Massachusetts House District 9 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them
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Bill Keating (Democrat) and Tyler MacAllister (Republican) are the nominees for Massachusetts's 9th congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Bill Keating is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Bill Keating's campaign had raised $554,000 (through October 14, 2026) and Tyler MacAllister's campaign $215,000 (through October 14, 2026).
Bill Keating (DEM, incumbent), Tyler MacAllister (REP).
1 other 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.
Bill Keating (DEM, incumbent)
- Raised
- $554K through 2026-10-14
individuals $308K · PACs $246K · cash on hand $461K
- Outside spending
- none reported
- Bundled through PACs
- $9,840 through 1 PAC · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
JSTREETPAC
— $9,840 from 13 gifts
Lobbyist/registrant PAC
60 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
- AAJ PAC $2,500
- AFLAC INCORPORATED PAC $2,500
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
- AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY PAC $1,000
- AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC) $1,000
- AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. $5,000
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES $2,500
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE $2,500
- AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('HOTELPAC') $2,500
- AMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION (SENIORS HOUSING PAC) $1,000
- AMERICANS FOR RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION LTD. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARI PAC) $2,500
- AMERIPAC $7,000
- AT&T INC. FEDERAL PAC $1,000
- AVANGRID POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
- BLUE MOMENTUM PAC $2,000
- BRICKLAYERS & ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS PAC QUALIFIED AC $2,500
- BUILDPAC $2,500
- CARPENTERS' LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE $5,000
- COMMITTEE TO ELECT BRUCE J OLIVERIA $100
- COMMITTEE TO ELECT JOHN R BUCKLEY JR $100
- COMMITTEE TO ELECT MATTHEW J MCDONOUGH $100
- COMMITTEE TO ELECT MICHAEL W. MORRISSEY $100
- COMMITTEE TO ELECT TONY CABRAL $100
- DEMOCRATS WIN FUND $1,000
- EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC $5,000
- EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
- ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEEINTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS $2,500
- FMR LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL (FIDELITY PAC) $2,500
- FOX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FOX PAC) $1,500
- GABE AMO FOR CONGRESS $2,000
- GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AEROSPACE EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GE AEROSPACE PAC) $3,000
- HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT $1,000
- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL PAC $4,000
- HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION & EDUCATION PAC $2,000
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS TRANSPORTAT $6,000
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS & ALLIED TRADE PAC $1,000
- IRONWORKERS PAL MULTI CANDIDATE COMMITTEE $5,000
- JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (USA) FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
- KIND FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE $2,000
- LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC $10K
- LOCKHEED MARTIN EPAC $3,500
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE $5,000
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL $1,000
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
- NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY & MEDICARE PAC $1,000
- NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSN PAC $2,500
- NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (NEC PAC) $2,500
- NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
- REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE R.P.A.C. $5,000
- STRICKLAND FOR WASHINGTON $4,000
- SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE THOUGHTFUL LEADERSHIP PAC $1,000
- TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
- THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
- THE FERREIRA COMMITTEE $100
- THE MADISON PAC $2,500
- THE NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN & PUBLIC EDUCATION $1,000
- UA PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC $5,000
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB $2,500
- UTILITY WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA COPE $6,000
All filings at the FEC ↗
Tyler MacAllister (REP)
- Raised
- $215K through 2026-10-14
individuals $210K · PACs $2,843 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $1,005 · cash on hand $53K
- Outside spending
- none reported
- 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
- DARTMOUTH REPUBLICAN TOWN COMMITTEE $100
- FAIRHAVEN REPUBLICAN TOWN COMMITTEE $200
- HARWICH REPUBLICAN TOWN COMMITTEE $200
- MASHPEE REPUBLICAN TOWN COMMITTEE $250
- MATTAPOISETT REPUBLICAN PARTY $500
All filings at the FEC ↗
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