MARTER, JAMES THOMAS
RepublicanFEC reportedRepublican candidate · U.S. House · Illinois · District 14 · Election 2026 · ChallengerH8IL16153
Overview
- Raised
- $214.3Kvs $326.8K 2023–2024
- Spent
- $180.5Kvs $323K 2023–2024
- Cash on hand
- $37.8Kvs $4,044 2023–2024
- Debts owed
- $31.9Kvs $31.4K 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.
Candidate & race
- Office & constituency
- U.S. House · Illinois · District 14
- Reported party
- Republican
- Election year
- 2026
- Race status
- Challenger
- Candidate status
- Current candidate
- Principal campaign committee
- MARTER FOR CONGRESS (C00657361)
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$171.8K
- Unitemized individual contributions$35.4K
- Other committees$2,390
- Party committees$4,000
- Candidate loans$525
- Other receipts$100
Top contributors
- FORSYTHE, GERALD97% Republican · 3% unclassifiedDerived from contributions$7,0002 contributions
- PECK, JOHNRepublicanDerived from contributions$7,0002 contributions
Money out
Spending by kind
- Operating expenditures$170.7K
- Contribution refunds$275
- Other disbursements$9,522
Largest operating payments
- PREMIER MAILING$9,166POSTCARD MAILER · Feb 26, 2026
- PREMIER MAILING$8,715POSTCARD MAILER · Mar 9, 2026
- HURST & ASSOCIATES, INC.$7,335CONSULTING · Feb 26, 2026
- TFG LLC$2,105CAMPAIGN FINANCE & FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT · Apr 7, 2026
- COLASANTE, CHRISTA$2,035FIELD DIRECTOR FOR EVENTS, SCHEDULING, AN MARKETING · Jun 1, 2026
- COLASANTE, CHRISTA$2,000FIELD DIRECTOR FOR EVENTS, SCHEDULING, AND MARKETING · May 1, 2026
- COLASANTE, CHRISTA$2,000FIELD DIRECTOR: EVENTS, SCHEDULING, MARKETING · Apr 1, 2026
- HURST & ASSOCIATES, INC.$2,000DIGITAL ADS · Mar 23, 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
- Illinois · District 14
- Party affiliation
- Republican
- Race status
- Challenger
- Candidate status
- Current candidate
- Election year
- 2026
- Registration snapshot cycle
- 2025–2026
- Cycles loaded
- 2026, 2024
- Registered address
- 233 FOX CHASE DRIVE NORTH · OSWEGO, Illinois, 60543
- Compliance screening
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Relationships
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Reconciliation
- Coverage
- Jan 1, 2025 to Oct 14, 2026
- Contribution refunds
- $275
- Debts owed by committees
- $31,884
- Last report
- PRE-GENERAL
Source and provenance
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