2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Robert For Onder Jr.?
What they did in office.
Sitting member of Congress · Robert F. Onder, Jr.
In the U.S. House (MO-3) since 2025 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027
- Recorded yea or nay on 21 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
- 3 committees: Education and Workforce, Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure · 8 subcommittees
- 146 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 2 committees reported outside spending for or against them
Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H4MO03221) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.
The money.
- Raised
- $1.1M
- Spent
- $771K
- Cash on hand
- $526K
- Debts
- $894K
- Individuals 51% $552K
- PACs & other committees 48% $518K
- Other receipts 0.9% $10K
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $66K moved between the candidate's own committees.
Outside groups: $8 supporting · $1,662 opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
Biggest spenders opposing
Largest direct PAC contributions
- AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
- AMEREN CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMEREN FEDPAC) $10K
- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC) $10K
- ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY ENT PAC $10K
Who gave.
Who gives $552K from individuals
15% in small-dollar gifts
$86K of $552K 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 $413K of the $467K 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.
80% from Missouri · 20% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
55% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Missouri $328K
- Texas $15K
- Illinois $14K
- Pennsylvania $8,272
- Virginia $5,874
- Florida $5,100
- Maryland $4,843
- District of Columbia $4,500
Top employers named by donors
- PATRIOT MACHINE INC $16K
- CENTENE CORPORATION $4,164
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: $149K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $244K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jan 6, 2025 to Jul 15, 2026, net of refunds (550 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 Robert For Onder Jr.. The outside spending shown from regular reports is the latest available.
Where it went.
Where the money went $514K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $514K of the $771K 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 19% $98K
- Consultants & strategy 44% $228K
- Fundraising & processing fees 15% $78K
- Polling, research & data 3% $16K
- Travel, meals & events 4% $22K
- Office, technology & overhead 0.7% $3,432
- Legal & compliance 7% $38K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.2% $856
- Other or unclassified 6% $29K
Largest payees
- TARGETED VICTORY LLC $102K
- MADISON MCQUEEN LLC $75K
- CAROLINAS CAMPAIGN $50K
- TERRA DAVIS CONSULTING $48K
- FUNDRAISING INC $39K
Payments dated Jan 2, 2025 to Jul 15, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (320 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.
- Robert Frank Onder JrRepublican · $1.1M raised
- Bethany MannDemocrat · $87K raised
- John G FraserRepublican · $20K raised
- Tommy HolsteinDemocrat · $10K raised
- Paul WilsonDemocrat · $4,162 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.