Hinson’s campaigns have benefitted significantly from "dark money" and major national outside groups, including nearly $3.3 million in outside spending from the Congressional Leadership Fund and substantial support from Americans for Prosperity, potentially raising concerns about outside influence (Gazette, Globe Gazette).
Top campaign contributors and industries include finance, insurance, real estate, oil and gas, and agriculture, with notable donations from major corporations and leadership PACs, exposing her to criticism of being influenced by big business (Telegraph Herald).
Political action committees (PACs) and national Republican leadership PACs play a significant role in funding, with contributions from groups aligned with party leaders like Kevin McCarthy and Steve Scalise, raising issues of loyalty to party over local interests (Telegraph Herald).
She has faced commentary and criticism regarding the amount of attention given to fundraising and reliance on wealthy donors and out-of-state money, especially during economic hardships for constituents (Gazette).
Insurance and energy companies, including Energy Transfer Partners and Grimmway Enterprises, have been notable contributors, which could make her vulnerable to accusations of prioritizing donor interests over constituent needs (Telegraph Herald).
2021: Hinson Previously Received Significant Campaign Support From AFP According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 'AFP a "right-wing dark money group" that spent nearly a half million dollars helping to elect Hinson.' [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/2/21]
2019: Hinson Received $599,000 From Individual Donors And $56,000 From PACs During Re-Election Campaign According to Telegraph Herald, "For Hinson, $599,000 of her money comes from individual donors, versus just $56,000 from PACs." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 10/19/19]
2020: Hinson Received Financial Support From GOP PACs Including Joni Ernst's According to The Quad-City Times, "Her financial supporters include Sen. Joni Ernst's Victory Iowa PAC and several House GOP leadership PACs." [Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa), 6/2/20]
Eight Percent Of Ashley Hinson's 2020 Campaign Funds Came From Political Action Committees According to Muscatine Journal, 'Eight percent of Hinson's money was from PACs, the center said.' [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 11/3/20]
Sue Dinsdale and Matt Sinovic Noted Insurance Industry Support for Ashley Hinson's Campaigns According to an opinion piece by Sue Dinsdale and Matt Sinovic in Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "At the same time, the insurance industry spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on Hinson's House campaigns." [Sue Dinsdale and Matt Sinovic - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 4/15/22]
2022: Congressional Leadership Fund Reserved $1.25 Million In Ads Supporting Hinson According to Des Moines Register, "GOP House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's political action committee, the Congressional Leadership Fund, recently announced a $1.25 million ad reservation in the district on Hinson's behalf." [Des Moines Register, 9/7/22]
2023: Hinson Contributed Over $50,000 To The NRCC And Targeted Races According to Sioux City Journal, "Hinson also contributed more than $50,000 to the National Republican Congressional Committee and targeted races across the country to help Republican candidates win key seats." [Sioux City Journal, 10/10/23]
2023: Ashley Hinson Contributed Over $50,000 To National Republican Congressional Committee And Targeted Races According to Globe Gazette, "Hinson also contributed more than $50,000 to the National Republican Congressional Committee and targeted races across the country to help Republican candidates win key seats." [Globe Gazette (Mason City, Iowa), 10/10/23]
2023: Arnel & Affiliates Contributed To Hinson's Campaign According to Telegraph Herald, "Real estate developers Arnel & Affiliates had given $6,600 each to Hinson, Miller-Meeks and Van Orden." [Telegraph Herald: Web Edition Articles (Dubuque, Iowa), 10/30/23]
2023-2024: Hinson's Top Contributors Included Diverse Industries and GOP Leadership PACs According to Telegraph Herald, "Her top contributors included groups or donors in trucking, real estate, oil and gas transfers and agriculture, and leadership PACs from high-ranking House Republicans, including two recent nominees in the conference's recently troubled scrabble for House speakership. Donors include: McCoy Group, $26,400; real estate developers Cumberland Development, $13,200; commercial real estate developers Investments Ltd., $13,200; global property trading corporation Jane Street Capital, $13,200; Iowa-based construction Klinger Companies, $11,600; concrete leaders Croell Inc., $10,000. Also contributing $10,000 each were the Eye of the Tiger PAC the House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, whose failed bid for speaker Hinson nominated and the Majority Cmte PAC of ousted House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, whose removal Hinson strongly opposed." [Telegraph Herald: Web Edition Articles (Dubuque, Iowa), 10/30/23]
