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Barker for Iowa

Candidate committee · code SWGA50609 · candidate: Barker, Brett · 11 filings on record

$55,143.58 on hand as of the 2026 “May 15 – Jul 14” report. The filing.

2026: Brett Barker (Republican) faces Teresa Perin (Democrat) · the race → · compare the money →

Cash on hand at end of period, 2023 to 2026 · hover for details
$55,143
Money raised each filing period (donations of money, not goods or services), per state filings · hover any bar
$14,775

Where the money comes from

$133,830.60 received across 468 itemized cash contributions since 2023-01-01, per state disclosure records. Separately, and not counted above or in the mix below: $15.47 in in-kind support (1 filings) — goods and services donated rather than money .

Individuals 53% ($71,153.63) · PACs & committees 42% ($55,933.22) · Other organizations 5% ($6,743.75)

JONI PAC Iowa
$5,000.00 2024-05-17 Cedar Rapids Development Gro…
$4,000.00 2025-11-12 Hy-Vee, Inc. Employees' Poli…
$3,500.00 2025-10-20 Iowa Health PAC
$3,250.00 2026-01-12 Associated General Contracto…
$3,000.00 2024-07-11 IOWA MEDICAL POLITICAL ACTIO…
$2,500.00 2025-10-30 Credit Union PAC
$2,500.00 2026-05-18 Manufactured Housing Politic…
$2,200.00 2026-01-12 Iowa Pharmacy PAC
$2,000.00 2025-08-11 Story County Republican Cent…
$2,000.00 2024-09-26 RPAC Iowa - REALTORS Politic…
$2,000.00 2026-01-12 Iowa NECA PAC
$2,000.00 2026-05-18 Insurance Legislators Founda…
$1,788.00 2025-05-21 Insurance Legislatures Found…
$1,788.00 2025-06-25 Eide Walton PAC
$1,150.00 2024-07-11 Iowa Association of Nurse An…
$1,050.00 2026-05-26 NextEra Energy, Inc. Politic…
$1,000.00 2024-07-02 Stand for America PAC
$1,000.00 2024-08-14 Marshall County Republican C…
$1,000.00 2024-09-26 Associated Builders & Contra…
$1,000.00 2024-10-04 Iowa Providers PAC
$1,000.00 2026-01-12 Bankers Unite in Legislative…
$1,000.00 2024-10-14 Delta Dental of Iowa PAC
$1,000.00 2025-12-22 VSP HOLDING COMPANY INC PAC
$1,000.00 2025-08-21 T.J. Johnsrud R.P.H
$1,000.00 2025-10-31 FASPAC - Fareway Stores, Inc…
$1,000.00 2025-11-12 The Council of State Govenme…
$956.96 2025-12-17 LS2group PAC
$750.00 2026-05-18 ITC Holdings Corp PAC
$750.00 2026-01-12 Casey's PAC
$750.00 2026-01-08 Iowa Dental Political Action…
$750.00 2025-07-10 Iowa Automobile Dealers Asso…
$600.00 2026-01-12 Chevron Employees Political …
$500.00 2024-05-28 Iowa Industry Political Acti…
$500.00 2024-09-04 Lincolnway Energy PAC
$500.00 2024-10-21 NAIFA-Iowa IFAPAC
$500.00 2025-10-30 Molina Healthcare, Inc. PAC
$500.00 2025-01-02 Alliant Energy Employees' Io…
$500.00 2025-12-22 Google LLC NetPAC.
$500.00 2026-01-05 Iowa Society of Anesthesiolo…
$500.00 2026-01-08 Iowa Lawpac
$500.00 2026-05-18 Treasurer State of Iowa
$440.60 2026-01-09 Iowa House Republicans
$417.00 2025-10-02 Absolute Energy PAC
$350.00 2024-10-21 Iowa American Water Company …
$250.00 2025-09-25 Bankers Trust
$250.00 2025-11-20 Iowa Optometric Association
$250.00 2026-01-12 Iowa Volunteer Firefighters …
$200.00 2025-09-05 Humane World Action Fund of …
$200.00 2025-12-01 Iowa Chiropractic Society Pa…
$200.00 2026-01-12 IOWA HARNESS HORSEMENS ASSOC…
$150.00 2024-10-22 Western Dubuque Biodiesel PA…
$100.00 2024-10-21 Siouxland Energy & Livestock…
$100.00 2024-10-21 LSCP PAC
$100.00 2024-10-21 Iowa Agribusiness PAC
$100.00 2025-01-12 Friends of David Blom
$90.46 2026-01-26 Kaufmann for State House
$90.46 2026-02-03 Jones for Iowa
$90.46 2026-02-09 Hermanson for Iowa
$90.46 2026-02-09 Citizens for Pat Grassley
$90.46 2026-02-09 Wood for House
$90.46 2026-04-14 Ingels for Iowa House
$90.46 2026-05-26 Paddle.net
$59.99 2025-04-14 Tight Lines PAC
$50.00 2026-01-12 Lowes
$43.20 2026-04-20 Individual gifts (lumped) across 379 gifts, not to scale $71,153.63

