H.Res. 1150↗ Expressing support for the designation of April 16, 2024, as "FairTax Day". BILLSTATUS ↗
Immigration9 · 6%
H.Res. 1168↗ Recognizing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for their work in protecting communities from violent criminals and illegal aliens. BILLSTATUS ↗
H.R. 5233↗ To amend the Passport Act of June 4, 1920, to make certain improvements with respect to expenditure and other authorities, and for other purposes. BILLSTATUS ↗
H.Res. 494↗ Condemning the Violent Attacks on Law Enforcement Officers and Military Servicemembers, and the Destruction of Personal Property in Los Angeles, California. BILLSTATUS ↗
H.Res. 709↗ Condemning the September 10, 2025, political assassination of Charlie Kirk and honoring his life and legacy. BILLSTATUS ↗
H.Res. 647↗ Condemning remarks made by Representative Delia Ramirez of Illinois declaring her allegiance to the Republic of Guatemala before the United States of America. BILLSTATUS ↗
The CRS policy areas of Carter’s 153 substantive sponsored measures, Congresses 117, 118, 119; the figure is how many fall in each. Sponsorship indicates legislative focus, not every policy position.GovInfo source ↗
MoneyWho pays for the campaign, and where does it go?
Raised
$7.3M
$7,323,301
Spent
$10.3M
$10,283,590
Cash on hand
$58.6K
$58,641
FEC filings, Jan 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026 · Official FEC bulk data · committee C00543967 ↗
Raised, spent and cash over time by FEC report
$1.40 has been spent for every dollar raised across 8 reports ($10.3M of $7.3M). Cash on hand went from $3.5M on Mar 31, 2025 to $58.6K on Sep 30, 2026.
Raised in the period
Spent in the period
Cash on hand at its close
$2M$4M$6M
Mar ’25
Jun ’25
Sep ’25
Dec ’25
Mar ’26
Apr ’26
Jun ’26
Sep ’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
$536,709
$92,294
$3,463,346
JULY QUARTERLY 2025 through Jun 30, 2025
$3,058,562
$2,445,033
$4,076,875
OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2025 through Sep 30, 2025
$939,580
$1,120,001
$3,896,454
YEAR-END 2025 through Dec 31, 2025
$1,709,007
$1,412,902
$4,192,558
APRIL QUARTERLY 2026 through Mar 31, 2026
$469,795
$932,092
$3,730,261
PRE-PRIMARY 2026 through Apr 29, 2026
$129,053
$2,145,075
$1,714,239
JULY QUARTERLY 2026 through Jun 30, 2026
$457,537
$2,112,166
$59,610
OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2026 through Sep 30, 2026
$23,058
$24,027
$58,641
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 $7,323,301 reported receipts
LoansMoney the campaign borrowed this cycle, from the candidate or a lender, which it may repay.$3,500,00048%
Who lent it
Earl Leroy Carterthe candidate’s own money · 3 loans · $3.5M not yet repaid$3,500,000
Each loan as the campaign’s report through Sep 30, 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.$1,453,95520%
Largest donors
Douglas H. Hunt8 contributions, latest Jun 10, 2026 · DALLAS, TX$28,000
Peter Huntsman6 contributions, latest Jun 5, 2026 · SPRING, TX$22,500
Marvin C. Daniel5 contributions, latest Jun 10, 2026 · RICHMOND HILL, GA$17,500
EndorsementsWho does Carter’s campaign say backs them?
Not read yet
We have not found a campaign site for Earl L. "Buddy" Carter yet.
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 ↗
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.
George N. Snelling III5 contributions, latest May 29, 2026 · MARTINEZ, GA
$17,500
Tom L. Bower5 contributions, latest Jun 5, 2026 · GAINESVILLE, GA$16,500
William H. Gross5 contributions, latest Jun 5, 2026 · KINGSLAND, GA$16,500
Martin J. Miller6 contributions, latest Jun 5, 2026 · SAVANNAH, GA$15,200
Billy Jones6 contributions, latest May 28, 2026 · ATTORNEY · SELF EMPLOYED · SAVANNAH, GA$14,000
Guy Wesley Millner4 contributions, latest Jun 10, 2026 · EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN · ASSURANCEAMERICA · ATLANTA, GA$14,000
Robert Nickell5 contributions, latest Jun 5, 2026 · TORRANCE, CA$11,500
Phillip Anschutz3 contributions, latest Jun 5, 2026 · DENVER, CO$10,500
Jay W. Faison3 contributions, latest Jun 2, 2026 · CHARLOTTE, NC$10,500
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 12 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 7,189 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $1.7M.
