Political ads · 2026 · OH

Ohio House District 7 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

Brian Poindexter won · 54.9% to 45.1% · Called by AP on Nov 4

65 ads analyzed · 25 use a rhetorical technique, most often loaded language and glittering generalities.

The words doing the persuading

Paid for by POINDEXTER FOR CONGRESS “…a congressman who's actually lived the life of the people he represents, not one who was handed the job by the most powerful political machine in the country. Chip in $7 today and help us…” Loaded Language See this ad →

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Max Miller (Republican) and Brian Poindexter (Democrat) are the nominees for Ohio's 7th congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Max Miller is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Max Miller's campaign had raised $3.3 million (through October 14, 2026) and Brian Poindexter's campaign $3.7 million (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $716,000 for Max Miller and $11.1 million against; $1.4 million for Brian Poindexter and $2.3 million against. Semblen has analyzed 65 ads in this race; 25 used at least one rhetorical technique, most often loaded language and glittering generalities.

Max Miller (REP, incumbent), Brian Poindexter (DEM). 5 others filed with the FEC; any ads they ran are below. 65 ads analyzed, 25 with at least one technique in the copy. Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing. Updated 2026-10-30. 1 ad from other advertisers shown separately below.

Also on every Ohio ballot: 1 statewide ballot measure → The ballot wording and the official arguments, read for rhetorical techniques.

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Findings

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Ads analyzed
65 · started running between 2026-06-04 and 2026-10-26
With at least one technique
25 of 65 (38%)
Most common techniques
Loaded Language · 13 adsGlittering Generalities · 9 adsName Calling · 7 ads
Reported Meta spend
$63,300–87,733 on all ads, $34,300–44,738 on flagged ads · Meta reports ranges; these are the sums of their ends
Example
“handed the job” — Loaded Language, paid for by POINDEXTER FOR CONGRESS · the flagged ad with the highest reported spend that shows the most common technique

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Who is running these ads

By sponsor (12)
Paid for byAdsWith at least one techniqueMost common
POINDEXTER FOR CONGRESS3216 of 32 (50%)Loaded Language (8), Exaggeration/Hyperbole (4), Glittering Generalities (4)
Working America150 of 15 (0%)
AB PAC41 of 4Loaded Language (1), Name Calling (1)
National Education Association32 of 3Glittering Generalities (2), Bandwagon Appeal (1)
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)31 of 3Exaggeration/Hyperbole (1), Loaded Language (1), Name Calling (1)
CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUND21 of 2Loaded Language (1), Name Calling (1)
ABC National10 of 1
AFT11 of 1Glittering Generalities (1)
INTERNATIONAL UNION, UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AEROSPACE AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AM11 of 1Glittering Generalities (1)
MAX MILLER FOR CONGRESS11 of 1Black-and-White Fallacy (1), Loaded Language (1), Name Calling (1)
POPULAR DEMOCRACY PAC10 of 1
Retired Americans Action11 of 1Card Stacking (1), Glittering Generalities (1), Loaded Language (1)

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38% of the 65 ads here use at least one of the techniques ticked below (25 ads).

Leaving out the softer ones (loaded language, glittering generalities, slogans, exaggeration, repetition): 18% of ads.

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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.

Max Miller (REP, incumbent)

