Political ads · 2026 · OH

Ohio House District 4 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

Jim Jordan won · 64.5% to 31.2% · Called by AP on Nov 3

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Jim Jordan (Republican) and Joshua Kolasinski (Democrat) are the nominees for Ohio's 4th congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Jim Jordan is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Jim Jordan's campaign had raised $5.6 million (through October 14, 2026) and Joshua Kolasinski's campaign $26,000 (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $26,000 for Jim Jordan and $0 against.

Jim Jordan (REP, incumbent), Joshua Kolasinski (DEM). 2 others filed with the FEC; any ads they ran are below. 0 ads analyzed, 0 with at least one technique in the copy. Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing.

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Registration	Register by Mon, Oct 5 (30th day before is Sun Oct 4; SOS says the deadline is Oct 5. Mail applications must be postmarked by the 30th day before) (passed)Source: codes.ohio.gov ↗Source: ohiosos.gov ↗
Early voting in person	Tue, Oct 6 to Sun, Nov 1 (first day after registration closes) (passed)Source: codes.ohio.gov ↗
By mail	Anyone can vote by mail; request a ballot by Tue, Oct 27 (received by county board by close of business, 7th day before the election); return it by Tue, Nov 3 (received by county board by close of polls (7:30 p.m.); postmark grace period repealed by SB 293; UOCAVA exception) (passed)Source: codes.ohio.gov ↗Source: codes.ohio.gov ↗
Election Day	Tue, Nov 3. Polls: 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. (passed)Source: codes.ohio.gov ↗
ID at the polls	Photo ID required; without one, vote a provisional ballotSource: codes.ohio.gov ↗

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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.

Jim Jordan (REP, incumbent)

Raised: $5.6M through 2026-10-14 individuals $3.9M · PACs $636K · from the candidate's other committees $205K · cash on hand $3.1M
Outside spending: $26K supporting Jordan · latest reported 2026-10-27
Largest outside spenders: NRA VICTORY FUND, INC. — $23K supporting Jordan SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUND — $1,597 supporting Jordan FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND — $1,148 supporting Jordan Largest donors: Michael T Rydin $8.8M (76%), Retired, Retired; HOUSE FREEDOM ACTION $350K (3%); KOMADA, ANNA $253K (2%); Steven Cowles $205K (2%), Retired, Retired; Steven W Corbett $200K (2%)

Bundled through PACs: $12K through 2 PACs · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND — $12K from 9 gifts HOUSE FREEDOM ACTION — $310 from 4 gifts

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

ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
ACPAC ACA INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
ALTRIA GROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
AMENTUM HOLDINGS, INC. PAC (AMENTUM PAC) $1,000
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. $5,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) $2,500
AMERICAN DENTAL POLITICAL ACTION CMTE. $2,500
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION PAC ('HOTELPAC') $2,500
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS PAC $10K
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (API PAC) $1,000
AMERICAN PRINCIPLES $2,500
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION PAC (INSURING AMERICA PAC) $3,500
AMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION RESORT OWNERS COALITION PAC (ARDA-ROC PAC) $10K
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP (APKS) PARTNERS PAC $4,000
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC) $10K
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS PAC (RAILPAC) $1,000
AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC) $3,500
AXON ENTERPRISE INC PAC $10K
BGR PAC $3,564
BHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) $5,000
BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC PAC (BLACKROCK PAC) $10K
BLESSEY MARINE SERVICE, INC. PAC $2,000
BMI POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BMI PAC) $10K
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC) $4,000
BROADCOM INC. PAC (BROADCOM PAC) $5,000
BULLDOG PAC $1,000
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. PAC $10K
CITIZENS UNITED POLITICAL VICTORY FUND $2,500
CNG HOLDINGS, INC. PAC $1,000
COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL PAC - FEDERAL $7,500
CORECIVIC, INC. PAC (CORECIVIC PAC) $1,000
COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, THE $2,500
COX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC. $2,500
COZEN O'CONNOR PAC $1,000
CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $4,500
CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
CVS HEALTH PAC $5,000
DELOITTE & TOUCHE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
EBAY INC-COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE INTERNET COMMERCE $7,000
EDWARD JONES PAC $3,500
ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. PAC (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC) $1,000
ELISE FOR CONGRESS $2,000
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION-MOBIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
FEDEX CORPORATION PAC $3,000
FRIENDS OF DAVID SCHWEIKERT $2,000
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION PAC (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC) $10K
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC) $2,500
GILEAD SCIENCES INC HEALTHCARE POLICY PAC $1,000
HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT $5,000
HOUSE FREEDOM FUND $5,000
HUNT FOR SENATE $2,000
IHEARTMEDIA, INC. PAC $2,500
IMMIGRANT INVESTORS ASSOCIATION, INC./INVEST IN THE USA PAC (IIUSA PAC) $5,000
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. PAC (INSURPAC) $5,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS (FIREPAC) $10K
INTERNATIONAL CHIROPRACTORS ASSOCIATION $1,000
INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION PAC (INTA PAC) $2,500
JASON SMITH FOR CONGRESS $4,000
JESSICA STEINMANN FOR CONGRESS $2,000
JEWELERS OF AMERICA, INC. PAC (JAPAC) $2,500
JOBS OPPORTUNITY NOW PAC $5,000
JOHNSON & JOHNSON PAC $2,500
K&L GATES LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DC) $2,000
KOCH INDUSTRIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) $7,500
LETS GET TO WORK PAC $7,000
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY-PAC $10K
LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC., PAC (LIVE NATION PAC) $5,000
LKQ CORPORATION EMPLOYEE GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $2,000
LOCKE LORD LLP PAC $2,500
MICROSOFT CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC $10K
MUSIC SPEAKS: THE SOUNDEXCHANGE, INC. LEGISLATIVE FUND $1,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS PAC $10K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES PAC $10K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS $5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC $2,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS, INC. PAC $1,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON $2,500
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL PAC $2,000
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND $9,950
NCTA - THE INTERNET AND TELEVISION ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTA PAC) $7,500
NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH, LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE $2,000
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $4,500
NUCOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
PPG INDUSTRIES INC. PAC $2,500
QC HOLDINGS, INC. PAC $1,000
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (QPAC) $5,000
RELX INC. PAC $2,000
REPUBLICANS UNITED TO DEFEND YOU PAC $1,000
ROAD TO FREEDOM CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $1,000
RUDY FOR INDIANA $4,000
SAP AMERICA INC PAO $2,500
SCHWAN'S COMPANY PAC $4,500
SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUND $5,000
SUPERIOR CREDIT UNION PAC (SCU PAC) $1,600
SYCUAN BAND OF THE KUMEYAAY NATION $3,400
TEXANS FOR JODEY ARRINGTON $4,000
THE ASCAP LEGISLATIVE FUND FOR THE ARTS $2,000
THE BALDWIN GROUP INSURANCE INC FED PAC $2,500
THE CIGNA GROUP EMPLOYEE PAC $5,000
THE GOOD FUND $1,000
THE HOME DEPOT INC. PAC $5,000
THE OHIO GUN COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION $400
THE RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. PAC $2,000
TRANSDIGM GROUP INC. EMPLOYEE PAC $5,000
TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TPAC), THE $5,000
TROUTMAN PEPPER LOCKE LLP PAC, INC. $5,000
TRUCKING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC. $7,500
TWDC ENTERPRISES 18 CORP. EMPLOYEES PAC AKA 'THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY EMPLOYEES PAC' OR 'DISNEY PA... $2,500
TYSON FOODS INC PAC (TYPAC) $2,500
UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT $4,000
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED PAC (UNITED FOR HEALTH) $2,500
UPSPAC $10K
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
VAN DREW FOR CONGRESS $1,901
VERIZON COMMUNICATION INC GOOD GOVT CLUB $4,000
VISA, INC. PAC $2,500
WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $1,000
WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. PAC $5,000
ZILLOW GROUP, INC. PAC (ZG PAC) $2,500
ZURICH HOLDING COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC. COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT (Z-PAC, ZURICH PAC) $1,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

Joshua Kolasinski (DEM)

Raised: $26K through 2026-10-14 individuals $17K · PACs $100 · party $700 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $8,600 · cash on hand $3,850
Outside spending: none reported

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

All filings at the FEC ↗

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