2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Bradley Smith?
The money.
- Raised
- $322K
- Spent
- $231K
- Cash on hand
- $91K
- Individuals 93% $299K
- PACs & other committees 2% $6,250
- Party committees 1% $4,000
- Candidate's own money & loans 4% $11K
- Other receipts 0.4% $1,348
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.
Outside groups: $18 supporting · $0 opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
Largest direct PAC contributions
Who gave.
Who gives $299K from individuals
33% in small-dollar gifts
$98K of $299K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
The itemized gifts below add up to $99K of the $201K the campaign reported itemizing through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jul 21, 2026 for this campaign.
96% from Wisconsin · 4% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
64% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Wisconsin $95K
- Kentucky $1,500
- California $750
- Minnesota $561
- Illinois $500
- Wyoming $250
- New Mexico $100
- Connecticut $93
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $64K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $34K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Sep 30, 2025 to Jul 21, 2026, net of refunds (322 entries). Every itemized contribution on FEC.gov ↗
From the principal campaign committee's FEC reports; joint-fundraising transfers and later reports are not included, and no donor is named here. A contribution is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Outside money in the final weeks.
Outside spending including late reports: $11K for / $0 against · $11K in the final two weeks
That is $11K more than the $18 in regular reports alone. Source: FEC regular reports plus 24- and 48-hour reports they do not yet cover. The final two weeks run Oct 21, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, by the date each ad or mailing went out.
$11K of the $11K on late reports was filed as an estimate. A 24- or 48-hour report is due within a day or two of the spending; the spender's later regular report carries the final cost.
What it bought, per the late reports
- Phones & texts 100% $11K
Largest late spenders for
- BUILDING TOGETHER $11K
Latest dissemination on these reports: October 29, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (1 entries). These reports on FEC.gov ↗
Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate and is not the candidate's money. Purposes are grouped from each spender's own description, so the groups are approximate. A dollar figure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Where it went.
Where the money went $98K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $98K of the $231K the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 22, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 53% $52K
- Fundraising & processing fees 25% $25K
- Travel, meals & events 8% $7,651
- Office, technology & overhead 6% $5,904
- Legal & compliance 4% $4,334
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.3% $340
- Other or unclassified 3% $3,058
Largest payees
- WELLS PRINT & DIGITAL SERVICES $27K
- UNION COPY CENTERS, INC. $15K
- DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN FEDERAL $4,677
- INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS: POLITICAL $4,274
- ACTBLUE $3,168
Paid to individuals: $26K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Oct 9, 2025 to Jul 22, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (223 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗
Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.
Others who filed for this seat.
- Glenn S. GrothmanRepublican · $1.2M raised
- Michael ThurowIndependent · $195K raised
- Amanda H BellDemocrat · $51K raised
- Amanda H BellDemocrat · $51K raised
- Aaron Michael WojciechowskiDemocrat · $44K raised
- Elizabeth FitzgibbonIndependent · $21K raised
- Michael HeidenreichDemocrat · $3,326 raised
- Matthew John ArndtGreen · $2,210 raised
- Joey MarschallDemocrat · $201 raised
Questions worth asking.
Money shows who backed a campaign, not how a person will act. Compare it with what they did and said: their votes or official actions if they have held office, their own statements, and their answers to a finding. Use the same questions for every candidate.
FEC bulk data read November 4, 2026. Campaign totals come from each filing's own FEC summary through its latest processed report. Outside spending is independent expenditures itemized in committee reports in the FEC bulk files, primaries included; late 24- and 48-hour reports, party coordinated spending, communication costs and groups that do not report to the FEC are not included. Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate, and it is not the candidate's money. A contribution or expenditure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing. This page identifies the filing by its FEC candidate ID; a person can hold more than one filing.