Washington House District 3 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

John Braun (REP), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (DEM, incumbent). 3 others filed with the FEC; any ads they ran are below. 63 ads analyzed, 12 with at least one technique in the copy. Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing. Updated 2026-09-30.

Findings

As of 2026-09-30. Counts are of distinct ads; the same text run many times is one ad.

Ads analyzed
63 · started running between 2026-07-08 and 2026-09-28
With at least one technique
12 of 63 (19%)
Most common techniques
Glittering Generalities · 6 adsLoaded Language · 5 adsName Calling · 5 ads
Reported Meta spend
$196,400–262,327 on all ads, $11,100–16,272 on flagged ads · Meta reports ranges; these are the sums of their ends
Example
“leadership” — Glittering Generalities, paid for by JOHN BRAUN FOR CONGRESS · the flagged ad with the highest reported spend that shows the most common technique

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19% of the 63 ads here use at least one of the techniques ticked below (12 ads).

Leaving out the softer ones (loaded language, glittering generalities, slogans, exaggeration, repetition): 13% of ads.

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.

John Braun (REP)

Raised
$2.2M through 2026-08-18 individuals $1.5M · PACs $280K · candidate's own money, incl. loans $11K · from the candidate's other committees $392K · cash on hand $1.3M
Outside spending
$443K opposing Braun · $532K supporting Braun · latest reported 2026-09-29
Largest outside spenders
HMP — $333K opposing Braun NO GOING BACK PAC INC. — $296K supporting Braun AMERICA PAC — $195K supporting Braun Largest donors: Elon Musk $20.1M (>99%), Space Exploration Technologies Corp., CEO TOGETHER FOR WORKING PEOPLE — $110K opposing Braun · 1 ad on this page SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR AMERICA — $40K supporting Braun
82 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
  • A NEW NATION PAC $1,000
  • ABRAHAM LINCOLN PAC $2,500
  • ACPAC ACA INTERNATIONAL PAC $5,000
  • ALASKANS FOR NICK BEGICH $1,000
  • AMERICA'S FIRST PAC $5,000
  • AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC $5,000
  • AMERICAN SECURITY PAC $5,000
  • ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. PAC (ABC PAC) $5,000
  • AUSTIN SCOTT FOR CONGRESS INC $2,000
  • AUTOMOTIVE FREE INTERNATIONAL TRADE PAC $5,000
  • B BRIGADE MAJORITY FUND $7,000
  • BAUM PAC $7,000
  • BE VICTORIOUS OVER DEMOCRATS PAC $5,000
  • BIG IDEAS CREATE EXCELLENCE PAC $2,000
  • BOLD ACTION PAC $7,000
  • BOOTS ON THE GROUND - FEDERAL $2,000
  • BRINGING REPUBLICAN EXCELLENCE TO TOWN PAC $2,000
  • BUCKEYE LIBERTY PAC $5,000
