2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Christi Jacobsen?
The money.
- Raised
- $553K
- Spent
- $553K
- Cash on hand
- $0
- Debts
- $494K
- Individuals 40% $224K
- PACs & other committees 3% $16K
- Candidate's own money & loans 57% $314K
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
Outside groups: $15K supporting · $0 opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
- MONTANA WAY $15K
Largest direct PAC contributions
- VALUE IN ELECTING WOMEN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
- NO FAIL MISSION PAC $3,500
- FOREVER TEXAS PAC $3,500
- DEFENSE OF FREEDOM $3,500
Who gave.
Who gives $224K from individuals
0.8% in small-dollar gifts
$1,846 of $224K 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 $169K of the $222K the campaign reported itemizing through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026 for this campaign.
57% from Montana · 43% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
93% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Montana $96K
- Texas $39K
- Colorado $15K
- North Dakota $6,700
- Florida $4,000
- California $3,000
- Oregon $1,750
- Pennsylvania $1,500
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $85K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $84K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Mar 4, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026, net of refunds (129 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: $15K for / $0 against · $0 in the final two weeks
Source: FEC regular reports. 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 100% $15K
Largest late spenders for
- MONTANA WAY $15K
Latest dissemination on these reports: May 27, 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 $499K in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 98% $488K
- Consultants & strategy 0.7% $3,338
- Fundraising & processing fees 0.7% $3,458
- Legal & compliance 0.9% $4,500
Largest payees
- RMC $419K
- PAC MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC $4,500
- WINRED TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC $2,708
- FUNDRAISING INC. $750
Paid to individuals: $72K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Mar 31, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (21 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 Kelley ForstagDemocrat · $3.9M raised · $411K outside
- Aaron FlintRepublican · $2.5M raised · $1.3M outside
- Ryan BusseDemocrat · $790K raised · $71K outside
- Russell Tyler ClevelandDemocrat · $458K raised
- Albert OlszewskiRepublican · $427K raised
- Matthew RainsDemocrat · $273K 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.