$4.8M raised, $3.4M spent, $1.4M cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
Who gives
15% of individual money from donors at $200 or less · 55% from North Carolina · largest committee giver BUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, $15K
Outside groups
$2.1M supporting, $15.5M opposing Buckhout
Polling
41% in the latest poll (Neighborhood Research Corporation). The polls
Their wordsWhat does Buckhout say they will do?
8 priorities from lauriebuckhoutforcongress.com, in the order they are listed there. Every heading and the text under it is copied exactly, as one passage for each page it is from, and links to that place on the page; hover a source to see which passage it opens.
8 priorities · 8 quoted statements
Families in Eastern North Carolina need a champion to fight for lower costs, better jobs, a stronger economy, and lower healthcare costs. For more than a century, Democrats have made empty promises and delivered nothing. Laurie will fight to cut taxes so hardworking families can get ahead. Eastern North Carolina Families deserve a fighter who will work to pass policies that directly impact their pocketbooks and reduce their cost of living. Laurie Buckhout is that fighter.
Border security is national security. Laurie will focus on ensuring our border patrol agents have the resources they need to keep dangerous drugs out of our country. Eastern North Carolina is safer when our border is secure. Laurie will fight to keep it that way.
Growing up on a farm, Laurie understands the struggles of the agriculture industry firsthand. Laurie Buckhout will stand up for Eastern North Carolina’s multigenerational farmers, fishermen, and seafood industries, who for too long have been pushed around by bureaucrats. She’s committed to cutting unnecessary regulations and ensuring these communities have the resources they need to thrive for generations to come.
Laurie Buckhout is no stranger to defending herself, her loved ones, and her country. As a combat veteran, Laurie understands the vital importance of the right to keep and bear arms. She will stand strong against the extremists who mock our hunting heritage and would punish law-abiding gun owners with additional red tape.
America has the greatest fighting force in the world, but we must fight to keep it that way. A strong and ready military deters American enemies and establishes peace here at home. Laurie is committed to investing in our nation’s military to continue asserting our dominance over all threats, foreign and domestic. The United States must have the strength by all means necessary to protect us from countries like China, Iran, and Russia and to defend our allies like Israel.
Our troops make immense sacrifices while bravely serving our nation. They deserve a strong leader in Congress who will fight to ensure they receive the very best care when their mission is complete. Laurie’s promise to fellow veterans does not end when they return home, she will not rest until our veterans receive the proper care they deserve.
China wants to beat America in artificial intelligence. We can’t let that happen. Laurie served in President Trump’s administration protecting our national security — she knows the threat. We need to slash the regulations strangling American innovation and unleash American energy to power our tech sector. Under my watch, America will dominate AI, not China.
Laurie Buckhout knows the future of economic and national security is digital. With a background in cyber warfare and policy, she supports clear, pro-growth rules for digital assets that protect consumers and keep innovation in America. In Congress, she’ll work to ensure the U.S. leads the world in this rapidly evolving space.
MoneyWho pays for the campaign, and where does it go?
Raised
$4.8M
$4,787,737
Spent
$3.4M
$3,376,140
Cash on hand
$1.4M
$1,437,901
FEC filings, Jan 1, 2025 to Oct 14, 2026 · Official FEC bulk data · committee C00853499 ↗
Raised, spent and cash over time by FEC report
70¢ of every dollar raised has been spent across 9 reports ($3.3M of $4.7M). Cash on hand went from $9.2K on Mar 31, 2025 to $1.4M on Oct 14, 2026.
Raised in the period
Spent in the period
Cash on hand at its close
$1M$2M$3M
Mar ’25
Sep ’25
Feb ’26
Jun ’26
Oct ’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
$5,197
$22,277
$9,224
JULY QUARTERLY 2025 through Jun 30, 2025
$0
$215
$9,009
OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2025 through Sep 30, 2025
$0
$187
$8,822
YEAR-END 2025 through Dec 31, 2025
$2,017,129
$4,920
$2,021,032
PRE-PRIMARY 2026 through Feb 11, 2026
$129,352
$606,135
$1,544,249
APRIL QUARTERLY 2026 through Mar 31, 2026
$466,665
$533,795
$1,477,119
JULY QUARTERLY 2026 through Jun 30, 2026
$1,050,048
$704,006
$1,823,161
OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2026 through Sep 30, 2026
$933,241
$897,990
$1,858,412
PRE-GENERAL 2026 through Oct 14, 2026
$61,420
$488,431
$1,431,401
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 $4,787,737 reported receipts
LoansMoney the campaign borrowed this cycle, from the candidate or a lender, which it may repay.$2,401,00050%
Who lent it
Laurie Buckhoutthe candidate’s own money · 7 loans · $3.1M not yet repaid$3,714,000
Each loan as the campaign’s report through Oct 14, 2026 lists it, with what is still owed. A loan from an earlier cycle can appear here, and one repaid in full drops off the report, so the list need not add up to the row.
Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$919,88619%
Largest donors
Mark Rosenblatt4 contributions, latest Jun 26, 2026 · SCARSDALE, NY$14,000
Cassandra B. Burt2 contributions, latest Jun 30, 2026 · RETIRED · EMERALD ISLE, NC$7,000
Marshall Cornblum
EndorsementsWho does Buckhout’s campaign say backs them?
No endorsements page
Laurie Buckhout’s campaign site has no endorsements page we could find.
Every contest for this seat that named this candidate, most recent last; a result is shown once the race is called. Election dates and results from civicAPI (civicapi.org). civicAPI aggregates results from Secretaries of State and equivalent election bodies, and makes its own race calls. civicapi.org ↗
Statements are quoted from these pages exactly. Headings, order and wording are the campaign’s; the record marking is ours.
3 contributions, latest Jan 28, 2026 · RETIRED · DELRAY BEACH, FL
$7,000
Steve Ledwell2 contributions, latest Jan 12, 2026 · CEO · LEDWELL & SON · TEXARKANA, TX$7,000
David Mafrige3 contributions, latest Jun 30, 2026 · COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT · SELF-EMPLOYED · HOUSTON, TX$7,000
Etteinne Boatwright Mitchell2 contributions, latest May 29, 2026 · RETIRED - NAVAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICE · RETIRED - US NAVY · TRENT WOODS, NC$7,000
Ross Perot Jr.2 contributions, latest Jan 21, 2026 · CHAIRMAN · PEROT GROUP · DALLAS, TX$7,000
Joe Popolo2 contributions, latest May 18, 2026 · FOUNDER · CHARLES POTOMAC CAPITAL, LLC · DALLAS, TX$7,000
Simon B. Rich III2 contributions, latest Feb 6, 2026 · MARINE FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION · STEVENS TOWING OF NC · EDENTON, NC$7,000
Carrol Saunders Roberson2 contributions, latest Jun 25, 2026 · MANAGING PARTNER · HEALTHVIEW CAPITAL PARTNERS · ROCKY MOUNT, NC$7,000
Robert E. Barnhill Jr.2 contributions, latest Jun 30, 2026 · CHAIRMAN · BARNHILL CONTRACTING COMPANY · ROCKY MOUNT, NC$6,000
Dillon R. Godley4 contributions, latest Jun 30, 2026 · CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER · E.R. LEWIS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. · GREENVILLE, NC$6,000
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 12 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 621 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $479.1K.
TransfersMoney moved in from the candidate's other authorized committees, such as a joint fundraising committee.$764,59016%
Money moved in from the candidate’s other authorized committees, such as a joint fundraising committee. It was raised once and is reported again here on arrival. The 7 largest sources by total given are listed. In all, 13 transfers were filed this cycle, totaling $356.8K.
PACs and other committeesPolitical action committees and other candidates' committees. Corporations and unions cannot give directly.$533,78811%
The 12 largest committees by total given are listed. In all, 166 committee contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $441.6K. Counted from the givers' own filings, which can run above the total the campaign itself reports.
Unitemized ($200 or less)Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle, so the FEC does not itemize (name) them.$160,5433.4%
Party committeesNational, state, and local committees of a political party.$5,7000.1%
The candidateMoney the candidate gave their own campaign.$1,740<0.1%
Refunds and rebatesMoney coming back to the campaign: rebates and refunds of what it spent.$491<0.1%
Total reported receipts $4,787,737
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 Oct 14, 2026.
Who donated: where they live, their employers and jobs
Where the donors live $479,130 placed by state
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under $10.5K
$10.5K+
$42.2K+
$94.9K+
$168.6K+
none
Outlined: North Carolina, home state
Home state and away
North Carolina 55%NC 55%Elsewhere 45%
55% of the money placed by state came from inside North Carolina: $263.5K of $479.1K.
