Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Desiree Tims
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Ohio District 10
- Filing address
- Dayton, OH (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- TIMS, DESIREE
- Next election
- Primary April 28, 2020 · General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Ohio, District 10
FEC candidate ID H0OH10116 · Principal campaign committee: FRIENDS OF DESIREE TIMS
Total raised$2,069,987.75
Total spent$2,053,237.92
Cash on hand$16,749.83
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00
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$1,730,867.0984%
- PACs and other committees$266,250.9913%
- Party committees$5,000.000%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$66,846.583%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$1,023.090%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
98 committees reported giving $263,040.00 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.
- CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PACConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICA WORKS FEDERAL PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$8,500.00
- OFF THE SIDELINES PACLeadership PAC$6,000.00
- THE COLLECTIVE PACConnected PAC$6,000.00
- END CITIZENS UNITEDConnected PAC$5,500.00
- DCCCParty committee$5,000.00
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONConnected PAC$5,000.00
- WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE FEDERALConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICALeadership PAC$5,000.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- PAC TO THE FUTURELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- CHC BOLD PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- FRONTLINE USALeadership PAC$5,000.00
- HOUSE MAJORITY PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- CHERPACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- HIGHER HEIGHTS FOR AMERICA PACPAC$5,000.00
- BACKPACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST - JEFF PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- ONWARD TOGETHER COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
- ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMENPAC$5,000.00
- THE NEXT 50 PACPAC$5,000.00
- TOGETHER FUND PACPAC$5,000.00
Show all 98 committees
- PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTHybrid PAC$4,998.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$4,575.00
- FRIENDS OF JIM CLYBURNCandidate committee$4,000.00
- NEW VOICE PACPAC$4,000.00
- NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUNDConnected PAC$3,000.00
- PROMISE PACLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- GIFFORDS PACHybrid PAC$3,000.00
- TRUTH TO POWERLeadership PAC$2,800.00
- BOILERMAKERS LOCAL 85 FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IN DIVERSE GEOGRAPHIC ENVIRONMENTS PAC (BRIDGE PAC)Leadership PAC$2,500.00
- FAIR SHOT PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- FUTURE FORUM PACPAC$2,500.00
- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PACConnected PAC$2,042.00
- HOYER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- SCHIFF FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- COMMITTEE FOR A DEMOCRATIC FUTURELeadership PAC$2,000.00
- BUILD AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- SHORE PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- TRUEDEM LEADERSHIP FUNDLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- DEMOCRATS WIN SEATS (DWS PAC)Leadership PAC$2,000.00
- SWALWELL FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- FRIENDS OF DON BEYERCandidate committee$2,000.00
- TED LIEU FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- REMEDY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$2,000.00
- LATINO LEADERS FOR EQUALITY GROWTH OPPORTUNITY PROGRESSIVE ACTION & CHANGE (LLEGO-PAC)Leadership PAC$2,000.00
- I GOT YOUR BACK PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- HER TIME PACHybrid PAC$2,000.00
- DOGWOOD PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN MOSAIC PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- WORKING HARDER PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- SIERRA CLUB POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,500.00
- JSTREETPAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- AFRICAN AMERICAN VOTER REGISTRATION EDUCATION AND PARTICIPATION PROJECT - FEDERALHybrid PAC$1,500.00
- WE BELONG HERE PACConnected PAC$1,500.00
- HOME STATE ADVANTAGEPAC$1,350.00
- NARAL PRO-CHOICE AMERICA PACPAC$1,000.00
- JOHN LEWIS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- SHERMAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- JERRY'S POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (JERRY'S PAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- GREAT LAKES PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE CHOICES PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- ONE VOICELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- NEW SOUTH LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- MARCIA FUDGE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- SEA CHANGE LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BLUE HEN FEDERAL PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- PURPOSE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- JULIA BROWNLEY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- TOGETHER EVERYONE REALIZES REAL IMPACT AKA TERRI PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- 4 MA PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- EQUALITY PACPAC$1,000.00
- MI14 PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- ANTHONY BROWN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- BLUE MOMENTUM PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- WOLF PACKLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DR KIM SCHRIER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- VERONICA ESCOBAR FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- INDIVISIBLE ACTIONHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- GRANGE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BLUE NEVADA PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DEFEAT REPUBLICANS PACHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- WOMEN UNDER FORTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (WUFPAC)Connected PAC$750.00
- NATIONAL WOMEN'S POLITICAL CAUCUS PARITY PACConnected PAC$500.00
- DEMOCRATS RESHAPING AMERICA (DREAMPAC)Leadership PAC$500.00
- GIVING WILLINGLY EMPOWERING NATIONALLY (GWEN) PACLeadership PAC$500.00
- CINCINNATUS PACPAC$500.00
- EMILY'S LISTConnected PAC$25.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Desiree Tims$26,233.95
- Independent expenditures opposing Desiree Tims$0.00
- Company and union communications to members about Desiree Tims$0.77
FEC totals for the 2020 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PACSupporting$14,951.00
- THE COLLECTIVE SUPER PACSupporting$9,997.00
- OHIO WOMENS ALLIANCE ACTION FUNDSupporting$773.00
- JDCA PACSupporting$220.00
- RED WINE AND BLUESupporting$217.00
- RACHEL'S ACTION NETWORKSupporting$169.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTESSupporting$59.00
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSupporting$10.00
The race
Ohio U.S. House, District 10, 2020 · 4 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desiree Tims (D) | $2,069,987.75 | $16,749.83 | 2020-12-31 |
| Michael R Turner (R) | $1,765,007.79 | $77,340.97 | 2020-12-31 |
| Eric Moyer (D) | $11,575.14 | −$131.50 | 2020-12-31 |
| Kathi Flanders (R) | $11,487.25 | $555.31 | 2020-04-28 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garin-Hart-Yang Research (D) | October 15–18, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 5% | Mike Turner 49% · Desiree Tims 45% |
| Garin-Hart-Yang Research (D) | September 26–29, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.4% | Mike Turner 49% · Desiree Tims 42% |
| Garin-Hart-Yang Research (D) | July, 2020 | – (V) | – | Mike Turner 50% · Desiree Tims 36% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio (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: FRIENDS OF DESIREE TIMS.
- 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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