2023-24: Hinson's Top Contributors Included Trucking, Real Estate, Oil And Gas, And Agriculture Groups According to Telegraph Herald, "Her top contributors included groups or donors in trucking, real estate, oil and gas transfers and agriculture, and leadership PACs from high-ranking House Republicans, including two recent nominees in the conference's recently troubled scrabble for House speakership." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 10/30/23]
Eye Of The Tiger PAC And Majority Cmte PAC Each Donated $10,000 To Hinson's Campaign In 2023-24 According to Telegraph Herald, "Also contributing $10,000 each were the Eye of the Tiger PAC - the House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, whose failed bid for speaker Hinson nominated - and the Majority Cmte PAC - of ousted House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, whose removal Hinson strongly opposed." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 10/30/23]
Energy Transfer Partners Gave $13,200 To Hinson In 2023-2024 Cycle According to Telegraph Herald, "Oil and natural gas transmission giant Energy Transfer Partners had given $13,200 each to U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, and Van Orden." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 10/31/23]
2023-2024: Hinson Received Most Campaign Contributions From Finance, Insurance And Real Estate Sector According to Telegraph Herald, "In the 2023-2024 election cycle to-date, Hinson received the most contributions from the finance, insurance and real estate sector, with $265,986. Her reelection campaign received $204,595 from individual or single-issue groups and $90,468 from energy and natural resources groups." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 10/31/23]
Hinson's Top Contributors Included Trucking, Real Estate, Oil And Gas, And Agriculture Groups In 2023-2024 Cycle According to Telegraph Herald, "Her top contributors included groups or donors in trucking, real estate, oil and gas transfers and agriculture, and leadership PACs from high-ranking House Republicans, including two recent nominees in the conference's recently troubled scrabble for House speakership. Donors include: McCoy Group, $26,400; real estate developers Cumberland Development, $13,200; commercial real estate developers Investments Ltd., $13,200; global property trading corporation Jane Street Capital, $13,200; Iowa-based construction Klinger Companies, $11,600; concrete leaders Croell Inc., $10,000. Also contributing $10,000 each were the Eye of the Tiger PAC - the House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, whose failed bid for speaker Hinson nominated - and the Majority Cmte PAC - of ousted House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, whose removal Hinson strongly opposed." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 10/31/23]
2018: Ashley Hinson Received $5,500 From Linn Eagles For State House Campaign According to The Gazette, "Hinson received $5,500 from the Linn Eagles, a Republican fundraising group. This was about 2.5 percent of the $217,000 she raised during the 2018 cycle." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/18/19]
2015: Ashley Hinson Noted Early Support From Linn Eagles Upon Announcing State House Run According to The Gazette, "Hinson, of Marion, said she learned about the Eagles soon after she announced in November 2015 she planned to run for the Iowa House. 'I heard about it (the group) within a month of announcing my candidacy,' she said. 'A lot of them were excited about me running and they reached out to me as well.'" [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/18/19]
Ashley Hinson Attributed Most State Campaign Support To In-State Donors According to The Gazette, "For my state race, most of my support was from right here in Iowa," she said. "If you see checks at all from out of state, that was from PAC organizations. But they have a solid support in Iowa." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/18/19]
Ashley Hinson Expressed Desire For Continued Linn Eagles Support In 2020 Congressional Campaign According to The Gazette, "She said she hopes the Eagles will continue to be on her side in 2020." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/18/19]
Ashley Hinson Contributed Over $50,000 To NRCC And Targeted Races Nationally According to Muscatine Journal, "Hinson also contributed more than $50,000 to the National Republican Congressional Committee and targeted races across the country to help Republican candidates win key seats." [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 10/10/23]
2023: Grimmway Enterprises Contributed To Hinson's Campaign According to Telegraph Herald, "California-based Grimmway Enterprises, the nation's top carrot producer, contributed $13,200 each to Hinson, Miller-Meeks and Van Orden. Hinson and Van Orden both serve on the House Agriculture Committee, tasked with developing the 2023 Farm Bill." [Telegraph Herald: Web Edition Articles (Dubuque, Iowa), 10/30/23]
Grimmway Enterprises Donated $13,200 To Hinson In The 2023-24 Election Cycle According to Telegraph Herald, "California-based Grimmway Enterprises, the nation's top carrot producer, contributed $13,200 each to Hinson, Miller-Meeks and Van Orden. Hinson and Van Orden both serve on the House Agriculture Committee, tasked with developing the 2023 Farm Bill." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 10/30/23]