Top states
Top donor states
Name
Amount
North Carolina home350 contributions · 55%
$263,513
Texas47 contributions · 12%
$59,583
Florida29 contributions · 7.1%
$33,794
Virginia32 contributions · 4%
$19,200
New York8 contributions · 3.3%
$15,987
California13 contributions · 2.7%
$13,087
South Carolina8 contributions · 1.9%
$9,143
Arkansas2 contributions · 1.5%
$7,000
By the state each donor wrote on the filing, across 36 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 · 312 contributions · 31% of ranked
$148,385
Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 50 contributions · 8.7% of ranked
$41,275
HomemakerWritten instead of an employer · 13 contributions · 3.5% of ranked
$16,500
Rationalwave Associates3 contributions · 2.2% of ranked
$10,500
Charles Potomac Capital LLC2 contributions · 1.5% of ranked
$7,000
Healthview Capital Partners2 contributions · 1.5% of ranked
$7,000
Ledwell & SON2 contributions · 1.5% of ranked
$7,000
Perot Group2 contributions · 1.5% of ranked
$7,000
A further $3,500 came from donors whose answer names no employer (blank), so it is not ranked. Ranked from the largest 200 of 201 employer spellings filed; each share is of the money in those. 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 ($160,543) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Outside spending $25,130,932 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.
Support and oppose are each group’s own labels, not a judgment made here.
$7,407,591 of the race total was filed about other candidates, so it would not show on Buckhout’s own record.
Independent expenditures (Schedule E) only. Electioneering communications and corporate or union member communications file separately; they are counted for Buckhoutunder “Other outside spending” in the full finance detail, but not for the rest of the field, so every other row is a floor.
What the payments were for $1,950,272 itemized
The campaign also refunded $26,325 in contributions, which the categories below do not include.
Advertising and mediaBroadcast, digital, and print advertising, and the media buying behind it.$1,014,21952%
Filed as
ADVERTISING$997,315
VIDEO SERVICES$10,000
ONLINE/DIGITAL SERVICES, ADVERTISING$3,772
ONLINE/SOCIAL MEDIA SERVICES$2,000
SOCIAL MEDIA/DIGITAL SERVICES, PHONE SERVICES$1,131
Paid to
Alamo Intelligence LLC$633,085
Strategic Media Placement, Inc$342,102
Loch Creative$34,000
Campaign Sidekick$3,131
The Pamlico News$1,000
Inner Banks Media$900
Printing, mail, and shippingPrinted literature, direct mail, postage, design, and delivery.$335,38417%
Filed as
DIRECT MAIL SERVICES$295,966
PRINTING SERVICES$25,757
YARD SIGNS$12,592
POSTAGE$1,070
Paid to
Big DOG Strategies, LLC$254,200
RED Beacon Strategies, LLC$45,766
Relyus$15,558
Neighborhood Signs and Stickers LLC$12,592
Spruills$2,257
Sun Solutions, Inc.$2,139
Fundraising and eventsThe cost of raising money: finance consultants, donor list rental and acquisition, event venues, catering, and donor processing.$210,86911%
Polling and researchSurveys, opposition research, voter file work, and analytics.$121,5006.2%
Filed as
POLLING SERVICES$106,500
RESEARCH SERVICES$15,000
Paid to
National Research Inc.$62,000
The Coefficient Group, LLC$44,500
Percipient Strategies, LLC$15,000
Consulting and strategyStrategic, political, legal, and compliance consulting, and campaign management.$113,7405.8%
Filed as
MANAGEMENT CONSULTING$55,339
ACCOUNTING SERVICES$48,198
LEGAL SERVICES$10,204
Paid to
CM&CO, LLC$34,612
Big DOG Strategies, LLC$30,000
Butler, Cody Ray$15,339
CM&CO. LLC$11,236
The Indie Group NC LLC$10,000
Dickinson Wright PLLC$6,075
Digital and technologyWebsites, hosting, software subscriptions, databases, email, and texting platforms.$43,7242.2%
Filed as
