2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Trever Nehls?
The money.
- Raised
- $326K
- Spent
- $253K
- Cash on hand
- $75K
- Individuals 42% $136K
- PACs & other committees 58% $189K
- Other receipts 0.3% $1,071
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $1,681 moved between the candidate's own committees.
Outside groups: $141K supporting · $0 opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
- DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS $141K
Largest direct PAC contributions
Who gave.
Who gives $136K from individuals
2% in small-dollar gifts
$2,933 of $136K 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 $117K of the $133K the campaign reported itemizing through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jun 21, 2026 for this campaign.
91% from Texas · 9% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
14% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Texas $107K
- Missouri $7,000
- Florida $2,000
- Virginia $1,500
- California $250
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $60K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $58K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Dec 5, 2025 to Jun 21, 2026, net of refunds (61 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: $146K for / $0 against · $0 in the final two weeks
That is $4,856 more than the $141K 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
- Ads, medium not stated 48% $70K
- Mail, print & signs 52% $76K
Largest late spenders for
- DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS $141K
- NRA VICTORY FUND, INC. $4,856
Latest dissemination on these reports: October 14, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (5 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 $159K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $159K of the $253K the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 9% $15K
- Consultants & strategy 49% $79K
- Fundraising & processing fees 11% $17K
- Polling, research & data 5% $7,132
- Travel, meals & events 11% $18K
- Office, technology & overhead 0.4% $673
- Legal & compliance 9% $15K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 3% $4,500
- Other or unclassified 3% $4,330
Largest payees
- NEXT GEN POLITICAL CONSULTING $51K
- AXIOM STRATEGIES $15K
- AXCAPITAL, LLC $8,130
- KENJO'S BBQ $8,038
- ALLIED SIGNS $7,139
Paid to individuals: $29K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jan 8, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (69 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 NehlsRepublican · $411K raised · $969 outside
- Marquette Greene-ScottDemocrat · $68K raised
- Rebecca ClarkRepublican · $52K raised
- Pearl Ann VuorinenDemocrat · $22K raised
- Robert ThomasDemocrat · $5,400 raised
- Jacey JettonRepublican · $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.