAR INC. PAC (CATPAC) $5,000
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PAC (US CHAMBER PAC) $5,000
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
CHECKSMART FINANCIAL LLC PAC $5,000
CHEVRON EMPLOYEES PAC - CHEVRON CORPORATION $5,000
CHIME FINANCIAL, INC. PAC (CHIME PAC) $2,500
CINCINNATI BELL INC FEDERAL PAC $1,000
CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. PAC $10K
CITIZENS UNITED POLITICAL VICTORY FUND $5,000
CLARK PAC $2,700
CME GROUP INC. PAC $5,000
CNG HOLDINGS, INC. PAC $2,000
COALPAC, A PAC OF THE NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION $3,500
COINBASE, INC. INNOVATION PAC (COINBASE INNOVATION PAC) $2,500
COLORADO WESTERN PAC $5,000
COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL $5,000
COMERICA INC. PAC $5,000
COMMERCE BANKSHARES, INC. PAC $1,500
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE COUNCIL PAC $10K
CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC (COLE PAC) $5,000
COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS PAC $15K
CRAIG RICHARDSON FOR STATE SENATE $500
CRH AMERICAS, INC. PAC $2,500
CROSSPARTISAN PAC II $5,000
CROWE PAC $3,000
CUNA MUTUAL HOLDING COMPANY PAC/TRUSTAGE PAC $2,500
DAKOTA LEADERSHIP PAC $5,000
DAVITA HEALTHCARE PARTNERS INC PAC $5,000
DECIDING CRITICAL RACES PAC (DCR PAC) $5,000
DELOITTE PAC $10K
DELTA AIR LINES PAC $5,000
DENHAM FOR CONGRESS $1,000
DEPENDABLE CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP PAC $5,000
DEPOSITORY TRUST AND CLEARING CORPORATION PAC $5,000
DIAMOND PAC $3,500
DJ JOHNSON FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE $250
DOLLAR SAVINGS BANK PAC (DOLPAC) $3,000
DR. BRIAN BABIN FOR CONGRESS $1,500
DRUMMOND COMPANY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DPAC) $7,000
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION PAC $5,000
DUVALL FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE $1,000
E-PAC $5,000
EAGLE PAC $2,000
EAST WEST BANCORP, INC PAC $2,500
EDWARD JONES PAC $5,000
ELECTING REPUBLICANS INDIANA PAC $4,500
ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. PAC (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC) $10K
ENACT HOLDINGS, INC. PAC (ENACT PAC) $5,000
ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC PAC $5,000
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
EQUIFAX INC. PAC $1,000
EQUIPMENT LEASING AND FINANCE ASSN PAC (LEASEPAC) $5,000
ERNST & YOUNG PAC $7,500
EUREKA PAC $5,000
EXPECT MORE LEADERSHIP PAC $2,500
F.N.B. CORPORATION PAC $3,500
FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION PAC (FICO PAC) $10K
FEDERAL BIPARTISAN VOLUNTARY PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE OF THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, $10K
FEDEX CORPORATION PAC $5,000
FIFTH THIRD BANCORP PAC $10K
FIGHT ON PAC $10K
FINANCIAL SERVICES FORUM POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
FINANCIAL SERVICES INSTITUTE PAC $10K
FINSECA PAC $1,500
FIRST AMERICAN FINANCIAL CORPORATION PAC $2,500
FIRST HORIZON NATIONAL CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC $7,000
FMR LLC PAC - FEDERAL (FIDELITY PAC) $4,000
FOR OUR NATION'S GREATNESS, RESILIENCE, EXCELLENCE, STRENGTH, AND SECURITY (FONGRESS) PAC $5,000
FOREVER YOUTH ORGANIZATION UTILIZING A NEW GENERATION PAC $10K
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC PAC (FRANKLIN TEMPLETON PAC) $7,000
FREEDOM FORCE PAC $7,000
FREEDOM FUND $5,000
FS PAC $5,000
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GEPAC) $5,000
GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY PAC $5,000
GOD, FAMILY, & COUNTRY PAC $2,500
H&R BLOCK INC. PAC (BLOCKPAC) $2,500
HALLADOR ENERGY COMPANY PAC $2,500
HEARTDOCPAC $5,000
HEARTLAND VALUES PAC $10K
HELP ELECT REPUBLICANS NOW $5,000
HF SINCLAIR PAC (DINO PAC) $2,500
HIGGINBOTHAM INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. PAC $2,500
HIGHWATER PAC $5,000
HILLTOP HOLDINGS INC PAC $5,000
HSBC TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICES USA INC. FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL PAC (HSBC COMBINED PAC) $10K
IN THE ARENA PAC $10K
INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $8,500
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. PAC $10K
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AMERICAS CORP. PAC (IFAM PAC) $5,000
INGRAM BARGE COMPANY PAC $6,000
INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE PAC (IRI PAC) $2,500
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC $7,000
INTERNATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE COMMITTEE FOR IMPROVEMENT AND BETTERMENT OF THE COUNTRY $2,500
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS INC PAC $1,000
INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INC $2,500
INVESCO HOLDING COMPANY (US), INC. PAC $10K
INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE PAC $10K
J H FLETCHER AND CO PAC $1,000
JACKSON HOLDINGS LLC AND JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL SSF (JACKSON NATIONAL FE... $7,000
JAKOB BECKLEY CAMPAIGN FUND $500
JAM PAC $10K
JOBS OPPORTUNITY NOW PAC $5,000
