Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Brian Poindexter
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Ohio District 7
- Filing address
- Brook Park, OH (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- POINDEXTER, BRIAN
- Next election
- Primary May 5, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Ohio, District 7
FEC candidate ID H6OH07168 · Principal campaign committee: POINDEXTER FOR CONGRESS
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$3,308,787.4489%
- PACs and other committees$401,350.8411%
- Party committees$322.020%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$1,420.600%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$8,460.710%
Self-funding: $1,420.60 (0% of money raised): $1,420.60 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$764,480.2573%
- Contributions over $200$282,793.5827%
- Itemized from inside Ohio$84,423.0029%
- Itemized from other states$205,734.5871%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: New York $102,240.00 · California $34,337.82 · Maryland $11,028.57 · Massachusetts $10,893.90 · Illinois $9,600.00. 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
PAC and committee contributors
49 committees reported giving $204,183.00 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.
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE 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
- INT'L UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,683.00
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (NEC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- MCKENZIE RIVER PACLeadership PAC$6,000.00
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- UNITED STEELWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) 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
- 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 EDUCATIONPAC$5,000.00
- AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- BAKERY, CONFECTIONERY, TOBACCO WORKERS AND GRAIN MILLERS INTERNATIONAL UNION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICA WORKS FEDERAL PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE VOTERS OF AMERICALeadership PAC$5,000.00
- CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- MEDICARE FOR ALLLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- FLIP THE CONGRESS PACPAC$5,000.00
Show all 49 committees
- INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF THE SOUTH ORANGE COUNTYParty committee$4,000.00
- LEAGUE OF LABOR VOTERSHybrid PAC$4,000.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- DEMOCRATS OF ORANGE COUNTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DEMOC PAC)Connected PAC$2,500.00
- END CITIZENS UNITEDConnected PAC$2,500.00
- PATRIOT PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- UPLIFT PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- SHORE PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- BLUE MOMENTUM PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- HOPE PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- MAXWELL ALEJANDRO FROST FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- PUGET PACLeadership PAC$1,500.00
- OUR FIGHT OUR FUTURELeadership PAC$1,500.00
- NORTH AMERICA'S BUILDING TRADES UNIONS POLITICAL EDUCATIONAL FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- UTILITY WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA COPE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL POSTAL MAIL HANDLERS UNION - DIVISION OF LABORERS' INT'L UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BEEPAC (BUILDING ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- BLUE MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- YINZER PACPAC$1,000.00
- MCBRIDE FOR DELAWARE INC.Candidate committee$1,000.00
- REBUILD AMERICA PACPAC$1,000.00
- GREEN ON TOP PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Brian Poindexter$874,944.50
- Independent expenditures opposing Brian Poindexter$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.
- JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PACSupporting$570,203.00
- BDA PACSupporting$198,019.00
- OHIO CITIZEN ACTIONSupporting$6,137.00
- FIELD TEAM 6, INC.Supporting$1,559.00
- THE PEOPLE UNITED PACSupporting$75.00
The race
Ohio U.S. House, District 7, 2026 · 9 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Poindexter (D) | $3,720,341.61 | $793,675.20 | 2026-10-14 |
| Max Miller (R) | $3,324,941.88 | $135,628.83 | 2026-10-14 |
| Edward O'Donnell Fitzgerald (D) | $281,271.66 | −$76,245.87 | 2026-06-30 |
| Michael Eisner (D) | $69,930.59 | $0.00 | 2026-06-30 |
| Scott Schulz (D) | $30,866.15 | $0.00 | 2026-06-08 |
| Jonah Schulz (R) | $15,510.00 | $0.00 | 2025-10-28 |
| Laura D Rodriguez-Carbone (D) | $13,121.80 | $0.24 | 2026-06-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
No published race ratings found.
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedrock Polling (D) | August 7–10, 2026 | 866 (LV) | ± 3.7% | Max Miller 35% · Brian Poindexter 43% |
| co/efficient (R) | August 5–6, 2026 | 615 (LV) | ± 4.0% | Max Miller 33% · Brian Poindexter 47% |
| Tavern Research (D) | August 4–5, 2026 | 635 (LV) | ± 4.8% | Max Miller 46% · Brian Poindexter 54% |
| co/efficient (R) | July 29–30, 2026 | — (LV) | ± 3.8% | Max Miller 39% · Brian Poindexter 44% |
| GBAO (D) | June 16–20, 2026 | 500 (LV) | ± 3.5% | Max Miller 44% · Brian Poindexter 43% |
| Bedrock Polling (D) | August 7–10, 2026 | 866 (LV) | ± 3.7% | Generic Republican 44% · Brian Poindexter 39% · Generic Libertarian 1% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio (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: POINDEXTER FOR CONGRESS.
- 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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