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Sponsored legislation: issue areas42 measures
Government Operations and Politics9 · 21%
H.R. 7356↗ To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the use of Federal funds for election administration in States that permit ballot harvesting. BILLSTATUS ↗
H.Res. 711↗ Honoring the victims of Hurricane Helene and expressing condolences and support for the affected communities in western North Carolina, specifically North Carolina's 11th Congressional District, 1 year after the hurricane made landfall in the State on September 27, 2024. BILLSTATUS ↗
H.R. 5835↗ To amend title 40, United States Code, to increase the mileage of the Appalachian Development Highway System to provide for improvements to and expansion of Corridor K in North Carolina, and for other purposes. BILLSTATUS ↗
H.R. 2551↗ To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to designate a portion of United States Route 74 in North Carolina as a future interstate, and for other purposes. BILLSTATUS ↗
H.Res. 1450↗ Reaffirming the House of Representatives priority over the collection and expenditure of revenue under the Origination Clause of the Constitution. BILLSTATUS ↗
H.R. 6334↗ To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to relocate a memorial honoring the 9 Air Force crew members who lost their lives in an airplane crash in the Cherokee and Nantahala National Forests during a training mission on August 31, 1982. BILLSTATUS ↗
The CRS policy areas of Edwards’ 42 substantive sponsored measures, Congresses 117, 118, 119; the figure is how many fall in each. Sponsorship indicates legislative focus, not every policy position.GovInfo source ↗
MoneyWho pays for the campaign, and where does it go?
Raised
$1M
$1,025,828
Spent
$736.2K
$736,190
Cash on hand
$398.4K
$398,402
FEC filings, Jan 1, 2025 to Oct 14, 2026 · Official FEC bulk data · committee C00796433 ↗
Raised, spent and cash over time by FEC report
72¢ of every dollar raised has been spent across 9 reports ($736.2K of $1M). Cash on hand went from $114.1K on Mar 31, 2025 to $398.4K on Oct 14, 2026.
Raised in the period
Spent in the period
Cash on hand at its close
$200K$400K$600K
Mar ’25
Sep ’25
Feb ’26
Jun ’26
Oct ’26
Raised, spent and cash on hand by FEC report
Report
Raised in the period
Spent in the period
Cash on hand at its close
APRIL QUARTERLY 2025 through Mar 31, 2025
$43,056
$37,759
$114,061
JULY QUARTERLY 2025 through Jun 30, 2025
$91,499
$42,275
$163,284
OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2025 through Sep 30, 2025
$98,608
$56,379
$205,514
YEAR-END 2025 through Dec 31, 2025
$350,407
$95,509
$460,411
PRE-PRIMARY 2026 through Feb 11, 2026
$55,159
$31,283
$484,287
APRIL QUARTERLY 2026 through Mar 31, 2026
$146,109
$143,179
$487,218
JULY QUARTERLY 2026 through Jun 30, 2026
$155,146
$156,620
$485,744
OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2026 through Sep 30, 2026
$85,843
$156,544
$415,043
PRE-GENERAL 2026 through Oct 14, 2026
$0
$16,641
$398,402
Each report’s own period, as filed with the FEC; a report filed again counts once, as its latest copy.
Where the money came from $1,025,828 reported receipts
Tap a row with to see who gave.
Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$570,16956%
Largest donors
Catherine Deggeller6 contributions, latest Dec 13, 2025 · OUTDOOR AMUSEMENT COMPANY (TRAVELING C · DEGGGELLER ATTRACTIONS · PALM CITY, FL$15,000
Every contest for this seat that named this candidate, most recent last; a result is shown once the race is called. Election dates and results from civicAPI (civicapi.org). civicAPI aggregates results from Secretaries of State and equivalent election bodies, and makes its own race calls. civicapi.org ↗
David R. Hunter2 contributions, latest Aug 21, 2025 · AUTO DEALER · DAVID R HUNTER · LAUREL PARK, NC$5,800
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 12 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 511 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $569.7K.
PACs and other committeesPolitical action committees and other candidates' committees. Corporations and unions cannot give directly.$380,75037%
The 12 largest committees by total given are listed. In all, 188 committee contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $379.3K. Counted from the givers' own filings, which can run above the total the campaign itself reports.
TransfersMoney moved in from the candidate's other authorized committees, such as a joint fundraising committee.$45,6134.4%
Money moved in from the candidate’s other authorized committees, such as a joint fundraising committee. It was raised once and is reported again here on arrival. The 3 largest sources by total given are listed. In all, 6 transfers were filed this cycle, totaling $45.6K.