Grimmway Enterprises Donated $13,200 To Hinson In 2023-2024 Cycle According to Telegraph Herald, "California-based Grimmway Enterprises, the nation’s top carrot producer, contributed $13,200 each to Hinson, Miller-Meeks and Van Orden. Hinson and Van Orden both serve on the House Agriculture Committee, tasked with developing the 2023 Farm Bill." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 10/31/23]
2023: Energy Transfer Partners Contributed To Hinson's Campaign According to Telegraph Herald, "Oil and natural gas transmission giant Energy Transfer Partners had given $13,200 each to U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, and Van Orden." [Telegraph Herald: Web Edition Articles (Dubuque, Iowa), 10/30/23]
Energy Transfer Partners Donated $13,200 To Hinson In The 2023-24 Election Cycle According to Telegraph Herald, "Oil and natural gas transmission giant Energy Transfer Partners had given $13,200 each to U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, and Van Orden." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 10/30/23]
2021: Ashley Hinson Raised Over $1 Million For 1st District Reelection According to Des Moines Register, "Incumbent U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, a Marion Republican, reported raising just more than $1 million in total receipts, including $677,734 from individuals and $268,974 from other groups such as PACs." [Des Moines Register (Iowa), 10/20/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson's Campaign Raised Over $809,000 In Final Quarter According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), "Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson's campaign announced it raised more than $809,000 during the final three-month period of 2021. The Hinson campaign claimed the mark is a record for congressional campaigns in Iowa during a non-election year." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 1/10/22]
2021: Hinson Reported 6,000 New Donors And Small Average Donations According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), "The Hinson campaign reported 6,000 new donors in the three-month period and that the average donation was $50, and over 96% of donations were $100 or less." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 1/10/22]
2021: Hinson Expressed Gratitude To Supporters And Criticized Democratic Policies According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), "'I am overwhelmed by the support our campaign continues to receive from Iowans who are fed up with the out-of-touch policies handed down by (Democratic U.S. House Speaker Nancy) Pelosi,' Hinson said in a campaign news release." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 1/10/22]
2021: Federal Campaign Finance Reports Were Due At Month's End According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), "Federal campaign finance reports for the final 2021 period are due at the end of the month." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 1/10/22]
Federal Campaign Finance Reports For Late 2021 Were Due At The End Of January 2022 According to Quad-City Times, "Federal campaign finance reports for the final 2021 period are due at the end of the month." [Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa), 1/11/22]
2021: Hinson Topped Mathis In Q4 Fundraising According to Telegraph Herald, "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, easily topped opponent Iowa Sen. Liz Mathis, D-Hiawatha, as both recently announced historically high fundraising totals for the fourth quarter of last year." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 1/17/22]
2021: Hinson Raised $809,000 In Q4, Setting Iowa Congressional Non-Election Year Record According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson's campaign reported raising $809,000 in the last three months of 2021. The campaign reported that it was a fourth-quarter fundraising record for Iowa congressional campaigns in a non-election year." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 1/17/22]
2021: Ashley Hinson Raised Majority Of Campaign Funds From Individuals According to Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, received $593,569 from individuals in the quarter, or 73% of her total $811,578 in the quarter." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 2/6/22]
2025: Gazette Reported Hinson Raised $637,000 For Her Campaign And Held $2.2 Million In Her Account According to Gazette, "Republican incumbent Congresswoman Ashley Hinson, in Eastern Iowa's 2nd District, raised roughly $637,000 in the period and has more than $2.2 million in her campaign account." [Gazette, 4/17/25]
July 2019: Ashley Hinson Announced Raising Over $335,000 In First Six Weeks Of Congressional Campaign According to Telegraph Herald, "The figure released by Iowa Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Marion, comes ahead of the July 15 deadline for federal candidates to report their fundraising totals from the year's second quarter, which ended Monday." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 7/4/19]
