BallotLedger · 2026 cycle

Who funds Sherrod Brown?

U.S. Senate · Ohio · Democratic Party
Data through 2026-06-30 (latest FEC filing) FEC ID S6OH00163

Money given directly to the campaign

Contributions received by the candidate's own campaign committee this election cycle. These are subject to federal limits and itemized in FEC filings. Senate campaigns raise money across a six-year term; this page covers only the 2025-2026 election period.

SourceAmountShare of raised
Individual contributions (itemized, over $200)$17,618,34646%
Individual contributions (unitemized, $200 or less)$13,527,78835%
PAC contributions (other political committees)$861,0232%
Party committee contributions$2000%
Candidate self-funding$0
Transfers from other authorized committees$6,300,06216%
Total raised this cycle$38,566,234
Total spent this cycle$22,336,493
Cash on hand$16,229,741

Listed rows sum to $38,307,418; the remaining $258,816 is loans, refunds, offsets, and other receipts reported to the FEC.

Money spent independently — not the campaign's money

Independent expenditures by Super PACs and other groups or individuals to support or oppose this candidate. Legally separate from the campaign: unlimited amounts, but no coordination with the candidate is permitted. This money never enters the campaign's accounts. Spenders marked non-committee filer reported directly on FEC Form 5 rather than as registered committees.

GroupPositionAmount spent
NO GOING BACK PAC INC.Opposing$17,576,999
DEFEND AMERICAN JOBSOpposing$5,731,065
America PACOpposing$3,356,441
BUCKEYES PACOpposing$2,000,000
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA…Opposing$1,773,375
OHIO FLYER PACOpposing$1,706,777
DIGITAL FREEDOM FUNDOpposing$1,485,099
New American Jobs FundSupporting$1,301,192
CFFE PACSupporting$873,237
The Sentinel Action FundOpposing$842,595
All groups supporting$3,188,391
All groups opposing$35,423,827
Show all 35 spenders (25 more)
GroupPositionAmount spent
BlackPACSupporting$455,100
SLF PACOpposing$416,239
AMERICAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEOpposing$272,805
WORKERS VOTESupporting$248,730
American Principles Project PACOpposing$204,555
Progressive Turnout ProjectSupporting$144,387
WinSenateSupporting$50,000
THE CONSERVATIVE CAUCUS DBA AMERICANS FOR CONSTITUTION…non-committee filerOpposing$47,874
OHIO CITIZEN ACTIONSupporting$31,768
FORWARD BLUESupporting$19,131
Community Change VotersSupporting$18,226
Thomas Paine Society, L.L.C.non-committee filerSupporting$15,676
NATIONAL NURSES UNITED FOR PATIENT PROTECTIONSupporting$10,918
RED SENATEOpposing$10,002
Americans United for ValuesSupporting$4,500
Lower Costs NowSupporting$4,404
FIELD TEAM 6, INC.Supporting$4,159
JDCA PACSupporting$1,573
ACTIVATE AMERICASupporting$1,221
MAJORITY BLUE PACSupporting$1,000
WORKING AMERICASupporting$1,000
GIVEGREEN UNITED ACTIONSupporting$986
OHIO ERIE PACSupporting$900
LCV Victory FundSupporting$208
THE PEOPLE UNITED PACSupporting$75

Support and oppose totals are shown separately on purpose — money spent against a candidate is not the same as money spent for their opponent, and BallotLedger does not net them.

Classification, plainly: the green section is money the campaign received and controls. The amber section is money outside groups spent on their own. BallotLedger never adds the two together.

Source: Federal Election Commission · original filings · Generated 2026-10-07 21:38 UTC · How we classify money · ballotledger.org