Federal · Kentucky · Republican

Rand Paul

Republican U.S. Senator for Kentucky.

Voted further right than 97% of the Senate, based on 864 roll-call votes this Congress.⁴

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On the record

Office: U.S. Senator for Kentucky¹
Party: Republican¹
In this office since: January 5, 2011¹
Term ends: January 3, 2029¹
Contact: Official website · 202-224-4343 · X / Twitter · Facebook · YouTube · Instagram¹
Filed to run: U.S. Senate, Kentucky (2028)³

What they say and what they did

Their stated positions, quoted from their website, next to their record in the 119th Congress (2025–26): bills they sponsored and how they voted on bills' final passage.

52 bills sponsored, 0 became law · 58 cosponsored⁵
Voted on 55 of 56 final votes on bills; missed 1⁶
Committees: Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Chairman); Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship; Senate Committee on Foreign Relations²

Economy and jobs

What they say

No position found on their website.

What they did

Sponsored 7 and cosponsored 13 bills on this issue⁵
Sponsored S. 3638: Antitrust Freedom Act of 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsored S. 2327: Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2025 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held.
Sponsored S. 2113: End the Fed’s Big Bank Bailout Act Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held.
Voted Nay on H.R. 228: Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027Bill Passed 90–6, August 8, 2026⁷
Voted Nay on H.R. 20: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026Bill Passed 71–29, January 30, 2026⁸
Voted Nay on H.R. 11: Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026Bill Passed 82–15, January 15, 2026⁹
Voted Nay on H.R. 618: Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026Bill Passed 60–40, November 10, 2025¹⁰
Voted Yea on S.J.Res. 600: A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs.Joint Resolution Passed 51–47, October 30, 2025¹¹

Taxes

What they say

No position found on their website.

What they did

Sponsored 4 and cosponsored 0 bills on this issue⁵
Sponsored S. 3362: Health Marketplace and Savings Accounts for All Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsored S. 3248: Health Savings Accounts For All Act of 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsored S. 1865: Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Voted Yea on H.J.Res. 151: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales".Joint Resolution Passed 70–28, March 26, 2025¹²
Voted Yea on S.J.Res. 102: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales".Joint Resolution Passed 70–27, March 4, 2025¹³

Health care

What they say

No position found on their website.

What they did

Sponsored 10 and cosponsored 8 bills on this issue⁵
Sponsored S. 1414: Expedited Access to Biosimilars Act Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 520.
Sponsored S. 4583: Legalizing Premium Health Care Act of 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsored S. 3853: End the Vaccine Carveout Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Immigration

What they say

No position found on their website.

What they did

Sponsored 3 and cosponsored 3 bills on this issue⁵
Sponsored S.J.Res. 189: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect United States citizenship. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsored S. 3670: End Welfare for Noncitizens Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsored S. 3440: Temporary Family Visitation Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Voted Yea on S. 163: Secure America ActBill Passed 52–47, June 5, 2026¹⁴
Voted Yea on S. 7: Laken Riley ActBill Passed 64–35, January 20, 2025¹⁵

Abortion

What they say

No position found on their website.

What they did

Sponsored 1 and cosponsored 1 bills on this issue⁵
Sponsored S. 203: Defund Planned Parenthood Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Guns

What they say

No position found on their website.

What they did

Sponsored 0 and cosponsored 2 bills on this issue⁵

Energy and climate

What they say

No position found on their website.

What they did

Sponsored 3 and cosponsored 2 bills on this issue⁵
Sponsored S. 5262: Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sponsored S. 601: A bill to remove restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, Kentucky. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Sponsored S. 1841: Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act of 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Voted Yea on H.J.Res. 84: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.Joint Resolution Passed 50–49, April 16, 2026¹⁶
Voted Yea on H.J.Res. 632: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision.Joint Resolution Passed 49–45, December 4, 2025¹⁷
Voted Yea on H.J.Res. 623: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment.Joint Resolution Passed 51–43, November 20, 2025¹⁸
Voted Yea on S.J.Res. 599: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision".Joint Resolution Passed 52–45, October 30, 2025¹⁹
Voted Yea on H.J.Res. 560: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".Joint Resolution Passed 50–46, October 9, 2025²⁰

Education

What they say

No position found on their website.

What they did

Sponsored 1 and cosponsored 0 bills on this issue⁵
Sponsored S. 1148: A bill to terminate the Department of Education. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Crime and policing

What they say

No position found on their website.

What they did

Sponsored 2 and cosponsored 9 bills on this issue⁵
Sponsored S. 3414: Justice for Breonna Taylor Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsored S. 263: FAIR Act of 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Voted Yea on S. 127: HALT Fentanyl ActBill Passed 84–16, March 14, 2025²¹

Foreign policy

What they say

No position found on their website.