2019: Hinson's Campaign Characterized Fundraising As Iowa Record For First-Time GOP Congressional Candidate's First Quarter According to Telegraph Herald, "In a press release Wednesday, Hinson's campaign characterized her fundraising total as 'an Iowa record for a first-time GOP congressional candidate's first quarter.' It stated that 94% of the haul came from Iowa donors." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 7/4/19]
Ashley Hinson Planned To Increase Fundraising Efforts For 2020 U.S. House Run According to The Gazette, "Hinson knows she'll have to ratchet up fundraising to run for Congress against Democratic incumbent Anny Finkenauer of Dubuque. 'It's going to be expensive,' she said. 'You have to have a good combination of local support on the ground and support from the national level.'" [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/18/19]
2019: Ashley Hinson Raised $319,000 For U.S. House Campaign In The Third Quarter According to Telegraph Herald, "Her closest competitor in terms of fundraising - Iowa Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Marion - raised $319,000 in the third quarter. That represents a 6% drop from the $338,000 she raised in the first month-plus of her campaign, a spree that earned her campaign national headlines." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 10/19/19]
2019: Hinson Raised $229,000 In Contributions Of $2,000 Or More According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson has raised $229,000 - about 35% of what she has raised in total" in contributions of $2,000 or more, the largest one-time donation amount that the FEC allows. [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 10/19/19]
2019: Hinson's Campaign Manager Credited Fundraising Success To Message And Hard Work According to Telegraph Herald, 'Ashley's excellent fundraising is no surprise to those on the ground in eastern Iowa,' said campaign manager Jimmy Peacock. 'Ashley's message, combined with her hard work meeting Iowans, is attracting the financial support necessary to win this district in 2020.' [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 10/19/19]
2020: Letter Writer Sheri Albrecht Criticized Ashley Hinson's Focus During Iowa Unemployment Crisis According to a letter to the editor published in Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "Ashley Hinson was focused on bragging to Washington bigwigs about her fundraising numbers. One has to wonder who is funding Hinson's campaign. Certainly it can't be her grassroots constituents who are struggling to make ends meet, let alone find money to prop up her political ladder. Hinson's boasting that her campaign is 'full steam ahead' in D.C. political meetings shows at best a lack of perception, and at worst, insensitivity to everyday Iowans' current struggles. Iowans expect and deserve better." [Letter to the Editor - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 4/26/20]
2020: Hinson Raised Over $1 Million In First Congressional Race According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Hinson, a former morning television anchor, has raised more than $1 million in her first congressional race." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 5/23/20]
April-May 2020: Hinson Nearly Matched Finkenauer In Fundraising, But Had Less Cash On Hand According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "In the April 1 to May 13 Federal Election Commission reporting period, she came within $10,000 of matching Finkenauer's fundraising. Hinson raised nearly a quarter of a million dollars — $249,274 — to Finkenauer's $259.014. However, Finkenauer has more than twice as much cash on hand — $2,223,009 — to Hinson's $1,018,069." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 5/23/20]
2020: Ashley Hinson Received Financial Support And NRCC Recognition According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 'Her financial supporters include Sen. Joni Ernst's Victory Iowa PAC and several House GOP leadership PACs. She was named to the National Republican Congressional Committee's Young Guns list by meeting fundraising and other benchmarks needed to run a competitive race.' [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 6/2/20]
2020: Hinson Named To National Republican Congressional Committee's Young Guns List According to The Quad-City Times, "She was named to the National Republican Congressional Committee's Young Guns list by meeting fundraising and other benchmarks needed to run a competitive race." [Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa), 6/2/20]
2020: Ashley Hinson Reported Record-Breaking Fundraising Totals In IA-01 Race According to Globe Gazette, "Hinson, a two-term state representative from Marion, will report raising more than $1.030 million for the second quarter and $1.550 million cash on hand in a record-breaking fundraising period." [Globe Gazette (Mason City, Iowa), 7/7/20]
2020: Ashley Hinson Set Fundraising Record For Republican Candidates In Iowa's 1st Congressional District According to Globe Gazette, "Hinson now has raised more money than any Republican congressional candidate in the history of Iowa's 1st Congressional District." [Globe Gazette (Mason City, Iowa), 7/7/20]
2020: Ashley Hinson Raised Nearly Double In Q2 Compared To Q1 According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson's second-quarter total was nearly double the $551,587 she raised in the first quarter." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 7/9/20]
