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Adrian Smith

Representative · House R
File · Money Read

What the money shows

Adrian Smith's 2026 campaign raised $1.7M in the FEC file. Individuals supplied $386,746, or 22%, while PACs supplied $1.3M. NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE is the largest named source on file at $10,000. Outside groups had $282,975 spent for Adrian Smith.

Sources: FEC

Total raised
$1.7M
From individuals
$387K
From PACs
$1.3M
Individual share
22%
Analysis

Sources by sector

Top PAC donors and outside spending combined, classified by industry. Reflects the largest committees on file for cycle 2024 — not total funds raised.

$433K
charted
  • Ideological / Leadership68%
  • Other7%
  • Banking & Financial5%
  • Insurance5%
  • Agriculture5%
  • Retail & Consumer5%
  • Health & Pharma2%
  • Tech & Telecom2%
  • Transportation2%
Source A

Where the money comes from

Cycle 2026 · Federal Election Commission

PACs & other committees$1,457,60940.5%
PACs & other committees$1,298,25036.1%
Individual (itemized, >$200)$448,44312.5%
Individual contributions$386,74610.7%
Individual (small-dollar, ≤$200)$7,2090.2%
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  • Health & Pharma
  • Banking & Financial
  • Insurance
  • Tech & Telecom
  • Agriculture
  • Retail & Consumer
  • Transportation
  • Ideological / Leadership
  • Other
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Source C

Top PAC donors

Political action committees that gave directly to this candidate's committee, cycle 2024. Expand a row for who they are.

  1. 01NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
    $10,000
    ▸PACwho is this?

    This donor is the PAC of New York Life Insurance Company, a corporation without capital stock, registered in NY, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →

  2. 02NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)
    $10,000
    ▸PACwho is this?

    This donor is the PAC of National Multifamily Housing Council, a trade association, registered in DC, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →

  3. 03WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT
    $10,000
    ▸PACwho is this?

    This donor is the PAC of Walmart Inc., a corporation, registered in AR, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →

  4. 04BUNGE NORTH AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
    $10,000
    ▸PACwho is this?

    This donor is a PAC established by a corporation, registered in DC, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →

  5. 05UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT
    $10,000
    ▸PACwho is this?

    This donor is the PAC of Union Pacific Corp., a corporation, registered in DC, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →

  6. 06NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC (CORNPAC)
    $10,000
    ▸PACwho is this?

    This donor is the PAC of National Corn Growers Association, a trade association, registered in DC, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →

  7. 07NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM
    $10,000
    ▸PACwho is this?

    This donor is the PAC of National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, a trade association, registered in VA, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →

  8. 08FUEL FOR THE FUTURE PAC
    $10,000
    ▸PACwho is this?

    This donor is a federally registered political action committee (PAC), registered in MD, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →

  9. 09ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC)
    $10,000
    ▸PACwho is this?

    This donor is the PAC of Elevance Health, Inc., a corporation, registered in DC, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →

  10. 10BURNS AND MCDONNELL INC. PAC
    $10,000
    ▸PACwho is this?

    This donor is the PAC of Burns & Mcdonnell, Inc., a corporation, registered in MO, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →

  11. 11COUPANG, INC. COMPANY PAC (COUPAC)
    $10,000
    ▸PACwho is this?

    This donor is the PAC of Coupang, Inc., a corporation, registered in DC, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →

  12. 12THE CARLYLE GROUP INC. PAC (AKA 'CARLYLE PAC')
    $10,000
    ▸PACwho is this?

    This donor is the PAC of The Carlyle Group Inc., a corporation, registered in DC, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →

  13. 13NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PORK PAC
    $10,000
    ▸PACwho is this?

    This donor is the PAC of National Pork Producers Council, a trade association, registered in IA, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →

  14. 14THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
    $10,000
    ▸PACwho is this?

    This donor is the PAC of The Home Depot Inc., a corporation, registered in DC, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →

  15. 15AMERICAN INVESTMENT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
    $10,000
    ▸PACwho is this?

    This donor is the PAC of American Investment Council, a trade association, registered in DC, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →

Source D

Outside spending

Independent expenditures by outside groups (super PACs) supporting or opposing this candidate — money spent without coordinating with the campaign. Cycle 2024.

  1. 01DEFEND AMERICAN JOBSFor
    $282,975
    ▸Super PACwho is this?

    This donor is an independent-expenditure-only committee (super PAC), which can raise and spend unlimited sums for or against candidates but cannot donate to them directly, registered in VA, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →

Source F

Who funded the outside groups

Outside groups spend without coordinating with the campaign. This shows their major donors — the people and groups who gave $50,000 or more into them. It is not money given to Adrian Smith. Cycle 2026.

DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS

DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS spent $283K supporting Adrian Smith, on its own. These major donors ($50k+) gave to DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS.

  • FAIRSHAKE$28,000,000
  • MAIN STREET MEDIA GROUP$760,026
  • RIPPLE LABS INC.$250,000
  • RBC MEDIA LLC$109,811
  • AH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$100,000

$29M of this came from donors of $50,000 or more, part of the $38M it reported raising. Smaller donors are not shown.

Source E

Top employers & company sources

Largest sources of itemized individual contributions, grouped by donor employer.

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Source: Federal Election Commission. Contributions of $200 or less are not itemized by the FEC, so individual donors below that threshold are reported only in aggregate. Individual contributor data is presented for journalistic and informational purposes and must not be used for any commercial purpose or to solicit contributions (52 U.S.C. §30111).