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Tom Smith

R Republican nominee for U.S. House, MI-08

Has not served in Congress

On the ballot: On the general election ballotNov 3, 2026 · Michigan US House 8
The race: Everyone running for MI-08 · Compare Smith with them
Where to vote: Find your polling place (opens in a new tab) · More ways to vote

SummaryAt a glance

Top priorities: Where Tom Stands
Issues
Read them in their words
Money: $561.1K raised, $476K spent, $85.1K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
Who gives: 33% of individual money from donors at $200 or less · 39% from Michigan · largest committee giver THE GUARDIAN FUND, $5K
Outside groups: $151.7K supporting, $8.9K opposing Smith

Their wordsWhat does Smith say they will do?

2 priorities from tomsmithformi.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.

2 priorities · 8 parts · 10 quoted statements

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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	$6,475	$3,166	$3,309
PRE-PRIMARY 2026 through Jul 15, 2026	$3,815	$78	$7,046
OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2026 through Sep 30, 2026	$301,937	$74,696	$234,287
PRE-GENERAL 2026 through Oct 14, 2026	$10,978	$160,199	$85,066

Top donor states
Name		Amount
Michigan home2 contributions · 39%		$505
Wisconsin1 contribution · 38%		$500
Virginia1 contribution · 23%		$300

Top donor states

Name

Amount

Michigan home2 contributions · 39%

$505

Wisconsin1 contribution · 38%

$500

Virginia1 contribution · 23%

$300

Donors’ employers
Employer as filed		Amount
JAR Head Salsa1 contribution · 100% of ranked		$5

Donors’ employers

Employer as filed

Amount

JAR Head Salsa1 contribution · 100% of ranked

Donors’ occupations
Occupation as filed		Amount
RetiredWritten instead of an occupation · 3 contributions · 99.6% of ranked		$1,300
Business Owner1 contribution · 0.4% of ranked		$5

Donors’ occupations

Occupation as filed

Amount

RetiredWritten instead of an occupation · 3 contributions · 99.6% of ranked

$1,300

Business Owner1 contribution · 0.4% of ranked

Name		Amount
Medium Buying1 payment · 32% of all spending		$150,100
Professional Data Services1 payment · 1.1% of all spending		$5,081
Vision Solutions, LLC1 payment · 0.6% of all spending		$2,844
Husted for Senate1 payment · 0.4% of all spending		$2,000
Carey for Congress1 payment · 0.4% of all spending		$2,000
Honey FOX Strategies2 payments · 0.1% of all spending		$680
Anedot3 payments · <0.1% of all spending		$221
Saginaw County Republican Party1 payment · <0.1% of all spending		$209

Tom Smith

SummaryAt a glance

Their wordsWhat does Smith say they will do?

MoneyWho pays for the campaign, and where does it go?

Raised, spent and cash over time by FEC report

Where the money came from $561,097 reported receipts

Committees that gave

EndorsementsWho does Smith’s campaign say backs them?

BallotWhen is Smith on the ballot?

AboutWhere does this page come from?

Earlier cycles

Federal records

Campaign pages read 2 pages

Largest donors

Who lent it

Where the donors live $1,305 placed by state

Home state and away

Top states

Donors’ employers as filed

Donors’ occupations as filed

Outside spending $713,386 across this race

What the payments were for $163,136 itemized

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Tom Smith

SummaryAt a glance

Their wordsWhat does Smith say they will do?

1Priority 1: Where Tom Stands 3 parts

1.1Priority 1.1: Constitutional Freedoms 2 statements

1.2Priority 1.2: Securing the Border 2 statements

1.3Priority 1.3: Supporting Families 1 statement

2Priority 2: Issues 5 parts

2.1Priority 2.1: Supporting Working Families 1 statement

2.2Priority 2.2: Defending Veterans 1 statement

2.3Priority 2.3: Fiscal Responsibility 1 statement

2.4Priority 2.4: America First Energy 1 statement

2.5Priority 2.5: Restoring Accountability 1 statement

MoneyWho pays for the campaign, and where does it go?

Raised, spent and cash over time by FEC report

Where the money came from $561,097 reported receipts

Committees that gave

EndorsementsWho does Smith’s campaign say backs them?

BallotWhen is Smith on the ballot?

AboutWhere does this page come from?

Earlier cycles

Federal records

Campaign pages read 2 pages

Largest donors

Who lent it

Where the donors live $1,305 placed by state

Home state and away

Top states

Donors’ employers as filed

Donors’ occupations as filed

Outside spending $713,386 across this race

What the payments were for $163,136 itemized

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Paid to

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Largest vendors