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Michigan · U.S. House · District 09 · 2026

Michigan District 09 House race

General election in 53 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Michigan District 09 House race

Lisa C. McClain has raised more than 144 times the next candidate.

Candidates in the Michigan District 09 House race, 2026 report raising $4.1M between them. Lisa C. McClain reports $4.1M and Daltson Atwell reports $28,220, a gap of $4M. Of what Lisa C. McClain reports, 65% came from individuals and 35% from PACs.

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.

Lisa C. McClain

Lisa C. McClain

RIncumbent
R · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 35% from PACs and 65% from individuals.

65% individuals35% PACs0% other
$4.1M
raised
DA

Daltson Atwell

R
R · challenger

4% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 96% from other sources.

4% individuals0% PACs96% other
$28K
raised
SP

Steven Pooley

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$8K
raised
FV

Fernando Valdez

I
I · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$2K
raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Real Estate & Construction$20K
Energy & Utilities$20K
Defense & Aerospace$20K
Agriculture$20K
Small donors & unclassified$20K
Labor / Unions$10K
Banking & Financial$10K
Sports, Media & Entertainment$10K
Insurance$10K
Transportation$10K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC) · pac$10K
  • CMS ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEES FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT- FEDERAL · pac$10K
  • DTE ENERGY COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC · pac$10K
  • GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC) · pac$10K
  • MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC) · pac$10K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

35%65%
35% PACs65% individuals0% other

The incumbent's record

Lisa C. McClain is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2024)
$7.0M
$3.2M+. up $2.8M since 2021.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

  • House Committee on Education and Workforce
  • House Committee on Financial Services

Who funds them

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

Real Estate & Construction$20K
Energy & Utilities$20K
Defense & Aerospace$20K
Agriculture$20K
Small donors & unclassified$20K
Labor / Unions$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.

Lisa C. McClain
R · incumbent
Lisa C. McClain
vs
DA
Daltson Atwell
R · challenger
$4.1M
Raised
$28K
$1.5M
Cash on hand
$17
35%
From PACs
0%
65%
From individuals
4%
Agriculture
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
Yes
Incumbent
No