Raised and spent are the FEC's official 2025–26 totals through Oct 14, 2026. Poliscope, which supplies the donor, PAC and sector breakdowns on this page, has not loaded the latest report yet and shows $11.3M raised through Jun 30, 2026, so those breakdowns cover an earlier period. FEC.gov's headline for senators covers the full six-year term, so it is larger than the 2025–26 figure here.
Michael Whatley is a Republican Senate candidate from NC. Whatley's campaign has raised $11.3 million from 4,830 donors. Funding includes 23.1% from small-dollar donors (under $200) and 41.0% from in-state contributors. Top funding sources by employer include RDV CORPORATION, BLACKSTONE, SYSTEL. Campaign committees include WHATLEY FOR SENATE, WHATLEY FOR NC SENATE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FUND 2026.
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Individual contributions grouped by the employer donors list on their filings.
| Contributor | Type | State | Total | From PACs | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUCKLEY, MARJORIE B. | individual | FL | $11,000 | — | 2 |
| COX, ROBERT | individual | AL | $10,500 | — | 2 |
| THOMAS TEAGUE | individual | NC | $10,024 | — | 2 |
| BAUM, DAVID S | individual | FL | $10,000 | — | 1 |
| WEISS, RICHARD | individual | FL | $10,000 | — | 1 |
| KIMBER, DAMON | individual | NY | $10,000 | — | 1 |
| TAYLOR, WILLIAM | individual | CA | $8,500 | — | 4 |
| JEROME, PEGGY | individual | TX | $8,497 | — | 1,228 |
| YANCEY, JO ANN | individual | TX | $8,070 | — | 304 |
| SUNDQUIST, LARRY | individual | WA | $7,500 | — | 2 |
| SUNDQUIST, DIANE | individual | WA | $7,500 | — | 2 |
| OZBURN, CHRISTINE | individual | GA | $7,357 | — | 387 |
| SMITH, DANIEL | individual | NJ | $7,334 | — | 8 |
| JONES, RICHARD | individual | AZ | $7,100 | — | 2 |
| LIN, MATTHEW | individual | CA | $7,010 | — | 4 |
| PAC | State | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| NRSC | DC | $62,000 | 1 |
| REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION-POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC) | DC | $30,021 | 10 |
| SUSAN B. ANTHONY LIST INC. CANDIDATE FUND (DBA SUSAN B. ANTHONY PRO-LIFE AMERICA CANDIDATE FUND) | VA | $10,500 | 3 |
| CATERPILLAR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CATPAC) | TX | $10,000 | 2 |
| CONSERVATIVES HARVESTING SUCCESS PAC | MS | $10,000 | 2 |
| MAKING A RESPONSIBLE STAND FOR HOUSEHOLDS IN AMERICA PAC | TN | $10,000 | 2 |
| THE PETER NORBECK LEADERSHIP PAC | SD | $10,000 | 2 |
| MR PAC | MI | $10,000 | 2 |
| IN THE ARENA PAC | AR | $10,000 | 2 |
| WILD AND WONDERFUL PAC | VA | $10,000 | 2 |
| E-PAC | NY | $10,000 | 2 |
| C00896688 | — | $10,000 | 2 |
| FIRST IN FREEDOM PAC | GA | $10,000 | 2 |
| TRUE NORTH PAC | VA | $10,000 | 2 |
| THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | VA | $10,000 | 2 |
WHATLEY FOR SENATE: $7.83M across 1,186 operating expenditures, Jul 31, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026. FEC Schedule B.
| Payee | State | Purposes | Total | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRATEGIC MEDIA SERVICES | VA | placed media | $2,487,062 | 4 |
| RED BEACON STRATEGIES, LLC | FL | direct mail services · direct mail printing & postage · direct mail printing and postage | $1,105,682 | 14 |
| BIG DOG STRATEGIES LLC | SC | political strategy consulting · direct mail production, printing, & postage · direct mail printing and postage | $873,627 | 18 |
| CONVERGENCE MEDIA LLC | VA | digital consulting | $577,631 | 5 |
| FABRIZIO LEE & ASSOCIATES LLC | FL | polling expense | $349,200 | 4 |
| GRASSROOTS TARGETING | VA | strategy consulting | $188,500 | 6 |
| COEFFICIENT | MO | sms advertising · polling expense | $169,477 | 2 |
| INDIE GROUP LLC | NC | political strategy consulting · communications consulting · communications and strategy consulting | $150,000 | 8 |
| RICE, JUSTIN | NC | payroll · salary | $141,961 | 18 |
| WINRED TECHNICAL SERVICES | WY | merchant fees | $135,362 | 227 |
| PERCIPIENT STRATEGIES LLC | DC | research consulting | $117,500 | 7 |
| RED CURVE SOLUTIONS, LLC | MA | compliance consulting & data processing services · compliance consulting · data processing services | $115,994 | 12 |
Independent expenditures by super PACs and other groups, for and against. Totals are the FEC's figures from regular reports, which are newer than Poliscope's.
