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Campaign money · 2025–2026 cycle

Who's Funding Mike Rounds?

By GovMoneyGraph Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in South Dakota

Mike Rounds’s campaign for the U.S. Senate in South Dakota has reported raising $5,148,217 since January 1, 2021, the start of its election period, through October 14, 2026. That includes $1,931,095 (38%) in itemized individual contributions, $92,025 (1.8%) in unitemized gifts of $200 or less and $2,449,750 from PACs, party and other committees. Itemized contributions name each contributor; the rankings below are built from them.

At a glance

Total raised$5,148,217January 1, 2021 – October 14, 2026

Where the money came from
SourceAmountShare
PACs and other committees$2,387,75046%
Individuals giving over $200$1,931,09538%
Individuals giving $200 or less$92,0251.8%
Party committees$62,0001.2%
Other receipts$675,34713%

The leader in each category

Itemized contributions, 2025–2026 cycle

Top individual contributors

The largest individual contributor to Rounds’s campaign is Nevin Freeman, who gave $21,000 across 6 contributions. Sam Darwish gave $9,000.

Rounds’s top individual contributors

  1. Nevin Freeman$21K6 contributions
  2. Sam Darwish$9,0005 contributions
  3. Katharine Duhamel$7,7003 contributions
  4. Marc Andreessen$7,0003 contributions
  5. Duane Andrews$7,0002 contributions
  6. Tani Dru Austin$7,0002 contributions
  7. William F. Austin$7,0002 contributions
  8. Joseph P Baratta$7,0002 contributions
  9. Aryan Bhatt$7,0002 contributions
  10. J. Neal Blue$7,0002 contributions
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Top committee contributors

PACs, party committees and other committees gave $691,765 in itemized contributions. The largest is ROUNDS VICTORY COMMITTEE, at $175,208 across 4 contributions. ONE TEAM SENATE MAJORITY follows with $134,303. A joint fundraising committee passes along money it raised from many individuals, so its total here is not one contributor’s money.

Rounds’s top committee contributors

  1. ROUNDS VICTORY COMMITTEE$175.2K4 contributions
  2. ONE TEAM SENATE MAJORITY$134.3K14 contributions
  3. 2026 SENATORS CLASSIC COMMITTEE$74K3 contributions
  4. 2025 SENATORS CLASSIC COMMITTEE$52K4 contributions
  5. AIRCRAFT OWNERS AND PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,0001 contribution
  6. AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,0001 contribution
  7. AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC$5,0001 contribution
  8. CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. PAC (CBOE PAC)$5,0002 contributions
  9. ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC$5,0001 contribution
  10. ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,0001 contribution
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Top employers

The leading named employer is Alphabet/Google: contributors who work there gave $49,400 across 23 contributions. Anthropic is next at $47,600. Contributors who reported being unemployed, retired or self-employed gave $237,882 (16% of itemized individual dollars). Employers are as each contributor reported them; a company named here did not give itself.

Rounds’s top employers

  1. Retired$142.6K632 contributions
  2. Self-employed$95.3K78 contributions
  3. Alphabet/Google$49.4K23 contributions
  4. Anthropic$47.6K15 contributions
  5. MARQUIS MANAGEMENT, INC.$30K12 contributions
  6. Capital Group$25.5K11 contributions
  7. Sanford Health$23K10 contributions
  8. LEIDOS$20.7K35 contributions
  9. The Capital Group Companies, Inc.$17K6 contributions
  10. Blackstone$14.4K8 contributions
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Top occupations

Among named occupations, contributors listing “Chief Executive Officer” gave the most: $241,327 across 114 contributions. “President” follows at $85,530. Contributors reporting no occupation, or being retired, gave $141,854 (9.3% of itemized individual dollars).

Rounds’s top occupations

  1. Chief Executive Officer$241.3K114 contributions
  2. Retired$141.9K632 contributions
  3. President$85.5K55 contributions
  4. Consultant$68.6K61 contributions
  5. Manager$67.3K37 contributions
  6. Attorney$58.9K46 contributions
  7. Vice President$58.6K46 contributions
  8. Partner$50.9K25 contributions
  9. Member Of Technical Staff$50K15 contributions
  10. Investor$37.5K38 contributions
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Top industries

Classified by contributors’ employers, the largest industry is Finance, Insurance & Real Estate, at $230,862 (15% of itemized individual dollars). Technology & Communications follows with $168,664. Contributors with no employer to classify, or self-employed, gave $237,882 (16% of itemized individual dollars).

Rounds’s top industries

  1. Finance, Insurance & Real Estate$230.9K103 contributions
  2. Technology & Communications$168.7K63 contributions
  3. Retired$142.6K632 contributions
  4. Self-Employed & Freelance$95.3K78 contributions
  5. Legal & Professional Services$87.3K74 contributions
  6. Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals$57.5K23 contributions
  7. Government Relations and Lobbying Services$37.3K45 contributions
  8. Nonprofit, Labor & Civil Society$34.2K17 contributions
  9. Manufacturing & Industrial$19K7 contributions
  10. Think Tanks & Policy Research$17.8K6 contributions
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Top states

California contributors gave the most, $383,810 (25% of itemized individual dollars). Contributors in South Dakota, where Rounds is running, gave $174,994 (11% of itemized individual dollars).

Rounds’s top states

  1. California$383.8K279 contributions
  2. South Dakota$175K170 contributions
  3. New York$141.8K86 contributions
  4. Virginia$136.4K141 contributions
  5. Texas$125.9K83 contributions
  6. District of Columbia$76.9K67 contributions
  7. Florida$67K201 contributions
  8. Maryland$60.8K49 contributions
  9. Nevada$46.8K18 contributions
  10. Illinois$40.8K25 contributions
All states in the directory →

About the data

Totals raised come from the FEC's summary of every committee authorized by Mike Rounds, over the whole election period. The rankings cover the 2025–2026 cycle: the itemized contributions reported by the principal campaign committee (ROUNDS FOR SENATE), 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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