Summer Lee
U.S. House District 12
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 Jun 30, 2026.
| Candidate | Total receipts | Cash on hand | Direct PAC receipts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Lee Democratic incumbent | $1,466,287 | $1,649,288 | $207,105 |
| James Hayes Republican | $40,139 | $9,521 | $4,950 |
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 Jun 30, 2026.
Total receipts
Everything the authorized campaign committee took in, including contributions, loans, and transfers.
Highest total receipts: Summer Lee at $1,466,287. Lowest: James Hayes at $40,139. The largest reported value sets this scale at $1,466,287.
Cash on hand
The balance the campaign reported at the end of its coverage period.
Highest cash on hand: Summer Lee at $1,649,288. Lowest: James Hayes at $9,521. The largest reported value sets this scale at $1,649,288.
Direct PAC receipts
Money the campaign received from PACs and other political committees. This is not outside spending.
Highest direct PAC receipts: Summer Lee at $207,105. Lowest: James Hayes at $4,950. The largest reported value sets this scale at $207,105.
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: Summer Lee at $33,568. Lowest: James Hayes at $0. The largest reported value sets this scale at $33,568.
Outside spending opposing
Independent expenditures by other organizations opposing the candidate, not coordinated with any campaign.
Every compared candidate reported $0 for outside spending opposing. The largest reported value sets this scale at $0.
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 | Summer Lee Democratic | James Hayes Republican |
|---|---|---|
| Labor union PACs | $132,25057.6% | $0 |
| Non-connected committees | $51,00022.2% | $0 |
| Membership organization PACs | $17,8047.8% | $0 |
| Leadership PACs | $10,0004.4% | $3,50077.8% |
| Trade association PACs | $8,5003.7% | $0 |
| Other candidates' committees | $4,1001.8% | $1,00022.2% |
| Cooperative PACs | $5,0002.2% | $0 |
| Corporate PACs | $1,0000.4% | $0 |
| Itemized total | $229,654 | $4,500 |
Contributions each campaign received, by interest advanced
| Category | Summer Lee Democratic | James Hayes Republican |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial unions Labor | $48,75022.6% | $0 |
| Public sector unions Labor | $41,00019.0% | $0 |
| Building trades unions Labor | $22,50010.4% | $0 |
| Transportation unions Labor | $13,0006.0% | $0 |
| Lawyers and law firms Professional services | $10,0004.6% | $0 |
| Food and beverage Agriculture | $7,5003.5% | $0 |
| Automotive Transportation | $5,0002.3% | $0 |
| Democracy and election reform Ideological and single-issue | $5,0002.3% | $0 |
| Pro-Democratic Party Ideological and single-issue | $5,0002.3% | $0 |
| Air transport Transportation | $3,0001.4% | $0 |
| Mining Energy and natural resources | $3,0001.4% | $0 |
| Physicians and medical specialties Health | $3,0001.4% | $0 |
| Real estate Finance, insurance, and real estate | $3,0001.4% | $0 |
| Telecommunications Communications and technology | $1,5000.7% | $0 |
| Commercial banking Finance, insurance, and real estate | $1,0000.5% | $0 |
| Nurses and nursing specialties Health | $1,0000.5% | $0 |
| Committees not yet categorized | $42,30419.6% | $0 |
| Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees | $14,100 | $4,500 |
| Itemized total | $229,654 | $4,500 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by who runs the committee
| Category | Summer Lee Democratic | James Hayes Republican |
|---|---|---|
| Non-connected committees | $33,568100.0% | $0 |
| Itemized total | $33,568 | $0 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by interest advanced
| Category | Summer Lee Democratic | James Hayes Republican |
|---|---|---|
| Democracy and election reform Ideological and single-issue | $20,79862.0% | $0 |
| Committees not yet categorized | $12,77038.0% | $0 |
| Itemized total | $33,568 | $0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Lee Democratic | $12,750 | 3 | Apr 30 to May 15, 2026 | Covered by regular reports |
| James Hayes Republican | $1,000 | 1 | May 15 to May 15, 2026 | Covered by regular reports |
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 ↗.