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Rod Blum

Rod Blum

Representative · IA-1
RepublicanFormer memberServed 2015–2019Born 1955

Campaign fundraising

House · IA-02
Raised, 2025–26
$250K
Spent
$3,544
Cash on hand
$247K
Reported through
Dec 31, 2025
Current cycle

Receipts per two-year cycle

$0$2.5M$5M2013–14: $1,080,510.062013–142015–16: $2,406,981.122015–162017–18: $2,814,962.022017–182019–20: $22,733.442019–202021–22: $189.092021–222023–24: $7.312023–242025–26: $250,196.232025–26
Campaign receipts per two-year cycle
CycleReceipts
2013–14$1,080,510.06
2015–16$2,406,981.12
2017–18$2,814,962.02
2019–20$22,733.44
2021–22$189.09
2023–24$7.31
2025–26$250,196.23

2026 race · IA-02

  • Lindsay James · D · Open seat$3.92M
  • Joe Mitchell · R · Open seat$2.92M
  • Clinton Gene Twedt-Ball · D · Open seat$585K
  • Rodney Blum · R · Open seat$250K
  • Kevin W Techau · D · Open seat$147K
  • Shannon Lundgren · R · Open seat$92K
  • Kathryn J Dolter · D · Open seat$75K
  • Dave Bushaw · I · Open seat$38K
  • Charlie McClintock · R · Open seat$18K
  • Guy Morgan · D · Open seat$4,834

Total receipts for the whole 2026 election period. 10 candidates reported receipts.

Source: Federal Election Commission candidate totals, all authorized campaign committees combined; principal campaign committee BLUM FOR IOWA; cycles since 2013–14; updated Nov 4, 2026. No individual donor data.

Cycle2019–202017–182015–162013–14

PAC contributions

2017–18
From committees
$610K
Net of refunds
Committees
219
Contributions
360

By type of committee

AllLeadership PAC$163K · 27%Corporate$154K · 25%Trade association$119K · 19%Candidate committee$60,500 · 10%Membership org$56,500 · 9%Ideological / issue$47,004 · 8%Labor union$6,500 · 1%Cooperative$4,000 · 1%
CommitteeCompany / sponsorMember's tradesContributionsTotal
Build Political Action Committee of the National Association of Home Builders (BUILDPAC)Trade associationNational Association of Home Builders—4$10,000
American Bankers Association PAC (BANKPAC)Trade association——7$10,000
Associated Builders and Contractors Political Action Committee (ABC PAC)Trade associationAssociated Builders & Contactors—2$10,000
National Community Pharmacists Association - PACMembership orgNational Community Pharmacists Association—6$10,000
New York Life Insurance Company Political Action CommitteeCorporate——2$10,000
Koch Industries, Inc. Political Action Committee (KOCHPAC)CorporateKoch Industries, Inc.—5$10,000
Prosperity Action Inc.Leadership PACPaul Ryan—2$10,000
The Hawkeye PACLeadership PACGrassley—2$10,000
Majority Committee PAC--MC PACLeadership PAC——2$10,000
Making America Prosperous PACLeadership PAC——2$10,000
The Eye of the Tiger Political Action CommitteeLeadership PACScalise—2$10,000
House Freedom FundLeadership PAC——2$10,000
Ncta - the Internet and Television Association Political Action Committee (Ncta PAC)Trade association——2$9,500
Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal Political Action Committee - FederalCorporateCMCSAComcast Corp.—3$9,000
National Pork Producers Council Pork PACTrade associationNational Pork Producers Council—3$8,000
Great America CommitteeLeadership PACMichael R. Pence—3$7,700
National Federation of Independent Business Federal Political Action CommitteeMembership orgNational Federation of Independent Business—6$7,000
Rockwell Collins Inc. Employee PACCorporateRockwell Collins Inc.—9$7,000
National Air Traffic Controllers Association PACLabor unionNational Air Traffic Controllers Association—6$6,500
Political Action Committee of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons--PAC of AaosCorporateAmerican Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons—5$6,500
National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeIdeological / issueNational Association of Realtors—5$6,000
American Soybean Association PAC (SOYPAC)Membership org——4$6,000
Growth Energy PACTrade association——3$6,000
Toyota Motor North America, Inc. Political Action Committee (Toyota/Lexus PAC)CorporateTMToyota Motor Corp./—6$6,000
Patriot Day II 2017Ideological / issue——1$5,505
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Contributions (incl. in-kind) from PACs, party and other candidate committees to Rod Blum's campaign committees in the 2017–18 cycle, net of refunds, from the committees' own FEC reports. Donations from individuals passed through WinRed or ActBlue are not included. Company and ticker matched by name; no ticker means no listed company was found; for other committees the sponsor as registered with the FEC. Member's trades counts every disclosed trade in that company's stock. Filers that aren't committees are combined into one line.

Outside spending

2017–18 · through the latest regular FEC reports
Supporting
$380K
Opposing
$1.88M
Spenders
22
SpenderSupportingOpposing
Change NowSuper PAC—$805K
House Majority PACSuper PAC—$498K
DCCCParty—$358K
House Freedom FundLeadership PAC$189K—
Women Vote!Super PAC—$170K
Americans for Prosperity Action, Inc. (AFP Action)Super PAC$78,649—
Individuals and groups that aren't committees (6 combined)$70,315$1,701
Priorities USA ActionIdeological / issue—$38,966
Freedomworks for AmericaSuper PAC$13,000—
National Rifle Association of America Political Victory FundMembership org$12,863—
Mad Dog PACIdeological / issue—$6,000
Phyllis Schlafly's Eagle PACSuper PAC$5,545—
Courageous Conservatives PACSuper PAC$3,587—
Club for Growth PACMembership org$2,349—
National Right to Life Victory FundSuper PAC$2,137—
House Freedom ActionSuper PAC$1,299—
Congressional Leadership FundSuper PAC$1,047—
Senate Conservatives FundIdeological / issue$270—
Iowa Democratic PartyParty—$200
American Bridge 21ST CenturySuper PAC—$200
LCV Victory FundSuper PAC—$109
National Association for Gun Rights Inc. PACMembership org$2—
22 spenders

Independent expenditures for or against Rod Blum in the 2017–18 cycle, through the latest regular FEC reports. Spending reported on 24- and 48-hour notices in the final weeks before an election appears here once the spender's next regular report is processed. Spenders that aren't registered committees (individuals and groups filing FEC Form 5) are combined into one line.

Source: Federal Election Commission bulk data (committee contributions and independent expenditures); updated Nov 4, 2026. No individual donor data.