2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Paul Bryant McPherson?
The money.
- Raised
- $7,969
- Spent
- $7,220
- Cash on hand
- $750
- Individuals 24% $1,949
- Candidate's own money & loans 63% $5,000
- Other receipts 13% $1,020
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $1,949 from individuals
56% in small-dollar gifts
$1,085 of $1,949 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 $250 of the $864 the campaign reported itemizing through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Mar 9, 2026 for this campaign.
100% from Indiana · 0% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
100% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Indiana $250
Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $250, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Mar 9, 2026 to Mar 9, 2026, net of refunds (1 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 Paul Bryant McPherson.
Where it went.
Where the money went $5,745 in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $5,745 of the $7,220 the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to May 19, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 88% $5,035
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 4% $250
- Other or unclassified 8% $460
Largest payees
- SIGNSONTHECHEAP $2,972
- APPAREL AND GRAPHICS $1,000
- THE REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER HENDRICKS COUNTY $885
- SNYDEREPORT $250
- MORGAN COUNTY CORRESPONDENT $170
Paid to individuals: $460, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Feb 9, 2026 to May 19, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (8 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.
- James R BairdRepublican · $605K raised · $737K outside
- Craig HaggardRepublican · $198K raised
- Drew CoxDemocrat · $61K raised
- Joseph William MackeyDemocrat · $11K raised
- Anthony D Hustedt-MaiRepublican · $5,605 raised
- Chad ElwartowskiRepublican · $0 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.