PACs and other committeesPolitical action committees and other candidates' committees. Corporations and unions cannot give directly.$1,114,77515%
The 12 largest committees by total given are listed. In all, 443 committee contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $1M. Counted from the givers' own filings, which can run above the total the campaign itself reports.
TransfersMoney moved in from the candidate's other authorized committees, such as a joint fundraising committee.$635,2778.7%
Transfers in
Team Buddy22 transfers, latest Jun 9, 2026$635,277
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 largest of the sources is listed. In all, 22 transfers were filed this cycle, totaling $635.3K.
Unitemized ($200 or less)Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle, so the FEC does not itemize (name) them.$490,3946.7%
Other receiptsInterest, dividends and other income the committee files on a line of its own.$128,8831.8%
Refunds and rebatesMoney coming back to the campaign: rebates and refunds of what it spent.$17<0.1%
Total reported receipts $7,323,301
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 Sep 30, 2026.
Who donated: where they live, their employers and jobs
Where the donors live $1,745,081 placed by state
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under $37.7K
$37.7K+
$150.7K+
$339K+
$602.6K+
none
Outlined: Georgia, home state
Home state and away
Georgia 54%GA 54%Elsewhere 46%
54% of the money placed by state came from inside Georgia: $941.6K of $1.7M.
Top states
Top donor states
Name
Amount
Georgia home2,255 contributions · 54%
$941,588
Texas776 contributions · 10%
$174,207
Florida752 contributions · 5.2%
$91,336
Virginia344 contributions · 4.5%
$78,284
California393 contributions · 2.6%
$45,672
District of Columbia61 contributions · 2.6%
$44,549
New York235 contributions · 1.5%
$25,550
Oklahoma48 contributions · 1.4%
$24,545
By the state each donor wrote on the filing, across 51 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 · 181 contributions · 9.4% of ranked
$67,153
DH Hunt OIL & GAS Wells6 contributions · 2.9% of ranked
$21,000
Assuranceamerica4 contributions · 2% of ranked
$14,000
Georgia Urology13 contributions · 1.7% of ranked
$12,500
Daniel Defense LLC3 contributions · 1.5% of ranked
$10,500
Clipper Petroleum INC3 contributions · 1.4% of ranked
$10,000
W H Gross Construction3 contributions · 1.4% of ranked
$10,000
Hall & Navarro LLC3 contributions · 1.3% of ranked
$9,500
A further $808,432 came from donors whose answer names no employer (None, 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 ($490,394) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Outside spending $23,507,606 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.
$23,018,888 of the race total was filed about other candidates, so it would not show on Carter’s own record.
Independent expenditures (Schedule E) only. Electioneering communications and corporate or union member communications file separately; they are counted for Carterunder “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 $9,923,301 itemized
The campaign also refunded $535,321 in contributions, which the categories below do not include.
