Troy Balderson
RIncumbentR · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 62% from PACs and 37% from individuals.
37% individuals62% PACs1% other
$1.7M
raised
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Ohio · U.S. House · District 12 · 2026
Ohio District 12 House race
General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Ohio District 12 House race
Troy Balderson has raised more than 20 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the Ohio District 12 House race, 2026 report raising $1.8M between them. Troy Balderson reports $1.7M and Jerrad Christian reports $84,378, a gap of $1.6M. Of what Troy Balderson reports, 37% came from individuals and 62% 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.
JC
Jerrad Christian
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 97% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
97% individuals0% PACs3% other
$84K
raised
DC
Daniel Crawford
DD · challenger
14% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 86% from other sources.
14% individuals0% PACs86% other
$179
raised
Where the money came from
$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Small donors & unclassified$40K
Labor / Unions$30K
Energy & Utilities$30K
Tech & Telecom$20K
Transportation$13K
Health & Pharma$10K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SWAPA PAC) · pac$13K
- ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC) · pac$10K
- AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC · pac$10K
- CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CEPAC) · pac$10K
- KELLEY DRYE & WARREN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS POLITICAL PARTICIPATION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
59%40%
59% PACs40% individuals1% other
The incumbent's record
Troy Balderson is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2025)
$383K
$215K - $550K. up $334K since 2018.
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
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Small donors & unclassified$40K
Labor / Unions$30K
Energy & Utilities$30K
Tech & Telecom$20K
Transportation$13K
Health & Pharma$10K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Troy Balderson R · incumbent | vs | JC Jerrad Christian D · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $1.7M | Raised | $84K |
| $2.0M | Cash on hand | $19K |
| 62% | From PACs | 0% |
| 37% | From individuals | 97% |
| Energy & Utilities | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |