Kentucky Top Federal Political Campaign Donors in the 2025-2026 Election Cycle
According to FEC data, in the 2025-2026 election cycle, among all individual political campaign donors in Kentucky who donated to federal candidates, political parties, PACs and 527 organizations, HELM, NELSON JR was the highest campaign donor, donating a total of $574.00K. BUTLER, WILLIAM P. MR. was the second highest political campaign donor, donating a total of $262.00K. HELM, NELSON was the third highest political campaign donor, donating a total of $231.00K.
The chart below shows the top 10 highest individual political campaign donors, and the table below shows the top 100.
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| Name | Amount ($) |
|---|---|
| HELM, NELSON JR | 574000 |
| BUTLER, WILLIAM P. MR. | 262000 |
| HELM, NELSON | 231000 |
| GUSTAVSON, TAMARA | 212000 |
| BROWN, CHRISTINA | 172603 |
| SCRIPPS, J SEBASTIAN | 157000 |
| DUNCAN, ELAINE | 131500 |
| SETZER, BRETT | 127520 |
| CRAFT, JOSEPH W. MR. III | 125000 |
| CRAFT, KELLY KNIGHT MRS. | 125000 |
| GUSTAVSON, ERIC | 124000 |
| GOLDBERG, JONATHAN | 114600 |
| BATES, HUNTER | 111082 |
| MOORE, JENNIFER A. | 106637 |
| ROSEN, RICHARD | 84000 |
| NORSTROM, MICHELLE | 83358 |
| WEDDLE, RANDALL | 78489 |
| PENNWITT, BRENDA | 78341 |
| MCCARTHY, JOHN | 76106 |
| CORRELL, JESS | 74000 |
| HIGDON, JAMES | 68500 |
| STORY, CONSTANCE | 67068 |
| THOMPSON, JUSTIN | 65599 |
| COURTELIS, KIKI | 64000 |
| DIAZ, PAUL J. | 58600 |
| JENNINGS, PATRICK | 58500 |
| CZUHAJEWSKI, STEPHANIE | 57541 |
| MILLER, DUSTIN | 56500 |
| SEAMAN, DIANE | 53634 |
| CUTTER, SEAN | 53000 |
| HUFFMAN, STEPHEN | 52000 |
| MARTIN, TERRY W | 52000 |
| RUSSELL, MARGARET TATE | 52000 |
| WICKLIFFE, AMY | 51041 |
| HAYNES, JAMES | 51000 |
| HEUSER, PEGGY | 50500 |
| BHATT, NACHIKETA | 50252 |
| ABBOTT, KENNETH | 50241 |
| ABELL, KELLEY | 50000 |
| HANEY, NATHAN | 50000 |
| JOHNSON, COLLIN | 50000 |
| NOLAN, JAMES | 50000 |
| HUFFMAN, KIMBERLY | 49700 |
| SCHAEFER, KATHERINE | 49000 |
| MILLER, ELEANOR | 47300 |
| HELM, SUSAN | 45500 |
| MADDEN, PATRICK MR | 45000 |
| PHILLIPS, LUCY VICTORIA | 44300 |
| BROWN, CAMPBELL | 44000 |
| BONNIE, CORNELIA | 43061 |
| WEINBERG, BILL | 42647 |
| THOMAS, TAD | 42072 |
| BROWN, J MCCAULEY | 41000 |
| BROWN, SHERMAN | 41000 |
| FORCHT, TERRY E. MR. | 40500 |
| MILLER, JONATHAN | 39625 |
| VANMETER, JANE | 39000 |
| EAVES, AVA | 38602 |
| FINEMAN, BERNARD | 38500 |
| SCRIPPS, J SEBASITAIN | 38500 |
| PERKEY, JASON | 38000 |
| HANEKAMP, JUDITH | 37880 |
| FARMER, CAROL | 37500 |
| COTTON, DAVID | 37426 |
| BENTLEY, JASON | 37264 |
| BABBAGE, BRIAN | 36350 |
| WHEELER, MARY GWEN | 35700 |
| HARSHAW, FRANK | 35500 |
| WHITEHOUSE, DAVID | 35500 |
| BOWLING, SARAH | 35359 |
| GOODMAN, H. GREG MR. | 35000 |
| LYONS, TOM | 34401 |
| CALLER, STEVE | 34000 |
| WULFECK, DEBRA | 34000 |
| BONNIE, CORNELIA W. | 33600 |
| BLACKMON, JOSEPH | 32143 |
| WARE, RICHARD | 32128 |
| ASHCRAFT, RAYMOND | 31746 |
| SETZER, BRETT T | 31700 |
| BROWN, JOHN | 31509 |
| BUBALO, GREGORY | 31309 |
| BABBAGE, ROBERT | 31250 |
| GILLIAM, TIMOTHY | 31040 |
| HOLLAND, AUGUSTA | 31000 |
| REILY, STEPHEN | 30500 |
| GRAY, JAMES P. II | 30000 |
| PIPER, ABIGALE | 29830 |
| HALL, KATHERINE WOOD | 29000 |
| VAN WALLAGHEN, SARAH | 28916 |
| FISCHER, GREG | 28500 |
| HUDSON, JUDY | 28307 |
| LAMPTON, NANCY | 28100 |
| CONNER, EDWIN | 28078 |
| BARZUN, MATTHEW | 28000 |
| DELK, JEREMY | 28000 |
| WILSON, MARC | 28000 |
| CHAFFIN, ALISHA D | 27409 |
| DULWORTH, JACK | 27350 |
| BROWN, SHERMAN A. | 27000 |
| CARSTANJEN, WILLIAM | 27000 |
