Ohio U.S. House District 7

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.

• CLFHybrid PAC (super PAC account)99% of its general-election spending helped Republicans or opposed Democrats$1.1M against Brian Poindexter
• JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PACSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries$570K for Brian Poindexter
• AB PACHybrid PAC (super PAC account)All of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans$345K against Max Miller
• BDA PACHybrid PAC (super PAC account)Spent mainly in primaries$198K for Brian Poindexter
• PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTHybrid PAC (super PAC account)98% of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans$98K for Brian Poindexter
• JOBS & PROSPERITY PACSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries$75K against Edward O'Donnell Fitzgerald
• THE LINCOLN PROJECTHybrid PAC (super PAC account)$20K against Max Miller
• OHIO CITIZEN ACTIONFiler that is not a political committeeAll of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans$6,137 for Brian Poindexter
• FIELD TEAM 6, INC.Super PAC99% of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans$1,559 for Brian Poindexter
• UNITY IN ACTION PACPAC with no sponsoring organization$1,091 against Max Miller

Each campaign.

• Brian PoindexterFEC filing: Brian Poindexter · H6OH07168 ↗

  Raised

  $3.7M

  Spent

  $2.9M

  Cash on hand

  $794K

  • Individuals 89% $3.3M
  • PACs & other committees 11% $401K
  • Party committees <0.1% $322
  • Candidate's own money & loans <0.1% $1,421
  • Other receipts 0.2% $8,461

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.

  Outside groups: $875K supporting · $1.1M opposing ($1.2M of it designated for the general election)

  Biggest spenders supporting

  1. JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PACSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries $570K
  2. BDA PACHybrid PAC (super PAC account)Spent mainly in primaries $198K
  3. PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTHybrid PAC (super PAC account)98% of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans $98K

  Biggest spenders opposing

  1. CLFHybrid PAC (super PAC account)99% of its general-election spending helped Republicans or opposed Democrats $1.1M

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. SWING LEFTHybrid PAC (super PAC account) $16K
  2. COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEEUnion PAC · Communications Workers Of America $10K
  3. MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERSUnion PAC · International Association Of Machinists And Aerospace Workers $10K

  Where the money went $287K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $287K of the $2.9M 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 39% $111K
  • Consultants & strategy 14% $41K
  • Staff & payroll 2% $6,200
  • Fundraising & processing fees 31% $88K
  • Polling, research & data 7% $19K
  • Travel, meals & events 2% $4,188
  • Office, technology & overhead 0.5% $1,334
  • Legal & compliance 5% $14K
  • Other or unclassified 0.8% $2,386

  Largest payees

  1. LC MEDIA $97K
  2. KINETIC STRATEGIES LLC $77K
  3. BLUEROCK, LLC $15K
  4. MCTIGUE & COLOMBO LLC $14K
  5. NGP VAN $13K

  Paid to individuals: $14K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Nov 17, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (129 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.

• Max MillerFEC filing: Max Miller · H2OH16051 ↗

  Sitting member of Congress · Max L. Miller

  In the U.S. House (OH-7) since 2023 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027

  • Recorded yea or nay on 22 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
  • 2 committees: Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means · 4 subcommittees
  • 225 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 1 committee reported outside spending for or against them

  Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H2OH16051) 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

  $2.8M

  Spent

  $3.4M

  Cash on hand

  $136K

  Debts

  $2.0M

  • Individuals 37% $1.0M
  • PACs & other committees 27% $742K
  • Candidate's own money & loans 36% $1.0M
  • Other receipts 0.1% $3,280

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $559K moved between the candidate's own committees.

  Outside groups: $0 supporting · $367K opposing

  Biggest spenders opposing

  1. AB PACHybrid PAC (super PAC account)All of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans $345K
  2. THE LINCOLN PROJECTHybrid PAC (super PAC account) $20K
  3. UNITY IN ACTION PACPAC with no sponsoring organization $1,091

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC)Membership group PAC · Republican Jewish Coalition $12K
  2. D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)Union PAC · International Brotherhood Of Teamsters $10K
  3. NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEETrade association PAC · National Automobile Dealers Association $10K

  Where the money went $896K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $896K of the $3.4M 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 27% $240K
  • Consultants & strategy 20% $180K
  • Staff & payroll 7% $63K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 23% $205K
  • Polling, research & data 4% $36K
  • Travel, meals & events 8% $69K
  • Office, technology & overhead 3% $27K
  • Legal & compliance 5% $45K
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.4% $3,638
  • Other or unclassified 3% $27K

  Largest payees

  1. THE MORNING GROUP $107K
  2. CLAYTON HENSON CONSULTING LLC $92K
  3. LAUNCHPAD STRATEGIES $82K
  4. ASCENT MEDIA LLC $58K
  5. PROFESSIONAL DATA SERVICES $37K

  Paid to individuals: $72K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jan 3, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (945 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.

• Edward O'Donnell FitzgeraldFEC filing: Edward O'Donnell Fitzgerald · H6OH07143 ↗

  Raised

  $281K

  Spent

  $296K

  Cash on hand

  $-76K

  Debts

  $64K

  • Individuals 91% $257K
  • PACs & other committees <0.1% $250
  • Candidate's own money & loans 9% $24K

  Campaign totals through Jun 30, 2026.

  Outside groups: $0 supporting · $75K opposing

  Biggest spenders opposing

  1. JOBS & PROSPERITY PACSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries $75K

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. FLIP THE CONGRESS PACPAC with no sponsoring organization $5,000
  2. NATIONAL GROUND GAME PACSuper PAC $224

  Where the money went $295K in itemized spending

  • Advertising & outreach 51% $149K
  • Consultants & strategy 1% $3,000
  • Fundraising & processing fees 16% $46K
  • Polling, research & data 26% $76K
  • Travel, meals & events 0.1% $275
  • Office, technology & overhead 2% $4,919
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.1% $250
  • Other or unclassified 5% $15K

  Largest payees

  1. TOUCH OF BLUE STRATEGIES $89K
  2. SUPER PRINTER $78K
  3. BLUEBIRD TECHNOLOGIES $70K
  4. MOTHERSHIP STRATEGIES $18K
  5. SABRE STRATEGIES $7,815

  Paid to individuals: $30K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jul 28, 2025 to May 15, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (50 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.

• Michael EisnerFEC filing: Michael Eisner · H6OH07135 ↗

  Raised

  $70K

  Spent

  $70K

  Cash on hand

  $0

  • Individuals 97% $68K
  • PACs & other committees 0.1% $100
  • Candidate's own money & loans 2% $1,728

  Campaign totals through Jun 30, 2026.

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

  Where the money went $69K in itemized spending

  • Advertising & outreach 5% $3,608
  • Consultants & strategy 45% $31K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 2% $1,155
  • Polling, research & data 2% $1,000
  • Travel, meals & events 12% $7,864
  • Office, technology & overhead 3% $1,873
  • Legal & compliance 33% $23K

  Largest payees

  1. JENNIFER SPEER DESIGN $31K
  2. MCTIGUE & COLOMBO LLC $23K
  3. WELCOME TO THE FARM $3,321
  4. ZIPPITY PRINT $1,583
  5. QWESTCOM GRAPHICS $1,439

  Paid to individuals: $3,208, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jun 17, 2025 to Jun 10, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (41 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.

• Scott SchulzFEC filing: Scott Schulz · H6OH07150 ↗

  Raised

  $31K

  Spent

  $32K

  Cash on hand

  $0

  Debts

  $3,857

  • Individuals 100% $31K

  Campaign totals through Jun 8, 2026.

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

  Where the money went $30K in itemized spending

  • Advertising & outreach 69% $21K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 2% $435
  • Polling, research & data 24% $7,020
  • Travel, meals & events 1% $300
  • Office, technology & overhead 1% $320
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 1% $371
  • Other or unclassified 2% $697

  Largest payees

  1. META $7,477
  2. OHIO DEMOCRATIC PARTY $5,000
  3. ZIPPETY PRINT $4,956
  4. GOOGLE $4,031
  5. SWITCHBOARD $1,047

  Paid to individuals: $4,597, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Oct 1, 2025 to Jun 4, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (107 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.

• Jonah SchulzFEC filing: Jonah Schulz · H2OH16069 ↗

  Raised

  $16K

  Spent

  $16K

  Cash on hand

  $0

  • Individuals 100% $16K

  Campaign totals through Oct 28, 2025.

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

  Where the money went $15K in itemized spending

  • Advertising & outreach 49% $7,199
  • Consultants & strategy 10% $1,450
  • Staff & payroll 3% $500
  • Polling, research & data 34% $5,000
  • Travel, meals & events 4% $560

  Largest payees

  1. L2 INC. $5,000
  2. REPUBLICAN ADS $3,000
  3. RUMBLEUP $2,000
  4. CLEVER STRATEGIES $1,450
  5. VISTAPRINT $976

  Paid to individuals: $758, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jun 16, 2025 to Sep 3, 2025, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (14 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.

• Laura D Rodriguez-CarboneFEC filing: Laura D Rodriguez-Carbone · H6OH07176 ↗

  Raised

  $13K

  Spent

  $13K

  Cash on hand

  $0

  • Individuals 36% $4,713
  • PACs & other committees 2% $250
  • Candidate's own money & loans 58% $7,593
  • Other receipts 4% $566

  Campaign totals through Jun 30, 2026.

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

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. THE CENTER FOR FREETHOUGHT EQUALITY PACMembership group PAC · The Center For Freethought Equality $250

  Where the money went $12K in itemized spending

  • Advertising & outreach 72% $8,639
  • Consultants & strategy 5% $645
  • Polling, research & data 20% $2,347
  • Office, technology & overhead 2% $245
  • Other or unclassified 2% $179

  Largest payees

  1. EXPLAINER CIVIC STRATAGIES $645
  2. NATIONBUILDER $358
  3. OFFICE MAX $66

  Paid to individuals: $11K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Mar 1, 2026 to Jun 16, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (20 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: Ann Marie Donegan, Thahbia I Asad.