Thomas Barrett
U.S. House District 7
2026 general election.
Incumbents
Challengers
Campaign finance
Federal Election Commission filings for the 2026 two-year cycle. Candidates appear in the order they are listed on this page. They are not ranked by money, and these measures are never combined into a single score.
Every candidate below reports through Jul 15, 2026.
| Candidate | Total receipts | Cash on hand | Direct PAC receipts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Barrett Republican incumbent | $6,306,828 | $2,871,872 | $1,465,275 |
| William Lawrence Democratic | $1,119,198 | $383,116 | $39,844 |
Each measure below has its own scale and starts at zero, so bars can be read against each other within a measure but not across measures. Every figure is reported through Jul 15, 2026.
Total receipts
Everything the authorized campaign committee took in, including contributions, loans, and transfers.
Highest total receipts: Thomas Barrett at $6,306,828. Lowest: William Lawrence at $1,119,198. The largest reported value sets this scale at $6,306,828.
Cash on hand
The balance the campaign reported at the end of its coverage period.
Highest cash on hand: Thomas Barrett at $2,871,872. Lowest: William Lawrence at $383,116. The largest reported value sets this scale at $2,871,872.
Direct PAC receipts
Money the campaign received from PACs and other political committees. This is not outside spending.
Highest direct PAC receipts: Thomas Barrett at $1,465,275. Lowest: William Lawrence at $39,844. The largest reported value sets this scale at $1,465,275.
Outside spending supporting
Independent expenditures by other organizations supporting the candidate, not coordinated with the campaign and never received by it.
Highest outside spending supporting: William Lawrence at $1,184,656. Lowest: Thomas Barrett at $446,554. The largest reported value sets this scale at $1,184,656.
Outside spending opposing
Independent expenditures by other organizations opposing the candidate, not coordinated with any campaign.
Highest outside spending opposing: William Lawrence at $1,984,156. Lowest: Thomas Barrett at $29,965. The largest reported value sets this scale at $1,984,156.
Where each campaign's committee money came from
Each column is one candidate and each figure is that candidate's own money, taken over that candidate's own itemized total. Nothing here is added across candidates, and the two groupings below are never added to each other: the first is who the FEC says runs the giving committee, which covers every dollar, and the second is what interest a source says that committee advances, which is a claim MyRepTracker makes and covers only part of the money.
Contributions each campaign received, by who runs the committee
| Category | Thomas Barrett Republican | William Lawrence Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Leadership PACs | $347,60032.1% | $8,00026.7% |
| Corporate PACs | $230,50021.3% | $0 |
| Trade association PACs | $152,00014.0% | $0 |
| Non-connected committees | $118,50010.9% | $16,87356.4% |
| Other candidates' committees | $129,47711.9% | $2,0006.7% |
| Membership organization PACs | $45,8504.2% | $500.2% |
| Labor union PACs | $34,9993.2% | $3,00010.0% |
| Cooperative PACs | $10,0000.9% | $0 |
| Corporations without capital stock | $10,0000.9% | $0 |
| Party committees | $5,0000.5% | $0 |
| Itemized total | $1,083,926 | $29,923 |
Contributions each campaign received, by interest advanced
| Category | Thomas Barrett Republican | William Lawrence Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Construction Construction | $54,0009.0% | $0 |
| Insurance Finance, insurance, and real estate | $38,0006.3% | $0 |
| Agribusiness Agriculture | $32,5005.4% | $0 |
| Technology Communications and technology | $31,0005.2% | $0 |
| Air transport Transportation | $30,4995.1% | $0 |
| Real estate Finance, insurance, and real estate | $25,5004.2% | $0 |
| Trucking Transportation | $24,5004.1% | $0 |
| Transportation unions Labor | $19,5003.2% | $0 |
| Electric utilities Energy and natural resources | $18,5003.1% | $0 |
| Defense Defense | $16,5002.7% | $0 |
| Food and beverage Agriculture | $16,5002.7% | $0 |
| Oil and gas Energy and natural resources | $16,0002.7% | $0 |
| Pro-Republican Party Ideological and single-issue | $15,0002.5% | $0 |
| Automotive Transportation | $12,5002.1% | $0 |
| Hospitals and nursing homes Health | $6,5001.1% | $0 |
| Nurses and nursing specialties Health | $2,5000.4% | $3,00015.1% |
| Credit unions Finance, insurance, and real estate | $5,0000.8% | $0 |
| Democracy and election reform Ideological and single-issue | $0 | $5,00025.1% |
| Pro-Israel Ideological and single-issue | $5,0000.8% | $0 |
| Health insurance Health | $4,5000.7% | $0 |
| Commercial banking Finance, insurance, and real estate | $4,0000.7% | $0 |
| Pharmaceuticals Health | $4,0000.7% | $0 |
| Lawyers and law firms Professional services | $3,0000.5% | $0 |
| Mining Energy and natural resources | $3,0000.5% | $0 |
| Industrial unions Labor | $1,0000.2% | $0 |
| Physicians and medical specialties Health | $1,0000.2% | $0 |
| Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees | $482,077 | $10,000 |
| Committees not yet categorized | $211,85035.2% | $11,92359.8% |
| Itemized total | $1,083,926 | $29,923 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by who runs the committee
| Category | Thomas Barrett Republican | William Lawrence Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Non-connected committees | $446,554100.0% | $1,171,06498.9% |
| Other candidates' committees | $0 | $13,5921.1% |
| Itemized total | $446,554 | $1,184,656 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by interest advanced
| Category | Thomas Barrett Republican | William Lawrence Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Nurses and nursing specialties Health | $0 | $400,00034.2% |
| Democracy and election reform Ideological and single-issue | $0 | $242,96020.7% |
| Pro-Republican Party Ideological and single-issue | $229,60551.4% | $0 |
| Committees not yet categorized | $216,94948.6% | $528,10445.1% |
| Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees | $0 | $13,592 |
| Itemized total | $446,554 | $1,184,656 |
Independent spending opposing each candidate, by who runs the committee
| Category | Thomas Barrett Republican | William Lawrence Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Non-connected committees | $25,00083.4% | $1,984,156100.0% |
| Other candidates' committees | $4,96516.6% | $0 |
| Itemized total | $29,965 | $1,984,156 |
Independent spending opposing each candidate, by interest advanced
| Category | Thomas Barrett Republican | William Lawrence Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| Pro-Democratic Party Ideological and single-issue | $0 | $50,0002.5% |
| Committees not yet categorized | $25,000100.0% | $1,934,15697.5% |
| Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees | $4,965 | $0 |
| Itemized total | $29,965 | $1,984,156 |
Last-minute contributions reported before an election
Within 48 hours of receiving a contribution or loan of $1,000 or more in the days just before an election, a campaign must notify the FEC. These notices are provisional: the same money appears again in the regular report covering those days, so it is not added to the amounts above and is not compared as a measure. Candidates file them only while their own election is close, so an absence here says nothing about a campaign's fundraising.
| Candidate | Reported on notices | Notices | Covers | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Barrett Republican | $80,155 | 7 | Jul 17 to Jul 31, 2026 | $80,155 still provisional |
| William Lawrence Democratic | $92,625 | 9 | Jul 19 to Jul 30, 2026 | $92,625 still provisional |
Candidates not compared
These candidates are left out of the comparison rather than shown as zero, because a missing or partial record is not the same as no money.
- Shane Dedrick (Green): This candidate is not linked to a federal candidate identity, so FEC coverage does not apply.
Direct contributions are money the campaign received. Independent expenditures are spending by other organizations that is not coordinated with any campaign, and are never added to a candidate's receipts. Source: Federal Election Commission ↗.