2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Jon Bonck?
The money.
- Raised
- $2.0M
- Spent
- $2.0M
- Cash on hand
- $248K
- Debts
- $392K
- Individuals 56% $1.1M
- PACs & other committees 16% $327K
- Candidate's own money & loans 23% $451K
- Other receipts 5% $104K
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $201K moved between the candidate's own committees.
Outside groups: $648K supporting · $44K opposing ($1,368 of it designated for the general election)
Biggest spenders supporting
- DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS $348K
- CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION $280K
- CLUB FOR GROWTH PAC $14K
- SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUND $6,298
Biggest spenders opposing
Largest direct PAC contributions
Who gave.
Who gives $1.1M from individuals
3% in small-dollar gifts
$32K of $1.1M 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 $971K of the $1.1M 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.
92% from Texas · 8% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address; $9,000 had no usable state. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
78% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Texas $881K
- Florida $20K
- California $13K
- District of Columbia $9,957
- Colorado $7,910
- Louisiana $5,875
- Ohio $5,500
- Pennsylvania $4,500
Top employers named by donors
- NETWORK FUNDING $6,586
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: $380K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $585K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Apr 30, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, net of refunds (522 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: $652K for / $44K against · $0 in the final two weeks
That is $3,997 more than the $692K 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 1% $7,172
- Ads, medium not stated 33% $222K
- Mail, print & signs 66% $448K
- Phones & texts 0.6% $4,140
Largest late spenders for
- DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS $348K
- CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION $280K
- SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUND $6,292
- NRA VICTORY FUND, INC. $3,186
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 (70 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 $1.5M in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $1.5M of the $2.0M 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 69% $995K
- Consultants & strategy 7% $94K
- Staff & payroll 0.5% $7,000
- Fundraising & processing fees 10% $142K
- Polling, research & data 6% $82K
- Travel, meals & events 5% $76K
- Office, technology & overhead 0.8% $11K
- Legal & compliance 2% $25K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds <0.1% $500
- Other or unclassified 1% $18K
Largest payees
- PALADIN STRATEGIES $458K
- AX MEDIA $213K
- PALADIN STRATEGIES LLC $173K
- AXMEDIA LLC $106K
- LOFSTROM CONSULTING $91K
Paid to individuals: $131K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated May 15, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (320 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.
- Wesley HuntRepublican · $1.7M raised
- Shelly DezevallosRepublican · $1.1M raised · $225K outside
- Larry David RubinRepublican · $524K raised
- Michael PrattRepublican · $375K raised
- Carmen MontielRepublican · $147K raised
- Marvalette HunterDemocrat · $137K raised
- Melissa A McDonoughDemocrat · $125K raised
- Jeffrey Michael YunaRepublican · $52K raised
- William Miskey Taggart IVIndependent · $9,995 raised
- William M Taggart IVIndependent · $9,995 raised
- Alex McMenemyGreen · $9,888 raised
- Craig GoralskiRepublican · $6,462 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.