2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Chris Jones?
The money.
- Raised
- $2.0M
- Spent
- $1.7M
- Cash on hand
- $274K
- Individuals 94% $1.8M
- PACs & other committees 5% $94K
- Party committees 0.1% $2,910
- Other receipts 0.8% $16K
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Largest direct PAC contributions
- CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PAC $10K
- UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) 'INT'L UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA UAW $5,000
- UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA) $5,000
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
- DIRT ROAD DEMOCRATS PAC $5,000
Who gave.
Who gives $1.8M from individuals
27% in small-dollar gifts
$496K 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 28%. 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 $830K of the $1.3M the campaign reported itemizing through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026 for this campaign.
78% from Arkansas · 22% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
57% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Arkansas $646K
- Massachusetts $29K
- Georgia $28K
- Illinois $25K
- California $20K
- Texas $14K
- Maryland $14K
- New York $11K
Top employers named by donors
- UAMS $21K
- TARGETSMART $11K
- WALMART $6,350
- WORDSWORTH BOOKS $2,883
- CHI ST VINCENT $2,550
- MANA $1,500
- WALMART INC $1,400
- SPP $1,250
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS $1,075
- STATE OF ARKANSAS $443
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: $462K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $318K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jul 14, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, net of refunds (2,649 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: $17K for / $2.9M against · $961K in the final two weeks
Source: FEC 24- and 48-hour reports. The final two weeks run Oct 21, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, by the date each ad or mailing went out.
$17K of the $2.9M 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
- Digital ads 0.1% $3,836
- Ads, medium not stated 93% $2.7M
- Mail, print & signs 3% $89K
- Phones & texts 3% $72K
- Ad production 1% $37K
Largest late spenders for
- INDIVISIBLE ACTION $13K
- SCIENCE VICTORY FUND $3,836
Largest late spenders against
Latest dissemination on these reports: October 31, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (24 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 $964K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $964K of the $1.7M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 13% $124K
- Consultants & strategy 21% $200K
- Staff & payroll 4% $34K
- Fundraising & processing fees 36% $345K
- Polling, research & data 2% $16K
- Travel, meals & events 9% $88K
- Office, technology & overhead 8% $78K
- Legal & compliance 6% $61K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 1% $11K
- Other or unclassified 0.9% $8,728
Largest payees
- SHIFT CONSULTING STRATEGIES BY KBC $55K
- NWF STRATEGIES $55K
- KATZ COMPLIANCE $46K
- A.J. GOODMAN CONSULTING $40K
- VISION BLUE STRATEGIES LLC $39K
Paid to individuals: $203K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jul 14, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (1,063 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.
- James French HillRepublican · $4.0M raised · $418K outside
- Chase McDowellRepublican · $163K raised
- Zackary Blake HuffmanDemocrat · $12K 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.