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2026 Wisconsin District 8 House Election

Tony Wied (R) incumbent

About this race

Tony Wied, a Republican, currently holds this House seat and is running for re-election. Tony Wied, a Republican, has taken $12,000 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. Rick Crosson, a Democrat, shows no AIPAC-linked donations in available records.

Key issues in Wisconsin

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

Candidates & funding

Tony Wied Republican Nominee

AIPAC-linked $12,000FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC PAC and AIPAC-routed contributions, 2024 cycle. 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)$1,090,216 raised · $619,885 spent · $515,561 cash on hand through Jul 22, 2026
Focus: Securing the border, cutting the cost of everyday items, and reigning in out-of-control government spending.

Rick Crosson Democrat Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
Routed contributions $14Kindividual 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)$142,421 raised · $96,777 spent · $45,644 cash on hand through Sep 30, 2026
Focus: Focused on affordability, accountability, and results — putting people first as your voice in Washington.

Where the money comes from

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

Tony Wied RRick Crosson D
Raised$1.1M$142K
Individuals$476K44%$128K90%
PACs & parties$597K55%$10K7%
Self-funded$0$4K3%
Other$17K2%$0
AIPAC-linked*$12K—
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.

Tony Wied 467 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$1.1M
Campaign spent$620K
Cash on hand$516K
FEC 2026 through 07/22/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals44%
PACs / committees55%
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$12K
  • Individual$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Cooperative PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Individual$9K
  • Trade association PAC$8K
  • Cooperative PAC$8K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Labor PAC$7K
  • Corporate PAC$7K
  • Trade association PAC$7K
  • Corporate PAC$7K
  • Corporate PAC$7K
  • Trade association PAC$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$6K
  • Corporate PAC$6K
  • Corporate PAC$6K
  • Trade association PAC$6K
  • Individual$5K
  • Individual$5K
  • Individual$5K
  • Individual$5K
  • Individual$5K
  • Individual$5K
  • Individual$5K
  • Individual$5K
  • Individual$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • Cooperative PAC$5K
  • Leadership PAC$5K
  • Membership PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • Leadership PAC$5K
  • Corporate PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K

Showing the 50 biggest of 467 donors. The other 417 gave $610K combined.

Plus $111K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Tony Wied’s full FEC filings →

Rick Crosson 54 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$142K
Campaign spent$97K
Cash on hand$46K
FEC 2026 through 09/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals90%
PACs / committees7%
Self-funding3%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
Total routed through conduits$14K
Share of individual giving10.6%
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$3K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Self-funded$2K
  • Individual$2K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$750
  • Individual$750
  • Individual$750
  • 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$490
  • Individual$425
  • Individual$400
  • Individual$350
  • Individual$319
  • Individual$300
  • Individual$300
  • Individual$275
  • Individual$255
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$210
  • Individual$202
  • Individual$200
  • Individual$200
  • Individual$191
  • Individual$172
  • Individual$150

Showing the 50 biggest of 54 donors. The other 4 gave $325 combined.

Plus $28K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Rick Crosson’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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