This district usually votes Republican. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, a Republican, has taken $267,027 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. Michael Bridgford, an independent, shows no AIPAC-linked donations in available records. Christina Bohannan, a Democrat, reports $326,809 from other pro-Israel groups. The November ballot lists 3 candidates: one Democrat, one Republican and one independent.
Key issues in Iowa
Major issues facing Iowa, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.
Rising cancer rates — Iowa has the nation's second-highest cancer rate, making the disease a bipartisan campaign issue.
Water quality — Voters worry that nitrate and chemical pollution of water may be driving the cancer spike.
Inflation and economy — Voters rank inflation and the economy as their top concern when deciding congressional votes.
Data center growth — Rapid data center expansion sparks debate over energy costs and confidential utility rates.
Candidates & funding
Mariannette Miller-Meeks RepublicanNominee
AIPAC-linked $267,027FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC PAC and AIPAC-routed contributions, 2022-2026. Source: FEC filings via FundVoter.
No 2026 conduit activity detectedFEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle
2026 fundraising (FEC)$8,924,570 raised · $6,690,603 spent · $2,607,710 cash on hand through Sep 30, 2026
Focus: Fighting for Iowa values, the American dream, and a never-quit voice in Congress
FEC campaign finance data through Sep 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
Mariannette Miller-Meeks R
Christina Bohannan D
Michael Bridgford I
Raised
$8.9M
$9.5M
$338K
Individuals
$4M45%
$7.8M83%
$84K25%
PACs & parties
$2.8M32%
$703K7%
$5K1%
Self-funded
$0
$7K0%
$149K44%
Other
$2M23%
$926K10%
$100K30%
AIPAC-linked*
$267K
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Outside spending†
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* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.
† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.
“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.
Who are the biggest donors?
Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.
Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.
Mariannette Miller-Meeks2391 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$8.9M
Campaign spent$6.7M
Cash on hand$2.6M
FEC 2026 through 09/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals45%
PACs / committees32%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
No 2026 conduit activity detected
FEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle. Career AIPAC-linked total (above) may reflect prior cycles. How conduits work →
Individual$15K
Individual$15K
Individual$15K
Individual$14K
Individual$14K
Individual$14K
Individual$14K
Individual$14K
Individual$14K
Trade association PAC$11K
Individual$11K
Individual$10K
Individual$10K
Individual$10K
Individual$10K
Membership PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
PAC$10K
PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Membership PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Membership PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Membership PAC$10K
Membership PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Membership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Showing the 50 biggest of 2391 donors. The other 2341 gave $3.7M combined.
Plus $896K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.
Related news
October 20, 2026
UDP's $55M war chest still sitting; J Street, DMFI, and anti-AIPAC groups place new general-election bets
AIPAC's super PAC entered September with $54.9 million in cash on hand but has disclosed only about $284,000 in general-election spending — mailers attacking Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan's Senate race — with its September monthly report due today and a pre-general report due Oct. 22. Meanwhile, the anti-AIPAC super PAC American Priorities spent $300,000 in October in Ohio's 15th District (backing Don Leonard, attacking incumbent Mike Carey) and $275,000 in Michigan's Senate race. J Street's super PAC reported $470,000 in digital ads against Mike Collins in Georgia's Senate race and on Oct. 20 announced new ads targeting AIPAC-endorsed Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-1) and Ryan Mackenzie (PA-7), while DMFI PAC spent $900,000 in late September backing Elaine Luria against Jen Kiggans in VA-2.
Center Forward's GOP arm adds $445K for moderate Republicans in six House races
Center Forward Initiative, the Republican-leaning twin of the Center Forward Committee (same McLean VA address, same dark-money nonprofit funder), added $445,356 in independent expenditures supporting moderate Republicans Mike Lawler (NY-17), Bryan Steil (WI-1), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-1), Greg Murphy (NC-3), David Valadao (CA-22), and Blake Moore (UT-2) via direct mail and digital ads. Its donors are disclosed through Aug 31 — including $675K from the Center Forward nonprofit and $225K from the American Society of Anesthesiologists PAC — with September receipts due Oct 20.
Congressional Leadership Fund pulls $10 million from four House races, cutting off Miller-Meeks and Kean
The Congressional Leadership Fund, the GOP's top House super PAC, confirmed Oct. 13 it is pulling about $10 million in ad reservations from four districts: it is ending advertising support for Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-1) and Tom Kean Jr. (NJ-7), and abandoning efforts to unseat Reps. Greg Landsman (OH-1) and Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-8). A spokesperson said Iowa money will be reallocated to the more competitive IA-2 and IA-3. It is the first time a major national Republican group has abandoned a GOP incumbent this cycle; Trump-aligned super PACs are also diverting money from the Kean and Miller-Meeks races.
GOP triage: Congressional Leadership Fund abandons four House races, redirects into 16 others
The Congressional Leadership Fund, the leading House Republican super PAC, canceled ad spending in four races (Iowa's 1st, New Jersey's 7th, Ohio's 1st and Michigan's 8th) and increased investment in 16 other races from Texas to Pennsylvania. The money being pulled, $13.3 million per the AP's tally, was redirected to defend incumbents including Brian Fitzpatrick, Monica De La Cruz, Rob Wittman and Bill Huizenga, and from Iowa's 1st into the 2nd and 3rd districts. It is the first time this cycle a major national GOP group has abandoned a Republican incumbent. The AP also reported a Trump-allied super PAC cutting back in the Las Vegas-area race (NV-03) and a DCCC $17 million fundraising drive to exploit the openings.
Cook Political Report moves 18 House races toward Democrats; sees most likely outcome as a 9-to-19-seat Democratic gain
Cook's House editor moved 18 race ratings toward Democrats on Oct. 9: nine Republican incumbents (Miller-Meeks and Nunn in Iowa; Mackenzie, Perry, and Fitzpatrick in Pennsylvania; Huizenga in Michigan; Wittman in Virginia; Hill in Arkansas; Spartz in Indiana), five Democratic incumbents (Lee in Nevada; Suozzi and Gillen in New York; Gluesenkamp Perez in Washington; Davis in North Carolina), and four open seats (NE-02, IA-02, KY-06, ME-02). Cook now says Democrats need only 20 percent of the Toss Ups to reach a House majority.