JOBS, ENERGY AND OUR FOUNDING FATHERS PAC - JEFF PAC $3,500
JOBS, FREEDOM, AND SECURITY PAC $5,000
JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (USA) FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. FEDERAL PAC $10K
JUMP INTO ACTION FOR CONSERVATIVES TO KEEP OUR IDEAS ELEVATED PAC $2,000
K&L GATES LLP PAC $1,500
KEEP TEXAS TEXAS PAC $5,000
KENTUCKY HORSEMENS BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION PAC $3,500
KENTUCKY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC $3,500
KENTUCKY MANUFACTURED HOUSING INSTITUTE PAC $1,000
KEVIN JACKSON FOR STATE REP. $1,000
KEYCORP ADVOCATES FUND-FEDERAL $2,000
KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) $5,000
KPMG PARTNERS/PRINCIPALS AND EMPLOYEES PAC $10K
LAND OF OPPORTUNITY PAC $5,000
LASTING INVESTMENTS STRENGTHENING AMERICA PAC $5,000
LEADERSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY ARE NATIONAL KEYS PAC $5,000
LENDINGTREE LLC PAC $1,500
LET'S ALL KEEP ELECTING REPUBLICANS PAC $5,000
LETS GET TO WORK PAC $5,000
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY PAC $5,000
LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION PAC (AKA LINCOLN FINANCIAL GROUP FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE,... $2,500
LIVE OAK BANK PAC $5,000
LIVESTOCK MARKETING ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
LOAN SYNDICATIONS AND TRADING ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
LPL FINANCIAL LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LPL PAC) $5,000
LSEG US HOLDCO INC. PAC $12K
M&T BANK AND WILMINGTON TRUST PAC $1,000
MAINTAINING ALL REPUBLICANS IN OFFICE PAC $2,500
MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PAC $5,000
MANAGED FUNDS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
MANUFACTURED HOUSING INSTITUTE PAC $10K
MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION EMPLOYEES PAC $10K
MARCHANT GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $6,500
MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC. PAC $1,500
MARYLAND ASSOCIATION FOR CONCERNED CITIZENS PAC $5,000
MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
METLIFE INC. EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL PARTICIPATION FUND A $5,000
MICROSOFT CORPORATION PAC $5,000
MIDLAND FINANCIAL CO. PAC (MIDLAND FINANCIAL PAC) $2,500
MIZUHO AMERICAS GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND (MIZUHO AMERICAS PAC) $1,000
MORGAN STANLEY PAC $10K
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (MORPAC) $7,500
MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC $5,000
MVL PAC $10K
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION PAC $10K
NATIONAL ASPHALT PAVEMENT ASSOCIATION PAC (NAPA-PAC) $2,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BENEFITS AND INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS PAC (NABIP PAC) $2,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS PAC $5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC $5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS, INC. PAC $5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS PAC $5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MANGERS, INC. PAC (NARPM PAC) $2,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORS PAC $1,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION PAC $10K
NATIONAL CATTLEMENS BEEF ASSOCIATION PAC $10K
NATIONAL CREDITORS BAR ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE PAC $5,000
NATIONAL INDEPENDENT AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION PAC FUND $2,500
NATIONAL INSTALLMENT LENDERS ASSOCIATION PAC (NILA PAC) $5,000
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NATIONAL PAWNBROKERS ASSOCIATION INC PAC (NPA-PAC) $5,000
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND $5,000
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. PAC (NSSF PAC) $5,000
NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC $5,000
NATIONAL THOROUGHBRED RACING ASSOCIATION PAC/HORSE PAC $5,000
NATIONAL VICTORY ACTION FUND $3,500
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY FINANCIAL & INVESTMENTS PAC $2,500
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY PAC $2,500
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PAC $7,500
NEXT GENERATION PAC $500
NO LABELS PAC $1,000
NOMURA HOLDING AMERICA INC. PAC $10K
NORCAL WATER JOBS LIBERTY PAC $5,000
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $1,500
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL PAC $3,500
OHIO COAL ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
OLD NATIONAL BANK PAC $3,500
ON WISCONSIN PAC, INC. $10K
ONE TEAM SENATE MAJORITY $3,361
ONLINE LENDERS ALLIANCE PAC $2,500
OORAH! PAC $5,000
OVERHAUL PAC $1,000
PA-FIRST PAC $5,000
PAC FOR NEW LEADERSHIP $10K
PAC OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS--PAC OF AAOS $2,500
PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PAC $10K
PAKISTANI AMERICAN PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAK-PAC $2,500
PATRIOT FUND $10K
PENNSYLVANIA HONOR $5,000
PEOPLE FOR ENTERPRISE TRADE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH $5,000
PHILLIPS 66 PAC $2,500
