Political ads · 2026 · NC

North Carolina Senate

Thom Tillis (REP, incumbent), Don Brown (REP), Marcus Williams (DEM), Michael Whatley (REP), Michele Morrow (REP), Roy Cooper (DEM), Thomas Lee Johnson (REP), Wiley Nickel (DEM). 59 ads analyzed, 30 with at least one technique in the copy. Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing.

Findings

As of 2026-09-23. Counts are of distinct ads; the same text run many times is one ad.

Ads analyzed
59 (Meta 52, YouTube 7) · started running between 2026-07-09 and 2026-09-22
With at least one technique
30 of 59 (51%)
Most common techniques
Loaded Language · 25 adsAppeal to Fear · 19 adsCard Stacking · 13 ads
Meta
26 of 52 (50%) flagged · Loaded Language (21), Appeal to Fear (16), Card Stacking (9)
YouTube
4 of 7 flagged · Card Stacking (4), Loaded Language (4), Appeal to Fear (3)
Reported Meta spend
$578,100–743,781 on all ads, $467,400–593,453 on flagged ads · Meta reports ranges; these are the sums of their ends
Example
“convicted sex predator” — Loaded Language, paid for by WINSENATE · the flagged ad with the highest reported spend that shows the most common technique

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.

Thom Tillis (REP, incumbent)