| Spender | Stance | Spent | Network | Dark money in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINSENATE C00865444 | Oppose | $8.78M 20 filings | — | |
| AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION C00687103 Donors include Stand Together Inc. ($20.0M), Koch Inc ($10.0M), Stand Together Chamber of Commerce Inc ($6.50M) | Support | $4.37M 44 filings | Charles KochAmericans for Prosperity | — |
| SLF PAC C00571703 Donors include Miriam Adelson ($30.0M), Stephen Schwarzman ($17.0M), Paul Singer ($14.5M) | Support | $658K 9 filings | GOP leadership super PACs | — |
| PROGRESS NORTH CAROLINA ACTION C90022427 | Oppose | $143K 2 filings | — | |
| RED SENATE C00747121 | Support | $2K 64 filings | — | |
| SIERRA CLUB POLITICAL COMMITTEE C00135368 | Oppose | $21 1 filing | — | |
| SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUND C00448696 | Support | $5 1 filing | — |
Reported in 24/48-hour notices; may overlap periodic reports. Late spending is reported in 24- and 48-hour notices before it appears in a regular report; these amounts are shown separately and are not included in the totals above.
| Spender | Stance | In notices | Dated after |
|---|---|---|---|
| WINSENATE C00865444 | Oppose | $12.8M 16 notices, latest Oct 22, 2026 | Aug 31, 2026 regular reports processed through |
| NO GOING BACK PAC INC. C00960435 | Support | $1.24M 10 notices, latest Oct 21, 2026 | No processed regular report yet |
| LCV VICTORY FUND C00486845 | Oppose | $500K 9 notices, latest Oct 7, 2026 | Aug 31, 2026 regular reports processed through |
| EDF ACTION VOTES C00707844 | Oppose | $500K 2 notices, latest Sep 17, 2026 | Aug 11, 2026 regular reports processed through |
| NRDC ACTION VOTES C00740225 | Oppose | $500K 1 notice, latest Sep 18, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 regular reports processed through |
| PROGRESS NORTH CAROLINA ACTION C90022427 | Oppose | $143K 2 notices, latest Oct 12, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 regular reports processed through |
| ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC) C00010421 | Support | $46K 1 notice, latest Sep 17, 2026 | No processed regular report yet |
| NRA VICTORY FUND, INC. C00741710 | Support | $20K 7 notices, latest Oct 19, 2026 | No processed regular report yet |
| NEIGHBOR VOICES PAC C00930321 | Oppose | $11K 20 notices, latest Oct 22, 2026 | No processed regular report yet |
| WORKING AMERICA C90011156 | Oppose | $2K 3 notices, latest Oct 21, 2026 | Jun 1, 2026 regular reports processed through |
| AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION C00687103 Donors include Stand Together Inc. ($20.0M), Koch Inc ($10.0M), Stand Together Chamber of Commerce Inc ($6.50M) | Support | $2K 1 notice, latest Sep 1, 2026 | Aug 31, 2026 regular reports processed through |
| NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE VICTORY FUND C00509893 | Support | $2K 1 notice, latest Oct 15, 2026 | Jan 29, 2026 regular reports processed through |
Not a current or former member of Congress; no roll-call record.
Not a member of Congress.
| Committee | ID | Type | Relationship | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHATLEY FOR SENATE | C00913996 | S / P | principal | $4.61M |
| WHATLEY FOR NC SENATE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FUND 2026 | C00909416 | S / A | authorized | $312 |
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Does not appear as a registered lobbyist in LDA filings.
Top donor industries: RDV CORPORATION, BLACKSTONE, SYSTEL, COINBASE, ENTREPRENEUR. See money.
Executive-branch (OGE 278e) disclosures, which apply to candidates who served as federal appointees.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
| Cycle | Office | State | District | FEC ID | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Senate | NC | — | S6NC00415 | $0 |
Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), compiled from FEC, Congress.gov, LDA, SEC, OGE and congressional gift and travel records. Snapshot Oct 25, 2026. Flags are definitions of this site, listed on the hot buttons page; each is checked with documented rules against the filings above.