2020: Ashley Hinson Reported $1.6 Million Cash On Hand After Q2 According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson's campaign announced having $1.6 million on hand, up from just less than $1 million at the end of the first quarter." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 7/9/20]
Ashley Hinson Outraised Abby Finkenauer In The Last Two Quarters Of The 2020 Campaign According to Muscatine Journal, 'She showed strength as a fundraiser, outraising Finkenauer in the last two quarters of the campaign. In the July to September quarter, Hinson raised $1.6 million to Finkenauer's $1.4 million, according to their Federal Election Commission reports. It was the second consecutive quarter she outraised Finkenauer.' [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 11/3/20]
March 2021: Ashley Hinson Led Tri-State U.S. House Delegation In Fundraising According to Telegraph Herald, "recently filed financial disclosures show that Hinson led the tri-state-area's U.S. House of Representatives delegation in fundraising for the quarter that ended March 31, with $570,828 in contributions." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 4/18/21]
2021: Hinson Claimed Fundraising Reflected Voter Approval Of Her Work According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 'I'm proud of the money we raised,' Hinson said in a call with reporters Friday afternoon. 'It sends a good signal that people want me back.' [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 7/5/21]
Hinson Raised Over $570,000 In First Quarter Of 2021 According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Hinson, a Republican, raised $570,827.88 from Jan. 1 through Mar. 31 in the last filing period, according to the FEC." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 7/5/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Attributed Fundraising Success To Voter Approval According to Waterloo Courier (Iowa), "'I'm proud of the money we raised,' Hinson said in a call with reporters Friday afternoon. 'It sends a good signal that people want me back.'" [Waterloo Courier (Iowa), 7/5/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Credited Fundraising To Hard Work And 'Common Sense' Campaigning According to Waterloo Courier (Iowa), "'I think it's just hard work, and people understand I mean what I say when I ran on common sense,' Hinson said. 'I think the support is indicative of that.'" [Waterloo Courier (Iowa), 7/5/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Previously Raised $570,827.88 In First Quarter Fundraising According to Waterloo Courier (Iowa), "Hinson, a Republican, raised $570,827.88 from Jan. 1 through Mar. 31 in the last filing period, according to the FEC." [Waterloo Courier (Iowa), 7/5/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Raised Over $3.2 Million By December 31 According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "By contrast, Hinson had raised more than $3.2 million by that date, with nearly $1.6 million still in the bank." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 3/10/22]
Ashley Hinson Reported Raising Over $950,000 In Q1 2022 According to Gazette, "Hinson's campaign said it will report raising over $950,000 in the first quarter of 2022. Like Mathis, she said the fundraising is a sign of growing support. The campaign had more than 6,000 new donors in the quarterly totals." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 4/12/22]
Ashley Hinson Held Over $1.8 Million Cash On Hand In Q1 2022 According to Gazette, "She trails Hinson's cash on hand by less than $500,000." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 4/12/22]
Ashley Hinson Filed Campaign Receipts Of $617,674 And $2.06 Million Cash-On-Hand As Of 6/30/22 According to Telegraph Herald, "According to Hinson's filing, her campaign received $617,674 in the period from May 19 (after the pre-primary filing) to June 30. The campaign spent $1.19 million and ended with $2.06 million cash-on-hand." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 7/17/22]
2022: Hinson Raised $4.9 Million For Her Reelection Campaign According to Des Moines Register, "Federal campaign finance reports show that as of June 30 Hinson had raised $4.9 million this election cycle and had $2 million in the bank." [Des Moines Register, 9/7/22]
October 2022: Hinson Raised $1.25 Million In Third Quarter According to Gazette, "Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson raised over $1.25 million in the third quarter of 2022 and has $1.7 million cash on hand, her campaign announced on Tuesday. That adds to the $4.9 million the freshman representative had raised during this election cycle as of the end of June, according to FEC data." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/6/22]
October 2022: Hinson Raised Over $1.25 Million In Q3 And Reported $1.7 Million Cash On Hand According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson raised over $1.25 million in the third quarter of 2022 and has $1.7 million cash on hand, her campaign announced on Tuesday." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 10/6/22]
