Rhode Island U.S. Senate

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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.

• SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSuper PAC$10 for John F. Reed

Each campaign.

• John F. ReedFEC filing: John F. Reed · S6RI00163 ↗

  Sitting member of Congress · Jack Reed

  In the U.S. Senate (RI) since 1997 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027

  • Recorded yea or nay on 16 of the 16 key Senate floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
  • 4 committees: Appropriations, Armed Services (Ranking Member), Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Select Committee on Intelligence (Ex Officio) · 16 subcommittees
  • 264 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 (S6RI00163) 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

  $3.7M

  Spent

  $3.4M

  Cash on hand

  $1.9M

  • Individuals 62% $2.3M
  • PACs & other committees 36% $1.3M
  • Other receipts 2% $85K

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $40K moved between the candidate's own committees.

  Outside groups: $10 supporting · $0 opposing

  Biggest spenders supporting

  1. SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSuper PAC $10

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)Trade association PAC · National Association Of Home Builders $10K
  2. MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERSUnion PAC · International Association Of Machinists And Aerospace Workers $10K
  3. UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUBUnion PAC $10K

  Where the money went $1.8M in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $1.8M 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 Aug 20, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 39% $719K
  • Consultants & strategy 4% $67K
  • Staff & payroll 0.4% $6,756
  • Fundraising & processing fees 34% $620K
  • Polling, research & data 7% $125K
  • Travel, meals & events 7% $126K
  • Office, technology & overhead 3% $50K
  • Legal & compliance 6% $113K
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.3% $6,375
  • Other or unclassified <0.1% $100

  Largest payees

  1. SKDKNICKERBOCKER, LLC $681K
  2. THE KAUFFMAN GROUP $393K
  3. JULIE ANDREWS & ASSOCIATES, LLC $159K
  4. CAPITOL COMPLIANCE ASSOCIATES, INC. $113K
  5. HART RESEARCH ASSOCIATES $100K

  Paid to individuals: $38K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jan 2, 2025 to Aug 20, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (535 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.

• Raymond Tyler McKayFEC filing: Raymond Tyler McKay · S4RI00051 ↗

  Raised

  $207K

  Spent

  $199K

  Cash on hand

  $8,357

  Debts

  $690

  • Individuals 98% $202K
  • PACs & other committees 2% $3,350
  • Party committees 0.5% $1,000
  • Candidate's own money & loans <0.1% $116
  • Other receipts 0.2% $478

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.

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

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. RHODE ISLAND REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEERepublican party committee $1,000
  2. FIGHTING FOR NEW ENGLAND PACPAC with no sponsoring organization $1,000
  3. UNITED FOR LIBERTY PACPAC with no sponsoring organization $104

  Where the money went $155K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $155K of the $199K the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Aug 20, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 10% $16K
  • Consultants & strategy 15% $24K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 49% $75K
  • Polling, research & data 9% $15K
  • Travel, meals & events 4% $6,324
  • Office, technology & overhead 2% $2,972
  • Legal & compliance 10% $16K
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.3% $420
  • Other or unclassified 0.2% $235

  Largest payees

  1. FRONTLINE STRATEGIES LLC $50K
  2. TFG LLC $35K
  3. NEEL & PARTNERS $12K
  4. PAC MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC $8,521
  5. ARISTOTLE $7,200

  Paid to individuals: $1,972, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jan 24, 2025 to Aug 20, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (292 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 BahryFEC filing: Michael Bahry · S6RI00288 ↗

  Raised

  $125K

  Spent

  $32K

  Cash on hand

  $93K

  Debts

  $122K

  • Individuals 2% $2,295
  • Candidate's own money & loans 98% $122K
  • Other receipts 0.6% $771

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.

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

  Where the money went $2,287 in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $2,287 of the $32K the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 29, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 94% $2,145
  • Office, technology & overhead 6% $142

  Largest payees

  1. TEKHERO LLC $1,709
  2. TARGET MARKETING GROUP, INC. $495
  3. AMAZON.COM $83

  Payments dated Jun 9, 2026 to Jun 29, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (5 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.

• Connor BurbridgeFEC filing: Connor Burbridge · S6RI00270 ↗

  Raised

  $27K

  Spent

  $27K

  Cash on hand

  $0

  • Individuals 87% $23K
  • Candidate's own money & loans 13% $3,500

  Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.

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

  Where the money went $23K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $23K of the $27K the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Sep 21, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 71% $16K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 0.1% $14
  • Travel, meals & events 3% $732
  • Office, technology & overhead 3% $802
  • Other or unclassified 23% $5,260

  Largest payees

  1. MINUTEMAN PRESS $2,523
  2. META $1,709
  3. SIGNS.COM $1,308
  4. PARAMOUNT GLOBAL $750
  5. GOOGLE $632

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

  Payments dated Apr 15, 2025 to Sep 21, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (161 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.

• Allen WatersFEC filing: Allen Waters · S6RI00262 ↗

  Raised

  $0

  Spent

  $345

  Cash on hand

  $1,544

  Campaign totals through Mar 31, 2025.

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

  No itemized operating expenditures from this candidate's principal campaign committee are in the FEC bulk file yet.

Also registered for this seat, with no campaign summary or outside spending in the bulk file: Jon Lindley, Luis Daniel Munoz, Gavin Solomon, Gavin Solomon.