What they did

Sponsored 6 and cosponsored 12 bills on this issue⁵
Sponsored S.J.Res. 217: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of certain defense articles and services. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sponsored S.J.Res. 108: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sales to the Government of Ukraine of certain defense articles and services. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sponsored S.J.Res. 101: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sales to Taiwan of certain defense articles and services. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Voted Nay on H.R. 224: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Bill Passed 86–11, August 7, 2026²²

Housing

What they say

No position found on their website.

What they did

Voted Nay on H.R. 53: 21st Century ROAD to Housing ActBill Passed 89–10, March 12, 2026²³

Elections and voting

What they say

No position found on their website.

What they did

Sponsored 7 and cosponsored 2 bills on this issue⁵
Sponsored S. 2733: Duplication Scoring Act of 2025 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 566.
Sponsored S. 2732: Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2025 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Sponsored S. 855: Royalty Transparency Act Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 165.
Voted Not voting on H.J.Res. 37: Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025.Joint Resolution Passed 49–47, February 12, 2026²⁴
Voted Nay on S.J.Res. 654: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Policy on Adhering to the Text of the Administrative Procedure Act".Joint Resolution Defeated 50–50, December 18, 2025²⁵

Technology and AI

What they say

No position found on their website.

What they did

Sponsored 1 and cosponsored 1 bills on this issue⁵
Sponsored S. 153: Repeal the TikTok Ban Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Voted Yea on S.J.Res. 238: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Addressing the Homework Gap Through the E-Rate Program".Joint Resolution Passed 50–38, May 8, 2025²⁶

Military and veterans

What they say

No position found on their website.

What they did

Sponsored 1 and cosponsored 3 bills on this issue⁵
Sponsored S. 4998: Fourth Amendment Restoration and Protection Act of 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Voted Nay on S. 648: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026Motion Agreed to 77–20, December 17, 2025²⁷
Voted Nay on S. 570: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026Bill Passed 77–20, October 9, 2025²⁸

Drugs and addiction

What they say

No position found on their website.

What they did

Voted Yea on S. 163: Secure America ActBill Passed 52–47, June 5, 2026¹⁴
Voted Yea on S. 127: HALT Fentanyl ActBill Passed 84–16, March 14, 2025²¹

Farms and rural areas

What they say

No position found on their website.

What they did

Sponsored 3 and cosponsored 3 bills on this issue⁵
Sponsored S. 4315: Hemp Safety Enforcement Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Sponsored S. 2112: HEMP Act of 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Sponsored S. 1100: Nutritious SNAP Act of 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Money: U.S. Senate, Kentucky (2028)

As reported to the Federal Election Commission, through September 30, 2026.³

Raised$4.6M

Spent$4.5M

Cash on hand$6.8M

From individuals $3.9M
From PACs and other committees $101K
Other (transfers, loans, refunds) $617K

Gifts from people, by size²⁹

Small gifts under $200 against the largest checks. People can give up to $3,500 per election.

Under $200 67%
$200–$499 7%
$500–$999 5%
$1,000–$1,999 6%
$2,000 and up 15%

Top PACs and committees giving directly³⁰

True North PACConnected to Sullivan	$10,000
Pitney Bowes Inc. Political Action CommitteeConnected to Pitney Bowes Inc.	$7,500
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. Political Action Committee	$7,045
American Academy of Physician Associates Political Action Committee (Pa PAC)Connected to American Academy of Physician Associates	$5,000
Bluepac - Blue Cross Blue Shield Association PACConnected to Blue Cross Blue Shield Association	$5,000
Elevance Health, Inc. Political Action Committee (Elevance Health PAC)Connected to Elevance Health, Inc.	$5,000
Envelope Manufacturers Association PACConnected to Envelope Manufacturers Association	$5,000
Alamo PACConnected to Cornyn	$5,000
Serco Inc. Political Action Committee (Serco PAC)Connected to Serco Inc.	$5,000
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. PACConnected to Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$5,000
Majority PAC	$5,000
The J.m. Smucker Company PAC (Smucker PAC)Connected to The J.m. Smucker Company	$3,500
K&l Gates LLP Political Action Committee (DC)	$3,000
Competitive Markets PAC	$3,000
America's Credit Unions PACConnected to America's Credit Unions	$2,500

Outside groups spending in this race³¹

Groups that spent money about this candidate without working with the campaign.

Spent to help: $80K

Senate Conservatives Fund	$57,313
Senate Conservatives Action	$22,883

Individual donors

$2.2M from 34,021 itemized gifts³²
11% came from people in Kentucky³²
68% came from retired people³²
Top states: Kentucky $256K, California $236K, Texas $205K, Florida $166K, Pennsylvania $76K³²

Where donors work³²

Employers as donors wrote them on the form. These are gifts from people who work there, not from the companies.

