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2026 Michigan District 5 House Election

Tim Walberg (R)

About this race

Voters here usually back Republican candidates by wide margins. Tim Walberg, a Republican, has taken $90,686 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. Christian Vukasovich, a Democrat, shows no AIPAC-linked donations in available records.

Key issues in Michigan

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

Candidates & funding

Tim Walberg Republican Nominee

AIPAC-linked $90,686FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC PAC and AIPAC-routed contributions, 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)$1,742,399 raised · $1,658,017 spent · $993,833 cash on hand through Jul 15, 2026
Focus: Job creation and economic growth, fiscal responsibility, affordable health care, defending our values

Christian Vukasovich Democrat Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
Routed contributions $9Kindividual donors via conduits
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)$55,756 raised · $42,467 spent · $13,290 cash on hand through Jul 15, 2026
Focus: Washington working for working people, fair wages, dignity and respect, keeping the American Dream alive

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Jul 15, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

Tim Walberg RChristian Vukasovich D
Raised$1.7M$56K
Individuals$862K49%$53K95%
PACs & parties$787K45%$3K5%
Self-funded$0$0
Other$93K5%$0
AIPAC-linked*$91K—
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.

Tim Walberg 701 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$1.7M
Campaign spent$1.7M
Cash on hand$994K
FEC 2026 through 07/15/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals49%
PACs / committees45%
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 →
  • Individual$14K
  • Individual$12K
  • Individual$11K
  • Individual$11K
  • Individual$11K
  • Individual$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Membership PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$9K
  • Trade association PAC$8K
  • Trade association PAC$8K
  • Trade association PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Trade association PAC$8K
  • Trade association PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Trade association PAC$8K
  • Membership PAC$8K
  • Membership PAC$8K
  • Trade association PAC$8K
  • Corporate PAC$8K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Organization$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K

Showing the 50 biggest of 701 donors. The other 651 gave $1.1M combined.

Plus $101K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Tim Walberg’s full FEC filings →

Christian Vukasovich 48 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$56K
Campaign spent$42K
Cash on hand$13K
FEC 2026 through 07/15/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals95%
PACs / committees5%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
Total routed through conduits$9K
Share of individual giving17.3%
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$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$3K
  • Individual$3K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$903
  • Individual$850
  • Individual$603
  • Individual$600
  • Individual$510
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$440
  • Individual$400
  • Individual$375
  • Individual$350
  • Individual$350
  • Individual$327
  • Individual$300
  • Individual$300
  • Individual$300
  • Individual$300
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$136
  • Individual$100
  • Individual$100
  • Individual$100
  • Individual$100
  • Individual$100
  • Individual$75
  • Individual$25

Plus $18K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Christian Vukasovich’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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