$338.3K raised, $261.6K spent, $76.7K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
Who gives
3% of individual money from donors at $200 or less · 36% from Iowa · largest committee giver FORWARD PARTY, $5K
Their wordsWhat does Bridgford say they will do?
4 priorities from bridgfordforiowa.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.
4 priorities · 4 quoted statements
for everyday Iowans—bringing fiscal sanity to Washington to tackle inflation, housing, and healthcare, so middle-class families can get ahead.
We must stop the devastating closure of clinics and loss of doctors in our rural and mid-size communities. By mandating absolute price transparency and enacting aggressive PBM reform to eliminate shadowy middle-men, we can guarantee affordable, accessible care for every Iowan while restoring the honest free-market competition and high quality our families deserve.
As someone raised on a 7th-generation family farm, I know our producers and small businesses are being squeezed by corporate monopolies, foreign land grabs, and erratic trade policies. I will fight to aggressively enforce ag antitrust laws, legally ban adversaries like China from buying our land, and secure permanent, nationwide year-round E15.
MoneyWho pays for the campaign, and where does it go?
Raised
$338.3K
$338,285
Spent
$261.6K
$261,555
Cash on hand
$76.7K
$76,730
FEC filings, Apr 1, 2026 to Oct 14, 2026 · Official FEC bulk data · committee C00947432 ↗
Raised, spent and cash over time by FEC report
77¢ of every dollar raised has been spent across 3 reports ($261.6K of $338.3K). Cash on hand went from $124.9K on Jun 30, 2026 to $76.7K on Oct 14, 2026.
Raised in the period
Spent in the period
Cash on hand at its close
$100K$200K
Jun ’26
Sep ’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
JULY QUARTERLY 2026 through Jun 30, 2026
$189,523
$64,664
$124,859
OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2026 through Sep 30, 2026
$148,447
$177,398
$95,908
PRE-GENERAL 2026 through Oct 14, 2026
$315
$19,493
$76,730
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 $338,285 reported receipts
LoansMoney the campaign borrowed this cycle, from the candidate or a lender, which it may repay.$150,00044%
Who lent it
Michael Bridgfordthe candidate’s own money · 3 loans · $150K not yet repaid$150,000
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.
The candidateMoney the candidate gave their own campaign.$99,02829%
Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$81,75224%
Largest donors
Michael Bridgford27 contributions, latest Jun 30, 2026 · FINANCIAL ADVISOR · SELF · BETTENDORF, IA$22,498
Kimberly Dickson Stravinski2 contributions, latest May 29, 2026 · NOT EMPLOYED · DALLAS, TX$7,000
David Richard Masson
EndorsementsWho does Bridgford’s campaign say backs them?
No endorsers named
We read Michael Bridgford’s endorsement pages and found no endorser named on them.
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 ↗
Scott BridgfordOne contribution on Apr 17, 2026 · FINANCIAL ADVISOR · SELF · KISSIMMEE, FL$3,500
Chris RuferOne contribution on Apr 22, 2026 · OWNER · MORNING STAR COMPANY · WOODLAND, CA$3,500
Samantha ElliottOne contribution on Jun 15, 2026 · NOT EMPLOYED · DALLAS, TX$2,500
Stewart ElliottOne contribution on Jun 15, 2026 · PARTNER · YAMPA CAPITAL PARTNERS · DALLAS, TX$2,500
John BurnsOne contribution on Apr 17, 2026 · RETIRED · NOT EMPLOYED · FORT MYERS, FL$1,000
Tom SynhorstOne contribution on Apr 16, 2026 · PARTNER · DCI GROUP · PHOENIX, AZ$1,000
Andrew YangOne contribution on May 17, 2026 · BUSINESSMAN · SELF · NEW YORK, NY$1,000
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 12 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 57 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $67.9K.
