2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Sam Lux?
The money.
- Raised
- $15K
- Spent
- $9,585
- Cash on hand
- $5,675
- Individuals 30% $4,572
- PACs & other committees 33% $5,000
- Candidate's own money & loans 37% $5,511
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Largest direct PAC contributions
Who gave.
Who gives $4,572 from individuals
72% in small-dollar gifts
$3,284 of $4,572 came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
Adding itemized gifts from donors whose itemized total is $200 or less, about 75%. Many small gifts sent through ActBlue or WinRed are itemized anyway, so the first figure runs low; this estimate groups donors by name and ZIP code as filed and counts only itemized gifts already in the FEC bulk file.
56% from Montana · 44% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address; $140 had no usable state. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
4% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Montana $648
- California $500
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $440. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $848, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Oct 14, 2025 to Jun 2, 2026, net of refunds (13 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 Sam Lux.
Where it went.
Where the money went $6,494 in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $6,494 of the $9,585 the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 2, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 7% $460
- Fundraising & processing fees 2% $150
- Travel, meals & events 60% $3,882
- Office, technology & overhead 4% $262
- Legal & compliance 27% $1,740
Largest payees
- EXPEDIA $2,194
- STATE OF MONTANA $1,740
- ACTBLUE $1,062
- ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR $710
- AMAZON $625
Payments dated Aug 29, 2025 to Jun 2, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (57 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.
- Troy DowningRepublican · $2.5M raised
- Michael D. EisenhauerIndependent · $354K raised
- Brian James MillerDemocrat · $31K 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.