Money: no corporate PAC money
What they say
His campaign says it took no corporate PAC money in the second quarter of 2026, and earlier said it was not running on corporate interests.
“(and no corporate PAC money)”
In their own words, dated
“We're running a campaign that's rooted in and focused on Western North Carolina — not political games, partisan rhetoric, or corporate interests.”
What the record shows ·
None of the committees that gave to his campaign through June 30, 2026 is one the FEC records as tied to a corporation. On lines 11B, 11C and 12 his committee reported $249,139.78 from committees, mostly leadership PACs, other PACs and House members' campaigns, plus $10,000 from two union PACs and $8,100 from four membership-group PACs. In the second quarter, $104,040.78 came from committees, including $500 on April 9 from the North Carolina Soybean Producers Association's PAC, which the FEC classes as a trade association.
What the filings show
Committee money through June 30, 2026: $249,139.78, none from a corporation's PAC.
Lines 11B, 11C and 12 only; individual donations are not counted.
Limit: This uses the FEC's own class for each giving committee. A trade association or leadership PAC can itself take corporate PAC money, and that second step is not traced here.