2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Matt Windschitl?
The money.
- Raised
- $66K
- Spent
- $66K
- Cash on hand
- $0
- Individuals 92% $61K
- PACs & other committees 8% $5,000
Campaign totals through May 11, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Largest direct PAC contributions
- AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC $5,000
Who gave.
Who gives $61K from individuals
6% in small-dollar gifts
$3,482 of $61K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
91% from Iowa · 9% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
45% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Iowa $52K
- South Dakota $3,500
- New Hampshire $1,000
- Minnesota $500
- Virginia $260
Top employers named by donors
- DOLL DISTRIBUTING $10K
- IOWA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES $5,900
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: $27K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $15K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through May 11, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jul 7, 2025 to Feb 18, 2026, net of refunds (48 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 Matt Windschitl.
Where it went.
Where the money went $25K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $25K of the $66K the campaign reported spending through May 11, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Mar 23, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 18% $4,609
- Consultants & strategy 5% $1,200
- Fundraising & processing fees 65% $17K
- Legal & compliance 12% $3,000
Largest payees
- RED CURVE SOLUTIONS, LLC $12K
- ALLI B STRATEGIES, LLC $6,000
- BRUSHWOOD STRATEGIES $4,609
- CORNBELT STRATEGIES $1,200
- WINRED TECHNICAL SERVICES, LLC $1,133
Payments dated Jul 10, 2025 to Mar 23, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (28 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.
- Randall FeenstraRepublican · $1.0M raised
- Chris McGowanRepublican · $862K raised · $173K outside
- Ryan RhodesRepublican · $444K raised
- Dave DawsonDemocrat · $259K raised
- Douglas JensenRepublican · $30K raised
- Ashley WolftornabaneDemocrat · $25K raised
- Ryan Michael Appleton MeltonDemocrat · $14K raised
- Christian SchlaeferRepublican · $7,710 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.