PHOENIX EDUCATION PARTNERS, INC. GOVERNANCE FUND $1,000
PHRONESISDC, LLC PAC (PHRONESISDC PAC) $3,500
PIONEER PAC $5,000
PLAIN STATE PAC $2,500
POET PAC $5,000
POWERPAC OF THE EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE $5,000
PPL PEOPLE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT $10K
PRAYERIE PAC $3,500
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS PAC $10K
PRIMERICA INC PAC (PRIMERICA PAC) $3,000
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PAC $5,000
PROJECTHEALTHSOLUTIONS PAC - PHSPAC $7,000
PROTECT SENIORS NOW $1,000
PROTECTIVE LIFE CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC ('PROTECTPAC') $2,500
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC. FEDERAL PAC $5,000
PURPOSE FINANCIAL, INC. PAC $2,000
QC HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
RAPTOR PAC $5,000
RBC USA HOLDCO CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC $1,000
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION PAC $10K
REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION-PAC (RJC-PAC) $5,000
REPUBLICAN MAINSTREET PARTNERSHIP PAC $8,000
REPUBLICAN MAJORITY FUND $5,000
REPUBLICANS UNITED TO DEFEND YOU PAC $1,000
ROAD TO FREEDOM CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $2,500
ROBERT ADERHOLT FOR CONGRESS $1,000
ROCKET PAC $10K
SANTANDER HOLDINGS USA INC. PAC (SANTANDER US PAC) $1,000
SAZERAC COMPANY, INC. PAC (SAZERACPAC) $10K
SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PAC $5,000
SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION PAC $10K
SENATE EAGLE PAC $5,000
SEND IN THE SEAL PAC $10K
SHEEDER LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE $2,500
SMALL BUSINESS INVESTOR ALLIANCE PAC $5,000
SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY, INC. PAC $5,000
SPACE COAST LEADERSHIP PAC $5,500
STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC. PAC $2,500
STATE FARM FEDERAL PAC $5,000
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY $6,000
STRIPE INC. PAC $5,000
STRUCTURED FINANCE COALITION PAC (STRUCTURED FINANCE PAC) $5,000
SWEDISH MATCH NORTH AMERICA LLC PAC $5,000
T-MOBILE USA, INC. PAC (T-PAC) $1,500
TD BANK N.A. PAC $5,000
TE CONNECTIVITY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE TELPAC $2,500
TEACHERS INSURANCE ANNUITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA PAC (TIAA PAC) $7,500
TENACIOUS PAC $10K
TEXAS REPUBLICANS UNITED PAC (TRU PAC) $5,000
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION PAC $5,000
THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES INC. PAC $5,000
THE CIGNA GROUP EMPLOYEE PAC $6,000
THE COCA-COLA COMPANY NONPARTISAN COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT $1,000
THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL PAC $5,000
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA PAC - GENERAL $2,500
THE HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INCORPORATED PAC $10K
THE J.M. SMUCKER COMPANY PAC (SMUCKER PAC) $3,500
THE LUBRIZOL CORPORATION EMPLOYEES PAC $5,000
THE NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION (A... $5,000
THE OPTIONS CLEARING CORPORATION PAC $10K
THE PRIVATE INVESTOR COALITION, INC. PAC $8,000
THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC. PAC $3,500
THE VANGUARD GROUP COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $2,500
THOMPSON COBURN PAC $1,500
THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS - EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
TOMORROW IS MEANINGFUL PAC $5,000
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) $8,500
TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY PAC $1,000
TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC (FORMERLY SUNTRUST BANKS INC. PAC) $10K
U.S. BANCORP FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
U.S. ISRAEL PAC (USI PAC) $5,000
U.S. MORTGAGE INSURERS PAC (USMI PAC) $2,500
UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC) $10K
UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEE PAC - USAA EMPLOYEE PAC $5,000
UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION PAC $1,000
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE PAC (UWM PAC) $10K
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED PAC (UNITED FOR HEALTH) $5,000
UPPER HAND FUND $10K
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION PAC $5,000
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PAC (VERIZON PAC) $2,000
VERN BUCHANAN FOR CONGRESS $2,000
VICTORY EAST $10K
VITORIA PAC $5,000
VOLUNTEERS FOR SHIMKUS $500
WELLS FARGO AND COMPANY EMPLOYEE PAC $10K
WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION PAC (WABPAC) $10K
WESTERN AND SOUTHERN LIFE INSURANCE CO PAC (WESTERN-SOUTHERN PAC) $2,000
WILD AND WONDERFUL PAC $5,000
WINDSTREAM HOLDINGS II, LLC PAC $2,000
WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. PAC $3,000
XEROX CORPORATION PAC (XPAC) $5,000
YOUR OHIO REPUBLICAN TEAM $1,000
ZILLOW GROUP, INC. PAC (ZG PAC) $5,000
ZURICH HOLDING COMPANY OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT $5,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

