Money in politics: capping campaign spending
What they say
In July 2026 he introduced a bill to cap what a House campaign can spend in a year at about what a House office costs to run, saying no member should spend more to get reelected than the job itself costs.
“No member of Congress should be spending more money to get reelected than it costs to do the work people elected them to do in the first place”
What the record shows ·
Congress.gov lists him as sponsor of the CAP Act (H.R. 9726) and the Outside Influence Prevention Act (H.R. 9727), both introduced July 16, 2026, and of a constitutional amendment on campaign finance rules (H.J.Res. 191), introduced June 3. All three sit in committee. He also cosponsors the Campaign Finance Transparency Act (H.R. 8720), which is on the House calendar.
What the filings show
His own campaign reported spending 1,610,411.77 dollars in 2025, under the roughly 1.9 million dollar yearly cap his office describes. From January 1 to July 15, 2026 it reported 1,846,943.78 dollars.
His bill is not law, so no cap applies to him. The bill caps a year's campaign spending at the previous year's average House office allowance; the 1.9 million dollar figure is his office's estimate of that average and was not checked. Principal campaign committee only.
Limit: He sponsored the bills he describes. None has had a vote, so the record shows the direction he states, not a result.