Tom Cotton
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Tom Cotton

U.S. Senator (AR) [Republican]
Next election November 2026 · class 2

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Committees registered to them

FEC IDCommitteeConnected organisation
C00499988COTTON FOR SENATE, INC.COTTON VICTORY
C00571018COTTON VICTORYNONE

"Connected organisation" is the sponsoring body named in the committee's own registration — the only corporate tie the filing states outright.

Campaign totals, 2026 cycle

Candidate IDReceiptsFrom individualsFrom committees DisbursementsCash on handThrough
H2AR04083$6,233,117$3,174,164$1,129,500$3,752,101$9,931,88506/30/2026
S4AR00103$6,233,117$3,174,164$1,129,500$3,752,101$9,931,88506/30/2026

Source: FEC bulk file weball26.

Committee activity, 2026 cycle

CommitteeReceiptsDisbursementsTo other committeesCash on hand
COTTON VICTORY$32,300$26,923$0$7,408

Source: FEC bulk file webk26.

Money in — from other political committees, 2026 cycle

Contributing committeeTotalContributionsRecord
AMERICA ONE$665,4003C00728667 →
NRSC$62,0001C00027466 →
OORAH! POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,0002C00551853 →
ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC)$10,0002C00089136 →
BOOTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,0002C00567545 →
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$10,0003C00004275 →
COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC$10,0002C00634774 →
WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$10,0002C00093054 →
JOBS, FREEDOM, AND SECURITY PAC$10,0002C00536540 →
HEARTLAND VALUES PAC$10,0002C00409003 →
BIG SKY OPPORTUNITY PAC$10,0002C00542027 →
DAKOTA PAC$10,0002C00493072 →
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$10,0002C00106146 →
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,0002C00284885 →
GOOGLE LLC NETPAC$10,0003C00428623 →

Top 15 of 266 committees, $1,961,600 total. Each links to that committee's own FEC page, where its donors are listed in turn.

Money out — largest payees, 2026 cycle

PayeeTotalPaymentsCommittee
AMERICAN EXPRESS$657,94936C00499988 →
UNISOURCE DIRECT LLC$371,6247C00499988 →
THE MORNING GROUP$319,21920C00499988 →
GEN2 SOLUTIONS LLC$278,7511C00499988 →
ARKANSAS PRESS SERVICES INC$193,0601C00499988 →
WINRED TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC$151,45278C00499988 →
FP1 STRATEGIES LLC$147,00410C00499988 →
DEELYTE STRATEGIES LLC$140,79315C00499988 →
KOCH & HOOS LLC$12,1705C00571018 →
LA PRIMA FOOD GROUP INC.$6,8171C00571018 →
THE MORNING GROUP$3,8425C00571018 →
COTTON FOR SENATE$2,4682C00571018 →
REPUBLICAN MAJORITY FUND$1,0491C00571018 →
ANEDOT INC.$5312C00571018 →
BLAVATNIK, LEONARD$02C00571018 →

Vendors and operating costs, not political giving. See the explainer below for what this money can and cannot be used for.

Outside spending, 2026 cycle

DirectionAmount (net)
Independent expenditures supporting them$665,400
Independent expenditures opposing them$0

Spent by groups acting independently of the campaign. Net of amendments, so a total can read negative when corrections outweigh new spending. Source: FEC independent expenditures.

Personal financial disclosure — the private side

Senate disclosures are not published as files that can be linked directly; the Senate requires each search to be run by hand.

Search this person at the Senate Electronic Financial Disclosure database. It covers annual reports, periodic transaction reports for stock trades, and candidate filings.

