Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
James Harper
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Indiana District 1
- Filing address
- Valparaiso, IN (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- HARPER, JAMES
- Next election
- General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Indiana, District 1
FEC candidate ID H0IN01143 · Principal campaign committee: HARPER FOR CONGRESS
2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$190,884.8178%
- PACs and other committees$8,558.233%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$42,453.4717%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$3,247.621%
Self-funding: $42,453.47 (17% of money raised): $12,453.47 given and $30,000.00 lent by the candidate.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
2 committees reported giving $7,000.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- MEDICARE FOR ALLLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- DEMOCRACY FOR AMERICAPAC$2,000.00
The race
Indiana U.S. House, District 1, 2020 · 11 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Harper (D) | $245,144.13 | $2.06 | 2020-12-31 |
| Thomas M McDermott Jr. (D) | $652,759.35 | $216.93 | 2020-12-31 |
| Peter J. Visclosky (D) | $627,572.46 | $10,779.22 | 2020-12-31 |
| Frank J. Mrvan (D) | $590,634.89 | $114,227.59 | 2020-12-31 |
| Mara Reardon (D) | $309,877.36 | $0.00 | 2020-08-06 |
| Sabrina Haake (D) | $294,263.94 | $0.00 | 2020-06-30 |
| Melissa Borom (D) | $68,499.61 | $0.00 | 2020-12-31 |
| Mont Andrew Handley (R) | $31,746.91 | $8,267.32 | 2020-06-20 |
| Scott L Costello (D) | $10,723.72 | $1,840.52 | 2020-12-31 |
| Delano Michael Scaife (R) | $6,805.46 | $12.53 | 2020-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: HARPER FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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