Kentucky U.S. House District 1

The count.

Checking the election sources…

Side by side.

Raised excludes transfers between a candidate's own committees. Shares are of that total. Filings appear in order of money raised; this includes primary candidates who are no longer running.

Who spent from outside.

The largest independent spenders in this race, summed from each candidate's five largest spenders on each side.

• RURAL FREEDOM NETWORKSuper PACAll of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans$378 for John Andrew Williams
• NEW POWER PACSuper PAC$1 for John Andrew Williams

Each campaign.

• James ComerFEC filing: James Comer · H6KY01110 ↗

  Sitting member of Congress · James Comer

  In the U.S. House (KY-1) since 2016 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027

  • Recorded yea or nay on 24 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
  • 2 committees: Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform (Chair) · 2 subcommittees
  • 148 committees reported contributions to them this cycle

  Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H6KY01110) 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.

  Raised

  $2.3M

  Spent

  $3.9M

  Cash on hand

  $1.6M

  • Individuals 75% $1.7M
  • PACs & other committees 25% $569K
  • Other receipts <0.1% $893

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $22K moved between the candidate's own committees.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)Trade association PAC · American Bankers Association (aba) $10K
  2. ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)Trade association PAC $10K
  3. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEMembership group PAC · National Association Of Realtors $10K

  Where the money went $1.6M in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $1.6M of the $3.9M 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 51% $813K
  • Consultants & strategy 7% $115K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 20% $323K
  • Polling, research & data 3% $47K
  • Travel, meals & events 7% $115K
  • Office, technology & overhead 2% $27K
  • Legal & compliance 3% $48K
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.3% $4,407
  • Other or unclassified 6% $99K

  Largest payees

  1. MDI IMAGING & MAIL $300K
  2. FULFILLMENT SOLUTIONS INC $260K
  3. 814 CONSULTING LLC $142K
  4. HSP DIRECT LLC $113K
  5. GRV STRATEGIES LLC $65K

  Paid to individuals: $62K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jan 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (567 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.

• John Andrew WilliamsFEC filing: John Andrew Williams · H6KY01169 ↗

  Raised

  $223K

  Spent

  $214K

  Cash on hand

  $7,977

  Debts

  $2,900

  • Individuals 91% $204K
  • PACs & other committees 7% $17K
  • Candidate's own money & loans 1% $2,900
  • Other receipts <0.1% $72

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.

  Outside groups: $379 supporting · $0 opposing ($378 of it designated for the general election)

  Biggest spenders supporting

  1. RURAL FREEDOM NETWORKSuper PACAll of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans $378
  2. NEW POWER PACSuper PAC $1

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) 'INT'L UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA UAWUnion PAC · Int'L Union United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers Of America Uaw $10K

  Where the money went $93K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $93K of the $214K 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 40% $37K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 45% $41K
  • Polling, research & data 2% $1,750
  • Travel, meals & events 2% $2,081
  • Office, technology & overhead 3% $2,486
  • Legal & compliance 0.5% $500
  • Other or unclassified 9% $8,000

  Largest payees

  1. NEPTUNE POLITICAL LLC $27K
  2. OH CHARLIE JO $15K
  3. C2G STRATEGIES $9,857
  4. SCALE TO WIN $7,397
  5. OH CHARLI JO! $6,009

  Payments dated Jun 11, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (239 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.

• David SimsFEC filing: David Sims · H6KY01177 ↗

  Raised

  $1,800

  Spent

  $1,501

  Cash on hand

  $299

  • Candidate's own money & loans 100% $1,800

  Campaign totals through Jul 19, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Where the money went $1,190 in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $1,190 of the $1,501 the campaign reported spending through Jul 19, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Apr 6, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 57% $673
  • Office, technology & overhead 43% $517

  Largest payees

  1. VISTAPRINT $1,190

  Payments dated Dec 10, 2025 to Apr 6, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (2 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.

Also registered for this seat, with no campaign summary or outside spending in the bulk file: Robert James Sutherby.