2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Michael Thurow?
The money.
- Raised
- $195K
- Spent
- $187K
- Cash on hand
- $8,274
- Individuals 90% $176K
- PACs & other committees 10% $19K
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Largest direct PAC contributions
- UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) 'INT'L UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA UAW $5,000
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC $5,000
- WORKING CLASS HEROES FUND $3,500
- POWELL FOR CONGRESS $1,690
Who gave.
Who gives $176K from individuals
13% in small-dollar gifts
$23K of $176K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
18% from Wisconsin · 82% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
18% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- New York $62K
- Wisconsin $27K
- Texas $22K
- California $14K
- Oklahoma $7,000
- Connecticut $6,750
- District of Columbia $4,000
- Oregon $3,500
Top employers named by donors
- FOND DU LAC FIRE DEPARTMENT $5,735
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: $95K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $53K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jan 20, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, net of refunds (160 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 Michael Thurow.
Where it went.
Where the money went $167K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $167K of the $187K the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Sep 30, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 15% $26K
- Consultants & strategy 46% $76K
- Fundraising & processing fees 3% $4,289
- Polling, research & data 10% $16K
- Travel, meals & events 0.5% $867
- Office, technology & overhead 15% $24K
- Legal & compliance 6% $10K
- Other or unclassified 6% $9,398
Largest payees
- WORKERS PRODUCTIONS $15K
- NUMERO $15K
- GOODMAN CAMPAIGNS $14K
- PUBLIC POLICY POLLING $12K
- BISON STRATEGIES $8,075
Paid to individuals: $57K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jan 27, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (156 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.
- Glenn S. GrothmanRepublican · $1.2M raised
- Bradley SmithDemocrat · $322K raised · $18 outside
- Amanda H BellDemocrat · $51K raised
- Amanda H BellDemocrat · $51K raised
- Aaron Michael WojciechowskiDemocrat · $44K raised
- Elizabeth FitzgibbonIndependent · $21K raised
- Michael HeidenreichDemocrat · $3,326 raised
- Matthew John ArndtGreen · $2,210 raised
- Joey MarschallDemocrat · $201 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.