Campaign money · 2025–2026 cycle
Who's Funding Brian Bengs?
Brian Bengs’s campaign for the U.S. Senate in South Dakota has reported raising $1,855,763 through October 14, 2026. That includes $935,727 (50%) in itemized individual contributions, $870,722 (47%) in unitemized gifts of $200 or less and $43,000 from PACs, party and other committees. Itemized contributions name each contributor; the rankings below are built from them.
At a glance
Total raised$1,855,763April 28, 2025 – October 14, 2026
| Source | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals giving over $200 | $935,727 | 50% |
| Individuals giving $200 or less | $870,722 | 47% |
| PACs and other committees | $43,000 | 2.3% |
| Other receipts | $6,314 | 0.3% |
The leader in each category
Itemized contributions, 2025–2026 cycle
- Top individualThomas Oliver$10,500 · 1.3% of $810,016
- Top committeeBACK THE BOLD$5,000 · 15% of $33,000
- Top employerICSI$7,000 · 0.9% of $814,571
- Top occupationNot employed$286,664 · 35% of $814,571
- Top industryFinance, Insurance & Real Estate$24,750 · 3.7% of $660,251
- Top stateSouth Dakota$192,265 · 24% of $810,006
Top individual contributors
The largest individual contributor to Bengs’s campaign is Thomas Oliver, who gave $10,500 across 4 contributions. Kerry Billings gave $7,000.
Bengs’s top individual contributors
- Thomas Oliver$10.5K4 contributions
- Kerry Billings$7,0005 contributions
- Robert Chew$7,0001 contribution
- Robert Haselow$7,0001 contribution
- Richard J Miller$7,0002 contributions
- Ryan Offutt$7,0001 contribution
- Jane Oliver$7,0003 contributions
- Scott Shenker$7,0001 contribution
- Luke Williams$7,0001 contribution
- Marie McKellar$6,5008 contributions
Top committee contributors
PACs, party committees and other committees gave $33,000 in itemized contributions. The largest is BACK THE BOLD, at $5,000 across 1 contribution. NO SURRENDER FUND 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.
Bengs’s top committee contributors
- BACK THE BOLD$5,0001 contribution
- NO SURRENDER FUND$5,0001 contribution
- VOTEVETS$5,0001 contribution
- WAY BACK PAC$5,0001 contribution
- WORKING CLASS HEROES FUND$5,0001 contribution
- FORWARD PARTY POLITICAL COMMITTEE INC$2,5001 contribution
- O'MELVENY & MYERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,5001 contribution
- CHANGE OF AGENTS OF SD$1,5001 contribution
- STRONG FLOOR NO CEILING ACTION PAC$1,0001 contribution
- OUR HOUSE PAC$5001 contribution
Top employers
The leading named employer is ICSI: contributors who work there gave $7,000 across 1 contribution. MRO Corporation is next at $7,000. Contributors who reported being unemployed, retired or self-employed gave $565,657 (70% of itemized individual dollars). Employers are as each contributor reported them; a company named here did not give itself.
Bengs’s top employers
- Unemployed$465.7K3,423 contributions
- Self-employed$99.9K317 contributions
- ICSI$7,0001 contribution
- MRO Corporation$7,0001 contribution
- OTD$7,0001 contribution
- R CHEW LLC$7,0001 contribution
- R.D. Offutt Company$7,0001 contribution
- Lainer Development, Inc.$6,0003 contributions
- DAKOTA LAYERS$5,0001 contribution
- HARRY DUNN FOR MD$4,5003 contributions
Top occupations
Among named occupations, contributors listing “Attorney” gave the most: $41,608 across 98 contributions. “Manager” follows at $24,630. Contributors reporting no occupation, or being retired, gave $463,157 (57% of itemized individual dollars).
Bengs’s top occupations
- Not employed$286.7K1,753 contributions
- Retired$176.5K1,670 contributions
- Attorney$41.6K98 contributions
- Manager$24.6K54 contributions
- Chief Executive Officer$23.8K20 contributions
- Consultant$17.5K38 contributions
- Farmer$17.3K65 contributions
- Physician$14.9K37 contributions
- Real Estate$10.3K5 contributions
- Vice President$8,80015 contributions
Top industries
Classified by contributors’ employers, the largest industry is Finance, Insurance & Real Estate, at $24,750 (3.1% of itemized individual dollars). Legal & Professional Services follows with $14,109. Contributors with no employer to classify, or self-employed, gave $565,657 (70% of itemized individual dollars).
Bengs’s top industries
- Unemployed$465.7K3,423 contributions
- Self-Employed & Freelance$99.9K317 contributions
- Finance, Insurance & Real Estate$24.8K11 contributions
- Legal & Professional Services$14.1K24 contributions
- Technology & Communications$11.2K24 contributions
- Retail, Food & Consumer Goods$10.5K2 contributions
- Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals$9,6007 contributions
- Government$7,20017 contributions
- Education & Academia$5,16029 contributions
- Nonprofit, Labor & Civil Society$3,5502 contributions
Top states
South Dakota contributors gave the most, $192,265 (24% of itemized individual dollars). That is the state Bengs is running in; 76% of itemized individual dollars came from outside it.
Bengs’s top states
- South Dakota$192.3K1,285 contributions
- California$98K563 contributions
- Maryland$52.7K176 contributions
- New York$50.5K154 contributions
- Massachusetts$41.2K103 contributions
- Connecticut$40.9K78 contributions
- Illinois$24.8K144 contributions
- Washington$24.1K211 contributions
- Georgia$22.7K26 contributions
- Oregon$22.7K88 contributions
About the data
Totals raised come from the FEC's summary of every committee authorized by Brian Bengs. The rankings cover the itemized contributions reported by the principal campaign committee (BENGS FOR SOUTH DAKOTA), 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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