Ted Budd

Republican · Senator, NC

Raised, 2021–2026
$37.5M
From PACs & committees
$603.9K
Top sector
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
Outside spending for
$22.4M
Outside spending against
$17.4M

Committees

Where the money came from

  • Individuals
  • PACs
  • Party, self & other
2025–26
$3.7M
2023–24
$4.2M
2021–22
$29.7M
Money raised by cycle
CycleIndividualsPACsParty, self & otherTotal
2026$2,121,674$677,500$855,231$3,654,405
2024$2,535,808$1,012,243$675,695$4,223,747
2022$21,111,695$2,881,854$5,666,827$29,660,376

Totals from the FEC's candidate summaries.H6NC13129, S2NC00505

PAC money by sector

  1. $497K
  2. $468.8K
  3. $254.3K
  4. $220.6K
  5. $162.7K
  6. $158.4K
  7. $146K
  8. $133K
  9. $113K
  10. $60.2K
  11. $43K
  12. $26.5K
  13. $11K
  14. $10.5K
  15. $3K

Individual donors by sector

Estimated from the employer and occupation on 18,863 itemized donations ($3.9M). Donations of $200 or less aren't itemized.

  1. Unknown
    $1.3M
  2. Retired
    $1.3M
  3. $516.3K
  4. Not employed
    $237.1K
  5. $175.4K
  6. $134.7K
  7. $95.1K
  8. $54.4K
  9. $49.7K
  10. $47.1K
  11. $28.6K
  12. $20.8K
  13. $18.7K
  14. $11.9K
  15. $11.9K

Top employers of donors

Itemized donations from people who listed each employer.

  1. Brighthouse Financial
    $48.3K
  2. $20K
  3. Inmar
    $18K
  4. Veterans Guardian
    $16.6K
  5. $16.4K
  6. Fred Smith Company
    $14.9K
  7. Uzdif
    $13.2K
  8. Daniel Defense LLC
    $12.4K
  9. Blackstone
    $11.6K
  10. Research Affiliates
    $11.6K
  11. Hathaway Investment Properties LLC
    $11.6K
  12. Diamondback Investment Group
    $11.6K
  13. Gaby Foundation
    $11.6K
  14. Financial Independence Group Inc.
    $11.6K
  15. Prestage Farms Inc.
    $11.4K

Outside spending

Super PACs and other groups can spend unlimited amounts on ads for or against a candidate, as long as they don't coordinate with the campaign. This money doesn't go to Ted Budd.

SpenderSupportingOpposing
Smp
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
–$11M
Americans for Prosperity Action, Inc. (Afp Action) Dba Cva Action and Dba Libre Action
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$9.3M–
Club for Growth Action
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$6.9M–
Women Vote
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
–$3.1M
Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc.
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$1.5M–
Carolina Senate Fund
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$25.2K$1.2M
Truth and Justice Fund Company
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
–$1M
Committee to Defeat the (Last) President
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$844K–
Nra Victory Fund, Inc.
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$641.5K–
American Dream Federal Action
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$516.6K–
End Citizens United
PAC
–$455.1K
Crypto Innovation
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$400.2K–
Opportunity Matters Fund Action
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$400K–
National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund
PAC
$307.4K–
Senate Conservatives Fund
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$286.1K–
The Conservative Caucus Dba Americans for Constitutional Liberty
Committee
$186.4K–
National Right to Life Victory Fund
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$167K–
Moveon.Org Political Action
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
–$158.6K
Principles Over Politics
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$150K–
Senate Conservatives Action
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$142.7K–
The Lincoln Project
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
–$136K
Black Americans Making America First
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$106.2K–
Goa Victory Fund
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$99.5K–
U.S. Concealed Carry Association for Saving Lives
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$91.8K–
Women Speak Out PAC
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$88.9K–

Top contributors

Each organization's PAC plus donations from its employees, the way OpenSecrets counted.

  1. NrscPAC $51.2K
    $51.2K
  2. Brighthouse Financialemployees $48.3K
    $48.3K
  3. Charter CommunicationsPAC $5K · employees $20K
    $25K
  4. NorpacPAC $24K
    $24K
  5. $20K
  6. Inmaremployees $18K
    $18K
  7. Veterans Guardianemployees $16.6K
    $16.6K
  8. Googleemployees $16.4K
    $16.4K
  9. $15K
  10. $15K
  11. $15K
  12. Fred Smith Companyemployees $14.9K
    $14.9K
  13. Cgcn Group, LLCPAC $4K · employees $10.3K
    $14.3K
  14. At&TPAC $14K
    $14K
  15. $13.5K

Top PACs

  1. NrscParty committee
    $51.2K
  2. $24K
  3. JpacPAC
    $20K
  4. $15K
  5. $15K
  6. $15K
  7. $14K
  8. $13.5K
  9. $12.5K
  10. $12.5K
  11. $12.5K
  12. $12.5K
  13. $11.5K
  14. $11.5K
  15. $11K