2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Thom R Tillis?
What they did in office.
Sitting member of Congress · Thom Tillis
In the U.S. Senate (NC) since 2015 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027
- Recorded yea or nay on 14 of the 16 key Senate floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
- 4 committees: Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Finance, Judiciary, Veterans' Affairs · 10 subcommittees
- 378 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 3 committees reported outside spending for or against them
Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (S4NC00162) 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
- $4.2M
- Spent
- $3.4M
- Cash on hand
- $3.6M
- Individuals 63% $2.6M
- PACs & other committees 36% $1.5M
- Other receipts 1% $52K
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026. Excludes $536K moved between the candidate's own committees.
Outside groups: $0 supporting · $3,958 opposing ($370 of it designated for the general election)
Biggest spenders opposing
- ABLE DEMS PAC $3,306
- ACTIVATE AMERICA $370
- INDIVISIBLE PROJECT INC. $282
Largest direct PAC contributions
Who gave.
Who gives
44% from North Carolina · 56% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
39% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- North Carolina $669K
- Virginia $150K
- California $148K
- District of Columbia $66K
- Illinois $66K
- Colorado $60K
- Massachusetts $48K
- Maryland $46K
Top employers named by donors
- CORNING $20K
- CLEAN ENERGY $19K
- SOUTHERN ENERGY MANAGEMENT $18K
- WEBB CREEK $17K
- HENDRICK AUTOMOTIVE GROUP $15K
- CORNING INCORPORATED $15K
- KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP $14K
- BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK $14K
- CAPITOL COUNSEL $13K
- MONARCH PRIVATE CAPITAL $11K
Employers as donors wrote them on the form. A company listed here did not give this money; people who work there did.
Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $1.7M, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Itemized gifts dated Jan 3, 2025 to Apr 28, 2026, net of refunds (2,932 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 Thom R Tillis. The outside spending shown from regular reports is the latest available.
Where it went.
Where the money went $1.6M in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $1.6M of the $3.4M the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 16% $253K
- Consultants & strategy 2% $34K
- Staff & payroll 12% $195K
- Fundraising & processing fees 47% $772K
- Travel, meals & events 15% $250K
- Office, technology & overhead 3% $42K
- Legal & compliance 6% $93K
- Other or unclassified <0.1% $233
Largest payees
- H2 CAPITAL CONSULTING, LLC $456K
- RED BEACON STRATEGIES, LLC $180K
- HIGHWOOD CAPITAL, LLC $96K
- COLDSPARK MEDIA INC $95K
- CM&CO, LLC $89K
Paid to individuals: $152K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jan 2, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (718 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.
- Roy CooperDemocrat · $21M raised · $2.9M outside
- Michael WhatleyRepublican · $8.6M raised · $14M outside
- Wiley NickelDemocrat · $589K raised
- Don BrownRepublican · $225K raised
- Brian McGinnisGreen · $73K raised
- Michael Louis Dublin Jr.Green · $28K raised
- Michele MorrowRepublican · $13K raised
- Thomas Lee JohnsonRepublican · $6,720 raised
- Marcus W. WilliamsDemocrat · $5,656 raised
- Richard DansieRepublican · $2,410 raised
- Robert Anders NilssonRepublican · $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.