The Federal Election Commission has released Ben Cline’s campaign finance report for July 1 through September 30, 2026.
As usual, it’s loaded with donations from corporate and special interest PACs, including:
Big Hollywood: the Walt Disney Company ($2,000), Universal Music Group ($1,000), ASCAP ($2,000).
Defense contractors: General Dynamics ($2,000), Lockheed Martin ($1,000).
Banking and financial services: American Financial Services ($2,500), American Bankers Association ($5,000), Genworth Financial ($2,500), Goldman Sachs ($2,500).
Big Tech: Amazon ($1,000), Google ($2,000).
Big Pharma: Teva Pharmaceuticals ($5,000), Amneal Pharmaceuticals ($1,000).
Fossil fuels: Chevron ($1,000).
Private prisons: Geo Group ($1,500).
Health insurance: Elevance Health (formerly Anthem) ($1,500).
Energy: Dominion Energy ($1,000).
Union busting: National Right to Work Committee ($250).
And since Cline hasn’t held an open town hall meeting in more than a year and is dodging genuine debates with his Democratic opponent Beth Macy, this one– from the National Chicken Council— is worthy of note:
But even with all the corporate cash flowing in over the past three months, Cline was still outraised by his opponent Macy, whose campaign took in more than twice as much in donations without taking a dollar from corporate PACs.
