Campaign money · 2025–2026 cycle
Who's Funding Michael Charles Echols?
Michael Charles Echols’s campaign for Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District has reported raising $3,188,840 through October 14, 2026. That includes $554,447 (17%) in itemized individual contributions, $3,784 (0.1%) in unitemized gifts of $200 or less, $44,000 from PACs, party and other committees and $2,430,000 from the candidate in contributions and loans. Itemized contributions name each contributor; the rankings below are built from them.
At a glance
Total raised$3,188,840January 1, 2026 – October 14, 2026
| Source | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| The candidate’s own money | $2,430,000 | 76% |
| Individuals giving over $200 | $554,447 | 17% |
| Transfers from joint fundraising and other authorized committees | $121,975 | 3.8% |
| PACs and other committees | $44,000 | 1.4% |
| Individuals giving $200 or less | $3,784 | 0.1% |
| Other receipts | $34,634 | 1.1% |
The leader in each category
Itemized contributions, 2025–2026 cycle
- Top individualTeddy R. Price$12,000 · 2.5% of $477,871
- Top committeeECHOLS VICTORY FUND$121,975 · 79% of $154,975
- Top employerAllegiance Health Management$17,000 · 4.2% of $403,121
- Top occupationRetired$45,607 · 11% of $403,121
- Top industryHealthcare & Pharmaceuticals$41,643 · 21% of $199,202
- Top stateLouisiana$446,893 · 94% of $477,371
Top individual contributors
The largest individual contributor to Echols’s campaign is Teddy R. Price, who gave $12,000 across 2 contributions. Sam B. Fulton, Jr. gave $10,000.
Echols’s top individual contributors
- Teddy R. Price$12K2 contributions
- Sam B. Fulton, Jr.$10K3 contributions
- Terry L. Baugh$7,0001 contribution
- Paul Coburn$7,0001 contribution
- L. Lane Grigsby$7,0001 contribution
- Trott Hunt$7,0001 contribution
- Patrick G. Jones$7,0001 contribution
- Markham R. McKnight$7,0001 contribution
- F. Ronnie Myrick$7,0001 contribution
- Blair E. Parker$7,0001 contribution
Top committee contributors
PACs, party committees and other committees gave $154,975 in itemized contributions. The largest is ECHOLS VICTORY FUND, at $121,975 across 12 contributions. COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS follows with $10,000. A joint fundraising committee passes along money it raised from many individuals, so its total here is not one contributor’s money.
Echols’s top committee contributors
- ECHOLS VICTORY FUND$122K12 contributions
- COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS$10K1 contribution
- NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS$5,0001 contribution
- SPICY PETE'S LEADERSHIP FUND$3,5001 contribution
- AMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARDA-PAC)$2,5001 contribution
- CRESCENT RIVER PORT PILOTS ASSOCIATION FEDERAL PAC/CRPPA FED PAC$2,5001 contribution
- LOUISIANIANS FOR AMERICAN SECURITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,5001 contribution
- NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,5001 contribution
- RAPTOR PAC$2,5001 contribution
- JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESS$2,0001 contribution
Top employers
The leading named employer is Allegiance Health Management: contributors who work there gave $17,000 across 4 contributions. Central Management Company is next at $12,000. Contributors who reported being unemployed, retired or self-employed gave $94,288 (20% of itemized individual dollars). Employers are as each contributor reported them; a company named here did not give itself.
Echols’s top employers
- Self-employed$48.7K44 contributions
- Retired$45.6K35 contributions
- Allegiance Health Management$17K4 contributions
- Central Management Company$12K2 contributions
- Cajun Industries, LLC$10.6K2 contributions
- Hunt, Guillot & Associates$8,0002 contributions
- PCK INVESTMENTS LLC$8,0002 contributions
- CommCare Management Corporation$7,1432 contributions
- D&J Construction Company$7,0001 contribution
- ISC Constructors, LLC$7,0001 contribution
Top occupations
Among named occupations, contributors listing “Chief Executive Officer” gave the most: $45,010 across 18 contributions. “Owner” follows at $40,224. Contributors reporting no occupation, or being retired, gave $45,607 (9.5% of itemized individual dollars).
Echols’s top occupations
- Retired$45.6K35 contributions
- Chief Executive Officer$45K18 contributions
- Owner$40.2K24 contributions
- Physician$27.1K16 contributions
- President$21K12 contributions
- Vice President$15K5 contributions
- Real Estate$13.6K5 contributions
- Engineer$12K3 contributions
- Farmer$11.8K11 contributions
- Banker$11.3K5 contributions
Top industries
Classified by contributors’ employers, the largest industry is Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals, at $41,643 (8.7% of itemized individual dollars). Manufacturing & Industrial follows with $28,287. Contributors with no employer to classify, or self-employed, gave $95,538 (20% of itemized individual dollars).
Echols’s top industries
- Self-Employed & Freelance$48.7K44 contributions
- Retired$45.6K35 contributions
- Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals$41.6K10 contributions
- Manufacturing & Industrial$28.3K5 contributions
- Legal & Professional Services$8,8265 contributions
- Retail, Food & Consumer Goods$7,6433 contributions
- Finance, Insurance & Real Estate$6,5615 contributions
- Technology & Communications$5,0001 contribution
- Diversified Holdings$3,5001 contribution
- Unemployed$1,2502 contributions
Top states
Louisiana contributors gave the most, $446,893 (94% of itemized individual dollars). That is the state Echols is running in; 6.5% of itemized individual dollars came from outside it.
Echols’s top states
- Louisiana$446.9K284 contributions
- Texas$6,5413 contributions
- Mississippi$5,0203 contributions
- Florida$3,6431 contribution
- Ohio$3,6431 contribution
- West Virginia$3,6431 contribution
- Kentucky$2,0103 contributions
- ZZ$2,0002 contributions
- Arkansas$1,2502 contributions
- North Carolina$1,0001 contribution
About the data
Totals raised come from the FEC's summary of every committee authorized by Michael Charles Echols. The rankings cover the itemized contributions reported by the principal campaign committee (ECHOLS 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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