Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Steven C. Watkins Jr.
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · Kansas District 2
- Filing address
- Topeka, KS (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- WATKINS, STEVEN C. JR.
- Next election
- General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Kansas, District 2
FEC candidate ID H8KS02199 · Principal campaign committee: COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT STEVE WATKINS
Total raised$1,085,492.42
Total spent$1,117,661.84
Cash on hand$2,420.42
Debts owed by the campaign$280,000.00
Loans from the candidate$30,000.00
2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, 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$493,892.9445%
- PACs and other committees$367,924.3234%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$37,411.293%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$174,814.6616%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$11,449.211%
Self-funding: $37,411.29 (3% of money raised): $7,411.29 given and $30,000.00 lent by the candidate.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
179 committees reported giving $357,937.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- NO LABELS PROBLEM SOLVERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NO LABELS PROBLEM SOLVERS PAC)Connected PAC$15,000.00
- PAC UNITATISPAC$15,000.00
- AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- REPUBLICAN MAINSTREET PARTNERSHIP PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUNDLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- CERNER CORPORATION PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- MAKING AMERICA PROSPEROUS PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- BUILDING LEADERSHIP AND INSPIRING NEW ENTERPRISE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- NATURAL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$4,562.00
- THE NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION (ACRE) Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
- EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
- BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- SCALISE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- KEVIN MCCARTHY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
Show all 179 committees
- EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXXONMOBIL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION PACConnected PAC$3,500.00
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- AT&T INC./WARNERMEDIA LLC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T/WARNERMEDIA FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- CRH AMERICAS, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- MEUSER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$3,000.00
- AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- CULAC THE PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)Connected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- MCDONALDS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PAC (US CHAMBER PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICI PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN EMPLOYEE PACPAC$2,500.00
- AUTOMOTIVE FREE INTERNATIONAL TRADE PACHybrid PAC$2,500.00
- ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- FRIENDS OF COMMUNITY ONCOLOGY PACPAC$2,500.00
- JOHN S FUNDLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- THE GUARDIAN FUNDLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- EXCELSIOR PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANSLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- DREW FERGUSON FOR CONGRESS INC.Candidate committee$2,500.00
- POLICE ACTION FUNDPAC$2,500.00
- KANSAS MEDICAL SOCIETY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,000.00
- ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INCConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE IPAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH UNDERWRITERS PAC (HUPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS--PAC OF AAOS Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- CONSERVATIVE OPPURTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC (COLE PAC)Leadership PAC$2,000.00
- NEW PIONEERS PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- COX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC. Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- KEURIG DR PEPPER INC. PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- LIBERTY FUND; THELeadership PAC$2,000.00
- PATRIOTS IN ACTIONLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- ANN PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) Company pagePAC$2,000.00
- ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- BOOTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$2,000.00
- SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- DAVIDSON FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- IN THE ARENA PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- BOLD ACTIVE CONSERVATIVES OF NEBRASKA PAC-BACON PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- MAVERICK PAC USAHybrid PAC$1,750.00
- WINREDHybrid PAC$1,593.00
- ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- T-MOBILE US, INC./SPRINT CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,500.00
- EVERGY EMPLOYEE POWERPAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- CAREER EDUCATION COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,500.00
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PACConnected PAC$1,500.00
- ITC HOLDINGS CORP. PAC (ITC PAC)Connected PAC$1,500.00
- KAYLA'S PAC LISTPAC$1,500.00
- ON WISCONSIN PAC, INC.Leadership PAC$1,500.00
- AMERICAN MULTI-CINEMA, INC. THEATRES (AMC THEATRES) POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,200.00
- PREMIUM CIGAR ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PREMIUM CIGAR PAC)Connected PAC$1,184.00
- HALLMARK CARDS PAC Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL CONFECTIONERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CANDY PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RURAL BROADBAND PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- PROFESSIONAL INSURANCE AGENTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PIAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA AKIN GUMP PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CATERPILLAR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CATPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEE PAC - USAA EMPLOYEE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOPERATIVE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN SUGARBEET GROWERS ASSOCIATION PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- H&R BLOCK INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLOCKPAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- TEXANS FOR LAMAR SMITHCandidate committee$1,000.00