June 2022: Hinson Raised $4.9 Million During Election Cycle As Of End Of June According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "That adds to the $4.9 million the freshman representative had raised during this election cycle as of the end of June, according to FEC data." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 10/6/22]
Ashley Hinson Outraised Liz Mathis In 2022 Congressional Race Quarter According to Telegraph Herald, "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, outraised her challenger in the Nov. 8 election, Iowa Sen. Liz Mathis, D-Hiawatha, for the period from July 1 to Sept. 30. Both seek to represent Iowa's new 2nd Congressional District, which includes Clayton, Delaware and Dubuque counties." [Telegraph Herald: Web Edition Articles (Dubuque, Iowa), 10/9/22]
Ashley Hinson Announced Raising More Than $1.25 Million In 2022 Campaign Quarter According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson announced raising more than $1.25 million in the recent quarter, which she ended with $1.7 million on hand." [Telegraph Herald: Web Edition Articles (Dubuque, Iowa), 10/9/22]
10/9/22: Hinson Announced Raising Over $1.25 Million For Her Congressional Campaign According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson announced raising more than $1.25 million in the recent quarter, which she ended with $1.7 million on hand." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 10/9/22]
Hinson Raised $690,000 In Q2 2023 For Reelection Bid According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), "Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, of Marion, raised $690,000 in the second quarter of 2023, and has more than $1 million cash on hand in her quest to seek a third term, her campaign announced." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 7/13/23]
2022: Ashley Hinson's Campaign Benefited From Nearly $3.3 Million In Outside Spending According to Gazette, "Hinson's campaign benefited from nearly $3.3 million in outside spending during the last campaign cycle, mainly from ad buys by the Congressional Leadership Fund, the super PAC aligned with Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The super PAC spent more than $2 million in Iowa's 2nd District race, according to the money in politics tracker Open Secrets." [Gazette, 9/17/23]
2022: Congressional Leadership Fund Spent Over $2 Million Supporting Hinson According to Daily Nonpareil, "Hinson's campaign benefited from nearly $3.3 million in outside spending during the last campaign cycle, mainly from ad buys by the Congressional Leadership Fund, the super PAC aligned with Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The super PAC spent more than $2 million in Iowa's 2nd District race, according to the money in politics tracker Open Secrets." [Daily Nonpareil, 9/17/23]
2023: Hinson's Campaign Held Over $1 Million In Cash On Hand According to Daily Nonpareil, "Both Nunn and Hinson had more than $1 million in cash on hand, according to their most recent financial report filed with the Federal Election Commission." [Daily Nonpareil, 9/17/23]
2022: Ashley Hinson's Campaign Benefited From $3.3 Million In Outside Spending According to Globe Gazette, "Hinson's campaign benefited from nearly $3.3 million in outside spending during the last campaign cycle, mainly from ad buys by the Congressional Leadership Fund, the super PAC aligned with Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The super PAC spent more than $2 million in Iowa's 2nd District race, according to the money in politics tracker Open Secrets." [Globe Gazette, 9/17/23]
2023: Ashley Hinson Reported Having Over $1 Million In Cash On Hand According to Globe Gazette, "Both Nunn and Hinson had more than $1 million in cash on hand, according to their most recent financial report filed with the Federal Election Commission." [Globe Gazette, 9/17/23]
2022: Ashley Hinson Benefited From $3.3 Million In Outside Spending During Campaign According to Sioux City Journal, "Hinson's campaign benefited from nearly $3.3 million in outside spending during the last campaign cycle, mainly from ad buys by the Congressional Leadership Fund, the super PAC aligned with Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The super PAC spent more than $2 million in Iowa's 2nd District race, according to the money in politics tracker Open Secrets." [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 9/17/23]
2023: Ashley Hinson Held Over $1 Million In Cash On Hand According to Sioux City Journal, "Both Nunn and Hinson had more than $1 million in cash on hand, according to their most recent financial report filed with the Federal Election Commission. And both have lapped up attention from Republican presidential candidates who headlined fundraisers for them this summer." [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 9/17/23]
Ashley Hinson's Campaign Benefited From Nearly $3.3 Million In Outside Spending In Last Cycle According to Muscatine Journal, "Hinson's campaign benefited from nearly $3.3 million in outside spending during the last campaign cycle, mainly from ad buys by the Congressional Leadership Fund, the super PAC aligned with Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The super PAC spent more than $2 million in Iowa's 2nd District race, according to the money in politics tracker Open Secrets." [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 9/17/23]
