HIGGINS, CLAY CAPTAIN

RepublicanFEC reportedRepublican candidate · U.S. House · Louisiana · District 3 · Election 2026 · IncumbentH6LA03148

Overview

Raised: $904.3Kvs $1M 2023–2024
Spent: $662.4Kvs $732.9K 2023–2024
Cash on hand: $566.5Kvs $324.6K 2023–2024
Debts owed: $0vs $0 2023–2024

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.

Race forecast

Rating: Safe R
Predicted margin: R+29.7

VotePredictor forecasts this race as of November 13, 2026, giving the Republican a 99% chance. Captain Higgins is not one of the two candidates it forecasts. No polls of the race: based on the district's lean, incumbency and the national environment, with published race ratings.

The Republican’s chance of winning

Data

Date	Chance of winning
Sep 25, 2026	99%
Nov 13, 2026	99%

As VotePredictor published it each day since September 25, 2026, including changes to its model.

Forecast by VotePredictor , updated daily. Its probabilities stay between 1% and 99%; no race is called before it is decided.

Compliance review · No open linked indicators

Automated review indicators, not findings of a violation. Exact reported records are linked; identity is not independently verified. Reported lobbyist-bundling disclosures are not counted as issues.

Latest cycle-wide scan: Nov 5, 2026 · Index refreshed: Nov 5, 2026. Coverage is limited to loaded records and implemented checks.

Scan coverage and freshness

Receipt eligibility: last successful scan Nov 5, 2026 · latest scheduled check skipped (Nov 5, 2026).
Integrity: last successful scan Nov 5, 2026 · latest scheduled check succeeded (Nov 5, 2026).
Fundraising patterns: last successful scan Nov 5, 2026 · latest scheduled check skipped (Nov 5, 2026).

No open indicators are linked in the published index. This is not a compliance clearance.

Across the cycle, some findings could not be linked safely to entities; ambiguous identities are withheld.

Candidate & race

Office & constituency: U.S. House · Louisiana · District 3
Reported party: Republican
Election year: 2026
Race status: Incumbent
Candidate status: Current candidate
Principal campaign committee: CAPTAIN HIGGINS FOR CONGRESS (C00617662)

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

Who's funding Captain Higgins? Read the article →

Sources

Itemized individual contributions$140.1K
Unitemized individual contributions$95.3K
Other committees$169.5K
Transfers from affiliates$497.5K

Top contributors

HIGGINS VICTORY COMMITTEERepublicanInferred from FEC-reported participants$497.5K16 contributions
RYDIN, MICHAEL96% Republican · 4% unclassifiedDerived from contributions$7,0002 contributions
HAMER, GREG MR. JR.

Money out

Spending by kind

Operating expenditures$525.4K
Contribution refunds$5,506
Other disbursements$131.5K

Largest operating payments

HUCKABY DAVIS LISKER$12.1KFEC COMPLIANCE/ACCOUNTING · Aug 15, 2025
CHAIN BRIDGE BANK CREDIT CARD$10.8KCREDIT CARD PAYMENT: SEE ITEMIZATION BELOW · May 12, 2026
CHAIN BRIDGE BANK CREDIT CARD$10.5KCREDIT CARD PAYMENT: SEE ITEMIZATION BELOW · Jan 24, 2025
CHAIN BRIDGE BANK CREDIT CARD$10.2KCREDIT CARD PAYMENT: SEE ITEMIZATION BELOW · Apr 6, 2026
FULFILLMENT SOLUTIONS INC.$9,289DIRECT MAIL EXPENSE · Jan 28, 2026
MDI IMAGING & MAIL$9,188DIRECT MAIL EXPENSE · Apr 11, 2025
CHAIN BRIDGE BANK CREDIT CARD$8,228CREDIT CARD PAYMENT: SEE ITEMIZATION BELOW · Aug 5, 2025
HUCKABY DAVIS LISKER$8,045FEC COMPLIANCE/ACCOUNTING · Dec 17, 2025

Over time

Itemized receipts and reported spending by month

Data

Month	Raised	Spent
Jan 25	$200	-$2,000
Feb 25	$3,750	$0
Mar 25	$178,650	$23,000
Apr 25	$1,670	$0
May 25	$4,900	$0
Jun 25	$79,200	$0
Jul 25	$1,939	$77,000
Aug 25	$5,175	$2,000
Sep 25	$104,275	$4,000
Oct 25	$3,770	$0
Nov 25	$1,925	$0
Dec 25	$14,905	$0
Jan 26	$2,100	$0
Feb 26	$8,566	-$2,000
Mar 26	$81,649	$0
Apr 26	$21,037	$0
May 26	$4,541	$0
Jun 26	$77,595	$0
Jul 26	$2,907	$0

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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: Louisiana · District 3
Party affiliation: Republican
Race status: Incumbent
Candidate status: Current candidate
Election year: 2026
Registration snapshot cycle: 2025–2026
Cycles loaded: 2026, 2024
Registered address: PO BOX 61747 · LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, 70596-1747
Compliance screening: View review flags

Relationships

FEC-reported relationships

Registration evidence · 2025–2026

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.

HIGGINS VICTORY COMMITTEEC00776708 Joint fundraising participantCAPTAIN HIGGINS FOR CONGRESSC00617662
FEC reportedObserved: Sep 12, 2026Registration filing: 1666864Official FEC source ↗
Current registration observation; not a historical filing-date assertion.
LEAN FORWARD AMERICAC00930396 Joint fundraising participantCAPTAIN HIGGINS FOR CONGRESSC00617662
FEC reportedObserved: Sep 12, 2026Registration filing: 1930604Official FEC source ↗
Current registration observation; not a historical filing-date assertion.
CAPTAIN HIGGINS FOR CONGRESSC00617662 Authorized candidateHIGGINS, CLAY CAPTAINH6LA03148
FEC reportedLoaded: Sep 7, 2026Official FEC source ↗
Cycle-specific FEC candidate–committee linkage. The date is local ingestion, not the original filing date.
CAPTAIN HIGGINS FOR CONGRESSC00617662 Connected organizationBABIN HIGGINS VICTORY FUNDReported name only · no identity match assumed
FEC reportedLoaded: Sep 6, 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.
REDEMPTION PACC00652305 Leadership PAC sponsorHIGGINS, CLAY CAPTAINH6LA03148
FEC reportedObserved: Sep 12, 2026Registration filing: 1549014Official FEC source ↗
Current registration observation; not a historical filing-date assertion.

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Filings

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Reconciliation

Coverage: Jan 1, 2025 to Oct 14, 2026
Contribution refunds: $5,506
Debts owed by committees: $0
Last report: PRE-GENERAL

Source and provenance

Source agencyFederal Election Commission

Local row ingestedSep 6, 2026

Source row hash3164c498a1cdebedaa488c4f40d82dcb6d8cd86e4ba2dfb6654ba2f70e7297be

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HIGGINS, CLAY CAPTAIN

Overview

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Candidate & race

Money in

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Top contributors

Money out

Spending by kind

Largest operating payments

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