- ANTHEM, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ANTHEM PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- LIVESTOCK MARKETING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LMA-PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION WINDPACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- APOLLO EDUCATION GROUP INC. POLITICAL ORGANIZATION FOR LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIPPAC$1,000.00
- SNAKE RIVER SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BURGER KING FRANCHISEE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- TRUST PAC TEAM REPUBLICANS FOR UTILIZING SENSIBLE TACTICSLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- INDEPENDENT ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS INC PAC (IEC PRIDE PAC) Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- ARVEST BANK GROUP INC PAC INC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MORGAN STANLEY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- DAY & ZIMMERMANN INC FEDERAL PAC (AKA 'DAYPAC - FEDERAL')Connected PAC$1,000.00
- COMMON SENSE COMMON SOLUTIONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- FMR LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL (FIDELITY PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION PACPAC$1,000.00
- MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BARNES & THORNBURG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION PAC (SOYPAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMERIPRISEPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- TEACHERS INSURANCE ANNUITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA PAC (TIAA PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- JE DUNN CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CMR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- TEXAS REPUBLICANS UNITED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TRU PAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- YOPACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SUPPORT TO ENSURE VICTORY EVERYWHERE PAC-STEVE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- UPPER HAND FUNDPAC$1,000.00
- WINNOVEMBER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- HEARTDOCPACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- VICTORY AND FREEDOM PAC (VAF PAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- GREATER TOMORROW POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- FIRST IN FREEDOM PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- JASON SMITH FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- JODY HICE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- VESTED PACPAC$1,000.00
- MAINTAINING ALL REPUBLICANS IN OFFICE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS EMPOWERING AMERICALeadership PAC$1,000.00
- FREEDOM 21: FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM IN THE 21ST CENTURYLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- TEXANS FOR JODEY ARRINGTONCandidate committee$1,000.00
- BUDDY PACPAC$1,000.00
- SALT CITY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- TRENT'S TROOPS PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- HERN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- COWBOY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICANS FOR LEGISLATING EXCELLENCE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- RUSS FULCHER FOR IDAHOCandidate committee$1,000.00
- JOHN ROSE FOR TENNESSEECandidate committee$1,000.00
- MARK GREEN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- BEN CLINE FOR CONGRESS, INC.Candidate committee$1,000.00
- MUSTANG PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- RVFPACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- CGCN PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- WARRIOR DIPLOMAT PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- FRIENDS TO ELECT DR. GREG MURPHY TO CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- BISHOP FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- VOLUNTEER ISSUES PAC INCLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- VICTORY EASTLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- LEAD YOUR NATION NOW PAC (LYNN PAC)Leadership PAC$750.00
- CONVENIENCE DISTRIBUTION ASSOCIATION PACPAC$500.00
- VEN-PACPAC$500.00
- TURKISH COALITON USA PAC (TC-USA PAC)PAC$500.00
- LAND OF OPPORTUNITY PACLeadership PAC$500.00
- GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$500.00
- THE VIRGINIA VICTORY FUND INC.Leadership PAC$500.00
- COUNCIL FOR CITIZENS AGAINST GOVERNMENT WASTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CCAGW PAC)Connected PAC$158.00
- ORACLE AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ORACLE PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$140.00
- KANSAS ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATIONPAC$100.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Steven C. Watkins Jr.$49.85
- Independent expenditures opposing Steven C. Watkins Jr.$229,038.20
FEC totals for the 2020 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.
- FIGHTING FOR KANSAS PACOpposing$228,285.00
- CLUB FOR GROWTH PACSupporting$49.00
The race
Kansas U.S. House, District 2, 2020 · 5 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steven C. Watkins Jr. (R) | $1,085,492.42 | $2,420.42 | 2020-12-31 |
| Michelle De la Isla (D) | $1,840,565.70 | $14,117.50 | 2020-12-31 |
| Jake Laturner (R) | $1,606,573.31 | $14,946.96 | 2020-12-31 |
| Dennis R Taylor (R) | $91,517.27 | $0.00 | 2020-11-24 |
| Abbie Hodgson (D) | $76,752.53 | $0.00 | 2019-12-05 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VCreek/AMG (R) | September 29–30, 2020 | 739 (LV) | ± 3.6% | Jake LaTurner 47% · Michelle De La Isla 36% |
| DCCC Targeting & Analytics Department (D) | July 29–30, 2020 | 488 (LV) | ± 4.4% | Jake LaTurner 45% · Michelle De La Isla 41% |
| Battleground Connect (R) | July 16–17, 2020 | 1,250 (LV) | – | Jake LaTurner 42% · Michelle De La Isla 41% |
| Battleground Connect (R) | July 16–17, 2020 | 1,250 (LV) | – | Steve Watkins 37% · Michelle De La Isla 50% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas (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: COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT STEVE WATKINS.
- 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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