TESTER, R. JON

DemocraticFEC reportedDemocratic candidate · U.S. Senate · Montana · Statewide · Election 2024 · IncumbentS6MT00162

Overview

Raised: $270.2K
Spent: $353K
Cash on hand: $683.1K
Debts owed: $0

FEC candidate summary totals through Sep 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.

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. Senate · Montana · Statewide
Reported party: Democratic
Election year: 2024
Race status: Incumbent
Candidate status: Prior-cycle candidate
Principal campaign committee: MONTANANS FOR TESTER (C00412304)

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

Sources

Transfers from affiliates$485

Largest itemized receipts

LEHMAN, EDWARDDemocraticDerived from contributions$3,300Mar 24, 2025
FITZMORRIS, TYDemocraticDerived from contributions$3,300Mar 24, 2025
BANNETT, DONDemocraticDerived from contributions$2,500Mar 24, 2025
HERMAN, MARGARET D.DemocraticDerived from contributions$1,000Mar 24, 2025

Money out

Spending by kind

Operating expenditures$202.4K
Contribution refunds$26.1K

Largest operating payments

NGP VAN, INC.$36KFUNDRAISING AND COMPLIANCE SOFTWARE · Mar 17, 2025
UNITED STATES TREASURY$23.7KTAXES · Apr 14, 2026
BLUE SUMMIT SOLUTIONS$14.5KCOMPLIANCE CONSULTING · Feb 21, 2025
MASTERCARD$12.8KCREDIT CARD PAYMENT (VENDORS THAT AGGREGATE OVER $200 LISTED BELOW) · Jan 28, 2025
BLUE SUMMIT SOLUTIONS$10.5KCOMPLIANCE CONSULTING · Feb 21, 2025
MONTANA STATE FUND$7,191WORKERS COMPENSATION · Jun 26, 2025
ELIAS LAW GROUP$6,255LEGAL FEES · Jun 16, 2026
MASTERCARD$4,751CREDIT CARD PAYMENT (VENDORS THAT AGGREGATE OVER $200 LISTED BELOW) · Mar 17, 2025
UNITED STATES TREASURY$4,374TAXES · Apr 11, 2025

Over time

Itemized receipts and reported spending by month

Data

Month	Raised	Spent
Jan 25	$22	$0
Mar 25	$462	$2,500
Jun 25	$0	$43,888
Feb 26	$0	$20,000
Apr 26	$0	$30,000
Jun 26	$0	$6,000

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2025–2026 election cycle · dated records

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Records

Registration

Office sought: U.S. Senate
State / district: Montana · Statewide
Party affiliation: Democratic
Race status: Incumbent
Candidate status: Prior-cycle candidate
Election year: 2024
Registration snapshot cycle: 2025–2026
Cycles loaded: 2026, 2024
Registered address: PO BOX 1135 · HELENA, Montana, 59624
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.

TESTER VICTORY FUNDC00547679 Joint fundraising participantMONTANANS FOR TESTERC00412304
FEC reportedObserved: Sep 12, 2026Registration filing: 1813694Official FEC source ↗
Current registration observation; not a historical filing-date assertion.
MAJORITY 2024C00873737 Joint fundraising participantMONTANANS FOR TESTERC00412304
FEC reportedObserved: Sep 12, 2026Registration filing: 1764709Official FEC source ↗
Current registration observation; not a historical filing-date assertion.
2024 DEM SENATE VICTORY: AZ + MT + PA + DSCCC00879585 Joint fundraising participantMONTANANS FOR TESTERC00412304
FEC reportedObserved: Sep 12, 2026Registration filing: 1785747Official FEC source ↗
Current registration observation; not a historical filing-date assertion.
SCHIFF(T) THE SENATEC00879619 Joint fundraising participantMONTANANS FOR TESTERC00412304
FEC reportedObserved: Sep 12, 2026Registration filing: 1785874Official FEC source ↗
Current registration observation; not a historical filing-date assertion.
WA SENATE VICTORY FUNDC00887273 Joint fundraising participantMONTANANS FOR TESTERC00412304
FEC reportedObserved: Sep 12, 2026Registration filing: 1812966Official FEC source ↗
Current registration observation; not a historical filing-date assertion.
TESTER VICTORY FUNDC00547679 Associated candidateTESTER, R. JONS6MT00162
FEC reportedLoaded: Sep 7, 2026Official FEC source ↗
Cycle-specific FEC candidate–committee linkage. The date is local ingestion, not the original filing date.
MONTANANS FOR TESTERC00412304 Authorized candidateTESTER, R. JONS6MT00162
FEC reportedLoaded: Sep 7, 2026Official FEC source ↗
Cycle-specific FEC candidate–committee linkage. The date is local ingestion, not the original filing date.
REPUBLICANS FOR TESTERC00887521 Authorized candidateTESTER, R. JONS6MT00162
FEC reportedLoaded: Sep 7, 2026Official FEC source ↗
Cycle-specific FEC candidate–committee linkage. The date is local ingestion, not the original filing date.
MONTANANS FOR TESTERC00412304 Connected organizationTESTER 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.
TREASURE STATE PACC00433680 Leadership PAC sponsorTESTER, R. JONS6MT00162
FEC reportedObserved: Sep 12, 2026Registration filing: 1813696Official 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 Sep 30, 2026
Contribution refunds: $26,134
Debts owed by committees: $0
Last report: Not reported

Source and provenance

Source agencyFederal Election Commission

Local row ingestedSep 6, 2026

Source row hasha2df16262d05226bfbd021f7abfd6b887762667f0e5ff1f1619d6b9fb3080024

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