  • BURCHETT FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • CALL TO SERVICE PAC $3,500
  • CAROL FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • CATERPILLAR INC. PAC (CATPAC) $2,500
  • CELESTE FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • CHRIS GOBER FOR TEXAS $1,000
  • CITIZENS UNITED POLITICAL VICTORY FUND $2,500
  • CLAY FULLER FOR CONGRESS, INC. $2,000
  • CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC $5,000
  • DAN NEWHOUSE FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • ELECTING REPUBLICANS INDIANA PAC $1,500
  • EUREKA PAC $5,000
  • FIGHT ON PAC $3,500
  • FIGHTING FIRST PAC $3,500
  • FIRST IN FREEDOM PAC $5,000
  • FOR OUR NATION'S GREATNESS, RESILIENCE, EXCELLENCE, STRENGTH, AND SECURITY (FONGRESS) PAC $1,000
  • FRIENDS OF JIM KINGSTON $2,000
  • FRIENDS OF TIM MOORE $2,000
  • FRIENDS TO ELECT LIZ CLINE $175
  • FROGMAN PAC $1,000
  • GOPAC ELECTION FUND $5,000
  • GROWING OUR OWN DYNAMIC ECONOMY NOW $3,500
  • GUARDING OUR LASTING DEMOCRACY (GOLD) PAC $2,000
  • HAMPTON LUMBER MILLS, INC. PAC (HAMPTON LUMBER PAC) $1,000
  • HAYSTACK PAC $3,500
  • HEAL AMERICA $1,000
  • HELPING EXCEPTIONAL LEADERS ORGANIZE PAC (HELO PAC) $3,500
  • IMPACT COMMITTEE $5,000
  • IN THE ARENA PAC $5,000
  • INDIANAENGRPAC $1,000
  • JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • KOCH, INC. PAC (KOCHPAC) $5,000
  • LASTING INVESTMENTS STRENGTHENING AMERICA PAC $5,000
  • LEADERSHIP FOR AMERICA TODAY TOMORROW AND ALWAYS PAC $3,000
  • MAINTAINING AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS PAC $3,500
  • MARK HARRIS FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • MIKE HARIDOPOLOS FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • MIKE JOHNSON FOR LOUISIANA $2,000
  • MVL PAC $3,500
  • NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
  • NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. PAC (NSSF PAC) $1,000
  • NEW ENERGY IN WASHINGTON HOUSE PAC (N.E.W. HOUSE PAC) $2,070
  • NO NONSENSE PAC $3,500
  • OREGON FRONTIER PAC $2,000
  • OVER THE TARGET PAC $3,500
  • RAPTOR PAC $2,500
  • RED ROOTS FUND $7,000
  • RIGHT TRACK USA PAC $2,600
  • RUDY FOR INDIANA $4,000
  • RVFPAC $4,000
  • SCALISE FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • SCONNIE PAC $1,000
  • SCOTT FITZGERALD FOR CONGRESS $5,000
  • SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PAC $10K
  • SECURING THE REPUBLIC FOR OUR NEXT GENERATION $1,000
  • SIX PAC $1,000
  • SMUCKER FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • THE EYE OF THE TIGER PAC $10K
  • THE GUARDIAN FUND $5,000
  • THE MAJORITY $1,000
  • TIMBERLINE PAC $7,000
  • TRUTH AND EXCELLENCE PAC $1,000
  • VITORIA PAC $3,500

