2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Chris Stigall?
The money.
- Raised
- $1.0M
- Spent
- $834K
- Cash on hand
- $211K
- Debts
- $45K
- Individuals 72% $752K
- PACs & other committees 28% $292K
- Other receipts 0.2% $1,721
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.
Outside groups: $0 supporting · $138K opposing
Biggest spenders opposing
- CONSERVATIVE FUTURE FUND $138K
Largest direct PAC contributions
Who gave.
Who gives $752K from individuals
4% in small-dollar gifts
$32K of $752K 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 $503K of the $720K the campaign reported itemizing through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jul 15, 2026 for this campaign.
66% from Missouri · 34% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
Top states
- Missouri $334K
- Kansas $55K
- Pennsylvania $53K
- Texas $11K
- Florida $10K
- Virginia $10K
- Maryland $8,550
- Ohio $7,000
Top employers named by donors
- HERZOG $21K
- EVERGY $18K
- HERZOG CONTRACTING CORPORATION $14K
- AXIOM $9,500
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: $170K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $270K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Apr 2, 2026 to Jul 15, 2026, net of refunds (271 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: $282K for / $167K against · $0 in the final two weeks
That is $311K more than the $138K 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.
What it bought, per the late reports
- Digital ads 13% $59K
- Ads, medium not stated 80% $371K
- Mail, print & signs 6% $28K
- Phones & texts 0.2% $779
- Ad production 1% $6,000
Largest late spenders for
- COME AND TAKE IT PAC $249K
- SAVE AMERICAN FREEDOM $34K
Largest late spenders against
Latest dissemination on these reports: October 20, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (11 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 $431K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $431K of the $834K the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 15, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 77% $330K
- Consultants & strategy 3% $12K
- Staff & payroll 8% $34K
- Fundraising & processing fees 2% $10K
- Travel, meals & events 6% $27K
- Office, technology & overhead 1% $5,578
- Legal & compliance 1% $5,466
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.1% $545
- Other or unclassified 1% $5,553
Largest payees
- LAGNIAPPE CONSULTING LLC $308K
- ETHOS ADVISORS LLC $17K
- ARTDEPT + BENTON $14K
- ANEDOT $10K
- LAW OFFICE OF JAMES C. THOMAS III $5,466
Paid to individuals: $63K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Apr 2, 2026 to Jul 15, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (118 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.
- Samuel B. Graves Jr.Republican · $1.6M raised
- Nathan WillettRepublican · $722K raised · $1.3M outside
- Nathanael SchultzRepublican · $171K raised
- Josh SmeadDemocrat · $146K raised
- Matthew LevineDemocrat · $53K raised
- Scot PondelickDemocrat · $51K raised
- James Ronald IngramRepublican · $25K raised
- Cody OshelRepublican · $7,351 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.