Golden Age Farm	3 gifts	$17,500
Beal Bank	1 gifts	$7,000
Captive Aire Systems	1 gifts	$7,000
Corporex	1 gifts	$7,000
G&j Pepsi Cola Bottles	2 gifts	$6,100
Cornbread Hemp	1 gifts	$5,000
FLM	1 gifts	$5,000
Summit Electric Supply	2 gifts	$4,300
Agri-power	4 gifts	$4,000
Antero	8 gifts	$4,000
Diona Davis Foundation	2 gifts	$4,000
FMWR	28 gifts	$3,581
Americo Energy	1 gifts	$3,500
Aradi Properties	1 gifts	$3,500
Cat Pumpe	7 gifts	$3,500

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

1
Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress: Rand Paulhttps://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/P000603
Retrieved October 16, 2026
2
congress-legislators, current members (public domain)https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
Listed as a source by congress-legislators
3
FEC candidate record S0KY00156https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S0KY00156/
Retrieved October 16, 2026
4
Voteview (UCLA): DW-NOMINATE scores, 119th Congresshttps://voteview.com/data
Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Free to use with credit
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GovInfo / Congress.gov bill status, 119th Congresshttps://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119
Retrieved October 15, 2026 · Public domain
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Roll-call votes: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House, and U.S. Senatehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes
Retrieved October 15, 2026 · Public domain
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Senate roll call 228, August 8, 2026https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1192/vote_119_2_00228.htm
On Passage of the Bill
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Senate roll call 20, January 30, 2026https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1192/vote_119_2_00020.htm
On Passage of the Bill
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Senate roll call 11, January 15, 2026https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1192/vote_119_2_00011.htm
On Passage of the Bill
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Senate roll call 618, November 10, 2025https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00618.htm
On Passage of the Bill
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Senate roll call 600, October 30, 2025https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00600.htm
On the Joint Resolution
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Senate roll call 151, March 26, 2025https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00151.htm
On the Joint Resolution
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Senate roll call 102, March 4, 2025https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00102.htm
On the Joint Resolution
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Senate roll call 163, June 5, 2026https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1192/vote_119_2_00163.htm
On Passage of the Bill
15
Senate roll call 7, January 20, 2025https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00007.htm
On Passage of the Bill
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Senate roll call 84, April 16, 2026https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1192/vote_119_2_00084.htm
On the Joint Resolution
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Senate roll call 632, December 4, 2025https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00632.htm
On the Joint Resolution
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Senate roll call 623, November 20, 2025https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00623.htm
On the Joint Resolution
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Senate roll call 599, October 30, 2025https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00599.htm
On the Joint Resolution
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Senate roll call 560, October 9, 2025https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00560.htm
On the Joint Resolution
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Senate roll call 127, March 14, 2025https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00127.htm
On Passage of the Bill
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Senate roll call 224, August 7, 2026https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1192/vote_119_2_00224.htm
On Passage of the Bill
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Senate roll call 53, March 12, 2026https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1192/vote_119_2_00053.htm
On Passage of the Bill
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Senate roll call 37, February 12, 2026https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1192/vote_119_2_00037.htm
On the Joint Resolution
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Senate roll call 654, December 18, 2025https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00654.htm
On the Joint Resolution
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Senate roll call 238, May 8, 2025https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00238.htm
On the Joint Resolution
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Senate roll call 648, December 17, 2025https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00648.htm
On the Motion
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Senate roll call 570, October 9, 2025https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00570.htm
On Passage of the Bill
29
FEC: contributions to Rand Paul by size, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S0KY00156/?cycle=2026&election_full=false#raising
Computed by the FEC · Retrieved October 15, 2026
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FEC: committee contributions to Rand Paul, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?two_year_transaction_period=2026&committee_id=C00496075&contributor_type=committee
Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
31
FEC: independent expenditures about Rand Paul, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/independent-expenditures/?candidate_id=S0KY00156&cycle=2026
24- and 48-hour notices; amended filings replace the originals · Retrieved October 16, 2026
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FEC: itemized individual contributions to Rand Paul for US Senate, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00496075&two_year_transaction_period=2026
Gifts over $200 that campaigns must itemize · Retrieved October 13, 2026

On the record

What they say and what they did

Economy and jobs

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Taxes

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Health care

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Immigration

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Abortion

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Guns

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Energy and climate

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Education

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Crime and policing

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Foreign policy

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Housing

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Elections and voting

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Technology and AI

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Military and veterans

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Drugs and addiction

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Farms and rural areas

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Money: U.S. Senate, Kentucky (2028)

Gifts from people, by size29

Top PACs and committees giving directly30

Outside groups spending in this race31

Spent to help: $80K

Individual donors

Where donors work32

Sources

Gifts from people, by size²⁹

Top PACs and committees giving directly³⁰

Outside groups spending in this race³¹

Where donors work³²