Campaign money · 2025–2026 cycle
Who's Funding Steve Daines?
Steve Daines’s campaign for the U.S. Senate in Montana has reported raising $8,405,689 since January 1, 2021, the start of its election period, through September 30, 2026. That includes $2,325,395 (28%) in itemized individual contributions, $645,827 (7.7%) in unitemized gifts of $200 or less and $2,506,875 from PACs, party and other committees. Itemized contributions name each contributor; the rankings below are built from them.
At a glance
Total raised$8,405,689January 1, 2021 – September 30, 2026
| Source | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| PACs and other committees | $2,444,875 | 29% |
| Individuals giving over $200 | $2,325,395 | 28% |
| Individuals giving $200 or less | $645,827 | 7.7% |
| Party committees | $62,000 | 0.7% |
| Other receipts | $2,927,593 | 35% |
The leader in each category
Itemized contributions, 2025–2026 cycle
- Top individualChristine Harris$14,000 · 0.7% of $1,942,006
- Top committeeDAINES SENATE MAJORITY FUND$928,240 · 53% of $1,753,496
- Top employerYellowstone Bank$35,000 · 3.5% of $994,948
- Top occupationRetired$255,845 · 25% of $1,007,948
- Top industryFinance, Insurance & Real Estate$163,958 · 23% of $711,953
- Top stateMontana$299,344 · 15% of $1,934,506
Top individual contributors
The largest individual contributor to Daines’s campaign is Christine Harris, who gave $14,000 across 3 contributions. Lisa Harris gave $14,000.
Daines’s top individual contributors
- Christine Harris$14K3 contributions
- Lisa Harris$14K3 contributions
- Amanda Taylor$14K3 contributions
- James Taylor$14K3 contributions
- Laura Arnold$10.5K3 contributions
- Barbara R. Banke$10.5K2 contributions
- Jerry Bednyak$10.5K2 contributions
- Norman Brownstein$10.5K2 contributions
- John K. Castle$10.5K2 contributions
- Philip M. Darivoff$10.5K2 contributions
Top committee contributors
PACs, party committees and other committees gave $1,753,496 in itemized contributions. The largest is DAINES SENATE MAJORITY FUND, at $928,240 across 8 contributions. HOLD THE SENATE follows with $277,659. A joint fundraising committee passes along money it raised from many individuals, so its total here is not one contributor’s money.
Daines’s top committee contributors
- DAINES SENATE MAJORITY FUND$928.2K8 contributions
- HOLD THE SENATE$277.7K4 contributions
- MAJORITY MAKERS FUND$194.6K2 contributions
- UPHOLD THE SENATE$188.1K4 contributions
- ONE TEAM SENATE MAJORITY$79.3K10 contributions
- KEEP THE SENATE$48.7K2 contributions
- NORTHEAST SENATE VICTORY COMMITTEE$36.9K4 contributions
Top employers
The leading named employer is Yellowstone Bank: contributors who work there gave $35,000 across 5 contributions. TOWN PUMP INC is next at $17,500. Contributors who reported being unemployed, retired or self-employed gave $396,348 (20% of itemized individual dollars). Employers are as each contributor reported them; a company named here did not give itself.
Daines’s top employers
- Retired$239.2K1,911 contributions
- Self-employed$87.3K271 contributions
- Yellowstone Bank$35K5 contributions
- Not Reported$26.2K37 contributions
- Homemaker$24.3K32 contributions
- Unemployed$19.3K8 contributions
- TOWN PUMP INC$17.5K5 contributions
- fisher investments$14K2 contributions
- LeFrak Organization$14K2 contributions
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP$11.5K4 contributions
Top occupations
Among named occupations, contributors listing “Chief Executive Officer” gave the most: $117,947 across 72 contributions. “Attorney” follows at $49,070. Contributors reporting no occupation, or being retired, gave $255,845 (13% of itemized individual dollars).
Daines’s top occupations
- Retired$255.8K1,946 contributions
- Chief Executive Officer$117.9K72 contributions
- Attorney$49.1K46 contributions
- Manager$41.6K45 contributions
- Owner$37.7K68 contributions
- Banker$36.5K7 contributions
- Vice President$36.3K30 contributions
- President$35.3K18 contributions
- Real Estate$34.8K35 contributions
- Investor$30.9K20 contributions
Top industries
Classified by contributors’ employers, the largest industry is Finance, Insurance & Real Estate, at $163,958 (8.4% of itemized individual dollars). Legal & Professional Services follows with $54,708. Contributors with no employer to classify, or self-employed, gave $396,348 (20% of itemized individual dollars).
Daines’s top industries
- Retired$239.2K1,911 contributions
- Finance, Insurance & Real Estate$164K85 contributions
- Self-Employed & Freelance$87.3K271 contributions
- Legal & Professional Services$54.7K35 contributions
- Government Relations and Lobbying Services$27K15 contributions
- Not Reported$26.2K37 contributions
- Homemaker$24.3K32 contributions
- Unemployed$19.3K8 contributions
- Energy, Utilities & Mining$15.8K28 contributions
- Manufacturing & Industrial$13.2K19 contributions
Top states
Montana contributors gave the most, $299,344 (15% of itemized individual dollars). That is the state Daines is running in; 85% of itemized individual dollars came from outside it.
Daines’s top states
- Montana$299.3K354 contributions
- Florida$234.1K378 contributions
- California$232.3K505 contributions
- Texas$212.7K241 contributions
- Illinois$180.6K192 contributions
- New York$179.1K137 contributions
- Colorado$85.3K92 contributions
- Nevada$62.9K20 contributions
- Arizona$52.2K126 contributions
- Virginia$51.3K140 contributions
About the data
Totals raised come from the FEC's summary of every committee authorized by Steve Daines, over the whole election period. The rankings cover the 2025–2026 cycle: the itemized contributions reported by the principal campaign committee (STEVE DAINES 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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