Michigan · U.S. House · District 12 · 2026

Michigan District 12 House race

General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · Michigan District 12 House race

Rashida Tlaib has raised more than 22 times the next candidate.

Candidates in the Michigan District 12 House race, 2026 report raising $2.5M between them. Rashida Tlaib reports $2.4M and Byron Nolen reports $107,840, a gap of $2.3M. Of what Rashida Tlaib reports, 96% came from individuals and 2% from PACs. Outside groups spent against TLAIB, RASHIDA ($10,000).

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.

Rashida Tlaib

DIncumbent

D · incumbent

Small-donor heavy. 96% from individuals and 2% from PACs.

96% individuals2% PACs2% other

$2.4M

raised

Byron Nolen

D · challenger

20% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 80% from other sources.

20% individuals0% PACs80% other

$108K

raised

James Hooper

R · challenger

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

100% individuals0% PACs0% other

$775

raised

Where the money came from

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

Labor / Unions$22K

Ideological / Leadership$7K

Real Estate & Construction$5K

Small donors & unclassified$500

Biggest itemized outside spenders

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E · pac$10K
JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC · super pac$5K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$5K
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION · pac$4K
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION · pac$3K
NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$3K
NATIONAL NURSES UNITED PAC - A FUND FOR A HEALTHY AMERICA · pac$2K
CALIFORNIANS FOR FREEDOM · pac$1K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

93%

1% PACs93% individuals6% other

The incumbent's record

Rashida Tlaib is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2024)

$491K

$194K - $787K. up $483K since 2018.

Stock trades

None on file

No disclosed individual stock transactions.

Committees

Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

House Committee on Financial Services
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

Who funds them

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

Labor / Unions$22K

Ideological / Leadership$7K

Real Estate & Construction$5K

Small donors & unclassified$500

Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

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

Rashida Tlaib D · incumbent	vs	BN Byron Nolen D · challenger
$2.4M	Raised	$108K
$3.9M	Cash on hand	$0
2%	From PACs	0%
96%	From individuals	20%
Labor / Unions	Top donor sector	Too few to rank
Yes	Incumbent	No