James R. Baird
What the money shows
James R. Baird's 2026 campaign raised $358,293 in the FEC file. Individuals supplied $159,100, or 44%, while PACs supplied $197,200. SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC is the largest named source on file at $10,000. Outside groups had $200,000 spent against James R. Baird and $531,743 spent for James R. Baird.
Sources: FEC
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.
- Ideological / Leadership90%
- Real Estate & Construction4%
- Energy & Utilities1%
- Agriculture1%
- Tech & Telecom1%
- Other1%
- Banking & Financial1%
- Transportation1%
Where the money comes from
Cycle 2026 · Federal Election Commission
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- Banking & Financial
- Energy & Utilities
- Tech & Telecom
- Real Estate & Construction
- Agriculture
- Transportation
- Ideological / Leadership
- Other
Top PAC donors
Political action committees that gave directly to this candidate's committee, cycle 2024. Expand a row for who they are.
- 01SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC$10,000
▸PACwho is this?
Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, doing business as SpaceX, is an American public spaceflight, telecommunications, and artificial intelligence company headquartered at the Starbase development site in Starbase, Texas. Since its founding in 2002, the company has made numerous advances in rocket propulsion, reusable launch vehicles, human spaceflight, and satellite constellation technology. more →
- 02THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
▸PACwho is this?
This donor is the PAC of The Farm Credit Council, a trade association, registered in DC, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →
- 03ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)$7,500
▸PACwho is this?
This donor is a PAC established by a trade association, registered in DC, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →
- 04NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC (CORNPAC)$6,500
▸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 →
- 05INDIANA ACRE/INDIANA STATEWIDE ASSOCIATION OF RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES DBA INDIANA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES FEDERAL PAC$6,500
▸PACwho is this?
This donor is a PAC established by a cooperative, registered in IN, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →
- 06AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$5,500
▸PACwho is this?
This donor is the PAC of American Council of Engineering Companies, a trade association, registered in DC, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →
- 07NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)$5,000
▸PACwho is this?
This donor is the PAC of National Cattlemen's Beef Association, a trade association, registered in DC, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →
- 08GROWTH ENERGY PAC$5,000
▸PACwho is this?
This donor is a PAC established by a trade association, registered in DC, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →
- 09NUCOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
▸PACwho is this?
This donor is the PAC of Nucor Corporation, a corporation, registered in NC, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →
- 10CONAGRA BRANDS, INC. GOOD GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION$5,000
▸PACwho is this?
This donor is the PAC of Conagra Brands, Inc., a corporation, registered in IL, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →
- 11NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
▸PACwho is this?
The National Association of REALTORS is the largest U.S. real-estate trade association; its political action committee (RPAC) is consistently one of the highest-spending PACs in federal elections, contributing to House and Senate candidates of both parties who support real-estate, housing, and homeownership interests. more →
- 12THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
▸PACwho is this?
This donor is a leadership PAC — a committee sponsored by a federal officeholder to raise money for other candidates and committees, registered in VA, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →
- 13ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC$5,000
▸PACwho is this?
This donor is a leadership PAC — a committee sponsored by a federal officeholder to raise money for other candidates and committees, registered in MN, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →
- 14OORAH! POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
▸PACwho is this?
This donor is a leadership PAC — a committee sponsored by a federal officeholder to raise money for other candidates and committees, registered in IN, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →
- 15NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
▸PACwho is this?
This donor is the PAC of National Automobile Dealers Association, a trade association, registered in VA, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →
Outside spending
Independent expenditures by outside groups (super PACs) supporting or opposing this candidate — money spent without coordinating with the campaign. Cycle 2024.
- 01DEFEND AMERICAN JOBSFor$513,868
▸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 →
- 02HOMELAND PAC INCAgainst$200,000
▸Super PACwho is this?
This donor is a hybrid PAC, which keeps a separate account for unlimited independent expenditures, registered in VA, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →
- 03National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeFor$11,777
▸PACwho is this?
This donor is the PAC of National Association of Realtors, a membership organization, registered in IL, per its U.S. Federal Election Commission registration. more →
- 04PATRIOTIC FUND, INC.For$6,098
▸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 →
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 James R. Baird. Cycle 2026.
DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS spent $514K supporting James R. Baird, 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.
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).