Unitemized ($200 or less)Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle, so the FEC does not itemize (name) them.$23,7262.3%
Refunds and rebatesMoney coming back to the campaign: rebates and refunds of what it spent.$3,5700.3%
Party committeesNational, state, and local committees of a political party.$2,0000.2%
Total reported receipts $1,025,828
Every dollar the committee reported receiving this cycle, split by the source the FEC filing attributes it to. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
Who donated: where they live, their employers and jobs
Where the donors live $584,676 placed by state
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under $13K
$13K+
$51.8K+
$116.6K+
$207.2K+
none
Outlined: North Carolina, home state
Home state and away
North Carolina 55%NC 55%Elsewhere 45%
55% of the money placed by state came from inside North Carolina: $323.8K of $584.7K.
Top states
Top donor states
Name
Amount
North Carolina home328 contributions · 55%
$323,774
Florida36 contributions · 10%
$58,230
Virginia32 contributions · 6.2%
$36,500
New York17 contributions · 6.1%
$35,399
California14 contributions · 3.8%
$22,100
District of Columbia20 contributions · 3.4%
$20,000
Texas9 contributions · 3%
$17,500
Arizona5 contributions · 2.1%
$12,500
By the state each donor wrote on the filing, across 27 states and territories. Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle are not itemized, so they cannot be placed on a map. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total.
Donors’ employers as filed
Donors’ employers
Employer as filed
Amount
RetiredWritten instead of an employer · 182 contributions · 21% of ranked
$118,131
Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 40 contributions · 6.1% of ranked
$34,435
Arnold Ventures3 contributions · 1.9% of ranked
$10,500
Corvid Technologies4 contributions · 1.8% of ranked
$10,000
Degggeller Attractions4 contributions · 1.8% of ranked
$10,000
C2 Strategies7 contributions · 1.6% of ranked
$9,000
RAY Cammack Shows3 contributions · 1.3% of ranked
$7,500
2040 Foundation2 contributions · 1.2% of ranked
$7,000
A further $15,000 came from donors whose answer names no employer (blank), so it is not ranked. Ranked from the largest 200 of 201 employer spellings filed; each share is of the money in those. Itemized gifts over $200, grouped by the words donors filed: not an industry classification, and a gift from an employee is not a gift from the employer. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($23,726) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Money from groups, by interest $1,126,428
What the committees giving to Edwards’s campaign or spending on ads about Edwards are: a company or industry, a union, a cause, a party or politician. Money from individual donors is not included.
For Edwards $383,452
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$383.5KTap a slice
PACs a politician sponsors or runs: a leadership PAC (the FEC’s designation D), a committee the FEC lists as sponsored by a candidate, or a super PAC the politician’s own team runs and press reports tie to them. One that exists only for that politician’s own race is under Groups spending on one race.$102K27%
Restaurants, hotels, casinos and other gambling businesses, with their associations.Placed by our rules or a model’s suggestion, and not yet checked by a person. The money still counts here; a person may move it.$24.5K6.4%
On the Republican side by their own words, their main funder, or a published source a reviewer cites. A group with one cause is filed under that cause instead.Placed by our rules or a model’s suggestion, and not yet checked by a person. The money still counts here; a person may move it.$22K5.7%
Nothing yet says what these committees are: no statement, site, government record or funder we can use. Their money counts here until a source turns up. We do not guess.$21.5K5.6%
Another candidate’s own campaign committee, or a joint fundraising committee. Money one campaign gives another counts here.$21K5.5%
Defense contractors, placed by a published list of contractors and by SEC codes for weapons and aircraft makers.Placed by our rules or a model’s suggestion, and not yet checked by a person. The money still counts here; a person may move it.$15.5K4%
Airlines, railroads, trucking, shipping, car makers and car dealers, with their PACs and associations. Transportation unions are under Labor unions.$15K3.9%
$162K42%
Against Edwards $742,976
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Groups that state an environmental or climate purpose, such as the political arm of the League of Conservation Voters.$515.4K69%
On the Democratic side by their own words, their main funder, or a published source a reviewer cites. A caucus’s PAC is here. A group with one cause is filed under that cause instead.$227.6K31%
“Proposed” marks money from groups whose place is not yet reviewed by a person. Each group is placed by its filings and its own words, never by which party it backs. Every interest · How groups are placed
Outside spending $17,488,142 across this race
Money groups spent on their own, not through a campaign. Each ad is filed against the candidate it names, so money attacking an opponent shows on the opponent’s row. Open a candidate to see who spent it.
