MELTON, RYAN MICHAEL APPLETON
DemocraticFEC reportedDemocratic candidate · U.S. House · Iowa · District 4 · Election 2026 · Open seatH2IA04141
Overview
- Raised
- $13.9Kvs $153.1K 2023–2024
- Spent
- $16.8Kvs $155.2K 2023–2024
- Cash on hand
- $0vs $2,897 2023–2024
- Debts owed
- $0vs $0 2023–2024
OpenFEC processed candidate totals through Jun 30, 2026, across every authorized committee; figures change when amended reports are filed.
Raised is total receipts and Spent is total disbursements as reported for the candidate's authorized committees together; both can include transfers, loans and refunds. Cash on hand and debts are the balances at the end of the last report. The comparison is the same figure for 2023–2024.
Candidate & race
- Office & constituency
- U.S. House · Iowa · District 4
- Reported party
- Democratic
- Election year
- 2026
- Race status
- Open seat
- Candidate status
- Current candidate
- Principal campaign committee
- MELTON FOR IOWA (C00802827)
The principal campaign committee is the reported connection to this candidate. Transaction details below cover that committee; candidate-wide totals can also cover other authorized committees.
Money in
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Sources
- Itemized individual contributions$8,450
- Unitemized individual contributions$5,075
- Other committees$365
Top contributors
- MCCORD, CARLTON90% DemocraticDerived from contributions$3,5001 contribution
- BROWN, AMYDemocraticDerived from contributions$1,0001 contribution
- KUSIAK, MAGDALENADemocraticDerived from contributions$1,0001 contribution
Money out
Spending by kind
- Operating expenditures$7,383
- Contribution refunds$1,500
- Other disbursements$7,904
Largest operating payments
- SOWIENSKI, RICHARD$594PAYMENT FOR CAMPAIGN TASK WORK · Jun 30, 2025
- GUSTAFSON, MEGAN$530PAYMENT FOR CAMPAIGN TASK WORK · Jun 24, 2025
- NY4MICAH$365IN-KIND - I DONATED AN IN KIND CONTRIB OF A DONOR LIST FOR THE MARKET VALUE OF 365 TO HIS CAMPAIGN. · Dec 31, 2025
- MELTON, RYAN MICHAEL APPLETON$281MILEAGE FROM HOME TO GLENWOOD AND BACK FOR CAMPAIGN EVENT. · May 16, 2025
- MELTON, RYAN MICHAEL APPLETON$277MILEAGE FROM HOME TO GLENWOOD TO DUNLAP TO HOME FOR CAMPAIGN EVENTS. · Jun 15, 2025
- MELTON, RYAN MICHAEL APPLETON$251MILEAGE FROM HOME TO AMES TO SIOUX CITY AND BACK HOME FOR CAMPAIGN EVENT. · Apr 5, 2025
- MELTON, RYAN MICHAEL APPLETON$221MILEAGE FOR CAMPAIGN EVENT FROM HOME TO IOWA CITY AND BACK · Aug 30, 2025
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2025–2026 election cycle · dated records
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Records
Registration
- Office sought
- U.S. House
- State / district
- Iowa · District 4
- Party affiliation
- Democratic
- Race status
- Open seat
- Candidate status
- Current candidate
- Election year
- 2026
- Registration snapshot cycle
- 2025–2026
- Cycles loaded
- 2026, 2024
- Registered address
- PO BOX 36 · WEBSTER CITY, Iowa, 50595
- Compliance screening
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Relationships
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Reconciliation
- Coverage
- Jan 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026
- Contribution refunds
- $1,500
- Debts owed by committees
- $0
- Last report
- TERMINATION REPORT
Source and provenance
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