Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle
Trudy Busch Valentine
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. Senate · Missouri
- Filing address
- Clayton, MO (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- BUSCH VALENTINE, TRUDY
- Next election
- General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Missouri
FEC candidate ID S2MO00692 · Principal campaign committee: TRUDY BUSCH VALENTINE FOR SENATE
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$1,718,057.679%
- PACs and other committees$120,750.001%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$16,381,491.5489%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$12,157.810%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$89,824.600%
Self-funding: $16,381,491.54 (89% of money raised): $31,491.54 given and $16,350,000.00 lent by the candidate. $1,000,000.00 of loans repaid so far.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
24 committees reported giving $106,775.00 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.
- 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
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) 'INT'L UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA UAW Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 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
- 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
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT & FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MIDWEST REGION LABORERS' POLITICAL LEAGUE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- IMPACTLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS, LOCAL 42 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- LOBO PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- PURPOSE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- COMMON GROUND PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- PERIMETER PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- 314 ACTION FUNDHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- OFFICE AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION (OPEIU) JB MOSS VOICE OF THE ELECTORATE (VOTE)PAC$2,500.00
- KEYSTONE AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- WARREN DEMOCRATS, INC.Candidate committee$2,000.00
- JOHN H HAAKE BRANCH 343 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS POLITICAL ACTION FUNDConnected PAC$1,500.00
- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PACConnected PAC$1,275.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Trudy Busch Valentine$12,260.58
- Independent expenditures opposing Trudy Busch Valentine$909,972.60
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.
- SAVE MISSOURI VALUESOpposing$705,380.00
- MISSOURI VOICES ACTION FUNDOpposing$203,881.00
- DEMOCRATIC FEDERAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE OF ST LOUIS CITYSupporting$9,750.00
- PROTECT THE VOTESupporting$2,499.00
- GUN RIGHTS AMERICAOpposing$707.00
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSupporting$10.00
The race
Missouri U.S. Senate, 2022 · 24 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trudy Busch Valentine (D) | $18,322,281.62 | $294,082.12 | 2022-12-31 |
| Eric Schmitt (R) | $6,566,085.82 | $132,137.56 | 2022-12-31 |
| Lucas Kunce (D) | $5,735,055.17 | $7,282.10 | 2022-12-31 |
| Vicky J Hartzler (R) | $3,813,033.25 | $1,482.90 | 2022-12-31 |
| Dave Schatz (R) | $2,311,160.44 | $0.00 | 2022-12-31 |
| Eric Greitens (R) | $2,310,820.40 | $12,779.47 | 2022-12-31 |
| Billy Long (R) | $2,205,145.08 | $22,013.14 | 2022-12-31 |
| Billy Long (R) | $2,205,145.08 | $22,013.14 | 2022-12-31 |
| Spencer Ross Toder (D) | $1,295,878.18 | $0.00 | 2022-12-31 |
| Mark T McCloskey (R) | $1,105,913.70 | $0.00 | 2022-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
Polling average: Eric Schmitt 52.4% · Trudy Busch Valentine 41.3% (Schmitt +11.0). Averages listed on Wikipedia from RealClearPolitics, FiveThirtyEight, 270towin.
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civiqs | November 4–7, 2022 | 746 (LV) | ± 4.7% | Eric Schmitt 55% · Trudy Busch Valentine 40% |
| The Trafalgar Group (R) | October 30 – November 1, 2022 | 1,079 (LV) | ± 2.9% | Eric Schmitt 53% · Trudy Busch Valentine 42% |
| SurveyUSA | October 27 – November 1, 2022 | 791 (LV) | ± 4.1% | Eric Schmitt 50% · Trudy Busch Valentine 41% |
| Emerson College | October 26–28, 2022 | 1,000 (LV) | ± 3.0% | Eric Schmitt 54% · Trudy Busch Valentine 40% |
| 51% | 39% | – | 4% | Eric Schmitt 6% |
| Remington Research (R) | October 24–25, 2022 | 1,011 (LV) | ± 3.0% | Eric Schmitt 51% · Trudy Busch Valentine 42% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 United States Senate election in Missouri (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: TRUDY BUSCH VALENTINE FOR SENATE.
- 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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