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Friends For Klimesh

Candidate committee · code 2604 · candidate: Klimesh, Michael · 14 filings on record

$518,500.49 on hand as of the 2025 “Jan 1 – Dec 31” report. The filing.

Cash on hand at end of period, 2020 to 2025 · hover for details
$518,500
Money raised each filing period (donations of money, not goods or services), per state filings · hover any bar
$526,162

Where the money comes from

$657,247.49 received across 437 itemized cash contributions since 2023-01-01, per state disclosure records. Separately, and not counted above or in the mix below: $2,075.78 in in-kind support (5 filings) — goods and services donated rather than money .

Individuals 37% ($240,772.49) · PACs & committees 63% ($411,225.00) · Other organizations 1% ($5,250.00)

Iowa Health PAC
$44,500.00 2025-11-21 Hy-Vee, Inc. Employees' Poli…
$33,000.00 2025-11-24 IHA PAC
$24,000.00 2025-11-03 Associated General Contracto…
$22,000.00 2025-12-18 NextEra Energy, Inc. Politic…
$13,000.00 2025-08-15 Iowa BEV PAC #6098
$12,500.00 2025-12-12 Manufactured Housing Politic…
$12,250.00 2025-11-03 Associated Builders & Contra…
$11,500.00 2025-12-01 Bankers Unite in Legislative…
$10,000.00 2025-10-23 Credit Union PAC
$8,500.00 2025-12-18 Alliant Energy Employees' Io…
$8,500.00 2025-12-18 RPAC Iowa - REALTORS Politic…
$8,000.00 2025-01-10 Cedar Rapids Development Gro…
$8,000.00 2025-01-10 NAIFA-Iowa IFAPAC
$7,500.00 2025-12-29 Elite PAC
$7,500.00 2025-11-03 Citizens for Preservation of…
$7,500.00 2025-12-29 Iowa Dental Political Action…
$7,250.00 2025-11-03 FASPAC - Fareway Stores, Inc…
$6,500.00 2025-11-24 Array Digital Infrastructure…
$6,000.00 2025-06-05 Master Builders of Iowa P.A.…
$6,000.00 2025-12-18 Iowa Developers PAC
$6,000.00 2025-12-18 ITC Holdings Corp PAC
$5,750.00 2025-12-30 Iowa Automobile Dealers Asso…
$5,500.00 2025-11-03 MidAmerican Energy Company P…
$5,500.00 2025-11-24 Walmart Inc. PAC for Respons…
$5,500.00 2025-11-24 Truck PAC Iowa (formerly Mot…
$5,000.00 2025-12-29 Doll Family PAC
$5,000.00 2025-11-03 Bob Van Deist Trust
$5,000.00 2025-12-19 Iowa Farm Bureau Federation …
$4,500.00 2025-11-03 Boyd Gaming Diamond Jo Emplo…
$3,750.00 2025-12-30 MuniPAC
$3,400.00 2024-09-17 Centene Corporation Politica…
$3,000.00 2025-11-03 Delta Dental of Iowa PAC
$3,000.00 2025-11-03 Iowa NECA PAC
$3,000.00 2025-09-10 Elevance Health, Inc Politic…
$3,000.00 2025-12-19 Iowa Pharmacy PAC
$2,750.00 2025-08-11 Great American Comeback
$2,500.00 2023-10-03 Iowa Association of Nurse An…
$2,500.00 2025-11-17 Molina Healthcare, Inc. PAC
$2,500.00 2025-06-06 IOWA MEDICAL POLITICAL ACTIO…
$2,500.00 2025-01-08 Independent Insurance Agents…
$2,500.00 2025-11-24 Black Hills Corporation PAC
$2,250.00 2025-11-03 Casey's PAC
$2,000.00 2025-11-24 Iowa Optometric Association
$2,000.00 2025-11-03 Iowa Providers PAC
$2,000.00 2025-01-03 ROCKET STATE PAC
$2,000.00 2025-11-24 ONEOK Inc. Employee Politica…
$2,000.00 2025-11-17 American Clean Power Associa…
$2,000.00 2025-08-20 Iowa Friends of Rural Electr…
$2,000.00 2025-11-03 Wellmark, Inc. PAC or WellPA…
$2,000.00 2025-09-05 Valero Energy Corporation PA…
$2,000.00 2025-11-17 Archer Daniels Midland Compa…
$2,000.00 2025-12-19 Truckstops of Iowa PAC
$1,800.00 2025-11-03 Microsoft Corporation Stakeh…
$1,500.00 2024-09-09 FUELIowa PAC
$1,500.00 2024-09-18 UnitedHealth Group Inc, PAC …
$1,500.00 2025-11-03 Iowa Lawpac
$1,250.00 2025-11-17 Iowa Beverage Association PA…
$1,250.00 2025-11-03 Google LLC NetPAC.
$1,250.00 2025-12-29 Corteva, Inc. Employees PAC …
$1,250.00 2025-12-30 Golden Grain Energy State PA…
$1,100.00 2024-09-26 Iowa Volunteer Firefighters …
$1,000.00 2025-12-12 Nationwide Mutual Insurance …
$1,000.00 2024-09-03 Mutual Insurance Association…
$1,000.00 2024-08-07 Iowa Telecommunications Asso…
$1,000.00 2024-09-09 General Motors Company Polit…
$1,000.00 2024-08-20 Absolute Energy PAC
$1,000.00 2024-09-18 Merck & Co., Inc. Employees …
$1,000.00 2025-12-12 Principal S PAC
$1,000.00 2025-01-07 VSP HOLDING COMPANY INC PAC
$1,000.00 2025-08-08 Iowa Insurance Institute PAC
$1,000.00 2025-11-03 Eli Lilly & Company Politica…
$1,000.00 2025-11-17 Wells Fargo and Company Empl…
$1,000.00 2025-11-17 Distilled Spirits Council of…
$1,000.00 2025-11-17 Mechanical Contractors Assoc…
$1,000.00 2025-12-18 Faegre Drinker State Politic…
$1,000.00 2025-12-18 Syngenta Corporation Employe…
$1,000.00 2025-12-29 Iowans for Tax Relief PAC
$1,000.00 2025-12-29 Genentech Inc. Political Act…
$750.00 2025-11-17 Iowa State Building & Trades…
$750.00 2024-09-30 Primary Care Political Actio…
$750.00 2025-01-02 Federation of Iowa Insurers …
$750.00 2025-01-10 Iowa Cable PAC
$750.00 2025-11-17 I-Vet PAC or Iowa Veterinary…
$600.00 2025-11-17 LS2group PAC
$550.00 2025-01-09 Heavy Highway Political Acti…
$500.00 2023-01-06 Iowans For A Skilled Workfor…
$500.00 2024-10-23 Iowa Industry Political Acti…
$500.00 2024-08-21 Union Pacific Fund for Effec…
$500.00 2024-09-30 National Association of Mutu…
$500.00 2025-11-17 Koch, Inc. Political Action …
$500.00 2024-10-25 International Paper Politica…
$500.00 2024-12-30 Iowa PA - PAC
$500.00 2025-01-06 Iowa Society of Anesthesiolo…
$500.00 2025-01-08 Justice For All Political Ac…
$500.00 2025-01-10 Altria Group, Inc. Political…
$500.00 2025-07-21 The Copart PAC
$500.00 2025-11-03 Iowa Physical Therapy PAC
$500.00 2025-11-17 3M Company Political Action …
$500.00 2025-12-18 Iowa Professional Fire Fight…
$500.00 2025-12-19 Individual gifts (lumped) across 205 gifts, not to scale $240,772.49

