We have not found a campaign site for this candidate yet.
Money
$13.9K raised, $16.8K spent, $0 cash on hand (through Jun 30, 2026). Where it comes from
Who gives
38% of individual money from donors at $200 or less · 97% from Iowa
Their wordsWhat does Melton say they will do?
Ryan Michael Appleton Melton’s words are not shown
We have not found a campaign site for this candidate yet.
MoneyWho pays for the campaign, and where does it go?
Raised
$13.9K
$13,890
Spent
$16.8K
$16,787
Cash on hand
$0
$0
FEC filings, Jan 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026 · Official FEC bulk data · committee C00802827 ↗
Raised, spent and cash over time by FEC report
$1.21 has been spent for every dollar raised across 6 reports ($16.8K of $13.9K). Cash on hand went from $2.4K on Mar 31, 2025 to $0 on Jun 30, 2026.
Raised in the period
Spent in the period
Cash on hand at its close
$5K$10K$15K
Mar ’25
Jun ’25
Sep ’25
Dec ’25
Mar ’26
Jun ’26
Raised, spent and cash on hand by FEC report
Report
Raised in the period
Spent in the period
Cash on hand at its close
APRIL QUARTERLY 2025 through Mar 31, 2025
$0
$451
$2,446
JULY QUARTERLY 2025 through Jun 30, 2025
$13,525
$5,995
$9,976
OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2025 through Sep 30, 2025
$0
$1,020
$8,956
YEAR-END 2025 through Dec 31, 2025
$365
$780
$8,541
APRIL QUARTERLY 2026 through Mar 31, 2026
$0
$4,329
$4,212
TERMINATION REPORT 2026 through Jun 30, 2026
$0
$4,212
$0
Each report’s own period, as filed with the FEC; a report filed again counts once, as its latest copy.
Where the money came from $13,890 reported receipts
Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$8,45061%
Largest donors
Carlton McCordOne contribution on May 20, 2025 · RETIRED · CORALVILLE, IA$3,500
Amy BrownOne contribution on May 11, 2025 · NOT EMPLOYED · CRESCENT, IA$1,000
Magdalena KusiakOne contribution on May 12, 2025 · HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST · DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS · IOWA CITY, IA$1,000
Mark Davis2 contributions, latest May 25, 2025 · RETIRED · ALGONA, IA$600
Steve ThomasOne contribution on Jun 6, 2025 · PRINCEPLE · RJ THOMAS MFG. CO. · CHEROKEE, IA$500
Mary WeaverOne contribution on May 9, 2025 · CONSULTANT · SELF · RIPPEY, IA$500
Richard BrandauOne contribution on May 22, 2025 · RETIRED · NORA SPRINGS, IA$250
Josh ClausmanOne contribution on May 22, 2025 · SOFTWARE ENGINEER · MICROSOFT · AMES, IA$250
Peter CruzOne contribution on Jun 9, 2025 · EDUCATION · HUSTON-TILLOTSON · AUSTIN, TX$250
Leo KrizOne contribution on May 28, 2025 · NOT EMPLOYED · MARSHALLTOWN, IA$250
Linda DedeckerOne contribution on May 3, 2025 · ACCOUNTANT · HICKORY PARK, INC · AMES, IA$100
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 11 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 12 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $8.2K.
Unitemized ($200 or less)Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle, so the FEC does not itemize (name) them.$5,07537%
PACs and other committeesPolitical action committees and other candidates' committees. Corporations and unions cannot give directly.$3652.6%
Total reported receipts $13,890
Every dollar the committee reported receiving this cycle, split by the source the FEC filing attributes it to. Open a source marked + to see who gave. FEC filings through Jun 30, 2026.
Who donated: where they live, their employers and jobs
Where the donors live $8,200 placed by state
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under $318
$318+
$1.3K+
$2.9K+
$5.1K+
none
Outlined: Iowa, home state
Home state and away
Iowa 97%IA 97%
97% of the money placed by state came from inside Iowa: $8K of $8.2K.
