Politician
J. D. Ford
Democrat · Indiana · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1
FEC candidate H6IN05307
J. D. Ford (Democrat) raised $1.4M for the 2026 Indiana 5th District race, $114K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $205K for and $1.2M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$1.4M
2026; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
8%
$114K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$205K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$1.2M
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Indiana 5th District | $1.4M | 8% | $205K / $1.2M | – | $2.8M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Union $34KLeadership PAC $9KSuper PAC $6K
- Smart Td PACUnionLobbyist PAC$5K
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action CommitteeUnionLobbyist PAC$5K
- Hoosiers First PACLeadership PAC$5K
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political EducationUnion$5K
- United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot ClubUnionLobbyist PAC$5K
- Equality PACSuper PAC$5K
- Midwest Region Laborers' Political LeagueUnion$5K
- Uaw - V - Cap (Uaw Voluntary Community Action Program) 'Int'l Union United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America UawUnionLobbyist PAC$5K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- No Going Back PACagainst $1.1M
- Hoosier State Values PACfor $165K
- Restoration PACagainst $100K
- Working Americafor $30K
- Planned Parenthood Alliance PAC , Serving Wa, Ak, Id, Hi, in, Kyfor $8K
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded J. D. Ford's 2026 campaign?
- J. D. Ford (Democrat) raised $1.4M for the 2026 Indiana 5th District race, $114K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $205K for and $1.2M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to J. D. Ford?
- Smart Td PAC ($5K), International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee ($5K), Hoosiers First PAC ($5K), American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political Education ($5K), United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club ($5K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on J. D. Ford's race?
- No Going Back PAC ($1.1M against), Hoosier State Values PAC ($165K for), Restoration PAC ($100K against) in 2026.