Charles Booker (DEM)

Raised: $1.9M through 2026-10-14 individuals $1.9M · PACs $40K · cash on hand $304K
Outside spending: $250K opposing Booker · $32K supporting Booker · latest reported 2026-11-01
Largest outside spenders: KEEP AMERICA GREAT PAC, INC. — $250K opposing Booker Largest donors: AMERICAN JOBS AND GROWTH FUND $7.5M (45%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); DEFEND US INC $2.8M (17%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); FORIS DAX INC $2.4M (14%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); CONSERVATIVE AMERICANS PAC $750K (5%); CONSERVATIVE AGENDA FOR AMERICA $360K (2%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC) MARCH ON PAC — $25K supporting Booker NEW POWER PAC — $6,713 supporting Booker

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

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

A LOVE SUPREME PAC $1,000
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $5,000
LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC $5,000
MARCH ON PAC $5,000
NOT SO OLD FASHIONED PAC $5,000
REGINALD THOMAS SENATE CAMPAIGN $250
UNITED STEELWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND $3,500

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Dale Romans (DEM)

Raised: $838K through 2026-09-30 individuals $605K · PACs $3,500 · cash on hand $31K
Outside spending: $10K supporting Romans · latest reported 2026-05-04
Largest outside spenders: WIRE TO WIRE FOR KENTUCKY — $10K supporting Romans

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

1 PAC gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

THE JOCKEY CLUB PAC $3,500

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Daniel Cameron (REP)

