Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle
Paul Hudson
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · Michigan District 3
- Filing address
- Grand Rapids, MI (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- HUDSON, PAUL
- Next election
- Primary August 6, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Michigan, District 3
FEC candidate ID H4MI03268 · Principal campaign committee: PAUL HUDSON FOR CONGRESS
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$607,659.4451%
- PACs and other committees$67,000.006%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$500,098.2042%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$26,000.002%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$1,227.760%
Self-funding: $500,098.20 (42% of money raised): $250,098.20 given and $250,000.00 lent by the candidate. $250,000.00 of loans repaid so far.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
28 committees reported giving $89,500.00 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.
- WESTERN MICHIGAN VICTORY FUNDJoint fundraising committee$21,000.00
- MICHIGAN INDEPENDENT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- HUCK PACPAC$5,000.00
- UPPER HAND FUNDLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUNDHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- FIRST IN FREEDOM PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- TOGETHER UNITED FOR LIBERTY, INTEGRITY AND PROSPERITY PAC (TULIP PAC)Leadership PAC$5,000.00
- STAR PACPAC$5,000.00
- ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)PAC$2,500.00
- JAM PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- RAPTOR PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HBI-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- JOE WILSON FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- WALBERG FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- ANDY HARRIS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- HUIZENGA FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- AUSTIN SCOTT FOR CONGRESS INCCandidate committee$2,000.00
- NEVER SURRENDER PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- ONDER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- TRUTH IS MARKETS WORK FUNDLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- MAINTAINING ALL REPUBLICANS IN OFFICE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- LASTING INVESTMENTS STRENGTHENING AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BIG IDEAS CREATE EXCELLENCE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
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- REPUBLICANS UNITED TO DEFEND YOU PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE PACConnected PAC$500.00
- BUCSHON FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$500.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Paul Hudson$449,770.20
- Independent expenditures opposing Paul Hudson$85,000.00
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.
- WEST MICHIGAN FOR CHANGESupporting$449,446.00
- HMPOpposing$85,000.00
- CONCERNED CITIZENSupporting$320.00
The race
Michigan U.S. House, District 3, 2024 · 5 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Hudson (R) | $1,201,985.40 | $0.00 | 2024-12-31 |
| Hillary Scholten (D) | $5,285,875.86 | $349,714.60 | 2024-12-31 |
| Michael Jay Markey Jr. (R) | $805,848.35 | $3,127.16 | 2024-12-31 |
| Jason Ickes (R) | $40,093.58 | $132.75 | 2024-12-31 |
| Salim Mohammed Al-Shatel (D) | $3,047.91 | $0.00 | 2024-08-06 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
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: PAUL HUDSON 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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