Campaign money · 2025–2026 cycle
Who's Funding Captain Higgins?
Captain Higgins’s campaign for Louisiana’s 3rd Congressional District has reported raising $904,294 through October 14, 2026. That includes $140,140 (15%) in itemized individual contributions, $95,337 (11%) in unitemized gifts of $200 or less and $169,500 from PACs, party and other committees. Itemized contributions name each contributor; the rankings below are built from them. The FEC lists the candidate as Clay Captain Higgins.
At a glance
Total raised$904,294January 1, 2025 – October 14, 2026
| Source | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Transfers from joint fundraising and other authorized committees | $497,529 | 55% |
| PACs and other committees | $169,500 | 19% |
| Individuals giving over $200 | $140,140 | 15% |
| Individuals giving $200 or less | $95,337 | 11% |
| Other receipts | $1,788 | 0.2% |
The leader in each category
Itemized contributions, 2025–2026 cycle
- Top individualMichael Rydin$7,000 · 5.0% of $139,640
- Top committeeHIGGINS VICTORY COMMITTEE$497,529 · 93% of $534,529
- Top employerMUDDY WATER DREDGING$7,000 · 5.1% of $138,040
- Top occupationRetired$46,495 · 34% of $138,040
- Top industryDefense & Aerospace$7,150 · 7.5% of $95,534
- Top stateLouisiana$99,449 · 71% of $139,640
Top individual contributors
The largest individual contributor to Higgins’s campaign is Michael Rydin, who gave $7,000 across 2 contributions. Greg Hamer, Jr. gave $6,800.
Higgins’s top individual contributors
- Michael Rydin$7,0002 contributions
- Greg Hamer, Jr.$6,8003 contributions
- Keith Myers$5,0002 contributions
- Jo Ann Parker$3,7502 contributions
- Jagdish Chand Gupta$3,6002 contributions
- Magnus Arceneaux III$3,5001 contribution
- Blake Brickman$3,5001 contribution
- Matthew B. Devall$3,5001 contribution
- Brenda Hamer$3,5001 contribution
- Michael Kerns$3,5001 contribution
Top committee contributors
PACs, party committees and other committees gave $534,529 in itemized contributions. The largest is HIGGINS VICTORY COMMITTEE, at $497,529 across 16 contributions. AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC follows with $5,000. A joint fundraising committee passes along money it raised from many individuals, so its total here is not one contributor’s money.
Higgins’s top committee contributors
- HIGGINS VICTORY COMMITTEE$497.5K16 contributions
- AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC$5,0001 contribution
- AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC$5,0001 contribution
- HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUND$3,0002 contributions
- AMERICA'S FIRST PAC$2,5001 contribution
- BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$2,5001 contribution
- NATIONAL OCEAN INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION (NOIA) PAC$2,5001 contribution
- THE GUARDIAN FUND$2,5001 contribution
- THE NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION (ACRE$2,5001 contribution
- BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC PAC$2,0001 contribution
Top employers
The leading named employer is MUDDY WATER DREDGING: contributors who work there gave $7,000 across 2 contributions. Saronic Technologies is next at $7,000. Contributors who reported being unemployed, retired or self-employed gave $70,084 (50% of itemized individual dollars). Employers are as each contributor reported them; a company named here did not give itself.
Higgins’s top employers
- Retired$46.6K268 contributions
- Self-employed$13.3K36 contributions
- MUDDY WATER DREDGING$7,0002 contributions
- Saronic Technologies$7,0002 contributions
- Homemaker$5,1448 contributions
- Not Reported$5,0002 contributions
- PROLOG INC$3,7502 contributions
- EAGLE PEST CONTROL$3,6002 contributions
- b&g foods$3,5002 contributions
- CROSBY TUGS$3,5001 contribution
Top occupations
Among named occupations, contributors listing “Owner” gave the most: $12,800 across 11 contributions. “Vice President” follows at $10,100. Contributors reporting no occupation, or being retired, gave $56,639 (41% of itemized individual dollars).
Higgins’s top occupations
- Retired$46.5K267 contributions
- Owner$12.8K11 contributions
- Vice President$10.1K5 contributions
- President$7,6415 contributions
- Homemaker$5,1448 contributions
- Physician$5,1006 contributions
- Not reported$5,0002 contributions
- Manager$4,2508 contributions
- Pest Control$3,6002 contributions
- Administrator$3,5001 contribution
Top industries
Classified by contributors’ employers, the largest industry is Defense & Aerospace, at $7,150 (5.1% of itemized individual dollars). Retail, Food & Consumer Goods follows with $6,800. Contributors with no employer to classify, or self-employed, gave $70,084 (50% of itemized individual dollars).
Higgins’s top industries
- Retired$46.6K268 contributions
- Self-Employed & Freelance$13.3K36 contributions
- Defense & Aerospace$7,1503 contributions
- Retail, Food & Consumer Goods$6,8003 contributions
- Homemaker$5,1448 contributions
- Not Reported$5,0002 contributions
- Energy, Utilities & Mining$3,8002 contributions
- Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals$3,5001 contribution
- Transportation & Logistics$2,5001 contribution
- Legal & Professional Services$9009 contributions
Top states
Louisiana contributors gave the most, $99,449 (71% of itemized individual dollars). That is the state Higgins is running in; 29% of itemized individual dollars came from outside it.
Higgins’s top states
- Louisiana$99.4K199 contributions
- Texas$20.7K36 contributions
- California$6,04546 contributions
- Florida$1,25117 contributions
- District of Columbia$1,0002 contributions
- Illinois$97713 contributions
- Michigan$9045 contributions
- Pennsylvania$8955 contributions
- Alabama$8507 contributions
- Maryland$84014 contributions
About the data
Totals raised come from the FEC's summary of every committee authorized by Captain Higgins. The rankings cover the itemized contributions reported by the principal campaign committee (CAPTAIN HIGGINS FOR CONGRESS), net of refunds and excluding memo entries. A contribution made through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed is reported under the person who gave it.
Industries are assigned from each contributor's reported employer. Figures change as the campaign files new and amended reports.
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