Top states
Top donor states
Name
Amount
Iowa home11 contributions · 97%
$7,950
Texas1 contribution · 3%
$250
By the state each donor wrote on the filing, across 2 states and territories. Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle are not itemized, so they cannot be placed on a map. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total.
Donors’ employers as filed
Donors’ employers
Employer as filed
Amount
RetiredWritten instead of an employer · 4 contributions · 53% of ranked
$4,350
Not employedWritten instead of an employer · 2 contributions · 15% of ranked
Outside spending $215,310 across this race
Money groups spent on their own, not through a campaign. Each ad is filed against the candidate it names, so money attacking an opponent shows on the opponent’s row. Open a candidate to see who spent it.
The campaign also refunded $1,500 in contributions, which the categories below do not include.
Given to othersContributions to other candidates, party committees, and PACs.$7,70454%
Filed as
CONTRIBUTION TO COMMITTEE$7,704
Paid to
Terrell for Congress$2,000
Iowans for Ashley Wolftornabane$2,000
Dave Dawson for Iowa$2,000
Josh Turek for Iowa$402
Christina Bohannan for Congress$400
Lindsay for Iowa$400
Fundraising and eventsThe cost of raising money: finance consultants, donor list rental and acquisition, event venues, catering, and donor processing.$2,92620%
Filed as
IN-KIND - I DONATED AN IN KIND CONTRIB OF A DONOR LIST FOR THE MARKET VALUE OF 365 TO HIS CAMPAIGN.$365
Largest vendors
Largest vendors
Name
Amount
Melton, Ryan Michael Appleton23 payments · 17% of all spending
$2,913
Terrell for Congress1 payment · 12% of all spending
$2,000
Iowans for Ashley Wolftornabane1 payment · 12% of all spending
$2,000
Dave Dawson for Iowa1 payment · 12% of all spending
$2,000
Squarespace34 payments · 5.3% of all spending
$892
Constant Contact16 payments · 4.8% of all spending
$801
Sowienski, Richard1 payment · 3.5% of all spending
$594
Gustafson, Megan1 payment · 3.2% of all spending
$530
The people, firms and committees paid the most, across every kind of payment. Each share is of everything the committee reported spending this cycle, not only the itemized payments above. A payee that is itself a committee links to its own profile.
EndorsementsWho does Melton’s campaign say backs them?
Not read yet
We have not found a campaign site for Ryan Michael Appleton Melton yet.
BallotWhen is Melton on the ballot?
No ballot result matched to this candidate
Results come from civicAPI and appear here once a contest naming this candidate is matched to their filing. Filing with the FEC is a disclosure, not a place on the ballot; the state election office decides who is on it. The general election for this seat is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
Official FEC filing record for the current cycle. The priorities they publish are quoted from their own site, in their order.
Campaign pages read 0 pages
No campaign pages quoted
We have not found a campaign site for this candidate yet.
$1,250
Department Of Veterans Affairs1 contribution · 12% of ranked
$1,000
RJ Thomas MFG Co1 contribution · 6.1% of ranked
$500
Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 1 contribution · 6.1% of ranked
$500
Huston-tillotson1 contribution · 3% of ranked
$250
Microsoft1 contribution · 3% of ranked
$250
Hickory Park INC1 contribution · 1.2% of ranked
$100
Itemized gifts over $200, grouped by the words donors filed: not an industry classification, and a gift from an employee is not a gift from the employer. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($5,075) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Donors’ occupations as filed
Donors’ occupations
Occupation as filed
Amount
RetiredWritten instead of an occupation · 4 contributions · 53% of ranked
$4,350
Not employedWritten instead of an occupation · 2 contributions · 15% of ranked
$1,250
Human Resources Specialist1 contribution · 12% of ranked
$1,000
Consultant1 contribution · 6.1% of ranked
$500
Princeple1 contribution · 6.1% of ranked
$500
Education1 contribution · 3% of ranked
$250
Software Engineer1 contribution · 3% of ranked
$250
Accountant1 contribution · 1.2% of ranked
$100
Itemized gifts over $200, grouped by the words donors filed: not an industry classification, and a gift from an employee is not a gift from the employer. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($5,075) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Support and oppose are each group’s own labels, not a judgment made here.
