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Michigan · U.S. House · District 07 · 2026

Michigan District 07 House race

General election in 53 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Michigan District 07 House race

Tom Barrett leads the field on money raised.

Candidates in the Michigan District 07 House race, 2026 report raising $11M between them. Tom Barrett reports $4.9M and Bridget Brink reports $2.9M, a gap of $2M. Of what Tom Barrett reports, 68% came from individuals and 32% from PACs. Outside groups spent against BARRETT, THOMAS MORE ($4,965) and for BARRETT, THOMAS MORE ($50,988).

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.

Tom Barrett

Tom Barrett

RIncumbent
R · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 32% from PACs and 68% from individuals.

68% individuals32% PACs0% other
$4.9M
raised
BB

Bridget Brink

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 97% from individuals and 2% from PACs.

97% individuals2% PACs1% other
$2.9M
raised
MM

Matthew Maasdam

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 98% from individuals and 2% from PACs.

98% individuals2% PACs0% other
$2.0M
raised
WL

William Lawrence

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 95% from individuals and 4% from PACs.

95% individuals4% PACs1% other
$990K
raised
JC

Josh Cowen

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 95% from individuals and 5% from PACs.

95% individuals5% PACs0% other
$209K
raised
MR

Muhammad Rais

D
D · challenger

No receipts on file yet.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$0
raised

Where the money came from

$51K in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Small donors & unclassified$90K
Ideological / Leadership$71K
Insurance$20K
Transportation$10K
Energy & Utilities$10K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR AMERICA · super pac$51K
  • AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC · pac$10K
  • CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC · pac$10K
  • DELTA AIR LINES PAC · pac$10K
  • DOCUMENT STORAGE SYSTEMS, INC. (DSS PAC) · pac$10K
  • EUREKA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • IN THE ARENA PAC · pac$10K
  • JACKSON HOLDINGS LLC AND JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (JACKSON N · pac$10K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

15%84%
15% PACs84% individuals1% other

The incumbent's record

Tom Barrett is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)
$248K
$96K - $400K. down $175K since 2023.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

  • House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Small donors & unclassified$90K
Ideological / Leadership$71K
Insurance$20K
Transportation$10K
Energy & Utilities$10K
Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Tom Barrett
R · incumbent
Tom Barrett
vs
BB
Bridget Brink
D · challenger
$4.9M
Raised
$2.9M
$2.9M
Cash on hand
$1.1M
32%
From PACs
2%
68%
From individuals
97%
Ideological / Leadership
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
Yes
Incumbent
No