Raised
$4.7M through 2026-06-30 individuals $2.6M · PACs $1.5M · from the candidate's other committees $536K · cash on hand $3.6M
Outside spending
$3,959 opposing Tillis · latest reported 2025-05-28
Largest outside spenders
ABLE DEMS PAC — $3,306 opposing Tillis ACTIVATE AMERICA — $370 opposing Tillis Largest donors: GAGUINE, BRUCE ALEXANDER $900K (56%) INDIVISIBLE PROJECT INC. — $283 opposing Tillis
Bundled through PACs
$242K through 1 PAC · FEC bulk data of 2026-09-20 AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — $242K from 147 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC
401 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
  • ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • ABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • ACPAC ACA INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • AES CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; THE $2,500
  • AFFORDABLE HOUSING TAX CREDIT COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFFORDABLE HOUSING PAC $3,500
  • AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC) $5,000
  • AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
  • AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA AKIN GUMP PAC) $2,500
  • ALASKA AIR GROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
  • ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE'S POLITICAL ACTION COMM $2,500
  • ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
  • AMEREN CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMEREN FEDPAC) $2,500
  • AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC) $6,000
  • AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FAMMEDPAC) $2,500
  • AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY BRAINPAC $2,500
  • AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY INC POLITICAL COMMITTEE (OPHTHPAC) $2,500
  • AMERICAN AIRLINES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAPAC) $7,500
  • AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) $10K
  • AMERICAN CLEAN POWER ASSOCIATION CLEANPOWER PAC $5,000
  • AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY PAC (HEARTPAC) $1,500
  • AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
  • AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
  • AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) $1,500
  • AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AXPPAC) $2,500
  • AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I. FEDERAL PAC (AMFAM PAC) $2,500
  • AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
  • AMERICAN FOREST & PAPER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INC. PAC $1,000
  • AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT TRS, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMH PAC) $5,000
  • AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
  • AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('HOTELPAC') $5,000
  • AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION (AIPLA) PAC $2,500
  • AMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION TITLE INDUSTRY PAC (TIPAC) $5,000
  • AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC INFORMATION ASSOCIATION - OSTEOPATHIC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (API PAC) $3,000
  • AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC) $5,000
  • AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • AMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION (SENIORS HOUSING PAC) $5,000
  • AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FKA ASMT/PAC) $1,000
  • AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR RADIATION ONCOLOGY PAC (''ASTRO-PAC'') $5,000
  • AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC) $5,000
  • AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION PAC (SOYPAC) $2,000
  • AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
  • AMERICAN UNITY PAC INC $5,000
  • AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMERIPRISEPAC) $1,500
  • AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION PAC $1,500
  • ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE INC. PAC (ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE PAC) $2,500
  • AO SMITH CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AOSPAC) $5,000
  • APEX CLEAN ENERGY INC PAC $5,000
  • ARCH CAPITAL GROUP (US) INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • AREVON ENERGY INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • ARKANSAS FOR LEADERSHIP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARKPAC) $10K
  • ARRAY TECHNOLOGIES INC PAC $1,000
  • ASSURANT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,250
  • ASTELLAS US LLC PAC (ASTELLAS PAC) $2,500
  • ASURION LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASURION PAC) $2,500
  • AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC) $2,000
  • AVANGRID POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • BACARDI U S A INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
  • BAKER & HOSTETLER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
  • BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ PC PAC $2,500
  • BALLARD SPAHR LLP PAC $1,000
  • BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC $5,000
  • BANK POLICY INSTITUTE PAC $2,500
  • BARCLAYS GROUP US INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
  • BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • BE FOR INNOVATION PROMOTION PAC (B4IP PAC) $1,500
  • BEST BUY CO., INC EMPLOYEE POLITICAL FORUM $2,500
  • BHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) $2,000
  • BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION PAC (BIO PAC) $5,000
  • BLACK & VEATCH POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACK & VEATCH PAC) $5,000
  • BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION PAC (BE PAC) $2,500
  • BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF NORTH CAROLINA EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • BMI POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BMI PAC) $5,000
  • BOND DEALERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,000
  • BOOTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
  • BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BMS PAC) $2,500
  • CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. ASSOC. POLITICAL FUND $10K
  • CARDINAL HEALTH INC. PAC $5,000
  • CARGILL, INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
  • CATERPILLAR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CATPAC) $5,000
  • CCFI COMPANIES LLC (FKA CHECKSMART FINANCIAL LLC AND CCFI LLC) POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
  • CENCORA, INC. PAC $5,000
  • CGCN PAC $5,000
  • CGI TECHNOLOGIES AND SOLUTIONS INC. PAC $2,500
  • CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PAC (US CHAMBER PAC) $2,500
  • CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPO $5,000
  • CHS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • CHS/COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION CMTE (CHS PAC) $5,000
  • CHUBB GROUP HOLDINGS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
  • CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. FEDERAL PAC, AKA CISCO SYSTEMS EPAC $5,000
  • CITIGROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL (CITIGROUP PAC-FEDERAL) $2,500
  • CNA FINANCIAL CORPORATION CITIZENS FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT $5,000
  • CNG HOLDINGS, INC. PAC $2,000
  • COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL $5,000
  • COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY PAC (CMC PAC) $2,500
  • COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE COUNCIL PAC $5,000
  • COMMUNITY SOLAR ACTION FUND $2,500
  • CONCORDE CAREER COLLEGES AND UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC. PAC $2,500
  • CONQUERING CANCER PAC $5,000
  • CORECIVIC, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CORECIVIC PAC) $2,500
  • CORNING INCORPORATED EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (COREPAC) $5,000
  • COUPANG, INC. COMPANY PAC (COUPAC) $5,000
  • CRES PAC $2,500
  • CROSSPARTISAN PAC II $2,500
  • CROWELL & MORING LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (C&M PAC) $1,500
  • CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $5,000
  • CUMMINS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CIPAC) $3,000
  • CYPRESS SOLAR PAC $7,000
  • DARLING INGREDIENTS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DARPAC) $5,000
  • DAVITA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DAPAC) $5,000
  • DEFEND OUR CONSERVATIVE SENATE PAC (DOC'S PAC) $10K
  • DELAWARE NORTH COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • DENALI LEADERSHIP PAC $5,000
  • DEPOSITORY TRUST AND CLEARING CORPORATION PAC - DTCC PAC; THE $1,750
  • DOMINION ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - DOMINION PAC $4,500
  • DORSEY NATIONAL FUND $2,500
  • DOW INC. PAC (DOWPAC) $1,000
  • DPWN HOLDINGS (USA) INC/DHL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • DRUMMOND COMPANY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DPAC) $1,500
  • DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION PAC $5,000
  • EATON CORPORATION PUBLIC POLICY ASSOCIATION $5,000
  • EBAY INC-COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE INTERNET COMMERCE $5,000
  • ECOLAB INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • EDF RENEWABLES, INC. PAC $3,000
  • EDISON INTERNATIONAL PAC $2,500
  • EDP RENEWABLES NORTH AMERICA LLC PAC (AKA EDPR NA PAC) $1,000
  • EISAI INC. PAC $2,500
  • ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC) $5,000
  • ELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • EMD SERONO, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC $5,000
  • EMPLOYEES OF QUANTA SERVICES, INC $1,000
  • EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • ENERGY MARKETERS OF AMERICA SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE PAC (EMA SBC PAC) $2,500
  • ENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC) $2,500
  • ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • ESSENT US HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ESSENTPAC) $2,500
  • EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXXONMOBIL PAC) $7,500
  • FEDERAL BIPARTISAN VOLUNTARY PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE OF THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. (PNC $5,000
  • FEDERATION OF EXCHANGE ACCOMODATORS 1031 PAC $5,000
  • FEDEX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL INC PAC 2001 $5,000
  • FIFTH THIRD BANCORP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • FINANCIAL SERVICES INSTITUTE PAC $2,500
  • FINSECA PAC $1,000
  • FIRST IN FREEDOM PAC $5,000
  • FIRST SOLAR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,000
  • FLUENCE ENERGY PAC AKA FLUENCE PAC $3,000
  • FMR LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL (FIDELITY PAC) $3,000
  • FORD MOTOR COMPANY CIVIC ACTION FUND $2,500
  • FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • FS PAC $5,000
  • GAINWELL $5,000
  • GE VERNOVA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • GENENTECH INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENENPAC) $5,000
  • GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GDC PAC) $10K
  • GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC) $5,000
  • GLAXOSMITHKLINE LLC PAC (GSK PAC) $2,500
  • GOOGLE LLC NETPAC $3,500
  • GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • GRAIL, INC. PAC $2,500
  • GRIDIRON-PAC $7,500
  • GUIDEWELL MUTUAL HOLDING CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GUIDEWELL PAC) $5,000
  • H&R BLOCK INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLOCKPAC) $750
  • HDR, INC. EMPLOYEE OWNERS PAC $5,000
  • HEALTH & FITNESS ASSOCIATION PAC (FITPAC) $2,000
  • HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • HEALTH CAROUSEL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HEALTH CAROUSEL PAC) $2,500
  • HEALTHEQUITY, INC PURPLE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HEALTHEQUITY PURPLE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) $5,000
  • HEINEKEN USA INC GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $1,000
  • HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY PAC $5,000
  • HIGHLAND ELECTRIC FLEETS, INC. PAC $2,500
  • HILLTOP HOLDINGS INC PAC $5,000
  • HILTON WORLDWIDE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • HOGAN LOVELLS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT $5,000
  • HUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HBI-PAC) $2,500
  • INDEPENDENCE BLUE CROSS LLC PAC $2,500
  • INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,500
  • INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC) $5,000
  • INSTITUTE FOR PORTFOLIO ALTERNATIVES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IPA PAC) $2,500
  • INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IRI PAC) $2,500
  • INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INC PAC $2,500
  • INTERDIGITAL, INC., PAC $2,500
  • INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICSC PAC) $10K
  • INTERNATIONAL PAPER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IP-PAC) $5,000
  • INTERSTATE NATURAL GAS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • INTUIT INC. 21ST CENTURY LEADERSHIP FUND $1,000
  • INVENERGY LLC PAC $1,000
  • INVESCO HOLDING COMPANY (US), INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • IRON MOUNTAIN INCORPORATED EMPLOYEES PAC $1,500
  • ITG HOLDINGS U.S.A. INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA ITG PAC) $2,500
  • JACKSON HOLDINGS LLC AND JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL SSF (JACKSON NATIONAL FEDER $5,000
  • JOBS OPPORTUNITY AND NEW IDEAS PAC $5,000
  • JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (USA) FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
  • JOHNSON & JOHNSON POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,500
  • JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,500
  • KEYCORP ADVOCATES FUND $1,000
  • KNIGHT HEALTH HOLDINGS, LLC D/B/A SCIONHEALTH PAC $2,500
  • KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) $2,500
  • KUTAK ROCK LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC $1,000
  • LANTHEUS HOLDINGS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LANTHEUS PAC) $1,000
  • LEADERSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY ARE NATIONAL KEYS PAC $5,000
  • LEADING BUILDERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE LBA PAC $2,500
  • LENDINGTREE LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • LEONARDO DRS PAC $3,000
  • LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY - PAC $5,000
  • LIFEPOINT HEALTH PAC - (LCSGP) AND (COLLECTIVELY LIFEPOINT) $7,500
  • LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA LINCOLN FINANCIAL GROUP POLIT $2,500
  • LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC., POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LIVE NATION PAC) $5,000
  • LIVE OAK BANK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
  • LPL FINANCIAL LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LPL PAC) $6,000
  • LUNDBECK LLC EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
  • MALLINCKRODT LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • MANUFACTURED HOUSING INSTITUTE PAC $5,000
  • MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • MAXIM HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MAXIM HEALTHCARE PAC) $4,000
  • MCDONALDS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • MCGUIREWOODS FEDERAL PAC $5,000
  • MERCK & CO., INC., EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MERCK PAC) $5,000
  • METLIFE INC. EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL PARTICIPATION FUND A - FEDERAL ONLY $3,000
  • MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC. PAC $1,000
  • MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC) $5,000
  • MORTGAGE GUARANTY INSURANCE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('MGIC-PAC') $2,500
  • MOSS & ASSOCIATES $2,000
  • NAIOP-PAC $2,500
  • NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
  • NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF FOREST OWNERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NAFO PAC) $5,000
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FARM SERVICE AGENCY COUNTY OFFICE EMPLOYEES INC PPC AKA NASCOE PAC $2,000
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM $2,500
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LANDSCAPE PROFESSIONALS INC. PAC $1,000
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MANGERS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NARPM PAC) $2,500
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • NATIONAL CONFECTIONERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED S $2,500
  • NATIONAL COUNCIL OF FARMER COOPERATIVES CO-OP/PAC $1,500
  • NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('NEMA PAC') $2,500
  • NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE / AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS $2,500
  • NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • NATIONAL FISHERIES INSTITUTE (FISHPAC) $5,000
  • NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION GROCERS PAC $2,500
  • NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PORK PAC $2,500
  • NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION RETAILPAC $2,500
  • NATIONAL ROOFING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION ROOF PAC $2,500
  • NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC $3,500
  • NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC $5,000
  • NATIONAL TURKEY FEDERATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITEE/TURPAC $5,000
  • NATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION VENTUREPAC $2,500
  • NATSO INC. NATSO PAC $5,000
  • NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTAPAC) $5,000
  • NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH, LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE $3,000
  • NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES PAC INC. $4,500
  • NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • NIXON PEABODY LLP PAC $5,000
  • NMI HOLDINGS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 'NMI PAC' $2,500
  • NO LABELS PAC $2,500
  • NOMURA HOLDING AMERICA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NOMURAPAC) $5,000
  • NORTH CAROLINA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION INC POL ACT CMTE INC (AKA) NC FARM BUREAU FARMPAC $5,000
  • NORTH CAROLINA PEANUT GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC FKA VIRGINIA-CAROLINA'S PEANUT PAC $10K
  • NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NORTHERN TRUST FEDERAL PAC) $1,500
  • NOSSAMAN LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NOSSAMAN PAC) $1,500
  • NOVARTIS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • NUTRIEN AG SOLUTIONS EMPLOYEE CITIZENSHIP FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('NUTRIEN CITIZE $2,500
  • ONEMAIN HOLDINGS, INC. PAC $2,500
  • ONLINE LENDERS ALLIANCE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (OLA PAC) $5,000
  • OORAH! POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
  • OPTION CARE HEALTH, INC. PAC $1,000
  • ORACLE AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ORACLE PAC) $2,500
  • OUTPATIENT ENDOVASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL SOCIETY PAC (OEIS PAC) $5,000
  • PATTERN ENERGY GROUP INC. PAC (PATTERN PAC) $3,000
  • PENNSYLVANIA HONOR $5,000
  • PFIZER INC. PAC $2,500
  • PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA BETTER GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE $1,000
  • PHILLIPS 66 PAC $5,000
  • PINE GATE RENEWABLES, LLC POWER PAC $7,000
  • PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION PAC $1,500
  • POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS--PAC OF AAOS $7,500
  • POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION-FEDERAL(BNY MELLON-FED) $5,000
  • POTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (POTLATCHDELTIC PAC) $1,500
  • POWERPAC OF THE EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE $2,500
  • PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I $5,000
  • PROJECT WEST POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • PROTECTIVE LIFE CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC $2,500
  • PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA - PRUDENTIAL FEDERAL PAC $2,500
  • PSYCHOLOGY PAC OF AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC $7,500
  • PURPOSE FINANCIAL, INC. PAC $2,000
  • QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
  • RADIAN GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RAD PAC) $2,500
  • RBC USA HOLDCO CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • RECURRENT ENERGY GROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA RECURRENT ENERGY POLITICAL ACTION COMMIT $2,500
  • REINSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INC (REPAC) $2,500
  • RELX INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • RESCARE, INC. DBA BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES LEGACY FUND (BRIGHTSPRING LEGACY FUND) $2,500
  • RESOLUTE FOREST PRODUCTS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AKA DOMTAR/RESOLUTE PAC $1,000
  • RETAIL INDUSTRY LEADERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITT $2,500
  • ROAD TO FREEDOM CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $5,000
  • ROCK HOLDINGS INC. PAC $2,500
  • ROMNEY FOR UTAH INC $4,000
  • RWE CLEAN ENERGY SERVICES, LLC PAC $6,500
  • RYAN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RYANPAC) $7,500
  • SANOFI US SERVICES INC. EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • SANTANDER HOLDINGS USA INC. PAC (SANTANDER US PAC) $3,000
  • SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
  • SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
  • SEND IN THE SEAL PAC $10K
  • SENIOR CARE PHARMACY COALITION PAC $5,000
  • SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • SIEMENS ENERGY, INC. PAC $5,000
  • SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION PAC $2,500
  • SMALL BUSINESS INVESTOR ALLIANCE PAC $5,000
  • SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. PAC (S+N PAC) $2,000
  • SOCIETY FOR CARDIOVASCULAR ANGIOGRAPHY AND INTERVENTIONS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
  • SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • SOCIETY OF INDEPENDENT GASOLINE MARKETERS OF AMERICA PAC $5,000
  • SOCK IT TO 'EM PAC $5,000
  • SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION PAC (SOLARPAC) $3,500
  • SOLAR FOR AMERICAN ENERGY DOMINANCE PAC $7,000
  • SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT EMPLOYEE ACTION FUND $2,000
  • STAND FOR AMERICA PAC $5,000
  • STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL POLIT $2,500
  • STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
  • STEPTOE LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
  • SUN LIFE FINANCIAL (U.S.) SERVICES COMPANY INC PAC SUN LIFE PAC $2,500
  • SUNRUN INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SUNRUN PAC) $6,000
  • SWEDISH MATCH NORTH AMERICA LLC PAC $5,000
  • T-MOBILE US, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC) $3,500
  • TARGET CORPORATION CITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM (TARGETCITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM) $2,500
  • TD BANK N.A. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • THE ALBERTSONS COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ACI PAC) $2,500
  • THE AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $2,500
  • THE BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
  • THE CARLYLE GROUP INC. PAC (AKA 'CARLYLE PAC') $2,500
  • THE CIGNA GROUP EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • THE COCA-COLA COMPANY NONPARTISAN COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNM $2,500
  • THE CONSUMER BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION C $7,500
  • THE GRANT THORNTON LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE LLC $5,000
  • THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL (GUARD $1,500
  • THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
  • THE LINCOLN CLUB OF ORANGE COUNTY FEDERAL PAC $10K
  • THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMPAC) $5,000
  • THE PREMIER, INC. EMPLOYEES' CIVIC ACTION FUND $10K
  • THE REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (REALPAC) $2,500
  • THE TIMKEN COMPANY GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $2,500
  • THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ( $5,000
  • THE VANGUARD GROUP COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $2,500
  • THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC. PAC $2,500
  • THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
  • TOMORROW IS MEANINGFUL PAC - FEDERAL $5,000
  • TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) $5,000
  • TRANSAMERICA CORPORATION PAC $1,500
  • TROUTMAN PEPPER HAMILTON SANDERS LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, INC. $2,500
  • TRULIANT FCU PAC $250
  • TYSON FOODS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TYPAC) $2,500
  • U.S. ISRAEL PAC (USI PAC) $2,500
  • U.S. MORTGAGE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (USMI PAC) $2,500
  • UCB, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
  • UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC. PAC $5,000
  • UNITED POSTMASTERS AND MANAGERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL FUND $1,000
  • UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED PAC (UNITED FOR HEALTH) $1,500
  • UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC. GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND (UHS GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND) $2,500
  • UNUM GROUP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UNUMPAC) $2,500
  • USBANCORP INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
  • VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • VETERANS GUARDIAN VA CLAIM CONSULTING PAC (VETGUARD PAC) $5,000
  • VISA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • VNA HOLDING INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VG PAC) $2,500
  • W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • WALGREEN CO PAC $2,500
  • WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $5,000
  • WARD AND SMITH. P.A. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • WELLS FARGO AND COMPANY EMPLOYEE PAC (AKA WELLS FARGO EMPLOYEE PAC) $10K
  • WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (WABPAC) $5,000
  • WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $6,000
  • WHOLESALE & SPECIALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION (WSIA) PAC $10K
  • WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON PAC $1,000
  • WONDER WOMEN PAC $5,000
  • XCEL ENERGY EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (XPAC) $4,000
  • ZURICH HOLDING COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT (Z-PAC, ZURICH PAC) $1,000

