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Campaign money · 2025–2026 cycle

Who's Funding Samuel Kelley Forstag?

By GovMoneyGraph Democratic candidate for Montana’s 1st Congressional District

Samuel Kelley Forstag’s campaign for Montana’s 1st Congressional District has reported raising $4,312,110 through October 14, 2026. That includes $2,294,603 (53%) in itemized individual contributions, $1,193,965 (28%) in unitemized gifts of $200 or less, $401,750 from PACs, party and other committees and $1,347 from the candidate in contributions and loans. Itemized contributions name each contributor; the rankings below are built from them.

At a glance

Total raised$4,312,110January 1, 2026 – October 14, 2026

Where the money came from
SourceAmountShare
Individuals giving over $200$2,294,60353%
Individuals giving $200 or less$1,193,96528%
PACs and other committees$400,0509.3%
Party committees$1,700<0.1%
The candidate’s own money$1,347<0.1%
Other receipts$420,4459.8%

The leader in each category

Itemized contributions, 2025–2026 cycle

Top individual contributors

The largest individual contributor to Forstag’s campaign is Scott Shenker, who gave $10,500 across 3 contributions. Elissa Brown gave $7,000.

Forstag’s top individual contributors

  1. Scott Shenker$10.5K3 contributions
  2. Elissa Brown$7,0002 contributions
  3. Brian Cook$7,0003 contributions
  4. Mark Doerr$7,0002 contributions
  5. Rahm Emanuel$7,0002 contributions
  6. Michael Forstag$7,0002 contributions
  7. Gideon Friedman$7,0002 contributions
  8. Mark Heising$7,0002 contributions
  9. Megan Hull$7,0002 contributions
  10. Shannon Hunt-Scott$7,0002 contributions
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Top committee contributors

PACs, party committees and other committees gave $746,784 in itemized contributions. The largest is HOUSE VICTORY PROJECT 2026, at $330,600 across 2 contributions. FORSTAG VICTORY FUND follows with $30,050. A joint fundraising committee passes along money it raised from many individuals, so its total here is not one contributor’s money.

Forstag’s top committee contributors

  1. HOUSE VICTORY PROJECT 2026$330.6K2 contributions
  2. FORSTAG VICTORY FUND$30.1K6 contributions
  3. IMPOSSIBLE TO INEVITABLE$25.9K4 contributions
  4. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$10K2 contributions
  5. COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$10K3 contributions
  6. INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND$10K3 contributions
  7. CPC VICTORY FUND$9,7091 contribution
  8. BLUE COLLAR BRIGADE$9,0001 contribution
  9. PROGRESSIVE AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRACY$7,0003 contributions
  10. AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$5,0001 contribution
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Top employers

The leading named employer is University Of Montana: contributors who work there gave $9,180 across 25 contributions. Microsoft is next at $8,750. Contributors who reported being unemployed, retired or self-employed gave $1,494,128 (64% of itemized individual dollars). Employers are as each contributor reported them; a company named here did not give itself.

Forstag’s top employers

  1. Unemployed$1M2,488 contributions
  2. Retired$272.1K534 contributions
  3. Self-employed$228.9K426 contributions
  4. Not Reported$13.1K13 contributions
  5. University Of Montana$9,18025 contributions
  6. Microsoft$8,7505 contributions
  7. Alphabet/Google$7,6008 contributions
  8. Beachwold Residential$7,0002 contributions
  9. Centerview Partners$7,0002 contributions
  10. ICSI$7,0002 contributions
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Top occupations

Among named occupations, contributors listing “Attorney” gave the most: $103,801 across 224 contributions. “Chief Executive Officer” follows at $61,508. Contributors reporting no occupation, or being retired, gave $1,276,481 (55% of itemized individual dollars).

Forstag’s top occupations

  1. Not employed$1M2,476 contributions
  2. Retired$271.9K472 contributions
  3. Attorney$103.8K224 contributions
  4. Chief Executive Officer$61.5K42 contributions
  5. Consultant$59.1K111 contributions
  6. Physician$52.2K93 contributions
  7. Manager$48K75 contributions
  8. Self-employed$38.2K35 contributions
  9. President$27K16 contributions
  10. Teacher$24.3K67 contributions
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Top industries

Classified by contributors’ employers, the largest industry is Finance, Insurance & Real Estate, at $131,050 (5.7% of itemized individual dollars). Nonprofit, Labor & Civil Society follows with $95,350. Contributors with no employer to classify, or self-employed, gave $1,481,078 (64% of itemized individual dollars).

Forstag’s top industries

  1. Unemployed$1M2,488 contributions
  2. Retired$272.1K534 contributions
  3. Self-Employed & Freelance$228.9K426 contributions
  4. Finance, Insurance & Real Estate$131.1K73 contributions
  5. Nonprofit, Labor & Civil Society$95.4K44 contributions
  6. Technology & Communications$52.9K45 contributions
  7. Education & Academia$31.5K66 contributions
  8. Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals$28.7K24 contributions
  9. Legal & Professional Services$25.9K66 contributions
  10. Government$19.9K51 contributions
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Top states

Montana contributors gave the most, $747,781 (32% of itemized individual dollars). That is the state Forstag is running in; 68% of itemized individual dollars came from outside it.

Forstag’s top states

  1. Montana$747.8K2,282 contributions
  2. California$455.1K624 contributions
  3. New York$210.3K206 contributions
  4. Massachusetts$119.1K159 contributions
  5. Washington$98.7K225 contributions
  6. Oregon$83.4K182 contributions
  7. District of Columbia$70.3K136 contributions
  8. Texas$62.1K114 contributions
  9. Illinois$58.5K89 contributions
  10. Colorado$45.6K91 contributions
All states in the directory →

About the data

Totals raised come from the FEC's summary of every committee authorized by Samuel Kelley Forstag. The rankings cover the itemized contributions reported by the principal campaign committee (SAM FOR MONTANA), 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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