Advertising and mediaBroadcast, digital, and print advertising, and the media buying behind it.$7,075,51171%
Filed as
DIGITAL MARKETING$3,735,997
ADVERTISING$3,227,584
MEDIA PRODUCTION$72,500
ADVERTISEMENT SIGNS$37,999
ADVERTISEMENT$1,432
Paid to
Strategic Media Placement Inc.$6,192,069
Targeted Victory$650,708
Driver Eight Media LLC$105,000
The Strategy Group for Media$72,500
Neighborhood Signs & Stickers LLC$37,999
Axiom Strategies$14,527
Consulting and strategyStrategic, political, legal, and compliance consulting, and campaign management.$1,241,47313%
Filed as
STRATEGY CONSULTING$1,205,064
COMPLIANCE CONSULTING$36,409
Paid to
Big DOG Strategies LLC$1,104,564
O'donnell and Associates, Ltd.$58,000
Professional Data Services$36,409
Percipent Strategies LLC$30,000
South End Strategies$12,500
Fundraising and eventsThe cost of raising money: finance consultants, donor list rental and acquisition, event venues, catering, and donor processing.$508,7105.1%
Filed as
FUNDRAISING CONSULTING$440,037
EVENT FACILITY RENTAL/EVENT CATERING$37,689
CATERING EXPENSE$10,760
EVENT TICKETS$5,479
EVENT RENTAL$4,427
EVENT FACILITY RENTAL$3,119
EVENT SPONSORSHIP$3,050
EVENT SUPPLIES$1,536
EVENT CATERING SUPPLIES$768
EVENT CATERING EXPENSE$615
CATERING$353
EVENT TICKET$343
Paid to
Fundraising, Inc.$252,931
ANE Strategies$143,821
Belle Haven Country Club$37,689
Impression Strategy$28,323
Jbest & Co.$14,962
Capitol Hill Club$9,996
Polling and researchSurveys, opposition research, voter file work, and analytics.$383,5843.9%
Filed as
POLLING$368,584
POLLING RESEARCH$15,000
Paid to
National Research Inc.$197,450
Coefficient Group, LLC$171,134
American Rising Limited, LLC$15,000
Refunds and redesignationsContributions returned to donors or reassigned to another election.$196,7392%
Printing, mail, and shippingPrinted literature, direct mail, postage, design, and delivery.$128,8771.3%
Filed as
DIRECT MAIL PRODUCTION$117,768
PRINTING$6,565
T POST FOR SIGNS$2,232
POSTAGE$1,794
PRINTING EXPENSE$268
SIGNS/POSTAGE$250
Paid to
The Lukens Co.$104,399
Pitney Bowes Presort Services$13,369
The Kennickell Group$5,967
Tractor Supply Co.$2,232
Usps$1,297
Usps - Oglethorpe Station$497
Taxes, fees, and bank chargesPayroll and income taxes, filing fees, bank and merchant processing charges.$101,8851%
Filed as
CC TRANSACTION FEES$69,502
FEDERAL TAXES$18,274
PAYROLL TAX LIABILITY$8,890
QUALIFYING FEE$5,220
Paid to
WinRed Technical Services, LLC$44,730
United States Treasury$27,163
Anedot$23,692
Georgia Republican Party$5,220
WinRed$1,030
Democracy Engine LLC$50
OtherPayments whose filed description does not match any category above. Every one is listed so it can be read directly.$89,2930.9%
Filed as
POLITICAL DIRECTOR$59,500
MEETING EXPENSE$14,346
DISGORGED FUNDS$10,360
MEMBERSHIP DUES$4,114
TELEPHONE$2,430
PROMOTIONAL ITEMS (SHIRTS)$1,131
DUMPSTER RENTAL$381
MEETING EXPENSE NO ITEMIZATION NECESSARY$339
MEETING REIMBURSEMENT NO ITEMIZATION NECESSARY$140
REIMBURSEMENT FOR FLOY COUNTY GOP ENTRY$45
VOID OF PREVIOUS - NO NEED TO REISSUE-$375
VOID OF PREVIOUS - NO PENDING BALANCE OWED-$3,119
Paid to
Nave, Matthew$59,500
Cheeca Lodge$11,565
United States Treasury$10,360
The Congressional Club$2,956
AT&T$2,430
AD Specialty$1,131
TravelAirfare, lodging, mileage, and ground transport.$71,5840.7%
Filed as
TRAVEL EXPENSE$31,222
MILEAGE$25,066
MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT$9,715
AIRFARE$3,829
TRANSPORTATION$1,174
TRAVEL$489
UBER REIMBURSEMENT$89
Paid to
Nave, Matthew$9,405
Cook, Daniel$7,450
Cantrell, Chase$7,109
American Airlines$6,963
Carter, Amy$6,637
Spring Air LLC$5,105
Field and canvassingDoor-to-door canvassing, phone banks, petition and signature gathering, and get-out-the-vote work.$55,3350.6%
Filed as
FIELD WORK$52,535
IN-KIND:FIELD WORK$2,800
