CARLIN, JAMES
RepublicanFEC reportedRepublican candidate · U.S. Senate · Iowa · Statewide · Election 2026 · Open seatS6IA00249
Overview
- Raised
- $494.4K
- Spent
- $489.2K
- Cash on hand
- $5,266
- Debts owed
- $355.5K
OpenFEC processed candidate totals through Jun 30, 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. Senate · Iowa · Statewide
- Reported party
- Republican
- Election year
- 2026
- Race status
- Open seat
- Candidate status
- Current candidate
- Principal campaign committee
- JIM CARLIN FOR US SENATE (C00898148)
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$82.5K
- Unitemized individual contributions$54.6K
- Candidate loans$352K
- Other receipts$18
Top contributors
- CARLIN, JAMES$352K52 contributions
- PHILIP, KELLYRepublicanDerived from contributions$7,0002 contributions
- KELLY, BRENDARepublicanDerived from contributions$5,0001 contribution
- KELLY, CHRISTOPHER
Money out
Spending by kind
- Operating expenditures$483.2K
- Contribution refunds$401
- Other disbursements$5,532
Largest operating payments
- BPM MARKETING LLC$65KDIGITAL ADVERTISING · Apr 30, 2026
- CASTALDO, RICH$25KCAMPAIGN CONSULTING · Apr 3, 2026
- MUDD, INC.$20.7KADVERTISING · May 13, 2026
- AMERICAN SYSTEMS GROUP$20KDIGITAL CONSULTING · Mar 4, 2025
- BPM MARKETING LLC$17.5KDIGITAL ADVERTISING · May 26, 2026
- OLSON, WALSTROM$10KMEDIA CONSULTING · Jun 2, 2025
- OLSON, WALSTROM$10KMEDIA CONSULTING · May 2, 2025
- RUBICON POTOMAC STRATEGIES LLC$10KCAMPAIGN CONSULTING · Feb 5, 2026
- OLSON, WALSTROM
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2025–2026 election cycle · dated records
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Records
Registration
- Office sought
- U.S. Senate
- State / district
- Iowa · Statewide
- Party affiliation
- Republican
- Race status
- Open seat
- Candidate status
- Current candidate
- Election year
- 2026
- Registration snapshot cycle
- 2025–2026
- Cycles loaded
- 2026
- Registered address
- 602 JACE ROAD · SERGEANT BLUFF, Iowa, 51054
- Compliance screening
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Relationships
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Reconciliation
- Coverage
- Dec 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2026
- Contribution refunds
- $401
- Debts owed by committees
- $355,506
- Last report
- JULY QUARTERLY
Source and provenance
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