House District 23
Ray Bubba Sorensen holds 1.8× the campaign cash of Karen Varley: $20,577.91 to $11,348.70.
Ray Bubba Sorensen
$20,577.91
Karen Varley
$11,348.70
Follow the money
Where the money comes from and where it goes: who gives to each campaign, where those donors live, its biggest givers and who it paid, for this election (since 2025). Cash the state lists donor-by-donor and payee-by-payee.
Ray Bubba Sorensen
| Giver | Cash given |
|---|---|
| Cedar Rapids Development Group PAC (its page counts since 2023) Des Moines, IA · 2 gifts | $5,000.00 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa PAC (its page counts since 2023) Des Moines, IA · 1 gift | $4,000.00 |
| Brent and Teresa Voss Dexter, IA · 1 gift | $3,000.00 |
| Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee (its page counts since 2023) West Des Moines, IA · 1 gift | $3,000.00 |
| Iowa Health PAC (its page counts since 2023) West Des Moines, IA · 4 gifts | $2,500.00 |
Of 114 named givers. Every gift on file, all years →
| Paid to | Paid |
|---|---|
| Republican Party of Iowa 6 payments | $26,465.00 |
| Ray Sorensen 21 payments | $7,828.63 |
| Lidderdale Country Store 1 payment | $4,951.20 |
| Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition 3 payments | $1,350.00 |
| Adair County Fair Assn 2 payments | $1,000.00 |
All 19 payees this election (since 2025)
| Republican Party of Iowa 6 payments | $26,465.00 |
| Ray Sorensen 21 payments | $7,828.63 |
| Lidderdale Country Store 1 payment | $4,951.20 |
| Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition 3 payments | $1,350.00 |
| Adair County Fair Assn 2 payments | $1,000.00 |
| Orient Pumkin Days 2 payments | $950.00 |
| Iowa Farm Bureau Spokesman 1 payment | $840.00 |
| Ray M. Sorensen 6 payments | $537.98 |
| American Legislative Exchange Council 1 payment | $200.00 |
| Legislative Information Office 2 payments | $155.00 |
| Olive Branch Family Restaurant 2 payments | $127.00 |
| Winterset Madisonian 2 payments | $123.00 |
| Union State Bank 21 payments | $94.16 |
| The Adair News 2 payments | $78.00 |
| Charley Thompson 1 payment | $62.50 |
| Adair County Free Press 1 payment | $52.00 |
| Shaw Media/Adair County Free Press 1 payment | $52.00 |
| Midwest Partnership 1 payment | $32.00 |
| WinRed-Republican Party of Iowa 1 payment | $19.70 |
$44,918.17 in 77 payments to 19 different recipients this election (since 2025), as this committee itemized them. Its filings report $44,918.17 spent since 2025 (newest report in our copy filed 2026-10-18). The two are the same to the cent.
Karen Varley
| Giver | Cash given |
|---|---|
| Adair County Democratic Central Committee Greenfield, IA · 1 gift | $4,300.00 |
| Madison County Democratic Central Committee Winterset, IA · 1 gift | $1,500.00 |
| Dallas County Democratic Central Committee West Des Moines, IA · 2 gifts | $1,100.00 |
| Kevin Shilling Greenfield, IA · 7 gifts | $900.00 |
| Linda Miller Greenfield, IA · 2 gifts | $700.00 |
Of 77 named givers. Every gift on file, all years →
| Paid to | Paid |
|---|---|
| Carter Printing 1 payment | $3,370.50 |
| Unionist Printing 2 payments | $1,353.83 |
| Lewis Place LLC 1 payment | $658.05 |
| Hometown Foods 5 payments | $450.24 |
| Iowa Democratic Party 2 payments | $400.00 |
All 21 payees this election (since 2025)
| Carter Printing 1 payment | $3,370.50 |
| Unionist Printing 2 payments | $1,353.83 |
| Lewis Place LLC 1 payment | $658.05 |
| Hometown Foods 5 payments | $450.24 |
| Iowa Democratic Party 2 payments | $400.00 |
| FALPRES Inc 3 payments | $300.00 |
| Hy-Vee 1889 1 payment | $146.40 |
| Art Allen 1 payment | $80.00 |
| US Postal Service 3 payments | $64.80 |
| Act Blue 13 payments | $58.39 |
| Sandee Dawdy 1 payment | $50.00 |
| Winterset Public LIbrary 1 payment | $50.00 |
| Fontanelle Public Library 1 payment | $40.00 |
| Bridgewater Cafe 1 payment | $31.00 |
| Madison County Farmers Market 2 payments | $24.00 |
| Terri Raasch 1 payment | $24.00 |
| Dollar General 1 payment | $18.73 |
| Adair Farmers Market 2 payments | $17.36 |
| ActBlue Technical Services 2 payments | $15.81 |
| United States Postal Service 1 payment | $15.60 |
| First State Bank 1 payment | $12.84 |
$7,181.55 in 46 payments to 21 different recipients this election (since 2025), as this committee itemized them. Its filings report $7,181.55 spent since 2025 (newest report in our copy filed 2026-10-19). The two are the same to the cent.
The seat's record
Voted YES on SF 607 : Unemployment insurance employer tax cut
Voted YES on HF 639 : Hazardous liquid pipeline / eminent domain limits
Voted YES on SF 472 : Public-sector union recertification petitions
Voted YES on HF 2104 : CO2 pipeline eminent domain ban
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Fundraising rate
New money raised per day of each candidate's latest report: the pace of fundraising, comparable even when reports cover spans of different length. The small bars trace how that pace moved across recent reports.