Paid to
Cantrell, Chase$32,800
Cook, Daniel$22,535
Digital and technologyWebsites, hosting, software subscriptions, databases, email, and texting platforms.$37,9330.4%
Filed as
SOFTWARE EXPENSE$20,933
SOFTWARE$17,000
Paid to
Aristotle International$17,000
Constant Contact$14,933
Campaign Sidekick$6,000
Office and administrativeRent, utilities, phones, supplies, equipment, security, food, and campaign merchandise.$19,3540.2%
Filed as
RENT$15,449
STORAGE$3,452
OFFICE SUPPLIES$265
SUPPLIES EXPENSE$189
Paid to
6602 Abercorn, LLC$15,449
Extra Space$3,452
The Home Depot$265
Lowes$189
Payroll and staffSalaries, wages, benefits, and payroll services.$5,524<0.1%
Filed as
STAFF/DONOR GIFTS (CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS)$5,339
STAFF/DONOR GIFTS$185
Paid to
House Gift Shop$5,524
Not broken out by the committeeReported as a lump sum, with memo entries pointed to for the detail. Where those entries were filed and read, this page counts the payees they name instead; what is left here was never itemised.$5,499<0.1%
Filed as
SEE MEMOS$5,117
SEE MEMO$382
Paid to
Ameris Bank$1,780
Carter, Amy$956
Nave, Matthew$679
Cantrell, Chase$644
Carter, Earl Leroy$591
Cook, Daniel$435
TransfersMoney moved to an affiliated or authorised committee.$2,500<0.1%
Filed as
TRANSFER TO AFFILIATED COMMITTEE$2,500
Paid to
Team Buddy$2,500
Total itemized disbursements $9,923,301
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 Sep 30, 2026.
All 763 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
61 payments were reported as a lump sum, such as a card or payroll bill, with the detail filed underneath as memo entries. Those entries, $114,297 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
Strategic Media Placement Inc.15 payments · 60% of all spending
$6,192,069
Big DOG Strategies LLC8 payments · 11% of all spending
$1,104,564
Targeted Victory8 payments · 6.3% of all spending
$650,708
Fundraising, Inc.19 payments · 2.5% of all spending
$252,931
National Research Inc.4 payments · 1.9% of all spending
$197,450
Coefficient Group, LLC4 payments · 1.7% of all spending
$171,134
ANE Strategies16 payments · 1.4% of all spending
$143,821
Driver Eight Media LLC11 payments · 1% of all spending
$105,000
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.
May 19, 2026 · Result (unofficial, 99% reporting) · Each pollster's last poll ending in the 21 days before the vote, read for the two leading finishers; the median leaves out polls a side paid for
Runoff result and the final polls
Mike Collins won by 11.1 points. The 3 final polls had a median of Mike Collins +9.5, understating Mike Collins's margin by 1.6 points.
June 16, 2026 · Result (unofficial) · Each pollster's last poll ending in the 21 days before the vote and after the first round, read for the two leading finishers; the median leaves out polls a side paid for
Jun 13 – Jun 14, 2026 · 800 likely Republican primary voters
Added to the Times' list Jun 15, 2026
Mike Collins48%
Derek Dooley46%
Don't know6%
Donors’ occupations as filed
Donors’ occupations
Occupation as filed
Amount
RetiredWritten instead of an occupation · 5,573 contributions · 26% of ranked
$324,328
Pharmacist212 contributions · 10% of ranked
$126,382
CEO60 contributions · 7.6% of ranked
$96,037
Owner60 contributions · 6.2% of ranked
$78,358
President48 contributions · 5.4% of ranked
$68,704
Consultant48 contributions · 3.7% of ranked
$47,360
Attorney53 contributions · 3.3% of ranked
$42,240
Physician120 contributions · 2.7% of ranked
$34,395
A further $474,612 came from donors whose answer names no occupation (None, blank), so it is not ranked. Ranked from the largest 200 of 201 occupation 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 ($490,394) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.