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Don Brown (REP)

Raised
$225K through 2026-04-13 individuals $212K · PACs $0 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $12K · cash on hand $0
Outside spending
none reported
Bundled through PACs
none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-09-20

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Marcus Williams (DEM)

Raised
$5,656 through 2026-03-17 individuals $5,656 · PACs $0 · cash on hand $0
Outside spending
none reported
Bundled through PACs
none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-09-20

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Michael Whatley (REP)

Raised
$11.3M through 2026-06-30 individuals $5.5M · PACs $874K · party $62K · from the candidate's other committees $4.6M · cash on hand $3.5M
Outside spending
$18.9M opposing Whatley · $6.0M supporting Whatley · latest reported 2026-09-18
Largest outside spenders
WINSENATE — $17.4M opposing Whatley · 6 ads on this pageLargest donors: SMP $4.1M (100%) AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION — $4.4M supporting Whatley · 6 ads on this pageLargest donors: KOCH INC $30.0M (33%); STAND TOGETHER INC. $20.0M (22%); WALTON, JIM C. $7.0M (8%); WALTON, S ROBSON $7.0M (8%); STAND TOGETHER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC $6.5M (7%) NO GOING BACK PAC INC. — $895K supporting Whatley SLF PAC — $658K supporting Whatley · 14 ads on this pageLargest donors: ONE NATION $70.7M (28%); ADELSON, MIRIAM $30.0M (12%); SCHWARZMAN, STEPHEN A. $17.0M (7%); SINGER, PAUL ELLIOTT $14.5M (6%); MUSK, ELON $10.0M (4%) EDF ACTION VOTES — $500K opposing Whatley Largest donors: ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND $8.7M (73%); MANDEL, SUSAN Z. $2.5M (21%); SALL, JOHN $100K (1%); SALL, VIRGINIA $100K (1%); HOSTETTER, BARBARA $100K (1%) and 6 more
Bundled through PACs
$203K through 4 PACs · FEC bulk data of 2026-09-20 AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — $173K from 124 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC) — $25K from 10 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC SUSAN B. ANTHONY LIST. INC. CANDIDATE FUND (DBA SUSAN B. ANTHONY PRO-LIFE AMERICA CANDIDATE FUND) — $3,500 from 1 gift Lobbyist/registrant PAC WINSTON & STRAWN LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — $1,500 from 1 gift Lobbyist/registrant PAC
146 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
  • 1890 PAC $10K
  • 5TH DISTRICT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF REPUBLICAN PARTY OF NC $1,000
  • ALABAMA FIRST PAC $10K
  • ALLEGHANY COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY $2,000
  • AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PAC $5,000
  • AMERICAN DREAM DELIVERED $500
  • AMERICAN EXCELLENCE PAC $10K
  • AMERICAN FUELS AND PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFPMPAC) $1,000
  • AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('HOTELPAC') $2,500
  • AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (API PAC) $2,500
  • AMERICAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • AMERICAN PRINCIPLES $1,000
  • APP BIG FAMILY PAC $1,000
  • ARKANSAS FOR LEADERSHIP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARKPAC) $10K
  • ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC) $10K
  • AUTOMOTIVE FREE INTERNATIONAL TRADE PAC $5,000
  • B BRIGADE MAJORITY FUND $5,000
  • BADLANDS PAC $6,500
  • BEST AT BRINGING ENTREPRENEURIAL RESULTS NEVER IMAGINED OR ENVISIONED PAC $10K
  • BIG SKY OPPORTUNITY PAC $10K
  • BOOTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
  • BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) $5,000
  • BUILDING A NATIONAL KNOWLEDGEABLE SECURITY PAC $2,500
  • BUILDING AMERICA'S REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATION PAC $5,000
  • BUILDING UP DEMOCRACY'S DREAM $10K
  • BUNCOMBE COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN'S CLUB $2,000
  • CAMPAIGN TO ELECT WOODY WASHAM $500
  • CATERPILLAR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CATPAC) $10K
  • CELESTE FOR NC HOUSE $1,000
  • CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PAC (US CHAMBER PAC) $10K
  • CITIZENS UNITED POLITICAL VICTORY FUND $10K
  • COLUMBUS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY $1,000
  • COMMITTEE TO ELECT BRENDEN JONES $1,000
  • COMMITTEE TO ELECT CHARLES W MILLER $500
  • COMMITTEE TO ELECT JEFF CRISCO $1,000
  • COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC $10K
  • COMMON VALUES PAC $10K
  • CONSERVATIVES HARVESTING SUCCESS PAC $10K
  • CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
  • CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • CONTINUING AMERICA'S STRENGTH AND SECURITY PAC $10K
  • CORECIVIC, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CORECIVIC PAC) $5,000
  • CPAC ACTION PAC $10K
  • CRH AMERICAS, INC. PAC $1,000
  • DAKOTA PAC $10K
  • DARRELL FRYE FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER $500
  • DAVID ROUZER FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • DECIDING CRITIAL RACES PAC (DCR PAC) $10K
  • DEFEND OUR CONSERVATIVE SENATE PAC (DOC'S PAC) $10K
  • DEFENDING THE AMERICAN DREAM PAC $5,000
  • DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DEC PAC) $5,000
  • DIRIGO PAC $10K
  • DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, ELIZABETH $10K
  • E-PAC $10K
  • ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC $5,000
  • ENERGY MARKETERS OF AMERICA SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE PAC (EMA SBC PAC) $1,000
  • FEDERAL BIPARTISAN VOLUNTARY PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE OF THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. (PNC $10K
  • FIGHT ON PAC $5,000
  • FIRST IN FREEDOM PAC $10K
  • FLORIDA LEADS $10K
  • FREEDOM FOR AMERICA (FFA PAC) $5,000
  • FREEDOM FUND $10K
  • FRIENDS OF TIM MOORE $4,000
  • FUND FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE $10K
  • HALLIBURTON COMPANY PAC $5,000
  • HEARTLAND VALUES PAC $10K
  • HELPING EXCEPTIONAL LEADERS ORGANIZE PAC (HELO PAC) $5,000
  • HF SINCLAIR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DINO PAC) $2,000
  • HORNETS NEST REPUBLICAN MENS CLUB $1,000
  • HUCK PAC FOR AMERICA $10K
  • HUDSON FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • IN THE ARENA PAC $5,000
  • INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • IPAA WILDCATTERS FUND $5,000
  • JOBS OPPORTUNITY NOW POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
  • JOHNSTON CO REPUBLICAN WOMEN $300
  • KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) $10K
  • LEAD ENCOURAGE ELECT PAC $10K
  • LEADERSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY ARE NATIONAL KEYS PAC $10K
  • LETS GET TO WORK PAC $10K
  • LIFEPOINT HEALTH PAC - THE PAC OF LIFEPOINT CORPORATE SERVICES, GENERAL PARTNERSHIP (LCSGP) AND FACILITIES WHICH ARE SUBSIDIARIES OF LIFEPOINT HEALTH (COLLECTIVELY LIFEPOINT) $3,500
  • LINCOLN COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY $300
  • MAKING A RESPONSIBLE STAND FOR HOUSEHOLDS IN AMERICA PAC $10K
  • MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MPAC) $5,000
  • MARK HARRIS FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • MCDOWELL FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • MR PAC $10K
  • MVL PAC $10K
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC $4,000
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION PAC (NCBA-PAC)) $5,000
  • NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON $10K
  • NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • NATIONAL LIMOUSINE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NLA PAC) $1,000
  • NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC) $2,500
  • NEBRASKA SANDHILLS PAC $10K
  • NORTH CAROLINA FIRST $10K
  • NORTH MECKLENBURG REPUBLICANS $1,000
  • OORAH! POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
  • OVINTIV USA INC. PAC $2,000
  • PAC FOR AMERICA $10K
  • PEACH STATE PAC $2,000
  • PENDER COUNTY GOP $1,000
  • PENNSYLVANIA HONOR $10K
  • PHILLIPS 66 PAC $10K
  • PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION PAC $10K
  • PRAYERIE PAC $3,500
  • RANDOLPH CO REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE $1,000
  • RANGER PAC $5,000
  • RELY ON YOUR BELIEFS FUND $1,000
  • RENEWABLE FUNDS ASSOCIATION PAC, GEOFF $2,500
  • REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC) $5,000
  • REPUBLICAN MAJORITY FUND $10K
  • REPUBLICAN WOMEN OF GREATER CHARLOTTE $1,000
  • RESPONSIBILITY AND FREEDOM WORK PAC (RFWPAC) $10K
  • RESTORE TRUST PAC $1,000
  • SALEM MEDIA GROUP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, INC. $3,500
  • SCALISE FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • SEAL PAC, RYAN $5,000
  • SENATE EAGLE PAC $10K
  • SEND IN THE SEAL PAC $10K
  • SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL PAC $3,500
  • SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOCIATION & PERFORMANCE RACING, INC. PAC (SEMA & PRI PAC) $2,500
  • STAND FOR AMERICA PAC $5,000
  • STEER PAC $10K
  • STRATEGY PAC $10K
  • THE CHEMOURS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE CHEMOURS PAC $5,000
  • THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
  • THE EYE OF THE TIGER PAC $10K
  • THE HAWKEYE PAC $7,500
  • THE OVERCASH COMMITTEE $1,000
  • THE PETER NORBECK LEADERSHIP PAC $10K
  • THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • TOMORROW IS MEANINGFUL PAC $10K
  • TRANSCANADA USA SERVICES, INC. PAC (TC PAC) $2,000
  • TRIANGLE REPUBLICAN WOMEN $230
  • TRUE NORTH PAC $10K
  • TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC (FORMERLY SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) $10K
  • UPPER HAND FUND $5,000
  • US ENERGY PAC (THE PAC OF AMERICAN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COUNCIL, INC.) $10K
  • VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • VICTORY AND FREEDOM PAC (VAF PAC) $5,000
  • VICTORY EAST $10K
  • VIRGINIA FOXX FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • WILD AND WONDERFUL PAC $10K
  • WORKING FOR OHIO $5,000

