Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Lindsay James
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Iowa District 2
- Filing address
- Dubuque, IA (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- JAMES, LINDSAY
- Next election
- Primary June 2, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Iowa, District 2
FEC candidate ID H6IA02211 · Principal campaign committee: LINDSAY FOR IOWA
2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, 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$3,400,087.8087%
- PACs and other committees$477,405.2412%
- Party committees$17,557.460%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$120.000%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$21,290.001%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$1,533.930%
Self-funding: $120.00 (0% of money raised): $120.00 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$508,037.3530%
- Contributions over $200$1,196,433.2170%
- Itemized from inside Iowa$547,726.6844%
- Itemized from other states$690,415.3156%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: California $296,839.38 · New York $85,999.06 · Massachusetts $46,098.90 · Washington $37,484.28 · District of Columbia $25,288.95. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
PAC and committee contributors
62 committees reported giving $263,224.00 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.
- ZINC COLLECTIVE PACHybrid PAC$10,500.00
- EMILYS LISTConnected PAC$10,108.00
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) 'INT'L UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA UAW Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)Connected PAC$10,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- DEFEND THE VOTEHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$6,500.00
- ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMENConnected PAC$6,000.00
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UNITED STEELWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONPAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUNDConnected PAC$5,000.00
- BLUE HEN FEDERAL PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- PURPOSE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
Show all 62 committees
- FAIR SHOT PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- MOMS FED UPConnected PAC$5,000.00
- WAY BACK PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- MITTEN PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- INNOVATION FOR GOOD PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- UPLIFT PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- END CITIZENS UNITEDConnected PAC$4,500.00
- BLUE MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC$4,000.00
- KEVIN TECHAU FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- SILICORN VALLEY PACLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF THE SOUTH ORANGE COUNTYParty committee$2,500.00
- ACADEMY OF RAIL LABOR ATTORNEYS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- VOTE MAMAHybrid PAC$2,500.00
- PATRIOT PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- KATHERINE CLARK FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- THERESA GREENFIELD FOR IOWACandidate committee$2,000.00
- DEFEAT EXTREMISTSPAC$2,000.00
- OVERSIGHT ACTION FUNDHybrid PAC$2,000.00
- PUGET PACLeadership PAC$1,500.00
- EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND, INC. PAC (EVERYTOWN PAC) Company pagePAC$1,500.00
- NORTH AMERICA'S BUILDING TRADES UNIONS POLITICAL EDUCATIONAL FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SHORE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- WOLVERINE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- FRIENDS OF CHERI BUSTOSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- FOSTERING PROGRESS PACPAC$1,000.00
- FUTURE FORUM PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BRIDGE THE GAP PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- TRIED-AND-TRUE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- A PLEASANT PENINSULA PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- MCBRIDE FOR DELAWARE INC.Candidate committee$1,000.00
- AMERICANS MAKING OPPORTUNITIES PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- REBUILD AMERICA PACPAC$1,000.00
- GREEN ON TOP PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- MELTON FOR IOWACandidate committee$400.00
- SQUARE ONE POLITICSHybrid PAC$216.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Lindsay James$169,389.24
- Independent expenditures opposing Lindsay James$0.00
FEC totals for the 2026 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.
- PROJECT 218Supporting$53,202.00
- FIELD TEAM 6, INC.Supporting$1,070.00
- GIVEGREEN UNITED ACTIONSupporting$36.00
The race
Iowa U.S. House, District 2, 2026 · 12 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay James (D) | $3,917,994.43 | $265,953.27 | 2026-10-14 |
| Ashley Hinson Arenholz (R) | $14,147,972.57 | $2,172,988.59 | 2026-10-14 |
| Joe Mitchell (R) | $2,916,068.98 | $545,533.67 | 2026-10-14 |
| Clinton Gene Twedt-Ball (D) | $584,906.42 | $0.00 | 2026-09-30 |
| Rodney Blum (R) | $250,196.23 | $246,652.00 | 2025-12-31 |
| Kevin W Techau (D) | $146,620.43 | $0.00 | 2026-07-13 |
| Shannon Lundgren (R) | $91,759.20 | $0.00 | 2026-03-25 |
| Kathryn J Dolter (D) | $74,852.84 | $415.09 | 2026-06-12 |
| Dave Bushaw (I) | $38,292.01 | $11,317.89 | 2026-10-14 |
| Charlie McClintock (R) | $17,526.51 | $12,741.69 | 2026-09-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Strategy Group (D) | July 14–19, 2026 | — | — | Joe Mitchell 45% · Lindsay James 46% |
| Public Policy Polling (D) | April 13–14, 2026 | 675 (RV) | ± 3.2% | Joe Mitchell 33% · Lindsay James 36% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa (retrieved October 22, 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: LINDSAY FOR IOWA.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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