Raised
$3.3M through 2026-10-14 individuals $1.0M · PACs $742K · candidate's own money, incl. loans $1.0M · from the candidate's other committees $559K · cash on hand $136K
Outside spending
$11.1M opposing Miller · $716K supporting Miller · latest reported 2026-10-30
Largest outside spenders
HMP — $6.8M opposing Miller Largest donors: HOUSE MAJORITY FORWARD $93.7M (39%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Reid G Hoffman $8.5M (4%), Greylock Partners, Partner; ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FUND $5.0M (2%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Fred Eychaner $5.0M (2%), Retired; UNITED ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ISSUES FUND $4.8M (2%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC) YOUR COMMUNITY PAC — $2.0M opposing Miller Largest donors: SIXTEEN THIRTY FUND $2.7M (62%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); NORTH FUND $900K (20%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY ACTION $515K (12%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); GOVERNMENT THAT WORKS PAC $250K (6%) READY FOR THE FIGHT — $1.5M opposing Miller AB PAC — $500K opposing Miller · 4 ads on this pageLargest donors: AB FOUNDATION $13.0M (30%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); DEMOCRACY MATTERS $5.6M (13%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Deborah Simon $5.0M (11%), Retired; DEMOCRACY PAC $4.0M (9%); Lynn S Stern $1.0M (2%), Self Employed, Photographer CIVIC RENEWAL FUND INC. — $431K supporting Miller and 16 more
Bundled through PACs
$209K through 3 PACs · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — $180K from 94 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC) — $22K from 17 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC NO LABELS PAC — $7,000 from 2 gifts
213 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
  • 1890 PAC $5,000
  • ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM $2,500
  • AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC) $2,500
  • AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
  • AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE (A $1,250
  • ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $7,500
  • ALTRIA GROUP INC. PAC (ALTRIAPAC) $7,500
  • ALUMINUM ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 'ALUMINUM PA $1,000
  • AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC $1,000
  • AMERICA'S CREDIT UNION PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIAT $3,500
  • AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC. PAC (AHIP PAC) $2,000
  • AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION $1,000
  • AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SLEEP MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTE $1,500
  • AMERICAN AIRLINES INC. PAC (AAPAC) $1,000
  • AMERICAN BAKERS ASSOCIATION AMERICAN BAKERS POLITICAL ACTION $1,000
  • AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) $3,500
  • AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) $5,500
  • AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
  • AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
  • AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMM $6,500
  • AMERICAN INVESTMENT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC $5,000
  • AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
  • AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE PAC (API PAC) $3,500
  • AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION PAC (INSURI $1,000
  • AMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION RESORT OWNERS COALIT $7,500
  • AMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION (SENIORS HOUSING PAC) $1,000
  • AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION PAC (SOYPAC) $2,000
  • AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
  • APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES INC. PAC (ARAPAC) $5,000
  • APPRAISAL INSTITUTE PAC (AI PAC) $1,500
  • ASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION PAC (AAHOA PAC) $5,000
  • ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA PAC $2,500
  • AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC) $4,500
  • BALCH AND BINGHAM LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE $1,000
  • BASF CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
  • BHFS-E PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL AC $4,000
  • BLUEPAC - BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION PAC $5,500
  • BP CORPORATION NORTH AMERICA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • BREAD FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC. PAC (AKA BREAD FINANCIAL PAC) $2,500
  • BUILD PAC OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUIL $3,500
  • CARDINAL HEALTH INC. PAC $5,000
  • CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERH $5,000
  • CARRY ON PAC $5,000
  • CENCORA INC. PAC $2,000
  • CENTENE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CENTENE PAC) $5,000
  • CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PAC (US $1,000
  • CITIGROUP INC. PAC - FEDERAL (CITI PAC - FEDERAL) $3,000
  • CLEAN FUELS ALLIANCE AMERICA PAC $1,000
  • CME GROUP INC. PAC $2,500
  • COINBASE INC. INNOVATION PAC (COINBASE INNOVATION PAC) $1,000
  • COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE COUNCIL PAC $2,000
  • CONOCOPHILLIPS SPIRIT PAC $1,000
  • CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION C $1,000
  • CONSUMER BRANDS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('CONSUMER BRANDS $1,000
  • COUPANG INC. COMPANY PAC (COUPAC) $1,500
  • CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $1,000
  • D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT REPUBLICAN INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATI $5,000
  • DAVITA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DAPAC) $1,500
  • DEERE & COMPANY PAC (AKA JOHN DEERE PAC) $5,000
  • DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
  • DIRECT SUPPLY INC. PARTNERS PAC (DSI PARTNERS PAC) $2,500
  • DOUBLE L PAC $2,500
  • DRAFTKINGS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE DBA DRAFTKINGS PA $2,500
  • DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION PAC $1,000
  • EATON CORPORATION PUBLIC POLICY ASSOCIATION $2,000
  • ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS $5,000
  • ELEVANCE HEALTH INC. PAC (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC) $9,000
  • EMMER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC $5,000
  • EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION PAC $2,000
  • ENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENP $1,000
  • EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION PAC (EXXONMOBIL PAC) $1,000
  • FEDEX CORPORATION PAC $1,000
  • FIELD OF DREAMS PAC $5,000
  • FINSECA PAC $3,000
  • FMR LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL (FIDELITY PAC) $2,500
  • FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMI $1,000
  • FRIENDS OF ANDY BARR COMMITTEE $5,000
  • FRIENDS OF EDWARD A ORCUTT $1,000
  • FRIENDS OF TIBERI $2,000
  • GENENTECH INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENENPAC) $1,000
  • GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AEROSPACE EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION $2,000
  • GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC) $2,500