All filings at the FEC ↗

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (DEM, incumbent)

Raised
$6.3M through 2026-07-15 individuals $2.5M · PACs $862K · party $2,905 · from the candidate's other committees $2.8M · cash on hand $2.1M
Outside spending
$1.4M opposing Perez · $46K supporting Perez · latest reported 2026-09-29
Largest outside spenders
NO GOING BACK PAC INC. — $1.4M opposing Perez WELCOMEPAC — $46K supporting Perez AMERICA PAC — $17K opposing Perez Largest donors: Elon Musk $20.1M (>99%), Space Exploration Technologies Corp., CEO
247 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
  • A PLEASANT PENINSULA PAC $1,000
  • ACROSS THE AISLE PAC $3,500
  • AG PAC $7,000
  • AHORA PAC $500
  • AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
  • ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS POLITICAL ACTION FUND $2,500
  • ALLIED PILOTS ASSOC PAC $7,500
  • AMALGAMATED SUGAR CO PAC $1,000
  • AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE $5,000
  • AMER POST WORK UN AFL-CIO PHIL PA AREA LOC COMM/POL ACT (PHIL PA AREA LOC APWU COMM/PO ACT $2,500
  • AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOC INC $2,000
  • AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOC PAC (SKINPAC) $8,000
  • AMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION FEDERAL PAC (AKA AMBU-PAC) $9,000
  • AMERICAN ASSOC FOR JUSTICE PAC (AAJ PAC) $7,500
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CROP INSURERS PAC $2,500
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) $5,000
  • AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) $7,500
  • AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PAC $2,000
  • AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY PAC (HEARTPAC) $1,000
  • AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OB-GYNS PAC (OB-GYN PAC) $1,000
  • AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) $10K
  • AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
  • AMERICAN DEFENSE AND MILITARY PAC (ADAM PAC) $7,000
  • AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME PEOPLE) $10K
  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION $5,000
  • AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION PAC $6,000
  • AMERICAN FOREST & PAPER ASSOC PAC $3,500
  • AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOC PAC (HOTELPAC) $4,000
  • AMERICAN INNOVATION PAC (AMI PAC) $3,000
  • AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS PAC (AICPA PAC) $5,000
  • AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS CMTE PAC (AIPAC PAC) $10K
  • AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS VOLUNTARY PAF $1,000
  • AMERICAN MOSAIC PAC $1,000
  • AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $6,500
  • AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE PAC (API PAC) $2,500
  • AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION, PUBLIC OWNERSHIP OF ELECTRIC RESOURCES PAC $5,000
  • AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PLASTIC SURGEONS PLASTYPAC $5,000
  • AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOC PAC $1,000
  • AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC $3,000
  • AMERICAN SUGARBEET GROWERS ASSOC PAC $1,000
  • AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,000
  • AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS PAC $1,000
  • AMERICAN WOOD COUNCIL PAC (AWC WOODPAC) $3,500
  • AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA $10K
  • ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION PAC $2,000
  • ARCHIPAC - THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS $1,000
  • ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA PAC $5,000
  • ATHENA PAC $1,000
  • AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
  • BACKPAC $2,500
  • BEAT THE ODDS PAC $10K
  • BECCA BALINT FOR VERMONT $100
  • BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • BLUE DOG PAC $10K
  • BLUE LINE PAC $1,000
  • BLUE MAJORITY PAC $1,000
  • BLUE MOMENTUM PAC $1,000
  • BLUE NEVADA PAC $5,000
  • BLUEWAVEAMERICA $1,000
  • BRIDGE THE GAP PAC $1,000
  • BRINGING EVERYONE TOGETHER THROUGH ADVOCACY $2,000
  • BUILD AMERICA PAC $1,000
  • BUILDING ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PAC (BEEPAC) $4,000
  • CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC) $10K
  • CALL TO SERVE $2,500
  • CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE (CLIC) $5,000
  • CHRISSY HOULAHAN FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • CITIZENS ORGANIZED PAC $5,000
  • CLEAN PAC $1,000
  • COMMITTEE FOR A DEMOCRATIC FUTURE $1,000
  • COMMITTEE FOR A LIVABLE FUTURE $500
  • COMMITTEE TO ELECT JARED GOLDEN $4,000
  • COMMON GOOD PAC $10K
  • DEBORAH ROSS FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • DEFEND THE VOTE $2,500
