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Watkins for Iowa

Candidate committee · code SWGA51096 · candidate: Watkins, Blaine · 7 filings on record

$19,616.22 on hand as of the 2026 “May 15 – Jul 14” report. The filing.

2026: Blaine Watkins (Republican) faces Matthew Mohrfeld (Democrat) · the race → · compare the money →

Cash on hand at end of period, 2025 to 2026 · hover for details
$19,616
Money raised each filing period (donations of money, not goods or services), per state filings · hover any bar
$8,327

Where the money comes from

$23,914.00 received across 99 itemized cash contributions since 2023-01-01, per state disclosure records. Its reports show $31,741.67 in cash raised in the same span — the $7,827.67 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: $97,591.80 in in-kind support (14 filings) — goods and services donated rather than money .

Individuals 67% ($16,074.00) · PACs & committees 31% ($7,300.00) · Other organizations 2% ($540.00)

Lee County Republican Centra…
$2,000.00 2026-01-07 Bankers Unite in Legislative…
$1,000.00 2025-12-19 Iowa Health PAC
$750.00 2026-01-07 Dr Mark Pothitakis Denistry
$500.00 2025-03-11 Bayer U.S. LLC Political Act…
$500.00 2025-03-17 Credit Union PAC
$500.00 2025-10-20 ITC Holdings Corp PAC
$500.00 2026-01-07 Cedar Rapids Development Gro…
$500.00 2026-01-08 Iowa Dental Political Action…
$250.00 2025-09-09 NAIFA-Iowa IFAPAC
$250.00 2025-10-07 Iowa Optometric Association
$250.00 2025-11-11 Iowa Lawpac
$250.00 2026-01-07 Iowa Automobile Dealers Asso…
$250.00 2026-01-09 Iowa Chiropractic Society Pa…
$200.00 2026-01-07 LS2group PAC
$100.00 2025-10-07 Bertlshofer Family Trust
$40.00 2025-11-17 Individual gifts (lumped) across 80 gifts, not to scale $16,074.00

Every donation on record: 99 contributions, $23,914.00 →

Where the money went

$4,345.91 in 14 payments to 6 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
Blaine Watkins $1,477.56 5
Evolving Edge Graphics $940.53 1
Global Direct Mail & Marketing $906.04 3
Ezekiel Walker $508.78 3
Republican Party of Iowa $500.00 1
The Family Leader Foundation $13.00 1

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 $8,327.67$3,279.54$2,437.50$0 $19,616.22 PDF
2026 · Jan 1 – May 14 2026-05-19 on time $3,300.00$5,200.19$10.32$0 $14,568.09 PDF
2025 · Oct 19th Report for Special Electi… 2025-10-20 on time $1,650.00$84.96$0$0 $9,038.39 PDF
2025 · Jul 19th Report for Special Electi… 2025-07-19 on time $1,210.00$201.54$0$0 $7,473.35 PDF
2025 · May 19th Report for Special Electi… 2025-05-19 on time $1,225.00$2,810.11$23,780.83$0 $6,464.89 PDF
2025 · Mar 6th Report for HD100 Special E… 2025-03-06 on time $8,050.00$0$73,800.65$2,395.71 $8,050.00 PDF
2025 · Jan 19th Report for Special Electi… 2026-01-20 on time $7,979.00$549.11$0$0 $16,468.28 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

$500.00 across 1 payments this term (since 2023), as itemized in this committee's own spending reports.

Recipient committee Total
Republican Party of Iowa $500.00