CUSHMAN, RYAN

RepublicanFEC reportedRepublican candidate · U.S. House · Michigan · District 3 · Election 2026 · ChallengerH6MI03206

Overview

Raised: $116.4K
Spent: $116.4K
Cash on hand: $0
Debts owed: $113.9K

OpenFEC processed candidate totals through Aug 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 D
Predicted margin: D+18.0

VotePredictor forecasts this race between Hillary Scholten (D) and Terri DeBoer (R) as of November 11, 2026, giving the Democrat a 99% chance. Ryan Cushman 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	2%
Oct 1, 2026	2%
Oct 6, 2026	2%
Oct 10, 2026	2%
Oct 16, 2026	2%
Oct 24, 2026	2%
Oct 25, 2026	1%
Oct 26, 2026	1%
Nov 11, 2026	1%

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 · Michigan · District 3
Reported party: Republican
Election year: 2026
Race status: Challenger
Candidate status: Current candidate
Principal campaign committee: RYAN CUSHMAN FOR CONGRESS (C00944595)

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 Ryan Cushman? Read the article →

Sources

Itemized individual contributions$2,082
Unitemized individual contributions$375
Candidate loans$113.9K

Top contributors

CUSHMAN, RYAN$113.9K9 contributions
ZAHR, RIAD$2,0821 contribution

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Top employers

Self-employed$2,0821 contribution

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Top industries

Self-Employed & Freelance$2,0821 contribution

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Money out

Spending by kind

Operating expenditures$116.3K
Other disbursements$43

Largest operating payments

TOWN SQUARE MEDIA GRAND RAPIDS$35KMEDIA · Jul 8, 2026
RYAN CUSHMAN FOR CONGRESS$16.6KEXPRESS CANVASSING · Apr 13, 2026
RYAN CUSHMAN FOR CONGRESS$15KCANVASING · Mar 30, 2026
TOWN SQUARE MEDIA GRAND RAPIDS$12KMARKETING · Jun 16, 2026
EXPRESS CANVASSING$9,706CANVASSING · Apr 18, 2026
SALEM MEDIA$5,000SOCIAL MEDIA · Jul 7, 2026
MCCANDLESS GROUP STRATEGIES LLC$3,500CONSULTING · Jun 15, 2026
VALO MEDIA LLC$2,884SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT · Jul 2, 2026
SIGNS ON THE CHEAP$2,862ADVERTISING · May 20, 2026

Over time

Itemized receipts and reported spending by month

Data

Month	Raised	Spent
Mar 26	$15,201	$0
Apr 26	$26,658	$0
May 26	$13,820	$0
Jun 26	$12,000	$0
Jul 26	$48,326	$0

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2025–2026 election cycle · dated records

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Records

Registration

Office sought: U.S. House
State / district: Michigan · District 3
Party affiliation: Republican
Race status: Challenger
Candidate status: Current candidate
Election year: 2026
Registration snapshot cycle: 2025–2026
Cycles loaded: 2026
Registered address: PO BOX 190 · ALLENDALE, Michigan, 49401
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.

RYAN CUSHMAN FOR CONGRESSC00944595 Authorized candidateCUSHMAN, RYANH6MI03206
FEC reportedLoaded: Sep 7, 2026Official FEC source ↗
Cycle-specific FEC candidate–committee linkage. The date is local ingestion, not the original filing date.

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Filings

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Reconciliation

Coverage: Jan 1, 2026 to Aug 14, 2026
Contribution refunds: $0
Debts owed by committees: $113,927
Last report: TERMINATION REPORT

Source and provenance

Source agencyFederal Election Commission

Local row ingestedSep 6, 2026

Source row hash675ceb3feb88657903f3e9327e9fe58ceda3ef4838f07d3bdd58d410d4c36863

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