  • DELBENE FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • DEMOCRACY ACTION NOW PAC $3,500
  • DEMOCRACY SUMMER 2026 $5,000
  • DEMOCRAT REPUBLICAN INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION PAC (DRIVE PAC) $5,000
  • DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY FUND $8,000
  • DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY, INC $2,000
  • DEMOCRATS RESHAPING AMERICA (DREAMPAC) $3,000
  • DEMOCRATS TIME IN NEVADA $5,000
  • DEMOCRATS WIN FUND $1,000
  • DEMOCRATS WIN SEATS (DWS PAC) $2,000
  • DISTRICT NO. 1-PCD, MARINE ENGINEERS' BENEFICIAL ASSOC. - POLITICAL ACTION FUND (MEBA-PAF) $1,000
  • DMFI PAC $3,500
  • DOING RIGHT - RESULTS ACTION UNITY LEADERSHIP PAC $3,500
  • DR KIM SCHRIER FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • EDWARD JONES PAC $2,500
  • ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN $5,000
  • ELECTING WOMEN NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION PAC $248
  • EMILY'S LIST $5,000
  • END CITIZENS UNITED $3,000
  • EPEC INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS $10K
  • EQUALITY PAC $2,500
  • FAIR SHOT PAC $10K
  • FARM TO TABLE PAC $1,000
  • FEDERATION OF EXCHANGE ACCOMODATORS 1031 PAC $2,000
  • FIGHT FOR PROGRESS PAC $1,000
  • FIGHTING FOR SOUTH TEXAS PAC $5,000
  • FINSECA PAC $1,000
  • FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC $1,000
  • FREEDOM DEMOCRATS $1,000
  • FRIENDS OF DON BEYER $4,000
  • FRONTLINE FIGHTERS PAC $3,000
  • GETTING RESULTS BY ENGAGING THE GRASSROOTS PAC $1,000
  • GOOD FRIENDS PAC $3,000
  • GRACE FOR NEW YORK $1,000
  • HARDWOOD FEDERATION PAC INC $6,500
  • HIMES FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT $1,000
  • HOPE PAC $1,000
  • HOULAPAC $4,000
  • HOUSE CALL PAC $2,000
  • HOUSE MAJORITY PAC $5,000
  • HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PAC $2,500
  • INNOVATION FOR GOOD PAC $10K
  • INT'L ASSOC OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL & TRANSPORTATION (SMART) WORKERS PAL $7,500
  • INT'L BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND $3,500
  • INT'L UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS $10K
  • INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC $5,000
  • INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS PAC (IBEW PAC) $5,000
  • INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE & WAREHOUSE UNION PAF $1,500
  • JAKE AUCHINCLOSS FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • JAMES GORE FOR STATE SENATE $62
  • JDCA PAC $3,600
  • JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PAC $10K
  • JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS $2,500
  • JULIA BROWNLEY FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • K&L GATES LLP PAC $1,000
  • KATHERINE CLARK FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC $5,000
  • LEADERS IN LIFE ACTING COOPERATIVELY (LILAC) PAC $1,000
  • LIFTOFF PAC $2,000
  • LOBO PAC $1,000
  • LORI TRAHAN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE $1,000
  • LSTA INC PAC $1,000
  • LUZ RIVAS FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • M-PAC $5,000
  • MAC PAC $3,000
  • MACHINIST'S NPL OF THE INT'L ASSOC OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS $5,000
  • MAKING A DIFFERENCE PAC $4,000
  • MARC VEASEY CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $1,000
  • MARK KELLY FOR SENATE $2,000
  • MASTERS, MATES AND PILOTS POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION FUND $2,500
  • MAXWELL ALEJANDRO FROST FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS PAC $2,500
  • MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) $1,000
  • MOMS FED UP $10K
  • MORGAN MCGARVEY FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOC PAC (MORPAC) $1,000
  • NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • NAT COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA CMTE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON $5,000
  • NAT MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOC & MARINE RETAILERS ASSOC PAC (BOATPAC) $3,000
  • NAT RURAL ELECTRIC CO-OP ASSOC ACTION CMTE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION (AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC) $4,500
  • NAT WOODEN PALLET & CONTAINER ASSOC PAC (NWPCA-PAC) $2,000
  • NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOC PAC (NARFE-PAC) $2,000
  • NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOC PAC $5,000
  • NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF FOREST OWNERS PAC (NAFO PAC) $2,500
  • NATIONAL ASSOC OF REALTORS PAC $4,000
  • NATIONAL ASSOC OF WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORS PAC $1,000
  • NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOC PAC $3,500
  • NATIONAL COUNCIL OF FARMER COOPERATIVES CO-OP/PAC $1,000
  • NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
  • NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE / AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS $1,000
  • NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • NATIONAL LIMOUSINE ASSOC PAC (NLA PAC) $1,000
  • NATIONAL PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
  • NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • NATIONAL STONE SAND & GRAVEL ASSOC PAC (ROCKPAC) $3,000
  • NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
  • NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION $2,000
  • NO LABELS PAC $10K
  • NORMAL PAC $5,000
  • NORPAC $1,800
  • NORTH AMERICA'S BUILDING TRADES UNIONS POLITICAL EDUCATIONAL FUND $1,000
  • OCEAN SPRAY CRANBERRIES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • OWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSN INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA OOIDA-PAC) $1,000
  • PAC A PUNCH $6,000
  • PAC FOR GOOD $1,000
  • PAC IN THE SADDLE $2,000
  • PAC OF APPLES $2,000
  • PAC OF THE AMERICAN ASSOC OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS (PAC OF AAOS) $1,000
  • PAC TO THE FUTURE $10K
  • PATRIOT PAC $3,500
  • PEOPLE IN RURAL AREAS TRANSFORM ELECTIONS (PIRATE) PAC $10K
  • PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • PROFESSIONAL AVIATION SAFETY SPECIALISTS PAC $1,000
  • PUGET PAC $6,500
  • PURPOSE PAC $2,500
  • PUTTING NEW HAMPSHIRE FIRST $3,500
  • RAIN AND HAIL INSURANCE SOCIETY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • READY TO FIGHT PAC $1,000
  • REBUILD AMERICA PAC $1,000
  • REGION LEADERSHIP PAC $5,000
  • ROBERT GARCIA FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • SCHNEIDER FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • SCIENCE TRUTH AND EXPERTISE MATTER PAC $2,000
  • SD PAC $10K
  • SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INT'L UNION CMTE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) $7,500
  • SERVING OUR COUNTRY (SOC) PAC $4,500
  • SHARICE FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • SHERMAN FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • SHORE PAC $1,000
  • SOUTHEASTERN LUMBER MANUFACTURERS ASSOC PAC $5,000
  • SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC $2,000
  • SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS ASSOC PAC (SWAPA PAC) $2,500
  • SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOC & PERFORMANCE RACING INC PAC (SEMA & PRI PAC) $3,500
  • SPIKE PAC $2,000
  • SQUARE DEAL PAC $7,000
  • STRICKLAND FOR WASHINGTON $4,000
  • SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA (PAC) $500
  • SUNFLOWER SEEDS PAC $1,000
  • SUNSHINE ORGANIZATION FOR TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITIES PAC (SOTO PAC) $7,000
  • SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE THOUGHTFUL LEADERSHIP PAC $500
  • SUPPORTING HOUSE PROBLEM SOLVERS - SHP PAC $5,000
  • TAXPAC $5,000
  • TERESA FOR ALL $1,000
  • THE BLUE RESISTANCE $1,000
  • THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS PAC $5,000
  • THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL PAC $7,500
  • THE NEXT 50 PAC $5,000
  • THREE RIVERS PAC $1,000
  • TIMBER PAC $5,000
  • TOMORROW PAC $1,000
  • TRI-STATE MAXED-OUT WOMEN PAC $10K
  • TRIED-AND-TRUE PAC $1,000
  • TRUEDEM LEADERSHIP FUND $5,000
  • UNITED POSTMASTERS AND MANAGERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL FUND $1,500
  • UPLIFT PAC $2,000
  • US ENERGY PAC (THE PAC OF AMERICAN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COUNCIL, INC.) $2,500
  • UTILITY WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA COPE $4,000
  • VICTORY IN NOVEMBER ELECTION PAC $6,000
  • VIGOR PAC $2,000
  • VPP (VOTER PROTECTION PROJECT) $2,500
  • WELCOMEPAC $10K
  • WESTERN ENERGY ALLIANCE PAC $1,000
  • WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC $1,000
  • WIN BLUE USA $3,500
  • WIN THE HOUSE NOW PAC $2,000
  • YINZER PAC $1,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

The ads

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Paid for by Together for Working Peoplefrom 2026-07-08 to 2026-08-066 variantsspend $6,900–8,694895,000–1,059,994 impressions
We can't trust John Braun. He tried to end paid leave.
Name CallingLoaded Language100.0% of sentences flagged

Name Calling: The sentence labels John Braun as untrustworthy without substantive argument, functioning as a discrediting label — for example: 'We can't trust John Braun.'

Loaded Language: The phrase 'tried to end paid leave' is framed to trigger an emotional negative reaction against Braun by implying he sought to strip workers of a valued benefit — for example: 'tried to end paid leave.'

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