Where the money comes from
Shontel M. Brown
U.S. Representative · Ohio · 2025–2026 cycle
DemocraticPACs put up 61% of Shontel's money this cycle, from 188 committees.
Raised
$1.2M
Spent
$967K
Cash on hand
$1.2M
Debts
$0
Large individual gifts ($200+)
$440K · 35.3%
Small gifts (under $200)
$39K · 3.2%
PACs
$759K · 61%
Other
$7K · 0.6%
3%
Small gifts
of money came in gifts under $200
61%
PACs
of money came from PACs
33%
Out of state
of itemized individual money came from other states
38%
Agribusiness
of PAC money came from this sector
Compared with a typical House member
Across all 12 PAC sectors, 2 sit above what a typical House member takes from that sector.
Agribusiness
$280K vs $46K typical
+507%Labor
$180K vs $69K typical
+160%Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
$76K vs $146K typical
−48%Energy & Natural Resources
$41K vs $46K typical
−11%Misc Business
$37K vs $48K typical
−23%Ideological/Single-Issue
$35K vs $139K typical
−75%Transportation
$30K vs $42K typical
−28%Communications/Electronics
$23K vs $34K typical
−32%Health
$21K vs $82K typical
−75%Lawyers & Lobbyists
$10K vs $16K typical
−40%Construction
$5K vs $27K typical
−81%Defense
$1K vs $29K typical
−97%
Bars to the right mean more than a typical House member; to the left, less.
Follow the PAC money
From PACs
$737K
Committees
188
Share of money
59.2%
vs a typical House member
—
- Business71%
- Labor24%
- Ideological/Single-Issue5%
12 sectors. Tap one to see the industries inside it, then every committee that gave.
Who gives
Biggest organisations
All 20 organisations whose employees, their families, or PAC gave. People on the left, the PAC on the right.
- Left: employees and their families
- Right: the organisation's PAC
- American Israel Public Affairs Cmte$81K$76K$5K
- Transdigm Group$46K$26K$20K
- Blue Point Capital$21K$21K—
- Sheet Metal, Air, Rail & Transportation Union$20K—$20K
- National Air Traffic Controllers Assn$18K$10$18K
- Alabama Peanut Producers Assn$18K—$18K
- National Assn of Realtors$15K—$15K
- Poet LLC$15K—$15K
- Growth Energy$13K—$13K
- US Peanut PAC$11K—$11K
- Minutemen$10K$10K—
- American Federation of State/Cnty/Munic Employees$10K—$10K
Where the givers live
33.4% of itemized individual money came from outside Ohio.
- Ohio 66.6%
- Other states 33.4%
All 27 states and territories, ranked
Who writes the cheques
28.9% of Shontel's itemized individual money came from women, from 649 women and 569 men.
- Women $163K
- Men $401K
By size of gift
The $3,500+ band brought in the most: 40% of itemized individual money.
- $200-$499$22K79 givers
Women $11K (38) · Men $11K (41)
- $500-$999$37K68 givers
Women $14K (26) · Men $22K (42)
- $1,000-$3,499$180K119 givers
Women $56K (39) · Men $124K (80)
- $3,500+$302K47 givers
Women $68K (11) · Men $233K (36)
- $7,000+$212K24 givers
Women $48K (6) · Men $163K (18)
Women's share over 4 cycles
Women's share moved from 32.3% in 2020 to 28.9% in 2026.
Track record
Shontel has won 4 of 4 races on record between 2022 and 2026.
Peak cycle 2021–2022 raised $4.8M.
- Raised
- Spent
2026 OH House District 11
Raised $1.2M · spent $865K
Won· Primary2024 OH House District 11
Raised $1.4M · spent $905K
Top opponent Alan Rapoport (R) with $84K
Won· General2022 OH House District 11
Raised $4.7M · spent $4.4M
Outraised by Nina Turner (D) with $6.9M
Won· General
Sits on
Amounts here cluster money from an organisation's employees, their families and its PAC, so they show industries and interests rather than individual names. For the named individual givers, see Shontel's top donors. Campaign committee and leadership PAC combined · summary as of August 4, 2026 · transactions through July 17, 2026.