Raised: $2.3M through 2026-10-14 individuals $2.2M · PACs $4,700 · cash on hand $8,271
Outside spending: $3.9M opposing Cameron · $350K supporting Cameron · latest reported 2026-05-15
Largest outside spenders: KY PAC — $3.9M opposing Cameron Largest donors: COALITION FOR AMERICAN PROSPERITY AND GROWTH $3.9M (96%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); TEAM HEMP INC. $125K (3%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC) PROTECT AND SERVE PAC — $245K supporting Cameron Largest donors: COMMON SENSE AMERICA ELECTION FUND $1.7M (68%); BOYERHENNIGER, ALISON $233K (9%) KENTUCKY FIRST ACTION — $105K supporting Cameron

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

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

CITIZENS FOR DRAUD $200
JUSTICE FREEDOM & LIBERTY PAC $1,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS INC PAC $2,000
RED STATE PAC $1,000
TICHENOR FOR STATE SENATE $500

All filings at the FEC ↗

Joel Willett (DEM)

Raised: $350K through 2025-12-31 individuals $145K · PACs $5,000 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $200K · cash on hand $29K
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

1 PAC gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

INT'L ASSOC OF BRIDGE STRUCTURAL ORNAMENTAL & REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL) $5,000

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Logan Forsythe (DEM)

Raised: $47K through 2025-12-31 individuals $46K · PACs $0 · cash on hand $3,133
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

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Mike Faris (REP)

Raised: $62K through 2026-03-31 individuals $50K · PACs $1,000 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $10K · cash on hand $-17K
Outside spending: none reported

1 PAC gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

ANTI-ZIONIST AMERICA PAC $1,000

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Mike Faris (REP)

Raised: $62K through 2026-03-31 individuals $50K · PACs $1,000 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $10K · cash on hand $-17K
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

1 PAC gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

ANTI-ZIONIST AMERICA PAC $1,000

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Nate Morris (REP)

Raised: $9.1M through 2026-09-30 individuals $2.0M · PACs $44K · candidate's own money, incl. loans $6.8M · from the candidate's other committees $310K · cash on hand $410K
Outside spending: $7.4M opposing Morris · $11.6M supporting Morris · latest reported 2026-04-09
Largest outside spenders: FIGHT FOR KENTUCKY — $9.6M supporting Morris Largest donors: Elon Musk $10.0M (66%), Space Exploration Technologies Corpora, CEO; Thomas Klingenstein $2.5M (17%), Cohen Klingenstein LLC, Financial Counselor; JEFFERSON RISING $1.0M (7%); Konstantin Sokolov $500K (3%), IJS Investments LLC, Executive; Jared T Isaacman $350K (2%), Nasa, Federal Employee KEEP AMERICA GREAT PAC, INC. — $7.4M opposing Morris Largest donors: AMERICAN JOBS AND GROWTH FUND $7.5M (45%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); DEFEND US INC $2.8M (17%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); FORIS DAX INC $2.4M (14%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); CONSERVATIVE AMERICANS PAC $750K (5%); CONSERVATIVE AGENDA FOR AMERICA $360K (2%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC) RESTORATION OF AMERICA PAC — $1.7M supporting Morris Largest donors: Richard E Uihlein $57.7M (95%), Uline, CEO; RESTORATION OF AMERICA $1.7M (3%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); AMERICAN LEADERSHIP PAC $1.0M (2%) FELLOWSHIP PAC — $221K supporting Morris Largest donors: CANTOR FITZGERALD $10.0M (91%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); ANCHOR LABS INC $1.0M (9%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC) SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUND — $78K supporting Morris and 4 more

Bundled through PACs: $75K through 1 PAC · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUND — $75K from 146 gifts

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

BEST AT BRINGING ENTREPRENEURIAL RESULTS NEVER IMAGINED OR ENVISIONED PAC $10K
BUILDING A NATIONAL KNOWLEDGEABLE SECURITY PAC $5,000
COMMUNITY BANCSHARES OF MISSISSIPPI INC. PAC $5,000
GATORPAC $10K
KIRBY CORPORATION PAC $2,500
PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION PAC $2,500
SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUND $5,000
THE MAJORITY $3,500

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Pamela Stevenson (DEM)

Raised: $311K through 2026-03-31 individuals $304K · PACs $2,500 · cash on hand $-14K
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

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

HIGHER HEIGHTS FOR AMERICA PAC $1,500
THE COLLECTIVE PAC $1,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

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