PACs and other committeesPolitical action committees and other candidates' committees. Corporations and unions cannot give directly.$5,0001.5%
The largest of the committees is listed. In all, 1 committee contribution was filed this cycle, totaling $5K. 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.$2,5050.7%
Total reported receipts $338,285
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 $67,898 placed by state
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under $972
$972+
$3.9K+
$8.7K+
$15.6K+
none
Outlined: Iowa, home state
Home state and away
Iowa 36%IA 36%Elsewhere 64%
36% of the money placed by state came from inside Iowa: $24.3K of $67.9K.
Top states
Top donor states
Name
Amount
Iowa home32 contributions · 36%
$24,298
Kentucky4 contributions · 21%
$14,000
Texas4 contributions · 18%
$12,000
Florida4 contributions · 13%
$8,500
California2 contributions · 5.9%
$4,000
Arizona1 contribution · 1.5%
$1,000
Connecticut2 contributions · 1.5%
$1,000
New York1 contribution · 1.5%
$1,000
By the state each donor wrote on the filing, across 13 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
Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 29 contributions · 42% of ranked
$26,998
Green Lantern Stables4 contributions · 22% of ranked
$14,000
Not employedWritten instead of an employer · 7 contributions · 18% of ranked
$11,600
Morning Star Company1 contribution · 5.5% of ranked
$3,500
Yampa Capital Partners1 contribution · 3.9% of ranked
$2,500
DCI Group1 contribution · 1.6% of ranked
$1,000
Bridgford Foods1 contribution · 0.8% of ranked
$500
Cfoshare1 contribution · 0.8% of ranked
$500
A further $4,000 came from donors whose answer names no employer (None), 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 ($2,505) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Outside spending $7,970,711 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.
RMariannette Jane Miller-Meeks30 groups▲Supporting $1.2M▼Opposing $3.8MTotal $5M
Support and oppose are each group’s own labels, not a judgment made here.
$7,970,711 of the race total was filed about other candidates, so it would not show on Bridgford’s own record.
Independent expenditures (Schedule E) only. Electioneering communications and corporate or union member communications file separately; they are counted for Bridgfordunder “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 $81,893 itemized
Field and canvassingDoor-to-door canvassing, phone banks, petition and signature gathering, and get-out-the-vote work.$29,57336%
Filed as
FIELD ORGANIZER$21,066
SIGNATURE COLLECTION$6,563
IN-KIND:SIGNATURE GATHERING, MEALS AND TRAVEL EXPENSES FROM VENDORS ALL LESS THAN $200$1,548
BAGS FOR CANVASSING$396
Paid to
Herrera, Cielo$8,000
Ludlow, Kasey$6,000
Sakati, Sidra$5,005
Alkodah, Abdullah$1,876
Bridgford, Michael$1,548
Hargrave, Abigail$1,417
Consulting and strategyStrategic, political, legal, and compliance consulting, and campaign management.$26,25732%
Filed as
STRATEGIC CONSULTING$21,007
COMPLIANCE SERVICE$2,000
COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING$1,750
IN-KIND:STRATEGIC CONSULTING$1,500
Paid to
Peterson, Patricia$12,000
Petersen, Patricia$6,507
The Lawrence Group$2,500
JFL Consulting LLC$2,000
Terry, Shawn$1,750
Bridgford, Michael$1,500
Digital and technologyWebsites, hosting, software subscriptions, databases, email, and texting platforms.$8,83211%
Filed as
IN-KIND:DATABASE SERVICE$8,000
IN-KIND:TEXTING SERVICE$450
IN-KIND:EMAIL AND PHONE SERVICE$232
IN-KIND:WEBSITE HOSTING$150
Paid to
Bridgford, Michael$8,832
Advertising and mediaBroadcast, digital, and print advertising, and the media buying behind it.$5,9947.3%
