DAINES, STEVEN

RepublicanFEC reportedRepublican candidate · U.S. House · Montana · At-large · Election 2014 · ChallengerH2MT01060

Overview

Raised: $1.7M
Spent: $669.1K
Cash on hand: $1.8M
Debts owed: $44.8K

FEC candidate summary totals through Dec 31, 2024, 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 2021–2022.

Candidate & race

Office & constituency: U.S. House · Montana · At-large
Reported party: Republican
Election year: 2014
Race status: Challenger
Candidate status: Prior-cycle candidate
Principal campaign committee: STEVE DAINES FOR MONTANA (C00491357)

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

Sources

Itemized individual contributions$428K
Unitemized individual contributions$161K
Other committees$693.8K
Transfers from affiliates$261K

Largest itemized receipts

DAINES SENATE MAJORITY FUND100% Republican-aligned activity · 0% unclassifiedInferred from activity$59KMar 31, 2024
DAINES SENATE MAJORITY FUND100% Republican-aligned activity · 0% unclassifiedInferred from activity$47.3KJun 30, 2023
DAINES SENATE MAJORITY FUND100% Republican-aligned activity · 0% unclassifiedInferred from activity$33.9KDec 27, 2024

Money out

Spending by kind

Operating expenditures$577.2K
Contribution refunds$14.5K

Largest transfers and contributions to committees

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)Mixed activity · 45% Democratic / 53% Republican · 1% unclassifiedInferred from activity$250

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Largest operating payments

CAMPAIGN SOLUTIONS$42.8KLIST RENTAL SERVICES · Dec 31, 2024
CAMPAIGN SOLUTIONS$24.6KDIGITGAL CONSULTING AND FUNDRAISING · Sep 30, 2024
AMERICAN EXPRESS$17.1KSEE MEMOS · Jul 11, 2024
CAMPAIGN SOLUTIONS$15.5KDIGITAL FUNDRAISING · Oct 10, 2024
ELEVATED GROUP LLC$15.2KCATERING/TRAVEL · Jun 6, 2024
AMERICAN EXPRESS$14.9K

Over time

Itemized receipts and reported spending by month

Data

Month	Raised	Spent
Jan 23	$9,426	$0
Feb 23	$8,858	$12,000
Mar 23	$27,794	$5,000
Apr 23	$22,785	$0
May 23	$30,906	$0
Jun 23	$83,879	$0
Jul 23	$6,658	$0
Aug 23	$6,107	$0
Sep 23	$25,881	$6,000
Oct 23	$7,552	$0
Nov 23	$15,316	$0
Dec 23	$9,082	$0
Jan 24	$5,974	$0
Feb 24	$7,143	$0
Mar 24	$93,608	$0
Apr 24	$26,026	$0
May 24	$20,670	$0
Jun 24	$51,124	$0
Jul 24	$12,640	$0
Aug 24	$25,720	$0
Sep 24	$30,771	$15,000
Oct 24	$40,269	$50,000
Nov 24	$69,823	$0
Dec 24	$73,775	$0

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Records

Registration

Office sought: U.S. House
State / district: Montana · At-large
Party affiliation: Republican
Race status: Challenger
Candidate status: Prior-cycle candidate
Election year: 2014
Registration snapshot cycle: 2023–2024
Cycles loaded: 2026, 2024
Registered address: 519 OXFORD DRIVE · BOZEMAN, Montana, 59715

Relationships

FEC-reported relationships

Registration evidence · 2023–2024

Reported relationships are not contributions or transfers. They do not establish that any money changed hands. The reporting committee and related entity are shown separately. Only loaded relationship types are shown; this is not a complete organization chart.

DAINES MONTANA VICTORY COMMITTEEC00506865 Associated candidateDAINES, STEVENH2MT01060
FEC reportedLoaded: Sep 7, 2026Official FEC source ↗
Cycle-specific FEC candidate–committee linkage. The date is local ingestion, not the original filing date.
STEVE DAINES FOR MONTANAC00491357 Authorized candidateDAINES, STEVES2MT00096
FEC reportedLoaded: Sep 7, 2026Official FEC source ↗
Cycle-specific FEC candidate–committee linkage. The date is local ingestion, not the original filing date.
STEVE DAINES FOR MONTANAC00491357 Authorized candidateDAINES, STEVENH2MT01060
FEC reportedLoaded: Sep 4, 2026Official FEC source ↗
Cycle-specific FEC candidate master: reported principal campaign committee (CAND_PCC). The date is local ingestion, not the original filing date.
STEVE DAINES FOR MONTANAC00491357 Connected organizationDAINES MONTANA VICTORY COMMITTEEReported name only · no identity match assumed
FEC reportedLoaded: Sep 4, 2026Official FEC source ↗
Cycle-specific FEC committee master: reported connected organization / affiliated committee name. This name-only field does not establish an entity identity match. The date is local ingestion, not the original filing date.

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Filings

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Reconciliation

Coverage: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024
Contribution refunds: $14,500
Debts owed by committees: $44,813
Last report: Not reported

Source and provenance

Source agencyFederal Election Commission

Local row ingestedSep 4, 2026

Source row hash9e365de0b134918e71d16109554931da360530892f6d87523d5363bd699605d6

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