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Michele Morrow (REP)

Raised
$13K through 2026-06-30 individuals $13K · PACs $0 · cash on hand $-187
Outside spending
none reported
Bundled through PACs
none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-09-20

All filings at the FEC ↗

Roy Cooper (DEM)

Raised
$35.0M through 2026-06-30 individuals $13.1M · PACs $750K · party $71K · from the candidate's other committees $19.8M · cash on hand $20.7M
Outside spending
$33.2M opposing Cooper · $1.2M supporting Cooper · latest reported 2026-09-20
Largest outside spenders
SLF PAC — $25.7M opposing Cooper · 14 ads on this pageLargest donors: ONE NATION $70.7M (28%); ADELSON, MIRIAM $30.0M (12%); SCHWARZMAN, STEPHEN A. $17.0M (7%); SINGER, PAUL ELLIOTT $14.5M (6%); MUSK, ELON $10.0M (4%) NO GOING BACK PAC INC. — $5.6M opposing Cooper AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION — $1.8M opposing Cooper · 6 ads on this pageLargest donors: KOCH INC $30.0M (33%); STAND TOGETHER INC. $20.0M (22%); WALTON, JIM C. $7.0M (8%); WALTON, S ROBSON $7.0M (8%); STAND TOGETHER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC $6.5M (7%) PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTES NORTH CAROLINA — $624K supporting Cooper WORKERS VOTE — $233K supporting Cooper Largest donors: UNITE HERE PAC $500K (24%); SMITH, SONJIA $265K (13%); MOVEMENT VOTER PAC $255K (12%); UNITE HERE LOCAL 274 $254K (12%); UNITE HERE ACTION FUND $201K (10%) and 18 more
Bundled through PACs
$106K through 3 PACs · FEC bulk data of 2026-09-20 JSTREETPAC — $102K from 113 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND — $3,600 from 7 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC SWING LEFT — $500 from 1 gift
125 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
  • A NEW DIRECTION PAC $5,000
  • ADVANCING DEMOCRACY & MOBILIZATION PAC $10K
  • AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
  • ALL FOR OUR COUNTRY LEADERSHIP PAC $10K
  • ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS POLITICAL ACTION FUND $2,500
  • ALSOPAC $7,500
  • AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. $5,000
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE PAC (AAJ PAC) $10K
  • AMERICAN CLEAN POWER ASSOCIATION CLEANPOWER PAC $2,500
  • AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OB-GYNS PAC (OB-GYN PAC) $5,000
  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E $10K
  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE OF POLITICAL EDUCATION $10K
  • AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('HOTELPAC') $2,500
  • AMERICAN MOBILIZATION PAC $10K
  • ANIMAL PROTECTION PAC $1,000
  • BIG SKY VALUES PAC $5,000
  • BLACK ECONOMIC ALLIANCE PAC $5,000
  • BLUE HEN FEDERAL PAC $10K
  • BLUE VISION $2,500
  • BLUE WAVE PROJECT $10K
  • BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS AND TRAINMEN PAC FUND $5,000
  • BUILDING BLUE $8,500
  • CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERS OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS $5,000
  • CHRIS HARJES FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • COMMITTEE TO ELECT GARLAND PIERCE $250
  • COMMON GROUND PAC $10K
  • COMMON SENSE COLORADO $5,000
  • COYOTE PAC $5,000
  • D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS) $5,000
  • DEBORAH ROSS FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • DEFEND THE DREAM $10K
  • DEFEND THE VOTE $5,000
  • DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF ALAMANCE COUNTY $100
  • DEMS 2025 $3,500
  • DMFI PAC $5,000
  • DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DUKEPAC) $10K
  • EDUCATE & INNOVATE PAC $5,000
  • END CITIZENS UNITED $5,000
  • ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS $10K
  • EVERY VOTE PAC $10K
  • FAYETTE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE $500
  • FIGHT FOR PROGRESS PAC $2,000
  • FOLLOW THE NORTH STAR FUND $5,000
  • FORWARD TOGETHER PAC $10K
  • GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC. AND ENACT PAC $3,500
  • GIDDY UP PAC $10K
  • GIFFORDS PAC $2,500
  • GRANITE VALUES PAC $10K
  • GREAT LAKES PAC $10K
  • HAWAII PAC $10K
  • HEALTH JOBS JUSTICE $10K
  • HEART OF DIXIE OBLIGATION PAC $10
  • HOOPS PAC $10K
  • I GOT YOUR BACK PAC $10K
  • IMPACT $10K
  • IN OUR HANDS $7,500
  • INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL, AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL) $5,000
  • INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC $5,000
  • INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION $5,000
  • JACOBS SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (JACOBS PAC) $2,500
  • JIM TURNER FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE $2,000
  • JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS $2,500
  • JUNTOS PAC $10K
  • KEYSTONE AMERICA PAC $10K
  • KIDSPAC $5,000
  • LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND $4,625
  • LIFTOFF PAC $10K
  • LOBO PAC $10K
  • M-PAC $10K
  • MACHINIST'S NON-PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE $5,000
  • MARBLEHEAD DEMOCRATIC TOWN COMMITTEE $1,000
  • MARGIN OF VICTORY EMPOWERMENT FUND $3,224
  • MIDWEST VALUES PAC $5,000
  • MITTEN PAC $10K
  • MODERATE DEMOCRATS PAC $10K
  • MOTOR CITY PAC $10K
  • NARRANGANSETT BAY PAC $10K
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS PAC $1,000
  • NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY & MEDICARE PAC $1,000
  • NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (NEC PAC) $5,000
  • NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION $5,000
  • NEW SOUTH LEADERSHIP PAC $2,000
  • NORTH AMERICA'S BUILDING TRADES UNIONS POLITICAL EDUCATION FUND $3,000
  • NRDC ACTION FUND INC. PAC $1,000
  • NUTMEG PAC $10K
  • OCEANS PAC $10K
  • OFF THE SIDELINES PAC $10K
  • OFFICE AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION (OPEIU) JB MOSS VOICE OF THE ELECTORATE (VOTE) $5,000
  • OPERATIVE PLASTERERS' AND CEMENT MASONS' INTL ASSOCATION ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • ORTHOCAROLINA, PA FEDERAL PAC $10K
  • PAC TO THE FUTURE $10K
  • PEOPLE'S VOICE PAC $10K
  • PEPSICO, INC CONCERNED CITIZENS FUND $3,000
  • PERIMETER PAC $10K
  • PINEAPPLE PAC $5,000
  • PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC $5,000
  • POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES $5,000
  • PRAIRIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • PURPOSE PAC $10K
  • PUTTING NEW HAMPSHIRE FIRST $3,500
  • REMEDY PAC $1,000
  • REPLACEMENTS LTD PAC $7,000
  • REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL PAC $5,000
  • REV UP PAC $10K
  • RISING DEMS $3,500
  • SD PAC $10K
  • SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION $5,000
  • SHERRI ZANN ROSENTHAL FOR COUNCIL $100
  • SMART SOLUTIONS PAC $10K
  • SOCIAL SECURITY WORKS PAC $225
  • STAND UP FOR WORKERS PAC $10K
  • THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • TRI-STATE MAXED-OUT WOMEN $2,000
  • TURQUOISE PAC $10K
  • UCA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB $5,000
  • UNITED STEELWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND $5,000
  • VELVET HAMMER PAC $5,000
  • VICTORY NOW PAC $10K
  • VOTE SAVE AMERICA $7,000
  • VOTE4BENBOW $1,000
  • VPP $5,000
  • WARREN FOR SENATE $4,000
  • WILEY NICKEL FOR NORTH CAROLINA $2,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

