This district usually votes strongly Republican. Michael Guest, a Republican, has taken $39,770 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. Michael Chiaradio, a Democrat, shows no AIPAC-linked donations in available records.
Key issues in Mississippi
Major issues facing Mississippi, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.
Farm economy strain — Row crop producers face tight margins as soybean export demand weakens and prices stagnate.
Child well-being — Mississippi ranks last nationally for child well-being despite national-leading education gains.
Rural hospital closures — More than half of the state's rural hospitals face closure risk, prompting legislative action.
Weak business climate — Rising bankruptcies and a shrinking economy rank Mississippi among the riskiest business climates.
Candidates & funding
Michael Guest RepublicanNominee
AIPAC-linked $39,770FundVoter-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)$822,761 raised · $371,591 spent · $962,515 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
Michael Guest R
Michael Chiaradio D
Raised
$823K
$155K
Individuals
$452K55%
$135K87%
PACs & parties
$370K45%
$3K2%
Self-funded
$0
$18K11%
Other
$9500%
$10%
AIPAC-linked*
$40K
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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.
Michael Guest407 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$823K
Campaign spent$372K
Cash on hand$963K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals55%
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 →
Corporate PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
PAC$10K
PAC$9K
Membership PAC$8K
Trade association PAC$8K
Corporate PAC$8K
Corporate 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
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$6K
Corporate PAC$6K
Corporate PAC$6K
Trade association PAC$6K
Individual$5K
Individual$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
PAC$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
Membership PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Leadership PAC$5K
Membership PAC$5K
Membership PAC$5K
Membership PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
AIPAC's PAC$5K
Individual$5K
Corporate PAC$4K
Corporate PAC$4K
Showing the 50 biggest of 407 donors. The other 357 gave $454K combined.
Plus $50K 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.