Support and oppose are each group’s own labels, not a judgment made here.
$16,740,964 of the race total was filed about other candidates, so it would not show on Edwards’ own record.
Independent expenditures (Schedule E) only. Electioneering communications and corporate or union member communications file separately; they are counted for Edwardsunder “Other outside spending” in the full finance detail, but not for the rest of the field, so every other row is a floor.
Who stands behind the outside spending: the people and organizations its money traces to
Who stands behind the outside spending $17.2M traced back through the groups that spent it
Each group that spent in this race is followed to where its own money came from, and what it spent is split by those shares: a group whose money was 60% one person's counts as 60% of its spending theirs. Of what traced, 30% to named individuals, 27% to organizations, 34% to tax-exempt organizations that need not name their donors, 8.2% not itemized in the filings.
People and organizations the race's outside spending traces to
Name
Amount
American Opportunity ActionOrganization · tax-exempt: need not name its donors · behind Your Community PAC and HMP
$1.2M
House Majority ForwardOrganization · tax-exempt: need not name its donors · behind HMP and SD 2026
$1.2M
League of Conservation Voters, Inc.Organization · tax-exempt: need not name its donors · behind LCV Victory Fund
$605.3K
Environmental Defense Action FundOrganization · tax-exempt: need not name its donors · behind EDF Action Votes
$575.5K
Opportunity Action FundOrganization · tax-exempt: need not name its donors · behind Cffe PAC and HMP
$447.8K
Foris DAX, Inc.Organization · behind NO Going Back PAC Inc. and Maga Inc.
$401.9K
Sixteen Thirty FundOrganization · tax-exempt: need not name its donors · behind Your Community PAC and AB PAC and 1 more
$376.5K
Democracy MattersOrganization · tax-exempt: need not name its donors · behind Project 218 and AB PAC
$368.6K
Diane HendricksPerson · Chairman, Hendricks Holding Co Inc. · behind NO Going Back PAC Inc. and Maga Inc.
$344.5K
Michael BloombergPerson · Founder, Bloomberg Inc. · behind HMP and LCV Victory Fund and 1 more
$335.6K
United Futures IncOrganization · behind Your Community PAC
$299.2K
Miriam O. AdelsonPerson · Director of Community Development, LAS Vegas Sands Corp. · behind NO Going Back PAC Inc. and Maga Inc.
$287.1K
Read for the 18 largest groups of 46, 98% of the $17.5M spent. Shares are of what each group received, not a record of which dollar went where; an organization that need not name its donors ends the trail; a person who gave by more than one route is counted once here. It shows who stood behind the money, not what it was for.
What the payments were for $717,635 itemized
The campaign also refunded $22,606 in contributions, which the categories below do not include.
Tap a row with to see what was paid for.
Taxes, fees, and bank chargesPayroll and income taxes, filing fees, bank and merchant processing charges.$319,23444%
Filed as
PROFESSIONAL FEES - LEGAL$113,117
FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT FEES$72,013
CONSULTANT FEES$37,400
CONSULTING FEES$36,248
SOFTWARE FEES$15,422
TRANSACTION FEES$13,039
CAMPAIGN CONSULTANT FEES$10,500
CONSULTING FEE$3,695
ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION FEE$3,235
EVENT VENUE FEES$2,804
CANDIDATE FILING FEE$1,740
PROCESSING FEES$1,701
Paid to
Andrew D Herman$113,117
H2 Capital Consulting LLC$58,688
Kinser, Christy$38,040
Terra Davis Consulting$34,128
Capitol Communications, Inc.$24,000
Anedot$13,059
Printing, mail, and shippingPrinted literature, direct mail, postage, design, and delivery.$105,20615%
Filed as
MAIL PIECES - PRODUCTION, PRINTING, POSTAGE$81,306
CAMPAIGN SIGNS$14,378
PRODUCTION & PRINTING$3,000
PALMCARDS - PRODUCTION, PRINTING$2,800
