This is one of the most strongly Republican districts in the country. Hal Rogers, a Republican, has taken $32,570 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. Ned Pillersdorf, 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.
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
Hal Rogers RepublicanNominee
AIPAC-linked $32,570FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC PAC and AIPAC-routed contributions, career 2022-2026. Source: FEC filings via FundVoter.
Other routed $67K77 donors via conduit
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)$849,758 raised · $946,293 spent · $874,716 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Eastern Kentucky's champion: federal infrastructure funding, local businesses, jobs, energy independence, healthcare and education access.
FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
Hal Rogers R
Ned Pillersdorf D
Raised
$850K
$182K
Individuals
$403K47%
$119K65%
PACs & parties
$314K37%
$2500%
Self-funded
$0
$63K34%
Other
$132K16%
$0
AIPAC-linked*
$33K
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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.
Hal Rogers401 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$850K
Campaign spent$946K
Cash on hand$875K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals47%
PACs / committees37%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
Total routed through conduits$67K
Share of individual giving16.6%
Other$67K
Individuals gave through these conduits. Conduit is routing layer, not legal donor. General platforms (ActBlue, WinRed) are payment processors, not networks. How conduits work →
Individual$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Individual$8K
Corporate PAC$8K
Trade association PAC$8K
Leadership PAC$8K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$6K
Individual$6K
Corporate PAC$6K
Leadership PAC$6K
Individual$6K
Individual$6K
Corporate PAC$6K
Corporate PAC$6K
Individual$5K
Individual$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Membership PAC$5K
Membership PAC$5K
Leadership PAC$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Leadership PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Cooperative PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Leadership PAC$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
Leadership PAC$5K
Leadership PAC$5K
AIPAC's PAC$5K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Trade association PAC$4K
Trade association PAC$4K
Candidate committee$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Showing the 50 biggest of 401 donors. The other 351 gave $434K combined.
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.