2023: Ashley Hinson Had Over $1 Million In Cash On Hand According to Muscatine Journal, "Both Nunn and Hinson had more than $1 million in cash on hand, according to their most recent financial report filed with the Federal Election Commission." [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 9/17/23]
2023: Hinson Had Over $1 Million In Campaign Cash On Hand According to Sioux City Journal, "Both Nunn and Hinson had more than $1 million in cash on hand, according to their most recent financial report filed with the Federal Election Commission." [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 9/17/23]
2023: Hinson Reported More Than $1 Million Cash On Hand As Of Her Most Recent FEC Filing According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), "Both Nunn and Hinson had more than $1 million in cash on hand, according to their most recent financial report filed with the Federal Election Commission." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 9/17/23]
2022: Hinson's Campaign Benefited From Nearly $3.3 Million In Outside Spending According to Sioux City Journal (Iowa), "Hinson's campaign benefited from nearly $3.3 million in outside spending during the last campaign cycle, mainly from ad buys by the Congressional Leadership Fund, the super PAC aligned with Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The super PAC spent more than $2 million in Iowa's 2nd District race, according to the money in politics tracker Open Secrets." [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 9/18/23]
2023: Hinson Had More Than $1 Million In Cash On Hand For Her Campaign According to Sioux City Journal (Iowa), "Both Nunn and Hinson had more than $1 million in cash on hand, according to their most recent financial report filed with the Federal Election Commission." [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 9/18/23]
2022: Hinson's Campaign Benefited From Nearly $3.3 Million In Outside Spending According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), "Hinson's campaign benefited from nearly $3.3 million in outside spending during the last campaign cycle, mainly from ad buys by the Congressional Leadership Fund, the super PAC aligned with Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The super PAC spent more than $2 million in Iowa's 2nd District race, according to the money in politics tracker Open Secrets." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 9/19/23]
2023: Hinson Had More Than $1 Million Cash On Hand For Campaign According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), "Both Nunn and Hinson had more than $1 million in cash on hand, according to their most recent financial report filed with the Federal Election Commission. And both have lapped up attention from Republican presidential candidates who headlined fundraisers for them this summer." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 9/19/23]
July-September 2023: Ashley Hinson Reported Raising Over $740,000 For Her Campaign According to Gazette, "Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, of Marion, reported raising more than $740,000 from July through September, with more than $1.3 million cash on hand." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/10/23]
Ashley Hinson Contributed Over $50,000 To National Republican Congressional Committee And Targeted Races According to Gazette, "Hinson also contributed more than $50,000 to the National Republican Congressional Committee and targeted races across the country to help Republican candidates win key seats." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/10/23]
July-September 2023: Hinson Reported Raising Over $740,000 For Her Campaign According to Sioux City Journal, "Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, of Marion, reported raising more than $740,000 from July through September, with more than $1.3 million cash on hand." [Sioux City Journal, 10/10/23]
July-September 2023: Ashley Hinson Reported Raising Over $740,000 For Her Campaign According to Globe Gazette, "Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, of Marion, reported raising more than $740,000 from July through September, with more than $1.3 million cash on hand." [Globe Gazette (Mason City, Iowa), 10/10/23]
October 2023: Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier Reported Hinson Raised Over $740,000 In Q3 According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, of Marion, reported raising more than $740,000 from July through September, with more than $1.3 million cash on hand." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 10/10/23]
July-September 2023: Ashley Hinson Reported Raising Over $740,000 For Reelection Bid According to Muscatine Journal, "Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, of Marion, reported raising more than $740,000 from July through September, with more than $1.3 million cash on hand." [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 10/10/23]
October 2023: Ashley Hinson Reported Raising Over $740,000 In Third Quarter According to Globe Gazette, "Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, of Marion, reported raising more than $740,000 from July through September, with more than $1.3 million cash on hand." [Globe Gazette, 10/12/23]
