2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Bryan George Steil?
What they did in office.
Sitting member of Congress · Bryan Steil
In the U.S. House (WI-1) since 2019 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027
- Recorded yea or nay on 24 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
- 2 committees: Administration (Chair), Financial Services · 2 subcommittees
- 365 committees reported contributions to them this cycle
Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H8WI01156) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.
The money.
- Raised
- $4.0M
- Spent
- $6.4M
- Cash on hand
- $2.2M
- Individuals 45% $1.8M
- PACs & other committees 49% $1.9M
- Party committees <0.1% $1,000
- Other receipts 6% $243K
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $2.4M moved between the candidate's own committees.
Outside groups: $0 supporting · $115K opposing
Biggest spenders opposing
- IN UNION USA $65K
- END CITIZENS UNITED $50K
Largest direct PAC contributions
- NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION PAC (RESTAURANT PAC) $10K
- MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC) $10K
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM $10K
- CITIGROUP INC. PAC - FEDERAL (CITI PAC - FEDERAL) $10K
- UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT $10K
Who gave.
Who gives $1.8M from individuals
19% in small-dollar gifts
$334K of $1.8M came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
Adding itemized gifts from donors whose itemized total is $200 or less, about 20%. Many small gifts sent through ActBlue or WinRed are itemized anyway, so the first figure runs low; this estimate groups donors by name and ZIP code as filed and counts only itemized gifts already in the FEC bulk file.
The itemized gifts below add up to $1.2M of the $1.5M the campaign reported itemizing through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jul 22, 2026 for this campaign.
38% from Wisconsin · 62% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
59% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Wisconsin $445K
- California $149K
- New York $108K
- Virginia $64K
- Florida $60K
- Texas $58K
- District of Columbia $55K
- Illinois $47K
Top employers named by donors
- COINBASE $32K
- CAPITAL GROUP $25K
- KKR $21K
- NASDAQ $20K
- BLACKROCK $16K
- ROBINHOOD $13K
- ELEVATE CREDIT $9,500
- ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ $9,000
- ROBINHOOD MARKETS $9,000
- BGR GROUP $5,102
Employers as donors wrote them on the form. A company listed here did not give this money; people who work there did.
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $384K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $617K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jan 5, 2025 to Jul 22, 2026, net of refunds (3,510 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: $4.0M for / $6.0M against · $3.8M in the final two weeks
That is $9.9M more than the $115K 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.
$4.6M of the $10M 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
- TV, radio & streaming TV 38% $3.8M
- Digital ads 15% $1.5M
- Ads, medium not stated 22% $2.2M
- Mail, print & signs 20% $2.0M
- Phones & texts 3% $260K
- Canvassing & field 2% $169K
- Ad production 0.9% $93K
- Other or unclassified <0.1% $423
Largest late spenders for
- FAIRSHAKE $1.0M
- AMERICAN MAJORITY ACTION PAC $1.0M
- NO GOING BACK PAC INC. $694K
- AMERICA FIRST AGRICULTURE ACTION INC. $529K
- CIVIC RENEWAL FUND INC. $360K
Largest late spenders against
- HMP $4.6M
- 314 ACTION FUND $1.0M
- IN UNION USA $225K
- END CITIZENS UNITED $100K
- NEIGHBOR VOICES PAC $13K
Latest dissemination on these reports: November 2, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (110 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 $1.3M in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $1.3M of the $6.4M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 20, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 14% $189K
- Consultants & strategy 14% $188K
- Staff & payroll 6% $75K
- Fundraising & processing fees 42% $554K
- Polling, research & data 2% $25K
- Travel, meals & events 0.5% $6,684
- Office, technology & overhead 5% $69K
- Legal & compliance 2% $28K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.2% $2,573
- Other or unclassified 14% $182K
Largest payees
- REPUBLIC STRATEGIES LLC $366K
- RED BEACON STRATEGIES $145K
- BATTLEGROUND STRATEGIES INC. $130K
- ELAN FINANCIAL $115K
- BRASS TACKS CONSULTING LLC $72K
Paid to individuals: $96K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jan 2, 2025 to Jul 20, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (592 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.
- Mitchell BermanDemocrat · $2.0M raised · $738K outside
- Peter BurgelisDemocrat · $57K raised
- Randy BryceDemocrat · $48K raised · $1,039 outside
- Lorenzo Juan SantosDemocrat · $17K raised
- Miguel ArandaDemocrat · $9,800 raised
- Adam FollmerDemocrat · $5,201 raised
- Gage James StillsDemocrat · $1,786 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.