Where it goes

$12,385.00 in cash given to other committees this term (since 2023), as itemized by the committees that received it — the larger of the two sides of this record. Ribbon color is the recipient's declared party; click any name.

■ Republican  ■ Democratic  ■ no party declared  ■ other recipients (grouped)

This committee Republican Party of Iowa · $12,000 Story County Republican Central Committee · $285 Marshall County Republican Central Committee · $100

Every donation on record: 468 contributions, $133,830.60 →

Where the money went

$87,863.31 in 370 payments to 107 different recipients since 2023, as this committee itemized them. Itemized payments run through 2026-05-26. 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
Conversion Creative $20,860.86 5
Liberty Tree Advertising $15,472.87 7
Republican Party of Iowa $12,000.00 4
Engagement Strategies $4,578.72 7
Global $3,962.78 3
Sigler $2,755.53 4
US Postal Service $2,324.55 15
Squarespace $2,151.48 45
WinRed $1,557.79 3
Des Moines Airport $1,498.33 7
USPS $1,304.10 10
Facebook/Meta $1,236.18 23

The 12 biggest of 107 recipients. Source: Iowa Ethics & Campaign Disclosure Board expenditure filings.

Filing history

Period Filed Timing Raised Spent In-kind Unpaid bills Cash on hand Source
2026 · May 15 – Jul 14 2026-07-17 on time $14,775.09$5,598.80$0$0 $55,143.58 PDF
2026 · May 15 – Tuesday Preceding Primary 2026-05-28 on time $5,068.54$28.95$0$0 $45,967.29 PDF
2026 · Jan 1 – May 14 2026-05-16 on time $17,672.56$7,509.03$0$0 $40,927.70 PDF
2025 · Jan 1 – Dec 31 2026-01-18 on time $45,802.52$19,124.80$0$0 $30,764.17 PDF
2024 · Oct. 15 – Dec. 31 2025-01-17 on time $1,875.00$17,209.84$0$0 $4,086.45 PDF
2024 · Oct. 15 – Tuesday Preceding Genera… 2024-11-01 on time $6,509.57$7,040.16$0$0 $19,421.29 PDF
2024 · Jul 15 – Oct 14 2024-10-21 on time $12,599.69$8,980.15$15.47$0 $19,951.88 PDF
2024 · May 15 – Jul 14 2024-07-18 on time $9,725.75$4,766.94$0$0 $16,332.34 PDF
2024 · May 15 – Tuesday Preceding Primary 2024-05-31 on time $7,100.00$7,559.72$0$0 $11,373.53 PDF
2024 · Jan 1 – May 14 2024-05-19 on time $21,042.63$15,438.10$0$0 $11,833.25 PDF
2023 · Jan 1 – Dec 31 2024-01-17 on time $6,434.34$205.62$0$0 $6,228.72 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

$12,385.00 to 3 committees this term (since 2023), as itemized by the committees that received it. The flow diagram above shows the top recipients.

Recipient committee Total
Republican Party of Iowa $12,000.00
Story County Republican Central Committee · files outside this dataset $285.00
Marshall County Republican Central Committee · files outside this dataset $100.00