Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle

Tom Barrett

Office
U.S. representative for Michigan’s 7th district
Party
Republican
Hometown
Charlotte, MI
Born
1981
In Congress
House since 2025 · 1 year in office
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
BARRETT, THOMAS MORE
Next election
Primary August 6, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Michigan with the current district highlighted

Michigan, District 7

Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.

RepublicanU.S. House · Michigan District 7Open seatWon the general election (50.3%)

FEC candidate ID H2MI07123 · Principal campaign committee: TOM BARRETT FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Michigan District 7$8,238,468.08General-election nominee
2023–2024U.S. House · Michigan District 7$5,103,613.26Won the general election (50.3%)
2021–2022U.S. House · Michigan District 7$2,834,473.95Lost the general election (46.3%)
Total raised$5,103,613.26
Total spent$5,090,802.49
Cash on hand$22,099.88
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2023–2024 cycle totals through December 31, 2024, 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: $3,479,823.74PACs and other committees: $859,023.52Party committees: $10,000.00Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $748,717.93Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $6,048.07
  • Individual contributions$3,479,823.7468%
  • PACs and other committees$859,023.5217%
  • Party committees$10,000.000%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$748,717.9315%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$6,048.070%

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

Committees

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

204 committees reported giving $745,879.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

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Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Thomas More Barrett$1,790,609.44
  • Independent expenditures opposing Thomas More Barrett$11,782,073.95

FEC totals for the 2024 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.

The race

Michigan U.S. House, District 7, 2024 · 3 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Thomas More Barrett (R)$5,103,613.26$22,099.882024-12-31
Curtis Hertel Jr. (D)$7,656,059.90$3,638.172024-12-31
Elissa Slotkin (D)$708,162.35$450.642024-03-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportLean RNovember 1, 2024
  • Inside ElectionsTilt ROctober 31, 2024
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLean RNovember 4, 2024
  • Elections DailyLean RNovember 4, 2024
  • CNalysisTilt DNovember 4, 2024

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Emerson CollegeOctober 24–26, 2024535 (LV)± 4.2%Curtis Hertel Jr. 45% · Tom Barrett 47%
Cygnal (R)October 6–8, 2024405 (LV)± 4.85%Curtis Hertel Jr. 43% · Tom Barrett 47%
Cygnal (R)August 27–29, 2024420 (LV)± 4.8%Curtis Hertel Jr. 43% · Tom Barrett 48%
Noble Predictive InsightsJuly 8–11, 2024532 (LV)± 4.4%Curtis Hertel Jr. 41% · Tom Barrett 48%
Cygnal (R)February 20–21, 2024415 (LV)± 4.8%Curtis Hertel Jr. 37% · Tom Barrett 44%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan (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: TOM BARRETT 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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