MAILER - PRINTING & POSTAGE$1,648
POSTAGE$696
GRAPHIC DESIGN$450
STAKES FOR SIGNS$394
MAILBOX RENTAL$320
PRINTING INVITATIONS$195
PRINTING SUBSCRIPTION$20
Paid to
Majority Strategies LLC$84,106
Young Creative Associates, Inc.$14,378
RED Zone Strategies LLC$3,000
Relyus$1,648
US Postal Service$696
Summit Marketing Group$450
OtherPayments whose filed description does not match any category above. Every one is listed so it can be read directly.$64,3009%
Filed as
TREASURY SERVICES$39,630
DIGITAL MESSAGING$16,958
CONFERENCE$3,423
LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE$2,319
ADVERTITING$762
No description filed$386
CONVENTION$319
PRECHECK SERVICE$209
DISTRICT CONVENTION$63
REIMBURSE - GRAPHICS EXPENSE$60
DINNER MEETING$50
TAXI$40
Paid to
DBV, LLC$39,630
Advantage, Inc.$16,958
The Congressional Institute$5,742
Transylvania Times$762
Ncgop$319
Courtyard by Marriott - Capitol Hill Navy Yard$254
Consulting and strategyStrategic, political, legal, and compliance consulting, and campaign management.$55,9097.8%
Filed as
DIGITAL CONSULTING$30,792
CONSULTANT$8,159
CONSULTING$7,500
CAMPAIGN CONSULTANT SERVICES$4,890
TREASURY & COMPLIANCE$2,444
TREASURY & COMPLIANCE SERVICES$1,275
TREASURY & COMPLIANCE SVCS$850
Paid to
Coldspark Media, Inc.$30,792
Capitol Communications, Inc.$13,049
H2 Capital Consulting LLC$7,500
DBV LLC$3,443
DBV, LLC$1,126
TravelAirfare, lodging, mileage, and ground transport.$47,3376.6%
Filed as
AIRFARE$14,623
HOTEL$5,960
MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT$5,078
GROUND TRANSPORTATION$4,929
LODGING$4,663
LODGING EXPENSE$2,683
LODGING AT RETREAT$2,128
MILEAGE & TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT$1,330
AIRFARE FOR DC MEETING$1,254
MILEAGE REIMB, MEALS$1,252
HOTEL EXPENSE$842
MILEAGE REIMB$771
Paid to
American Airlines$14,133
ST Regis Hotels$5,153
Mitchell, Henry$4,914
Capelianis Consulting LLC$2,128
Courtyard by Marriott - Capitol Hill Navy Yard$1,980
Edwards, Chuck$1,762
Payroll and staffSalaries, wages, benefits, and payroll services.$31,2014.3%
Filed as
PAYROLL EXPENSES$13,550
WAGES$13,062
STAFF EXPENSES - PLAQUES$1,668
PAYROLL PROCESSING$1,150
DINNER MEETING INCL STAFF$808
GIFTS FOR STAFF$510
STAFF FUNCTION$224
PRECHECK SERVICE FOR STAFF$209
HOTEL STAFF TIPS$20
PAYROLL EXPENSE-$0
Paid to
Runpayroll$13,550
Mitchell, Desiree$7,073
Mitchell, Henry$5,950
Cowart Awards$1,668
Canipe Whitney, PC$1,150
Buncombe County Republican Party$808
Office and administrativeRent, utilities, phones, supplies, equipment, security, food, and campaign merchandise.$28,7454%
Filed as
FOOD & BEVERAGE FOR MEETING$7,963
FOOD & BEVERAGE$5,453
STORAGE RENT$3,420
FOOD & BEV FOR RECEPTION$2,610
FOOD & BEV FOR MEETING$2,392
REIMBURSE - COMPUTER EQUIPMENT$1,490
DIGITAL PHONE LINE$1,354
REIMBURSE COMPUTER SUPPLIES$824
GIFTS FOR CONTRIBUTORS$689
FOOD & BEV - CAMPAIGN VOLUNTEERS$662
FOOD & BEVERAGE FOR TEAM MEETING$472
FOOD & BEVERAGE - LUNCHEON$256
Paid to
Capitol Hill Club$7,403
Hendersonville Self Storage$3,420
Mission BBQ$2,498
EZ Cater, Inc$2,498
Edwards, Chuck$2,434
Hendersonville CC$1,426
Fundraising and eventsThe cost of raising money: finance consultants, donor list rental and acquisition, event venues, catering, and donor processing.$26,3013.7%
Filed as
FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT$6,216
DONOR CARDS, SIGNS, CAMPAIGN SHIRTS$4,647
DIGITAL FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT$4,342
FOOD & BEVERAGE FOR EVENT$3,062
FOOD & BEV FOR EVENT$1,756
DIGITAL FUNDRAISING CONSULTING$1,191
IN-KIND:EVENT SPACE EXPENSE$1,100
POLITICAL EVENT/MEETING$800
EVENT EXPENSE$750
US FLAG FOR EVENT$671
MILEAGE REIMB LUNCHEON EVENT FOOD$359
EVENT VENUE RENT$300
Paid to
H2 Capital Consulting LLC$6,216
Coldspark Media, Inc.$5,533
Young Creative Associates, Inc.$4,647
Corky's Dawg House$3,062
Hilton Asheville - Biltmore Park$1,756
