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Who funds Misti Smith Cordell?

Louisiana U.S. House District 5RepublicanFiled for an open seatFEC H6LA05200
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The money.

Misti Smith CordellFEC filing: Misti Smith Cordell · H6LA05200 ↗
Raised
$659K
Spent
$458K
Cash on hand
$200K
Debts
$207K
  • Individuals 65% $430K
  • PACs & other committees 3% $23K
  • Candidate's own money & loans 31% $207K

Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.

Outside groups: $35K supporting · $0 opposing

Biggest spenders supporting

  1. CONSERVATIVE LEADERS OF AMERICASuper PACSpent mainly in primaries $35K

Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. VALUE IN ELECTING WOMEN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEHybrid PAC (super PAC account) $10K
  2. DENHAM FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee $1,000
  3. ACADIAN AMBULANCE SERVICE EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, INC.Corporate PAC · Acadian Ambulance Service $500

Who gave.

Who gives $430K from individuals

1% in small-dollar gifts

$5,573 of $430K 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 $332K of the $424K the campaign reported itemizing through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jul 15, 2026 for this campaign.

93% from Louisiana · 7% from elsewhere

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

17% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.

Top states

  1. Louisiana $308K
  2. California $7,286
  3. Arkansas $7,000
  4. Texas $6,406
  5. Mississippi $1,250
  6. Florida $1,000
  7. Utah $500
  8. Wisconsin $500

Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $106K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $226K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.

Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jan 22, 2026 to Jul 15, 2026, net of refunds (213 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: $59K for / $0 against · $24K in the final two weeks

That is $24K more than the $35K 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

  • Mail, print & signs 60% $35K
  • Phones & texts 40% $24K

Largest late spenders for

  1. CONSERVATIVE LEADERS OF AMERICA $35K
  2. WFW ACTION FUND INC $24K

Latest dissemination on these reports: November 2, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (6 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 $405K in itemized spending

These itemized payments cover $405K of the $458K the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 15, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 0.8% $3,217
  • Consultants & strategy 97% $393K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 2% $7,683
  • Travel, meals & events 0.3% $1,063

Largest payees

  1. LITTLEFIELD CONSULTING $354K
  2. UPT STRATEGIES $33K
  3. ANEDOT $5,752
  4. GREAT MINDS AGENCY $5,440
  5. HAYS PORTER FILMS $2,200

Paid to individuals: $811, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

Payments dated Jan 29, 2026 to Jul 15, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (59 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.