Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Melissa Claire Strange
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Kentucky District 4
- Filing address
- Erlanger, KY (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- STRANGE, MELISSA CLAIRE
- Next election
- Primary May 19, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Kentucky, District 4
FEC candidate ID H6KY04189 · Principal campaign committee: CITIZENS FOR MELISSA STRANGE
2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 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$125,620.5586%
- PACs and other committees$500.000%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$20,000.0014%
Self-funding: $20,000.00 (14% of money raised): $0.00 given and $20,000.00 lent by the candidate.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$23,770.5528%
- Contributions over $200$60,900.0072%
- Itemized from inside Kentucky$46,301.0075%
- Itemized from other states$15,650.0025%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: Ohio $15,150.00. 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
The race
Kentucky U.S. House, District 4, 2026 · 12 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Claire Strange (D) | $146,120.55 | $44,038.57 | 2026-09-30 |
| Thomas H. Massie (R) | $8,891,771.67 | $473,568.86 | 2026-09-30 |
| Ed Gallrein (R) | $4,095,784.14 | $433,535.49 | 2026-10-14 |
| Robert Stacy Wells (R) | $113,241.15 | $19,139.47 | 2026-09-30 |
| Robert Stacy Wells (R) | $113,241.15 | $19,139.47 | 2026-09-30 |
| Jeremy Ryan Todd (L) | $30,837.92 | $3,389.02 | 2026-10-14 |
| Jesse Russell Brewer (D) | $9,680.67 | −$420.42 | 2026-04-29 |
| Monica Dean (D) | $9,189.56 | $3,671.42 | 2025-06-30 |
| Jackson Dennis (R) | $2,590.00 | $0.00 | 2025-12-08 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky (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: CITIZENS FOR MELISSA STRANGE.
- 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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