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Benjamin Schauer for Iowa

Candidate committee · code SWGA50729 · candidate: Schauer, Benjamin · 7 filings on record

$6,615.10 on hand as of the 2026 “May 15 – Jul 14” report. The filing.

2026: Benjamin Schauer (Democrat) faces Jason Sherer (Republican), Blake Johnson (No Party), Marilyn J Mentzer (No Party) · the race → · compare the money →

Cash on hand at end of period, 2024 to 2026 · hover for details
$6,615
Money raised each filing period (donations of money, not goods or services), per state filings · hover any bar
$4,279

Where the money comes from

$22,899.76 received across 312 itemized cash contributions since 2023-01-01, per state disclosure records. Its reports show $27,178.76 in cash raised in the same span — the $4,279.00 difference is small gifts reported as one lump sum, plus recent reports the state hasn't broken out donor-by-donor yet. Separately, and not counted above or in the mix below: $2,008.25 in in-kind support (10 filings) — goods and services donated rather than money .

Individuals 78% ($17,899.76) · PACs & committees 22% ($5,000.00)

Pottawattamie Cnty. Democrat…
$2,000.00 2024-07-01 Rural Candidate Support
$2,000.00 2024-07-14 Iowa State Education Assn. P…
$500.00 2024-06-25 Western Iowa Labor Federatio…
$250.00 2024-08-22 Iowans for Health Liberty PA…
$250.00 2024-09-24 Individual gifts (lumped) across 307 gifts, not to scale $17,899.76

Every donation on record: 312 contributions, $22,899.76 →

Where the money went

$17,213.40 in 94 payments to 20 different recipients since 2023, as this committee itemized them. Itemized payments run through 2026-05-14. 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
Unionist Printing $9,322.56 7
Wix.com $1,232.82 5
Iowa Democratic Party $1,200.00 1
Amazon $989.60 4
United States Postal Service (Dunlap) $857.80 3
Crawford County Broadcasting (KDSN) $840.00 1
Benjamin Schauer $779.10 4
Walmart $475.84 5
ActBlue $369.99 43
Graphix by Amy $267.50 1
Rand Center $250.00 1
Dollar General $142.34 3

The 12 biggest of 20 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 2026-07-20 on time $4,279.00$3,350.26$0$0 $6,615.10 PDF
2026 · Jan 1 – May 14 2026-05-19 on time $2,036.00$3,340.60$0$0 $5,686.36 PDF
2025 · Jan 1 – Dec 31 2026-01-18 on time $5,344.67$1,765.62$375.00$0 $6,990.96 PDF
2024 · Oct. 15 – Dec. 31 2025-01-19 on time $725.24$5,534.37$0$0 $3,411.91 PDF
2024 · Jul 15 – Oct 14 2024-10-21 on time $5,822.20$4,213.43$1,488.00$0 $8,221.04 PDF
2024 · May 15 – Jul 14 2024-07-19 on time $7,711.65$2,336.26$145.25$0 $6,612.27 PDF
2024 · Jan 1 – May 14 2024-05-20 on time $1,260.00$23.12$0$0 $1,236.88 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

$1,200.00 across 1 payments this term (since 2023), as itemized in this committee's own spending reports.

Recipient committee Total
Iowa Democratic Party $1,200.00