  • GEVO INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GEVO PAC) $1,000
  • GOOGLE LLC NETPAC $1,000
  • GRIDIRON-PAC $5,000
  • GROWTH ENERGY PAC $6,000
  • GUIDEWELL MUTUAL HOLDING CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMIT $1,000
  • HEALTHCARE DISTRIBUTION ALLIANCE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,500
  • HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUND $2,000
  • HUMANA INC. PAC $1,000
  • HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC. PAC (HBI-PAC) $2,500
  • ICE MILLER PAC $1,000
  • IGS VENTURES INC. PAC $3,500
  • IN THE ARENA PAC $10K
  • INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA PAC $3,000
  • INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA INC. PAC $2,000
  • INNOVATION PAC $5,000
  • INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATI $5,000
  • INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL AND TRAN $2,500
  • INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS INC POLITICAL ACTI $4,500
  • INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION (IDFA) PAC $1,000
  • INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING POLITICAL AC $1,000
  • INVENERGY LLC PAC $1,000
  • INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE PAC (ICI PAC) $5,000
  • JACKSON HOLDINGS LLC AND JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COM $1,000
  • JAM PAC $3,500
  • JOBS OPPORTUNITY NOW POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • KELLEY DRYE & WARREN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • KEYCORP ADVOCATES FUND $1,000
  • KPMG PARTNERS/PRINCIPALS AND EMPLOYEES PAC $1,000
  • LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SANDS PAC) $5,000
  • LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY - PAC $1,000
  • MANUFACTURED HOUSING INSTITUTE PAC $2,500
  • MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION $2,500
  • METLIFE INC. EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL PARTICIPATION FUND A $1,000
  • MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL PAC $5,000
  • MICHAEL RULLI FOR OHIO STATE SENATE $1,000
  • MNM PAC $5,000
  • MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC. PAC $2,500
  • MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MOR $2,500
  • MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC $10K
  • MVL PAC $5,000
  • NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC $2,000
  • NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BENEFITS AND INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS $1,000
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES PAC $5,000
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POL $2,500
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC $1,000
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS $5,000
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS INC. $10K
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS PAC $5,000
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORS PAC $2,000
  • NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
  • NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
  • NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC (CORNPAC) $4,000
  • NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION $2,500
  • NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE / AME $1,000
  • NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL PAC $2,000
  • NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMIT $5,000
  • NATIONAL ROOFING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION ROOF PAC $6,000
  • NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION INC. PAC (NSSF PAC) $2,000
  • NATIONAL STONE SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC $2,500
  • NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY FINANCIAL & INVESTMENTS $3,500
  • NIKE INC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NIKE FEDERAL PA $2,000
  • NISOURCE INC. PAC $2,500
  • NO LABELS PAC $2,500
  • NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $1,000
  • NOVOCURE INC. PAC (A.K.A. NOVOCURE PAC) $2,000
  • NRA VICTORY FUND INC. $1,000
  • NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL POLITICA $2,500
  • OHIO CORN AND WHEAT GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC $10K
  • OHIO GUN COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION PAC (SSF) $400
  • PAKISTANI AMERICAN PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAK-PAC $2,500
  • PEPSICO INC. CONCERNED CITIZENS FUND $1,000
  • PFIZER INC. PAC $5,000
  • PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA BETTER GO $1,000
  • PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION PAC $6,000
  • POLITICAL EDUCATION PATTERNS POLITICAL ARM INTL UNION OPERAT $10K
  • PORTPAC $1,000
  • PTC THERAPEUTICS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PTC-PAC) $2,500
  • RAPTOR PAC $1,000
  • REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION-PAC (RJC-PAC) $10K
  • REPUBLICAN MAINSTREET PARTNERSHIP PAC $8,000
  • REPUBLICANS UNITED TO DEFEND YOU PAC (RUDY PAC) $1,000
  • RUDY FOR INDIANA $4,000
  • RVFPAC $2,000
  • SCALISE FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION POLITI $1,000
  • SHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS' NATIONAL ASSOC. $2,500
  • SIX PAC $5,000
  • SMUCKER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION PAC (SOLARPAC) $1,000
  • SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SWAPAC) $1,000
  • SSAB AMERICAS PAC SSAB ENTERPRISES LLC $1,000
  • STEPTOE LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
  • STIVERS FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • STRATEGIC PUBLIC PARTNERS LLC PAC (SPP-PAC) $500
  • SUNSHINE PAC $5,000
  • SWISHER INTERNATIONAL INC PAC FUND $2,500
  • SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SY $5,000
  • TD BANK US HOLDING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TD BA $2,000
  • TENASKA INC EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
  • THE BOEING COMPANY PAC $2,000
  • THE CIGNA GROUP EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS PAC $5,000
  • THE EYE OF THE TIGER PAC $5,000
  • THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL PAC $7,500
  • THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND (GOO $2,500
  • THE HOME DEPOT INC. PAC $2,500
  • THE J.M. SMUCKER COMPANY PAC (SMUCKER PAC) $3,500
  • THE KROGER CO. PAC $3,500
  • THE LUBRIZOL CORPORATION EMPLOYEES PAC $10K
  • THE NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION ACTION C $2,000
  • THE OPTIONS CLEARING CORPORATION PAC $5,000
  • THE TIMKEN COMPANY GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $2,500
  • UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATIO $5,000
  • UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC) $7,500
  • UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC. PAC (UPSPAC) $3,000
  • UNITED POSTMASTERS AND MANAGERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL FUND $4,000
  • UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED PAC (UNITEDHEALTH GROUP PAC) $2,000
  • UP PAC $2,500
  • VALOR PAC $10K
  • VAN NESS FELDMAN LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
  • VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. PAC (VERIZON PAC) $1,000
  • WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $2,000
  • WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA INC. PAC $4,184