Davis, Jason MR.$1,100
Polling and researchSurveys, opposition research, voter file work, and analytics.$22,7503.2%
Filed as
SURVEY RESEARCH$16,750
RESEARCH$6,000
Paid to
Guidant Polling & Strategy$16,750
Darren Eustance DBA Malleus Political Strategies$6,000
Advertising and mediaBroadcast, digital, and print advertising, and the media buying behind it.$6,1500.9%
Filed as
MEDIA EXPENSE$3,570
RADIO ADVERTISING$1,580
AD PRODUCTION$1,000
Paid to
Iheart Media$3,570
GO Nuts Media LLC$1,080
Fire Horse Films$1,000
Skycountry Broadcasting Inc$500
Refunds and redesignationsContributions returned to donors or reassigned to another election.$6,0300.8%
Filed as
CONTRIBUTION REFUND TO COMMITTEE$6,000
CHARGEBACK FEE FOR REFUND$30
Paid to
Build PAC National Assoc of Home Builders PAC$5,000
Outdoor Amusement Business Assn PAC$1,000
Anedot$30
Digital and technologyWebsites, hosting, software subscriptions, databases, email, and texting platforms.$4,3910.6%
Filed as
WEBSITE UPDATES$989
WEBSITE HOSTING & DOMAIN RENEWAL$862
SUBSCRIPTION$724
WEBSITE HOSTING$650
SOFTWARE EXPENSE$464
WEBSITE CHANGES$360
WEBSITE DOMAIN RENEWAL$212
WEBSITE DOMAIN$130
Paid to
Summit Marketing Group$3,203
Cook Political Report$724
Trail Blazer Campaign Services Inc.$464
Given to othersContributions to other candidates, party committees, and PACs.$83<0.1%
Filed as
SCHOOL SUPPLY DONATION$83
CONTRIBUTION TO COMMITTEE$0
Paid to
Walmart$83
Balkcom for Congress$0
Total itemized disbursements $717,635
Every itemized payment the committee reported this cycle, sorted by what it said each one was for. The categories are ours; the wording they are matched against is the committee’s own. Open a category to read the filed descriptions and who was paid. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
All 886 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
103 payments were reported as a lump sum, such as a card or payroll bill, with the detail filed underneath as memo entries. Those entries, $93,582 in all, are counted under the payee and purpose they name rather than under the processor that was paid. The total is the same either way.
Largest vendors
Largest vendors
Name
Amount
Andrew D Herman4 payments · 15% of all spending
$113,117
Majority Strategies LLC2 payments · 11% of all spending
$84,106
H2 Capital Consulting LLC18 payments · 9.8% of all spending
$72,403
Edwards, Chuck61 payments · 8.1% of all spending
$59,379
DBV, LLC19 payments · 5.5% of all spending
$40,756
Capitol Communications, Inc.8 payments · 5.2% of all spending
$38,419
Kinser, Christy13 payments · 5.2% of all spending
$38,040
Coldspark Media, Inc.11 payments · 4.9% of all spending
$36,326
The people, firms and committees paid the most, across every kind of payment. Each share is of everything the committee reported spending this cycle, not only the itemized payments above. A payee that is itself a committee links to its own profile.
Donors’ occupations as filed
Donors’ occupations
Occupation as filed
Amount
RetiredWritten instead of an occupation · 183 contributions · 21% of ranked
$120,081
CEO32 contributions · 10% of ranked
$59,800
Owner38 contributions · 9.4% of ranked
$53,452
Consultant22 contributions · 4% of ranked
$23,000
President13 contributions · 3.5% of ranked
$20,108
Attorney26 contributions · 3.2% of ranked
$18,283
Self-employedWritten instead of an occupation · 8 contributions · 2.3% of ranked
$13,041
Carnival Owner5 contributions · 2.2% of ranked
$12,500
A further $15,000 came from donors whose answer names no occupation (blank), so it is not ranked. Itemized gifts over $200, grouped by the words donors filed: not an industry classification, and a gift from an employee is not a gift from the employer. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($23,726) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