$215,310 of the race total was filed about other candidates, so it would not show on Melton’s own record.
Independent expenditures (Schedule E) only. Electioneering communications and corporate or union member communications file separately; they are counted for Meltonunder “Other outside spending” in the full finance detail, but not for the rest of the field, so every other row is a floor.
MILEAGE FROM HOME TO GLENWOOD AND BACK FOR CAMPAIGN EVENT.
$281
MILEAGE FROM HOME TO AMES TO SIOUX CITY AND BACK HOME FOR CAMPAIGN EVENT.$251
MILEAGE FOR CAMPAIGN EVENT FROM HOME TO IOWA CITY AND BACK$221
MILEAGE FROM HOME TO LE MARS AND BACK FOR CAMPAIGN EVENT$202
MILEAGE FROM HOME TO SIOUX CITY BACK HOME FOR CAMPAIGN EVENT$193
MILEAGE FOR CAMPAIGN EVENT FROM HOME TO HARLAN, IA AND BACK$188
MILEAGE FROM HOME TO AMES AND BACK FOR CAMPAIGN EVENT.$185
MILEAGE FOR CAMPAIGN EVENT FROM HOME TO MAPLETON AND BACK$167
MILEAGE FROM HOME TO SPENCER AND BACK FOR CAMPAIGN EVENT$160
MILEAGE TO FROM HOME TO CHEROKEE AND BACK FOR CAMPAIGN EVENT$153
MILEAGE FROM HOME TO CARROLL AND BACK FOR CAMPAIGN EVENT.$116
Paid to
Melton, Ryan Michael Appleton$2,561
NY4MICAH$365
Taxes, fees, and bank chargesPayroll and income taxes, filing fees, bank and merchant processing charges.$1,60511%
Filed as
FEE FOR CAMPAIGN WEBSITE$311
FEE FOR CAMPAIGN EMAIL SERVER$305
SURVEY FEE FOR POLLING OF SUPPORTERS RELATED TO CAMPAIGN.$212
CAMPAIGN WEBSITE FEE$177
CAMPAIGN EMAIL SERVER FEE$153
CAMPAIGN WEBSITE MONTHLY FEE$113
CAMPAIGN EMAIL SERVER MONTHLY FEE$102
CAMPAIGN WEBSITE REOCCURRING FEE$93
MONTHLY CAMPAIGN EMAIL SERVER FEE$51
CAMPAIGN EMAIL SERVER REOCCURING FEE$47
MONTHLY CAMPAIGN WEBSITE FEE$43
Paid to
Squarespace$736
Constant Contact$657
Surveymonkey$212
OtherPayments whose filed description does not match any category above. Every one is listed so it can be read directly.$1,45510%
Filed as
PAYMENT FOR CAMPAIGN TASK WORK$1,284
CHECK# 401595149$58
CHECK# 401612204$43
CHECK# 401600788$34
CHECK# 401618001$21
CHECK# 401607077$15
Paid to
Sowienski, Richard$594
Gustafson, Megan$530
ActBlue$171
Watts, Jean$160
TravelAirfare, lodging, mileage, and ground transport.$3522.5%
Filed as
MILEAGE FROM HOME TO GLENWOOD TO DUNLAP TO HOME FOR CAMPAIGN EVENTS.$277
MILEAGE FROM HOME TO BOONE TO NEVADA TO HOME FOR CAMPAIGN EVENTS$75
Paid to
Melton, Ryan Michael Appleton$352
Digital and technologyWebsites, hosting, software subscriptions, databases, email, and texting platforms.$3002.1%
Filed as
WEBSITE$155
EMAIL LIST$98
EMAIL LISTS$47
Paid to
Squarespace$155
Constant Contact$144
Total itemized disbursements $14,342
Every itemized payment the committee reported this cycle, sorted by what it said each one was for. The categories are ours; the wording they are matched against is the committee’s own. Open a category to read the filed descriptions and who was paid. FEC filings through Jun 30, 2026.
All 92 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.