All filings at the FEC ↗

Brian Poindexter (DEM)

Raised
$3.7M through 2026-10-14 individuals $3.3M · PACs $401K · party $322 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $1,421 · cash on hand $794K
Outside spending
$2.3M opposing Poindexter · $1.4M supporting Poindexter · latest reported 2026-11-05
Largest outside spenders
CLF — $1.1M opposing Poindexter · 2 ads on this pageLargest donors: AMERICAN ACTION NETWORK $64.3M (25%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Elon Musk $30.0M (12%), Space Exploration Technologies Corp., CEO; Timothy Mellon $21.0M (8%), Self-Employed, Investments; Miriam Adelson $10.0M (4%), Adelson Drug Clinic, Physician; Paul E Singer $8.0M (3%), EMC, President JOBS & PROSPERITY PAC — $838K opposing Poindexter Largest donors: Brian Colleran $200K (52%), Foundations Health Solutions, Founder; RMS INVESTMENT GROUP LLC $100K (26%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC) JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC — $570K supporting Poindexter Largest donors: PUBLIC FIRST ACTION INC $12.7M (65%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); PUBLIC FIRST $4.0M (21%); PUBLIC FIRST ACTION $2.6M (13%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Jan Leike $100K (1%), Anthropic, Researcher PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT — $380K supporting Poindexter Largest donors: STOP REPUBLICANS $6.1M (22%) (its largest donors: FAHEY, EILEEN $2.7M; PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT $2.5M); LAWALL, JOY $6.0M (22%); PROGRESSIVE TAKEOVER $3.5M (13%) (its largest donors: EVEY, JULIE $1.4M); STOP THESE OPPRESSIVE PEOPLE: TYRANTS RACISTS UNQUALIFIEDS MISOGYNISTS PROPAGANDISTS (STOP TRUMP) $3.0M (11%) (its largest donors: JOHNSTON, ERIC $1.3M); DEM TURNOUT 2024 $2.1M (8%) (its largest donors: KITCHEN, CAROL $1.2M) BDA PAC — $198K supporting Poindexter Largest donors: THE BENCH $1.0M (26%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); BLUE DOG ACTION FUND $700K (17%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Samuel Walton $500K (12%), CEO, Walmart; Patricia Nierenberg $361K (9%), Self Employed, Investments; Jason Eastwick Carroll $250K (6%), HRT Financial, Partner and 20 more
Bundled through PACs
$4,500 through 1 PAC · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 FAIR SHOT PAC — $4,500 from 2 gifts
52 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
  • AFSCME CA PEOPLE $5,000
  • AFSCME WORKING FAMILIES FUND $5,000
  • AMERICA WORKS FEDERAL PAC $5,000
  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS AFL-CIO COPE PAC $5,000
  • ASHLAND COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY $50
  • BCTGM INTERNATIONAL UNION PAC $2,750
  • BLUE MAJORITY PAC $1,000
  • BLUE MOMENTUM PAC $2,000
  • BOILERMAKERS-BLACKSMITHS LEGISLATIVE ACTION PROGRAM $5,000
  • BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS PCE $1,000
  • COMMITTEE TO ELECT CHRIS RONAYNE $2,500
  • COMMITTEE TO ELECT LISA MARUSCHAK $50
  • COMMITTEE TO ELECT MARIE GALLO $750
  • COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $10K
  • CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PAC $5,000
  • CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PAC $5,000
  • END CITIZENS UNITED $2,500
  • FRIENDS OF BILL DEMORA $250
  • FRIENDS OF BILL DEVITO $300
  • FRIENDS OF EDWARD ORCUTT $500
  • FRIENDS OF JOSEPH C DEMIO $100
  • FRIENDS OF JOSEPH DEMIO $250
  • FRIENDS OF MIKE KOVACK $50
  • FRIENDS OF NICKIE J ANTONIO $500
  • FRIENDS OF RILEY ALTON $500
  • FRIENDS OF RITA DARROW $250
  • FRIENDS OF TAMMIE SEBASTIAN $150
  • FRIENDS OF TROY J GREENFIELD $250
  • FRIENDS TO SUPPORT SUE DURICHKO $40
  • HEAT & FROST INSULATORS & ALLIED WORKERS LOCAL NO 3 PAC $500
  • IBEW PAC EDUCATIONAL FUND $7,000
  • IBEW PAC EDUCATIONAL FUND $683
  • INT'L UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS $10K
  • INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS IPAL $10K
  • INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION $4,000
  • IUPAT POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER PAC $7,500
  • LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND $2,550
  • LEAGUE OF LABOR VOTERS $4,000
  • MACHINISTS NON-PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE $10K
  • MAXWELL ALEJANDRO FROST FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • MCKENZIE RIVER PAC $6,000
  • MEDICARE FOR ALL PAC $5,000
  • NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC $5,000
  • OUR FUTURE, OUR FIGHT PAC $1,500
  • PATRIOT PAC FUND $2,500
  • SHEET METAL AIR RAIL TRANSPORTATION POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE $5,000
  • SHORE PAC $1,000
  • THE NEXT 50 PAC $5,000
  • UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) 'INT'L UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA UAW $10K
  • WENZEL FOR OHIO $100
  • WORKERS FIRST PAC $1,000
  • YINZER PAC $1,000

