2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Dave Bushaw?
The money.
- Raised
- $38K
- Spent
- $27K
- Cash on hand
- $11K
- Debts
- $5,255
- Individuals 78% $30K
- PACs & other committees 13% $5,000
- Candidate's own money & loans 6% $2,255
- Other receipts 3% $1,238
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Largest direct PAC contributions
- FORWARD PARTY $5,000
- MELTON FOR IOWA $102
Who gave.
Who gives $30K from individuals
34% in small-dollar gifts
$10K of $30K 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 $10K of the $20K the campaign reported itemizing through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Oct 14, 2026 for this campaign.
45% from Iowa · 55% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
Top states
- Iowa $4,618
- New York $1,796
- Connecticut $1,537
- New Hampshire $519
- Washington $519
- Illinois $364
- Wyoming $280
- Arizona $259
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $5,376. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $4,775, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Nov 12, 2025 to Oct 14, 2026, net of refunds (51 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.
No 24- or 48-hour report in the FEC file read November 4, 2026 names Dave Bushaw.
Where it went.
Where the money went $15K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $15K of the $27K the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Oct 14, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 24% $3,510
- Fundraising & processing fees 3% $449
- Polling, research & data 2% $265
- Travel, meals & events 13% $1,894
- Office, technology & overhead 27% $3,957
- Legal & compliance 24% $3,525
- Other or unclassified 8% $1,100
Largest payees
- NATIONBUILDER $3,750
- BISON STRATEGIES $3,525
- DICKEY'S PRINTING $2,401
- AMERICAN AIRLINES $1,494
- SHAESEV STRATEGIES $1,000
Payments dated Nov 1, 2025 to Oct 14, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (50 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.
- Ashley Hinson ArenholzRepublican · $10M raised · $272K outside
- Lindsay JamesDemocrat · $3.9M raised · $169K outside
- Joe MitchellRepublican · $2.8M raised · $2.2M outside
- Clinton Gene Twedt-BallDemocrat · $585K raised
- Rodney BlumRepublican · $250K raised
- Kevin W TechauDemocrat · $147K raised
- Shannon LundgrenRepublican · $92K raised
- Kathryn J DolterDemocrat · $75K raised
- Charlie McClintockRepublican · $18K raised
- Guy MorganDemocrat · $4,834 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.