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2026 Kentucky District 1 House Election

James Comer (R)

About this race

This is among the most solidly Republican districts in the nation. James Comer, a Republican, has taken $37,802 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. Drew Williams, a Democrat, shows no AIPAC-linked donations in available records.

Key issues in Kentucky

Major issues facing Kentucky, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.

Candidates & funding

James Comer Republican Nominee

AIPAC-linked $37,802FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC PAC and AIPAC-routed contributions, career 2022-2026. Source: FEC filings via FundVoter.
No 2026 conduit activity detectedFEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle
A PAC can give at most $10K per cycle directly to a candidate. But when individuals route donations through a PAC acting as conduit, there’s no cap on how many donors can be bundled. That’s where the real money moves — not from the PAC’s treasury, but from individuals the PAC steered to the candidate. How conduits work →
2026 fundraising (FEC)$1,899,533 raised · $2,067,643 spent · $3,041,112 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: House Oversight chairman; accountability, cutting waste/fraud/abuse

Drew Williams Democrat Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$118,755 raised · $98,532 spent · $20,182 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Grassroots, neighbor-to-neighbor campaigning; restoring trust in government

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

James Comer RDrew Williams D
Raised$1.9M$119K
Individuals$1.5M76%$112K94%
PACs & parties$427K22%$5K4%
Self-funded$0$2K1%
Other$22K1%$720%
AIPAC-linked*$38K—
Outside spending†——

* 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.

James Comer 1340 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$1.9M
Campaign spent$2.1M
Cash on hand$3.0M
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals76%
PACs / committees22%
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 →
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$8K
  • Trade association PAC$8K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Corporate PAC$7K
  • Corporate PAC$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Corporate PAC$6K
  • Trade association PAC$6K
  • PAC$5K
  • Individual$5K
  • Individual$5K
  • Individual$5K
  • Corporate PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • Corporate PAC$5K
  • Corporate PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • Corporate PAC$5K
  • Membership PAC$5K
  • Corporate PAC$5K
  • Leadership PAC$5K
  • Corporate PAC$5K
  • Corporate PAC$5K
  • Membership PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Corporate PAC$5K
  • PAC$5K
  • Corporate PAC$5K
  • Corporate PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • PAC$5K
  • Membership PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • Cooperative PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • Corporate PAC$5K
  • Leadership PAC$5K

Showing the 50 biggest of 1340 donors. The other 1290 gave $879K combined.

Plus $697K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See James Comer’s full FEC filings →

Drew Williams 89 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$119K
Campaign spent$99K
Cash on hand$20K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals94%
PACs / committees4%
Self-funding1%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Individual$8K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$950
  • Individual$875
  • Individual$700
  • Individual$691
  • Individual$635
  • Individual$600
  • Individual$600
  • Individual$525
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$450
  • Individual$305
  • Individual$300
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$224

Showing the 50 biggest of 89 donors. The other 39 gave $4K combined.

Plus $69K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Drew Williams’s full FEC filings →

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.

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