Showing the 100 largest of 126 organization and committee donors. The 26 not listed gave $6,275.00 between them — every one of them appears in the full donation record.

Every donation on record: 634 contributions, $739,653.49 →

Where the money went

$158,626.47 in 29 payments to 18 different recipients since 2023, as this committee itemized them. Itemized payments run through 2025-12-31. Its Spent column below is the full reported figure; where that is larger, the difference is spending the state's itemized file does not carry — most recently because the newest reports have not reached it yet.

Paid to Total Payments
Republican Party of Iowa $139,000.00 6
Victory Enterprises $7,393.35 2
Citizens Savings Bank $4,439.52 3
Mike Klimesh $1,217.66 1
WinRed $965.78 1
Enterprise Media $922.00 2
Waukon Standard $746.20 2
Cresco Shopper $740.31 2
KCTN $720.00 1
North Iowa Times Newspaper $566.40 1
Cresco Times-Plain Dealer $534.00 1
LA Communications $500.00 1

The 12 biggest of 18 recipients. Source: Iowa Ethics & Campaign Disclosure Board expenditure filings.

Filing history

Period Filed Timing Raised Spent In-kind Unpaid bills Cash on hand Source
2025 · Jan 1 – Dec 31 2026-01-20 on time $526,162.49$29,072.00$1,855.78$0 $518,500.49 PDF
2024 · Oct. 15 – Dec. 31 2025-01-21 on time $9,300.00$484.00$0$0 $21,410.00 PDF
2024 · Oct. 15 – Tuesday Preceding Genera… 2024-11-01 on time $3,550.00$15,000.00$0$0 $12,594.00 PDF
2024 · Jul 15 – Oct 14 2024-10-21 on time $98,835.00$113,070.47$220.00$0 $24,044.00 PDF
2024 · May 15 – Jul 14 2024-07-19 on time $0$0$0$0 $38,279.47 PDF
2024 · Jan 1 – May 14 2024-05-20 on time $2,950.00$0$0$0 $38,279.47 PDF
2023 · Jan 1 – Dec 31 2024-01-17 on time $33,000.00$1,000.00$0$0 $35,329.47 PDF
2022 · Jan 1 – Dec 31 2023-01-18 on time $41,065.00$46,012.84$93.07$0 $3,329.47 PDF
2021 · Jan 1 – Dec 31 2022-01-19 on time $6,000.00$1,012.84$0$0 $8,277.31 PDF
2020 · Oct. 15 – Dec. 31 2021-01-18 on time $1,325.00$2.14$176.25$0 $3,290.15 PDF
2020 · Oct. 15 – Tuesday Preceding Genera… 2020-10-30 on time $725.00$5,000.00$63,096.61$0 $1,967.29 PDF
2020 · Jul 15 – Oct 14 2020-10-19 on time $30,496.00$26,915.29$109,201.06$0 $6,242.29 PDF
2020 · May 15 – Jul 14 2020-07-20 on time $2,345.00$133.42$0$0 $2,661.58 PDF
2020 · Jan 1 – May 14 2020-05-19 on time $450.00$0$0$0 $450.00 PDF

On time or late is figured from the filed and due dates — hover a flag to see both. "Cash on hand" is the period-end figure; period-start cash appears in the chart above. Amended reports show the amended PDF.

Contributions to other committees

$140,500.00 to 1 committees this term (since 2023), as itemized by the committees that received it.

Recipient committee Total
Republican Party of Iowa $140,500.00