Thomas Lee Johnson (REP)

Raised
$6,720 through 2026-04-13 individuals $2,203 · PACs $0 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $4,517 · cash on hand $0
Outside spending
none reported
Bundled through PACs
none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-09-20

All filings at the FEC ↗

Wiley Nickel (DEM)

Raised
$589K through 2026-03-20 individuals $535K · PACs $41K · candidate's own money, incl. loans $560 · cash on hand $0
Outside spending
none reported
Bundled through PACs
none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-09-20
23 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
  • ADAM GRAY FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • BEEPAC (BUILDING ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PAC) $1,000
  • COMMITTEE TO ELECT LAURA BUDD $1,000
  • COMMITTEE TO ELECT SHOMARI FIGURES FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • COMMON GOOD PAC $1,000
  • GENERATION GO LEADERSHIP PAC $1,000
  • GREAT CHAIN PAC $2,500
  • HEART OF DIXIE OBLIGATION PAC $10
  • KEEP STARTUPS IN AMERICA $2,000
  • KENNEDY FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • KEVIN MULLIN FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • LA BAMBA PAC $2,500
  • MCKENZIE RIVER PAC $1,000
  • MORGAN MCGARVEY FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • PAC A PUNCH $1,000
  • PAC IN THE SADDLE $2,000
  • PROTECT DEMOCRACY INITIATIVE $1,000
  • REMEDY PAC $1,000
  • REVIVING AMERICAN JOBS AGAIN PAC $10K
  • SUHAS FOR VIRGINIA $500
  • THE MPIRE STRIKES PAC $2,500
  • THREE RIVERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • UCA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

Showing the 6 ads paid for by WINSENATE. Show all 59 ads

Paid for by WINSENATEfrom 2026-09-173 variantsspend $28,000–34,9971,300,000–1,524,997 impressions
Michael Whatley is a millionaire former energy lobbyist who fought to raise electricity bills in our state. Today, he owns nearly $500,000 in Duke Energy stock, so rate hikes on North Carolinians raise his bottom line. North Carolina can’t afford Michael Whatley.
Loaded LanguageAppeal to PrejudiceAppeal to Fear100.0% of sentences flagged

Loaded Language: The word 'fought' is emotionally charged, implying aggressive self-interested action against ordinary citizens — for example: 'fought to raise electricity bills'

Appeal to Prejudice: The framing contrasts Whatley's personal financial gain against 'North Carolinians' as a collective in-group being harmed, exploiting local identity — for example: 'rate hikes on North Carolinians raise his bottom line'

Appeal to Fear: The phrase implies dire economic consequences for the state if Whatley is not rejected, creating urgency and anxiety — for example: 'North Carolina can't afford Michael Whatley'

Claims checked

“he owns nearly $500,000 in Duke Energy stock”
Checked as: Michael Whatley owns nearly $500,000 in Duke Energy stock. No authoritative evidence found Verdict right?

“fought to raise electricity bills in our state”
Checked as: Michael Whatley fought to raise electricity bills in North Carolina No authoritative evidence found Verdict right?

“Michael Whatley is a millionaire former energy lobbyist”
Checked as: Michael Whatley is a millionaire and a former energy lobbyist No authoritative evidence found Verdict right?

“rate hikes on North Carolinians raise his bottom line”
Checked as: Rate hikes on North Carolinians raise Michael Whatley's bottom line (i.e., Whatley personally profits from rate increases charged to North Carolinians). No authoritative evidence found Verdict right?

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Paid for by WINSENATEfrom 2026-09-17spend $9,000–9,9991,000,000+ impressions
Ronald Hayes thought he was telling the heartbreaking story of his son’s murder in an anti-gun-violence advertisement. Instead, he was lied to by allies of GOP Senate candidate Michael Whatley, and his testimony ended up as part of a multimillion-dollar campaign against former Gov. Roy Cooper in the NC U.S. Senate Race. “They were deceitful, conniving, and scheming,” said Hayes. NC Voices Paid for by WinSenate
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Paid for by WINSENATEfrom 2026-08-21 to 2026-09-163 variantsspend $30,000–44,9973,000,000–0 impressions
Michael Whatley appointed convicted sex offender Harvey Lee West to top roles in the NC GOP. During his tenure, West had access to teenage girls and young adults at dozens of Republican events presided by Whatley. American Journal News Paid for by WinSenate
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Claims checked

“Michael Whatley appointed convicted sex offender Harvey Lee West to top roles in the NC GOP.”
No authoritative evidence found Verdict right?