TEXTING SERVICES$38,178
SOFTWARE$5,250
WEBSITE SERVICES$170
ONLINE/WEBSITE SERVICES$126
Paid to
515 Group$38,178
Aristotle$5,250
Flexpoint Campaigns$296
Taxes, fees, and bank chargesPayroll and income taxes, filing fees, bank and merchant processing charges.$42,6242.2%
Filed as
EVENT SITE FEE, EVENT FOOD/BEVERAGE$17,286
MERCHANT FEES$12,445
PAYROLL TAXES$7,893
MERCHANT FEE$2,467
IN-KIND:FILING FEE$1,740
BANK SERVICE FEES$793
Paid to
The Beaufort Hotel$17,286
WinRed Technical Services$10,321
Internal Revenue Service$7,726
Buckhout, Laurie$1,740
Fundamental Digital Strategy, LLC$1,417
Hickory Data LLC$819
Office and administrativeRent, utilities, phones, supplies, equipment, security, food, and campaign merchandise.$26,8671.4%
Filed as
FOOD/BEVERAGE$10,781
RENT$10,320
IN-KIND:IN-KIND - FOOD/BEVERAGE, RENTAL$3,346
OFFICE RENT$1,715
OFFICE SUPPLIES$270
PHOTOGRAPHY SERVICES$250
PHONE SERVICES$101
IN-KIND:IN-KIND - FOOD/BEVERAGE$84
Paid to
Kidd, William Christopher III$8,520
The Herringbone$7,604
Second Front Systems Inc PAC$3,346
Kidd, William$1,800
High & Crowe LLP$1,715
Big DOG Strategies, LLC$1,113
Payroll and staffSalaries, wages, benefits, and payroll services.$18,8111%
Filed as
SALARY$18,811
Paid to
Gallagher, Stephen K JR.$14,193
Harris, Riley E$3,694
Harris, Riley$924
TravelAirfare, lodging, mileage, and ground transport.$16,9080.9%
Filed as
LODGING$5,242
MILEAGE$4,881
AIRFARE$4,196
IN-KIND:IN-KIND - TRAVEL EXPENSES$899
MILEAGE, FOOD/BEVERAGE$702
FUEL$570
TRANSPORTATION$241
MILEAGE, OFFICE SUPPLIES$176
Paid to
Warren, David$4,716
United Airlines$2,608
Capitol Hill Hotel$2,232
Hilton$1,100
American Airlines$1,056
Barrow, Danielle$899
OtherPayments whose filed description does not match any category above. Every one is listed so it can be read directly.$5,5270.3%
Filed as
ONLINE/DIGITAL SERVICES$2,500
LOGO ITEMS$1,526
LOGO APPAREL$882
INTERNET SERVICES$495
ONLINE/DOMAIN SERVICES$122
TOLL$3
Paid to
Alamo Intelligence LLC$2,500
MY Custom Swag$1,357
Concept Marketing$1,051
Starlink$415
Flexpoint Campaigns$122
Fybe$80
TransfersMoney moved to an affiliated or authorised committee.$100<0.1%
Filed as
TRANSFER TO AFFILIATED COMMITTEE$100
Paid to
Buckhout NC Victory Fund 2026$100
Total itemized disbursements $1,950,272
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 Oct 14, 2026.
All 431 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
Largest vendors
Largest vendors
Name
Amount
Alamo Intelligence LLC11 payments · 19% of all spending
$643,085
Strategic Media Placement, Inc8 payments · 10% of all spending
$342,102
Big DOG Strategies, LLC8 payments · 8.5% of all spending
$285,313
Macon Consulting7 payments · 3.2% of all spending
$107,146
National Research Inc.2 payments · 1.8% of all spending
$62,000
RED Beacon Strategies, LLC4 payments · 1.4% of all spending
$45,766
The Coefficient Group, LLC4 payments · 1.3% of all spending
$44,500
Capital Cornered LLC1 payment · 1.1% of all spending
$38,766
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.
Donors’ occupations as filed
Donors’ occupations
Occupation as filed
Amount
RetiredWritten instead of an occupation · 309 contributions · 31% of ranked
$147,425
CEO22 contributions · 5.8% of ranked
$27,476
President17 contributions · 4.2% of ranked
$19,786
Chairman5 contributions · 3.5% of ranked
$16,500
HomemakerWritten instead of an occupation · 13 contributions · 3.5% of ranked
$16,500
Owner13 contributions · 2.6% of ranked
$12,250
Venture3 contributions · 2.2% of ranked
$10,500
Attorney9 contributions · 1.9% of ranked
$8,925
A further $3,500 came from donors whose answer names no occupation (blank), so it is not ranked. 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 ($160,543) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
