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Who funds James French Hill?

Arkansas U.S. House District 2RepublicanFiled as incumbentFEC H4AR02141
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What they did in office.

Sitting member of Congress · J. French Hill

In the U.S. House (AR-2) since 2015 · 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: Financial Services (Chair), Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence · 2 subcommittees
  • 304 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 1 committee reported outside spending for or against them

Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H4AR02141) 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.

James French HillFEC filing: James French Hill · H4AR02141 ↗
Raised
$4.0M
Spent
$5.2M
Cash on hand
$1.5M
  • Individuals 55% $2.2M
  • PACs & other committees 45% $1.8M
  • Party committees 0.1% $5,500
  • Other receipts 0.2% $8,658

Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $1.2M moved between the candidate's own committees.

Outside groups: $418K supporting · $0 opposing

Biggest spenders supporting

  1. DEFEND AMERICAN JOBSSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries $418K

Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)Trade association PAC · Mortgage Bankers Association $16K
  2. AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)Trade association PAC · American Bankers Association (aba) $10K
  3. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMTrade association PAC · National Association Of Insurance And Financial Advisors $10K
  4. AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PACTrade association PAC · America'S Credit Unions $10K
  5. CITIGROUP INC. PAC - FEDERAL (CITI PAC - FEDERAL)Corporate PAC · Citigroup Inc. $10K

Who gave.

Who gives $2.2M from individuals

2% in small-dollar gifts

$37K of $2.2M 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 $1.7M of the $2.2M 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.

35% from Arkansas · 65% from elsewhere

Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.

7% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.

Top states

  1. Arkansas $603K
  2. Texas $246K
  3. New York $159K
  4. California $110K
  5. Florida $86K
  6. Virginia $84K
  7. Massachusetts $38K
  8. North Carolina $36K

Top employers named by donors

  1. CLIFFWATER $42K
  2. STEPHENS INC $41K
  3. METLIFE $38K
  4. APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT $26K
  5. CLIFFWATER LLC $21K
  6. NFP $18K
  7. ELEVATE CREDIT $16K
  8. FICO $15K
  9. INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INC $15K
  10. COINBASE $14K

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: $327K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $1.1M, not listed so no one donor is singled out.

Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jan 4, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, net of refunds (1,161 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: $1.7M for / $2.1M against · $571K in the final two weeks

That is $3.3M more than the $418K 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.

$2.1M of the $3.7M 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 2% $87K
  • Ads, medium not stated 92% $3.4M
  • Mail, print & signs 4% $166K
  • Ad production 2% $63K
  • Other or unclassified <0.1% $1,800

Largest late spenders for

  1. FAIRSHAKE $1.0M
  2. DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS $418K
  3. CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICA $100K
  4. AMERICAN LIBERTY FOUNDATION $60K
  5. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $39K

Largest late spenders against

  1. READY FOR THE FIGHT $2.1M
  2. SCIENCE VICTORY FUND $1,380

Latest dissemination on these reports: October 27, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (25 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 $2.1M in itemized spending

These itemized payments cover $2.1M of the $5.2M 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 29% $591K
  • Consultants & strategy 7% $143K
  • Staff & payroll 11% $222K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 23% $467K
  • Polling, research & data 3% $72K
  • Travel, meals & events 4% $74K
  • Office, technology & overhead 16% $338K
  • Legal & compliance 4% $76K
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 1% $29K
  • Other or unclassified 3% $64K

Largest payees

  1. 50+1 CONSULTING LLC $383K
  2. THE OORBEEK MEMMOTT GROUP $332K
  3. MAJORITY STRATEGIES $285K
  4. SIMMONS BANK $249K
  5. PAYCHEX INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP LP $176K

Paid to individuals: $80K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

Payments dated Jan 2, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (697 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.

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.