Filed as
VIDEO SERVICES$2,345
IN-KIND:ADVERTISING THROUGHOUT PERIOD$1,939
IN-KIND:ADVERTISING THROUGHOUT PRIMARY PERIOD$1,688
COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA SUPPLIES$23
Paid to
Bridgford, Michael$3,627
Thompson, Miles$2,345
The Camera Corner$23
TravelAirfare, lodging, mileage, and ground transport.$4,5675.6%
Filed as
IN-KIND:LODGING$1,039
IN-KIND:LODGING FOR CONFERENCE$758
TRAVEL$622
IN-KIND:CAR REPAIR FOR TRAVEL THROUGHOUT DISTRICT$536
IN-KIND:GAS FOR TRANSPORTATION THROUGHOUT PRIMARY PERIOD$491
IN-KIND:TRAVEL$445
AIRLINE TICKETS$378
IN-KIND:GAS FOR TRANSPORTATION AROUND DISTRICT$166
MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT$132
Paid to
Bridgford, Michael$2,741
United Airlines$1,000
Centri Analytics LLC$693
Klish, Donovan$132
Polling and researchSurveys, opposition research, voter file work, and analytics.$2,3262.8%
Filed as
IN-KIND:VOTER LIST$2,326
Paid to
Bridgford, Michael$2,326
Printing, mail, and shippingPrinted literature, direct mail, postage, design, and delivery.$1,8412.2%
Filed as
PRINTING$716
DESIGN AND PRINTING$427
YARD SIGNS$378
IN-KIND:DESIGN AND PRINTING$166
IN-KIND:POSTAGE$135
DESIGN$19
Paid to
IMPRINT.COM$716
Canva$446
Signs 4 USA$378
Bridgford, Michael$301
OtherPayments whose filed description does not match any category above. Every one is listed so it can be read directly.$1,6352%
Filed as
IN-KIND:TEAM DINNER$702
IN-KIND:CAMPAIGN T-SHIRTS$506
IN-KIND:RECRUITMENT SERVICE$238
IN-KIND:CAMPAIGN VALIDATION SERVICE$190
Paid to
Bridgford, Michael$1,635
Payroll and staffSalaries, wages, benefits, and payroll services.$4590.6%
Filed as
IN-KIND:LODGING AND STAFF SUBSISTENCE MEALS$459
Paid to
Centri Analytics LLC$459
Taxes, fees, and bank chargesPayroll and income taxes, filing fees, bank and merchant processing charges.$2520.3%
Filed as
ONLINE PROCESSING FEES$252
Paid to
Nation Builder Payments$252
Office and administrativeRent, utilities, phones, supplies, equipment, security, food, and campaign merchandise.$1560.2%
Filed as
IN-KIND:OFFICE SUPPLIES$156
Paid to
Bridgford, Michael$156
Total itemized disbursements $81,893
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 80 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
1 payment was reported as a lump sum, such as a card or payroll bill, with the detail filed underneath as memo entries. Those entries, $622 in all, are counted under the payee and purpose they name rather than under the processor that was paid. The total is the same either way.
Largest vendors
Largest vendors
Name
Amount
Bridgford, Michael27 payments · 8.7% of all spending
$22,666
Peterson, Patricia3 payments · 4.8% of all spending
$12,622
Herrera, Cielo4 payments · 3.1% of all spending
$8,000
Petersen, Patricia1 payment · 2.5% of all spending
$6,507
Ludlow, Kasey2 payments · 2.3% of all spending
$6,000
Sakati, Sidra2 payments · 1.9% of all spending
$5,005
The Lawrence Group1 payment · 1% of all spending
$2,500
Thompson, Miles1 payment · 0.9% of all spending
$2,345
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
Financial Advisor28 contributions · 38% of ranked
$25,998
Owner6 contributions · 27% of ranked
$18,000
Not employedWritten instead of an occupation · 3 contributions · 14% of ranked
$9,500
RetiredWritten instead of an occupation · 6 contributions · 9% of ranked
$6,100
Partner2 contributions · 5.2% of ranked
$3,500
Businessman1 contribution · 1.5% of ranked
$1,000
CEO2 contributions · 1.5% of ranked
$1,000
Attorney1 contribution · 0.7% of ranked
$500
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 ($2,505) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
