This seat is open: no current officeholder is on the ballot, so it will have a new winner. This is among the most solidly Republican districts in the nation. Ed Gallrein, a Republican, reports $8M from other pro-Israel groups.
Key issues in Kentucky
Major issues facing Kentucky, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.
Cost of living — Everyday bills and groceries top voters' personal economic concerns in 2026 polling.
Healthcare costs — A majority of voters name high healthcare costs as their biggest healthcare concern.
Pardon power amendment — Voters will decide whether to limit the governor's pardon power around elections.
Data center energy demand — Projected data center power demand could exceed the state's entire electricity generation.
Affordable housing — Housing costs are a key affordability pressure cited by voters and candidates alike.
Candidates & funding
Ed Gallrein RepublicanNominee
Campaign raised $1,200,000
Super PAC / outside spendingSmall-dollar / grassroots ~$1.2MUDP-backed $579K
Pro-Israel lobby total $8Mmulti-group incl. outside spending — not AIPAC-only
Pro-Israel independent expenditures ~$8M in the KY-04 May 2026 GOP primary: United Democracy Project (AIPAC's super PAC) $4.1M against Massie + Republican Jewish Coalition Victory Fund $3.9M for Gallrein. No AIPAC-linked direct contributions to Gallrein (FundVoter). Note: a $15.5M figure previously shown here was total independent expenditures by all pro-Gallrein super PACs, not pro-Israel spending. Source: WKYU/FEC.
UDP $579,319 backingindependent expenditures — not a donation (FEC)
2026 fundraising (FEC)$3,567,324 raised · $3,388,014 spent · $179,309 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: America First agenda: cut taxes and regulations, secure the border, defend gun rights
FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
Ed Gallrein R
Melissa Strange D
Raised
$3.6M
$94K
Individuals
$3.5M98%
$74K79%
PACs & parties
$56K2%
$0
Self-funded
$0
$20K21%
Other
$0
$0
AIPAC-linked*
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Outside spending†
$579K backing
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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.
Ed Gallrein2101 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$3.6M
Campaign spent$3.4M
Cash on hand$179K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals98%
PACs / committees2%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
Membership PAC$54K
Individual$14K
Individual$10K
Individual$9K
Leadership PAC$9K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
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Individual$6K
Individual$6K
Individual$6K
Individual$5K
Individual$5K
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Individual$5K
Individual$5K
Individual$5K
Individual$5K
PAC$5K
PAC$5K
PAC$5K
Leadership PAC$5K
PAC$5K
Leadership PAC$5K
Leadership PAC$5K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
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Showing the 50 biggest of 2101 donors. The other 2051 gave $2.9M combined.
Plus $390K 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.