Lobbying disclosures — what registrants reported (LD-203), 2024–2026

DateFiled byTypePayeeAmountSource
2026-06-30AMERICAN FOREST & PAPER ASSOCIATIONFECACOTTON FOR SENATE, INC.
honoring Sen. Tom Cotton
$2,500filing →
2026-06-30MO STRATEGIES, INC.FECACOTTON FOR SENATE, INC.
honoring Tom Cotton
$1,000filing →
2026-06-29UPS (UNITED PARCEL SERVICE)FECACOTTON FOR SENATE, INC.
honoring Sen. Tom Cotton
$1,000filing →
2026-06-27FIERCE GOVERNMENT RELATIONSFECACOTTON FOR SENATE
honoring Tom Cotton
$3,500filing →
2026-06-26GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (INCLUDING SUBSIDIARIES)FECACOTTON FOR SENATE, INC.
honoring Sen. Tom Cotton
$5,000filing →
2026-06-26AUTO CARE ASSOCIATIONFECACOTTON FOR SENATE, INC.
honoring Tom Cotton
$2,500filing →
2026-06-24GENERAL MOTORS COMPANYFECACOTTON FOR SENATE, INC.
honoring Tom Cotton
$2,500filing →
2026-06-23GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPFECACOTTON FOR SENATE, INC.
honoring Sen. Tom Cotton
$2,000filing →
2026-06-23ANDURIL INDUSTRIES, INC.FECACOTTON FOR SENATE, INC.
honoring COTTON FOR SENATE, INC.
$1,000filing →
2026-06-22TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC.FECACOTTON FOR SENATE, INC
honoring Tom Cotton; AR US Senate
$1,000filing →
2026-06-17BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLPFECACOTTON MAJORITY COMMITTEE
honoring Tom Cotton
$10,000filing →
2026-06-16NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATIONFECACOTTON FOR SENATE, INC.
honoring Sen. Tom Cotton
$5,000filing →
2026-06-16PFIZER INC.FECACOTTON FOR SENATE, INC.
honoring Sen. Tom Cotton
$2,500filing →
2026-06-16PFIZER INC.FECACOTTON FOR SENATE, INC.
honoring Sen. Tom Cotton
$2,500filing →
2026-06-15FOXHOUND ADVISORSFECACOTTON MAJORITY FUND
honoring Tom Cotton
$1,000filing →
2026-06-15FOXHOUND ADVISORSFECACOTTON MAJORITY FUND
honoring Tom Cotton
$1,000filing →
2026-06-15FOXHOUND ADVISORSFECACOTTON MAJORITY FUND
honoring Tom Cotton
$1,000filing →
2026-06-11REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITIONFECACOTTON MAJORITY COMMITTEE
honoring Tom Cotton
$10,000filing →
2026-06-11NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORESFECACOTTON FOR SENATE, INC.
honoring Cotton For Senate, Inc.
$1,000filing →
2026-06-10THORN RUN PARTNERSFECACOTTON MAJORITY COMMITTEE
honoring Tom Cotton
$5,000filing →

364 item(s) totalling $775,800 across 2024–2026 filings, reported by lobbying registrants and lobbyists on form LD-203. By category: FECA $775,300 (363); Meeting Expenses $500 (1). These are their disclosures, not this person's: twice a year, registrants must report political contributions and certain honorary payments. An entry here means a lobbying organisation reported money to a committee of theirs or to an event honouring them — it is not a payment to them personally, and it is not evidence of any arrangement. The categories are not equivalent: FECA items are ordinary campaign contributions, while inaugural, library and honorary entries are payments to separate funds that carry no contribution limits. Source: Senate Office of Public Records.

What "money in" and "money out" mean here — and what they are not

Everything in the money tables on this page is campaign money, not personal money. It belongs to a political committee, not to the person. The two are separate by law, and this page never mixes them.

TermWhat it isWhose pocket
Money in Contributions a committee received — from individuals, from other political committees (PACs), from party committees. Capped per donor per election and itemised above $200. The committee's account. Not personal income, and not taxable to the candidate.
Money out What the committee spent: staff, consultants, advertising, travel, rent, card processing, taxes, and contributions to other candidates. Mostly vendors, not politics. Paid to outside businesses and people. A payee is a supplier, not a beneficiary of a gift.
Outside spending Money spent for or against someone by groups acting independently, who may not coordinate with the campaign. Never touches the candidate's committee. They cannot direct it or refuse it.
Personal finances Salary, assets, debts, stock trades, outside income, a spouse's employment. The person's own accounts — not shown in any FEC table. It appears only in the financial-disclosure filings linked in their own section.

Can campaign money become private money? Not lawfully. Converting campaign funds to personal use is prohibited by 52 U.S.C. § 30114, and the FEC applies an "irrespective test": if the expense would exist even without the campaign — a mortgage, a country-club membership, household groceries — campaign funds cannot pay for it. Salaries to the candidate are allowed only within narrow limits, and payments to a candidate's own business must be at fair market value.

So where would private enrichment show up? Not in the tables above. It would show in the financial-disclosure filings — assets, outside income, stock transactions — or in payments from a committee to a business the person owns, which appear as ordinary payees in "money out". This page gives you both sets of records and leaves the reading to you.

Not shown, and why

How to read this page. Every number comes from a public filing and links to its source, so any row can be checked in one click. Figures are what filers reported; amendments change them, and a net figure can even read as negative when corrections outweigh new spending in a cycle.

A contribution is not evidence of wrongdoing. Giving to a campaign is legal and ordinary, and so is paying a vendor. This page records who gave, who was paid, and what the filings say. It draws no conclusion about influence and alleges no quid pro quo.

Same template for everyone. Every profile is generated by one script from the same sources for the same cycle, whatever the person's party. Where a record does not exist, the page says so rather than leaving a blank that reads as innocence.

Corrections. Every figure links to its record. If one is wrong, tell us — it gets fixed and noted.