“convicted sex offender Harvey Lee West”
Checked as: Harvey Lee West is a convicted sex offender. No authoritative evidence found insufficient_tier Verdict right?

“During his tenure, West had access to teenage girls and young adults at dozens of Republican events presided by Whatley.”
Checked as: During West's tenure in Republican Party roles under Whatley, West had access to teenage girls and young adults at dozens of Republican events presided by Whatley. No authoritative evidence found Verdict right?

“Harvey Lee West”
Checked as: A person named "Harvey Lee West" exists. No authoritative evidence found insufficient_tier Verdict right?

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Paid for by WINSENATEfrom 2026-08-19 to 2026-09-1620 variantsspend $162,000–213,4806,560,000–6,489,981 impressions
Parents across North Carolina are sounding the alarm on Michael Whatley’s ties to convicted child sex offender Harvey Lee West. Whatley appointed West to top NC GOP positions, putting party politics above our children’s safety. Michael Whatley should never be in the Senate.
Appeal to FearLoaded LanguageBandwagon AppealCard StackingBlack-and-White Fallacy100.0% of sentences flagged

Appeal to Fear: The framing invokes child safety to trigger parental anxiety and fear, implying Whatley poses a danger to children — for example: 'putting party politics above our children's safety'

Loaded Language: The phrase 'convicted child sex offender' is factually charged but deployed here as emotionally loaded language to maximize revulsion and transfer that revulsion to Whatley — for example: 'convicted child sex offender Harvey Lee West'

Bandwagon Appeal: Invoking 'Parents across North Carolina' implies a broad consensus of concerned citizens to pressure the reader into sharing the alarm — for example: 'Parents across North Carolina are sounding the alarm'

Card Stacking: The passage presents the appointment as self-evidently damning without context about the nature of the appointment, when it occurred, or whether Whatley knew of West's conviction, omitting information that would complicate the narrative — for example: 'Whatley appointed West to top NC GOP positions'

Black-and-White Fallacy: The absolute declaration that Whatley 'should never be in the Senate' presents a binary outcome with no room for nuance, context, or alternative judgments — for example: 'Michael Whatley should never be in the Senate'

Claims checked

“convicted child sex offender Harvey Lee West”
Checked as: Harvey Lee West is a convicted child sex offender. No authoritative evidence found insufficient_tier Verdict right?

“Whatley appointed West to top NC GOP positions”
No authoritative evidence found evidence_not_grounded Verdict right?

“Parents across North Carolina are sounding the alarm on Michael Whatley’s ties to convicted child sex offender Harvey Lee West.”
Checked as: Parents across North Carolina are sounding the alarm on Michael Whatley's ties to convicted child sex offender Harvey Lee West. No authoritative evidence found Verdict right?

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Paid for by WINSENATEfrom 2026-08-14 to 2026-08-215 variantsspend $20,500–24,4951,150,000–1,339,995 impressions
Parents across North Carolina are raising the alarm on Michael Whatley’s ties to convicted child sex offender Harvey Lee West. Whatley appointed West to top NC GOP positions, putting party politics above our children’s safety. Michael Whatley should never be in the Senate.
Appeal to FearBandwagon AppealLoaded LanguageBlack-and-White Fallacy100.0% of sentences flagged

Appeal to Fear: The framing invokes child safety and a convicted sex offender to trigger parental fear and anxiety about Whatley — for example: 'putting party politics above our children's safety'

Bandwagon Appeal: The phrase 'Parents across North Carolina' implies a broad, unified group raising concerns, suggesting widespread consensus to pressure the reader — for example: 'Parents across North Carolina are raising the alarm'

Loaded Language: The phrase 'convicted child sex offender' is emotionally charged and chosen to trigger a strong visceral reaction rather than simply convey factual context — for example: 'convicted child sex offender Harvey Lee West'

Black-and-White Fallacy: The absolute declaration that Whatley 'should never be in the Senate' presents a binary outcome with no room for nuance or alternative considerations — for example: 'Michael Whatley should never be in the Senate'

Claims checked

“convicted child sex offender Harvey Lee West”
Checked as: Harvey Lee West is a convicted child sex offender. No authoritative evidence found insufficient_tier Verdict right?

“Whatley appointed West to top NC GOP positions”
No authoritative evidence found insufficient_tier Verdict right?

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Paid for by WINSENATEfrom 2026-07-27 to 2026-08-1518 variantsspend $178,600–223,1828,915,000–4,519,987 impressions
Would you associate with a convicted sex predator? Would you hire one? Michael Whatley did. He ignored the disturbing conviction of Harvey Lee West, elevating him in the NCGOP. Michael Whatley can’t be trusted in the Senate.
Appeal to FearLoaded LanguageName CallingCard StackingRepetition100.0% of sentences flagged

Appeal to Fear: The rhetorical question invokes visceral disgust and fear about associating with a sex predator, priming the audience emotionally before the accusation is made — for example: Would you associate with a convicted sex predator?, Would you hire one? and Michael Whatley can't be trusted in the Senate..

Loaded Language: The phrase 'convicted sex predator' is maximally charged language designed to trigger revulsion rather than convey neutral factual information — for example: convicted sex predator and disturbing conviction.

Name Calling: By immediately following the two rhetorical questions with 'Michael Whatley did,' the sentence transfers the full moral weight of the 'sex predator' framing onto Whatley without nuance — for example: the juxtaposition functions as an implicit derogatory label.

Card Stacking: The sentence presents only the damaging framing — that Whatley 'ignored' the conviction — without any context, counterargument, or qualification about what actually occurred — for example: omitting any explanation of Whatley's knowledge or intent.

Repetition: The name 'Michael Whatley' is repeated across sentences 3 and 5 (and implied in 4) to anchor the negative associations firmly to the individual through deliberate rhetorical repetition — for example: 'Michael Whatley did... Michael Whatley can't be trusted.'

Claims checked

“He ignored the disturbing conviction of Harvey Lee West, elevating him in the NCGOP.”
Checked as: Michael Whatley ignored Harvey Lee West's conviction and elevated him within the NCGOP. No authoritative evidence found insufficient_tier Verdict right?

“Michael Whatley did.”
Checked as: Michael Whatley launched a bid for the North Carolina U.S. Senate seat. Supported by apnews.com source ↗Confidence: high Verdict right?

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