2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Richard Brattin?
The money.
- Raised
- $457K
- Spent
- $457K
- Cash on hand
- $359
- Debts
- $51K
- Individuals 81% $371K
- PACs & other committees 19% $86K
- Other receipts <0.1% $190
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.
Outside groups: $986K supporting · $1.2M opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
- WIN IT BACK PAC $960K
- CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION $12K
- CLUB FOR GROWTH PAC $11K
- STRONG PAC $3,000
Biggest spenders opposing
Largest direct PAC contributions
Who gave.
Who gives $371K from individuals
3% in small-dollar gifts
$11K of $371K 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 $288K of the $360K the campaign reported itemizing through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jul 13, 2026 for this campaign.
86% from Missouri · 14% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
Top states
- Missouri $247K
- Florida $11K
- Kansas $11K
- Texas $7,000
- Massachusetts $3,500
- Pennsylvania $3,500
- Tennessee $2,500
- District of Columbia $2,000
Top employers named by donors
- HERZOG $18K
- HERZOG CONTRACTING CORPORATION $14K
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: $126K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $131K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Mar 1, 2026 to Jul 13, 2026, net of refunds (167 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: $997K for / $1.2M against · $0 in the final two weeks
That is $12K more than the $2.2M 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
- TV, radio & streaming TV 28% $625K
- Digital ads 11% $230K
- Ads, medium not stated 54% $1.2M
- Mail, print & signs 5% $117K
- Phones & texts 0.5% $11K
- Ad production 2% $34K
Largest late spenders for
- WIN IT BACK PAC $960K
- CLUB FOR GROWTH PAC $11K
- MISSOURI RIGHT TO LIFE VICTORY FUND $8,514
- STRONG PAC $3,000
Largest late spenders against
Latest dissemination on these reports: August 3, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (37 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 $128K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $128K of the $457K the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Oct 12, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 25% $31K
- Consultants & strategy 10% $13K
- Staff & payroll 2% $1,881
- Fundraising & processing fees 4% $4,719
- Polling, research & data 47% $60K
- Travel, meals & events 9% $11K
- Office, technology & overhead 2% $2,606
- Legal & compliance 2% $2,487
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 1% $1,450
Largest payees
- CAROLINA'S CAMPAIGN CONSULTING $82K
- CREATIVE DIRECT $15K
- LOOK AHEAD STRATEGIES $7,500
- WINRED $3,566
- VSP FUNDRAISING $3,000
Paid to individuals: $4,018, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Mar 31, 2026 to Oct 12, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (54 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.
- Emanuel Cleaver IiDemocrat · $1.8M raised · $10 outside
- Taylor BurksRepublican · $1.2M raised · $1.9M outside
- Brett HueffmeierRepublican · $324K raised
- Sean SmithRepublican · $234K raised
- Bradley M PattyRepublican · $8,423 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.