Brett Guthrie
RIncumbentR · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 64% from PACs and 35% from individuals.
35% individuals64% PACs1% other
$4.7M
raised
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Kentucky · U.S. House · District 02 · 2026
Kentucky District 02 House race
General election in 52 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Kentucky District 02 House race
Brett Guthrie has raised more than 47 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the Kentucky District 02 House race, 2026 report raising $4.9M between them. Brett Guthrie reports $4.7M and Shay Perry-Adelmann reports $100,501, a gap of $4.6M. Of what Brett Guthrie reports, 35% came from individuals and 64% from PACs. Outside groups spent for GUTHRIE, S. BRETT BRETT HON. ($80,276).
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
SP
Shay Perry-Adelmann
RR · challenger
Still has cash to spend. $86K on hand from $101K raised.
0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$101K
raised
WC
William Compton
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$70K
raised
MW
Megan Wingfield
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$8K
raised
JF
Joshua Ferguson
RR · challenger
36% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 64% from other sources.
36% individuals0% PACs64% other
$7K
raised
HL
Hank Linderman
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$4K
raised
Where the money came from
$80K in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Small donors & unclassified$131K
Health & Pharma$50K
Energy & Utilities$30K
Real Estate & Construction$10K
Transportation$10K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL INC · pac$80K
- THOROUGHBRED PAC · pac$11K
- ABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC) · pac$10K
- AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC) · pac$10K
- CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION · pac$10K
- EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A.K.A. EDWARDS PAC) · pac$10K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
62%36%
62% PACs36% individuals2% other
The incumbent's record
Brett Guthrie is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2025)
$1.6M
$616K+. up $1.2M since 2008.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
1
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Chair
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Small donors & unclassified$131K
Health & Pharma$50K
Energy & Utilities$30K
Real Estate & Construction$10K
Transportation$10K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Brett Guthrie R · incumbent | vs | SP Shay Perry-Adelmann R · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $4.7M | Raised | $101K |
| $1.7M | Cash on hand | $86K |
| 64% | From PACs | 0% |
| 35% | From individuals | 0% |
| Health & Pharma | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |