Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle
Michael T Franken
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. Senate · Iowa
- Filing address
- Sioux City, IA (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- FRANKEN, MICHAEL T
- Next election
- General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Iowa
FEC candidate ID S2IA00172 · Principal campaign committee: MICHAEL FRANKEN FOR IOWA, INC
2021–2022 cycle totals through December 31, 2022, 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$11,312,983.5999%
- PACs and other committees$131,925.001%
- Party committees$11,964.000%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$10,356.810%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$1,550.940%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
31 committees reported giving $132,556.00 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.
- MIDWEST REGION LABORERS' POLITICAL LEAGUE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- VOTEVETSHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- DEMOCRACY ENGINE, INC., PACConnected PAC$7,131.00
- 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 pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR AN EFFECTIVE CONGRESSPAC$5,000.00
- 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$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- MIDWEST VALUES PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- LOBO PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- PURPOSE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- COMMON GROUND PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- END CITIZENS UNITEDConnected PAC$5,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- 314 ACTION FUNDHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- OCCUPY DEMOCRATS ELECTION FUNDHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- DEMOCRACY DEFENSE FUNDPAC$5,000.00
- TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- VELVET HAMMER PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- LIFTOFF PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
Show all 31 committees
- CHRISTINA BOHANNAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- CHERPACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DEFENSE DEM PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SOCIAL SECURITY WORKS PACPAC$300.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$125.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Michael T Franken$3,549.98
- Independent expenditures opposing Michael T Franken$0.00
- Company and union communications to members about Michael T Franken$2,622.95
FEC totals for the 2022 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.
- MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTIONSupporting$2,549.00
- PROTECT THE VOTESupporting$999.00
The race
Iowa U.S. Senate, 2022 · 6 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael T Franken (D) | $11,468,780.34 | $51,235.87 | 2022-12-31 |
| Charles E Grassley (R) | $9,533,640.63 | $441,423.88 | 2022-12-31 |
| Abby Finkenauer (D) | $4,204,897.71 | $17,931.02 | 2022-12-31 |
| James M. Carlin (R) | $583,857.35 | $15.66 | 2022-12-31 |
| Glenn Hurst (D) | $134,843.25 | $28,626.41 | 2022-12-31 |
| Dave Muhlbauer (D) | $90,807.04 | $10,368.74 | 2022-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
Polling average: Chuck Grassley 52.4% · Michael Franken 42.5% (Grassley +9.9). Averages listed on Wikipedia from FiveThirtyEight, 270towin.
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selzer & Co. | October 31 – November 3, 2022 | 801 (LV) | ± 3.5% | Chuck Grassley 53% · Michael Franken 41% |
| Cygnal (R) | October 26–27, 2022 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | Chuck Grassley 54% · Michael Franken 43% |
| Civiqs | October 22–25, 2022 | 623 (LV) | ± 5.2% | Chuck Grassley 52% · Michael Franken 44% |
| The Tarrance Group (R) | October 15–19, 2022 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.1% | Chuck Grassley 53% · Michael Franken 42% |
| Change Research (D) | October 14–18, 2022 | 1,008 (LV) | ± 3.3% | Chuck Grassley 48% · Michael Franken 45% |
| Selzer & Co. | October 9–12, 2022 | 620 (LV) | ± 3.9% | Chuck Grassley 46% · Michael Franken 43% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 United States Senate election in Iowa (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: MICHAEL FRANKEN FOR IOWA, INC.
- 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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