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The ads

65 ads, newest first.

Paid for by POINDEXTER FOR CONGRESSfrom 2026-10-264 variantsspend $1,700–2,09619,100–26,996 impressions
James Taylor is standing with Brian Poindexter, and he's asking you to join him. Brian is a dad and union ironworker who's ready to make Washington work for working families. Will you chip in a few dollars today to help send him to Congress?
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Paid for by AFTfrom 2026-10-26spend $100–1993,000–3,999 impressions
Brian Poindexter is for the people not the powerful.
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Paid for by POINDEXTER FOR CONGRESSfrom 2026-10-26spend $0–990–99 impressions
I love Parma! It would be an honor to represent you in Congress.
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Paid for by Working Americafrom 2026-10-25spend $0–99100–999 impressions
Ohio public school teachers stretch every dollar. Max Miller wants tax credits for private schools. Teachers know what that trade means for students.
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Paid for by Working Americafrom 2026-10-252 variantsspend $0–1982,100–3,998 impressions
Brian Poindexter wants to let people 55 and older join Medicare, as a step towards providing universal healthcare.
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Paid for by Working Americafrom 2026-10-25spend $1,000–1,499100,000–124,999 impressions
Brian Poindexter (D): Pros and Cons
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Paid for by Working Americafrom 2026-10-25spend $600–69980,000–89,999 impressions
Ironworkers put up the steel in Cleveland. Brian Poindexter has walked that iron for nearly 20 years. The trades made him, and he intends to rep them in Congress.
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Paid for by Working Americafrom 2026-10-25spend $0–99100–999 impressions
Max Miller (R): Pros and Cons
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Paid for by Working Americafrom 2026-10-252 variantsspend $0–198200–1,998 impressions
"We need someone who understands what we're going through," says Brian Poindexter, a union ironworker who is running to give working people a voice in Washington.
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Paid for by SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)from 2026-10-233 variantsspend $500–79728,100–34,997 impressions
Cuts to Medicaid are hurting families here in Ohio and around the country. Your representative, Max Miller, voted for these cuts so that billionaires could get another tax break. 📣 That’s why Brian Poindexter is running for Congress - he’ll protect affordable healthcare and fight for working people. Ready for change? Make your plan to vote early or on Election Day, November 3rd. ⬇️ https://seiu.turbovote.org/
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Other advertisers

Paid posts that ran in OH and name a candidate, from advertisers that aren't part of this race: news-style pages, campaigns for other offices, and others. They're shown here for completeness and not counted with the ads above. We show the same technique analysis; their claims are not checked.

Buckeye Bulletin: news-style page

Paid for by Buckeye Bulletinfrom 2026-08-12 to 2026-08-18spend $0–99100–999 impressions
Rep. Max Miller announced he will remain in the race for Ohio's 7th Congressional District despite abuse allegations from his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, calls from several Republicans to withdraw, and an ongoing House Ethics Committee investigation. With the deadline to replace him on the ballot now passed, some are concerned the controversy could put the Republican district at risk as Miller prepares to face Democrat Brian Poindexter in November.
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What this page is

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