BRIDGFORD, MICHAEL
IndependentFEC reportedIndependent candidate · U.S. House · Iowa · District 1 · Election 2026 · ChallengerH6IA01213
Overview
- Raised
- $338.3K
- Spent
- $261.6K
- Cash on hand
- $76.7K
- Debts owed
- $150K
OpenFEC processed candidate totals through Oct 14, 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 1
- Reported party
- Independent
- Election year
- 2026
- Race status
- Challenger
- Candidate status
- Current candidate
- Principal campaign committee
- BRIDGFORD FOR IOWA (C00947432)
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$81.8K
- Unitemized individual contributions$2,505
- Other committees$5,000
- Candidate contributions$99K
Top contributors
- BRIDGFORD, MICHAEL$98.9K46 contributions
- DICKSON STRAVINSKI, KIMBERLYIndependent contributionsDerived from contributions$7,0002 contributions
- MASSON, DAVID RICHARD65% RepublicanDerived from contributions$7,0002 contributions
Money out
Spending by kind
- Operating expenditures$261.6K
Largest operating payments
- PETERSON, PATRICIA$6,000STRATEGIC CONSULTING · May 29, 2026
- PETERSON, PATRICIA$6,000STRATEGIC CONSULTING · May 6, 2026
- BRIDGFORD, MICHAEL$4,000IN-KIND:DATABASE SERVICE · May 15, 2026
- LUDLOW, KASEY$3,000FIELD ORGANIZER · Jun 4, 2026
- LUDLOW, KASEY$3,000FIELD ORGANIZER · May 12, 2026
- THOMPSON, MILES$2,345VIDEO SERVICES · May 12, 2026
- BRIDGFORD, MICHAEL$2,326IN-KIND:VOTER LIST · Apr 27, 2026
- HERRERA, CIELO$2,000FIELD ORGANIZER · Jun 4, 2026
- HERRERA, CIELO$2,000FIELD ORGANIZER · Jun 2, 2026
- HERRERA, CIELO$2,000FIELD ORGANIZER · May 12, 2026
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Financial timeline
2025–2026 election cycle · dated records
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Records
Registration
- Office sought
- U.S. House
- State / district
- Iowa · District 1
- Party affiliation
- Independent
- Race status
- Challenger
- Candidate status
- Current candidate
- Election year
- 2026
- Registration snapshot cycle
- 2025–2026
- Cycles loaded
- 2026
- Registered address
- 1051 CARRIAGE PLACE DRIVE · BETTENDORF, Iowa, 52722
- Compliance screening
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Relationships
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Reconciliation
- Coverage
- Apr 1, 2026 to Oct 14, 2026
- Contribution refunds
- $0
- Debts owed by committees
- $150,000
- Last report
- PRE-GENERAL
Source and provenance
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