October 2023: Ashley Hinson Contributed Over $50,000 To NRCC And Targeted Races According to Globe Gazette, "Hinson also contributed more than $50,000 to the National Republican Congressional Committee and targeted races across the country to help Republican candidates win key seats." [Globe Gazette, 10/12/23]
2023: Hinson Raised Over $740,000 In Third Quarter And Had More Than $1.3 Million Cash On Hand According to Gazette, "Hinson reported raising more than $740,000 from July through September, with more than $1.3 million cash on hand, and has lapped up attention from Republican presidential candidates who headlined a fundraiser for her this summer." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/17/23]
July–September 2023: Hinson Raised Over $740,000, Held $1.3 Million Cash On Hand According to Globe Gazette, "Hinson reported raising more than $740,000 from July through September, with more than $1.3 million cash on hand, and has lapped up attention from Republican presidential candidates who headlined a fundraiser for her this summer." [Globe Gazette, 10/18/23]
2023: Hinson Raised Over $740,000 In Third Quarter With $1.3 Million Cash On Hand According to Daily Nonpareil, "Hinson reported raising more than $740,000 from July through September, with more than $1.3 million cash on hand, and has lapped up attention from Republican presidential candidates who headlined a fundraiser for her this summer." [Daily Nonpareil, 10/18/23]
2023: Hinson Raised Over $740,000 In Third Quarter With $1.3 Million Cash On Hand According to Sioux City Journal, "Hinson reported raising more than $740,000 from July through September, with more than $1.3 million cash on hand, and has lapped up attention from Republican presidential candidates who headlined a fundraiser for her this summer." [Sioux City Journal, 10/18/23]
2023: Hinson Raised Over $740,000 In Q3, Had Over $1.3 Million Cash On Hand According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Hinson reported raising more than $740,000 from July through September, with more than $1.3 million cash on hand, and has lapped up attention from Republican presidential candidates who headlined a fundraiser for her this summer." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 10/18/23]
2023: Ashley Hinson Reported Raising Over $740,000 And Holding $1.3 Million Cash On Hand According to Des Moines Register, "Hinson reported raising more than $740,000 during the three-month fundraising period from July through September and said she has $1.3 million in the bank." [Des Moines Register (Iowa), 10/19/23]
2023: Hinson Raised Over $740,000 In Q3 And Held Over $1.3 Million Cash According to Globe Gazette, "Hinson reported raising more than $740,000 from July through September, with more than $1.3 million cash on hand, and has lapped up attention from Republican presidential candidates who headlined a fundraiser for her this summer." [Globe Gazette, 10/21/23]
2023-2024: Hinson Received Largest Sector Contributions From Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate According to Telegraph Herald, "In the 2023-2024 election cycle to-date, Hinson received the most contributions from the finance, insurance and real estate sector, with $265,986. Her reelection campaign received $204,595 from individual or single-issue groups and $90,468 from energy and natural resources groups." [Telegraph Herald: Web Edition Articles (Dubuque, Iowa), 10/30/23]
2023-24: Hinson Received Most Contributions From Finance, Insurance, And Real Estate Sector According to Telegraph Herald, "In the 2023-2024 election cycle to-date, Hinson received the most contributions from the finance, insurance and real estate sector, with $265,986. Her reelection campaign received $204,595 from individual or single-issue groups and $90,468 from energy and natural resources groups." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 10/30/23]
April 2024: Ashley Hinson Raised More Than $600,000 In The First Quarter According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, of Marion, raised more than $600,000 during the first three months of the year and has $1.65 million cash on hand, according to her campaign." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 4/5/24]
Ashley Hinson Raised $337,553 During Second Quarter Of 2019 For 2020 Congressional Campaign According to The Gazette, "State Rep. Ashley Hinson, a Marion Republican, raised $337,553, according to her Federal Election Commission report for the April-through-June quarter. Nearly 94 percent of the donations came from Iowans, she said." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 7/15/19]
Ashley Hinson Reported $299,837 Cash On Hand At End Of First Fundraising Quarter In 2019 According to The Gazette, "Hinson ended her first quarter of fundraising with $299,837 cash on hand." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 7/15/19]
2020: Ashley Hinson Outraised Abby Finkenauer In Second Quarter Campaign Fundraising According to Globe Gazette, "Republican challenger Ashley Hinson is reporting that she has outraised Rep. Abby Finkenauer by more than $150,000 in the second quarter, which ended June 30." [Globe Gazette (Mason City, Iowa), 7/7/20]
Second Quarter 2020: Ashley Hinson Outraised Abby Finkenauer According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson reported collecting $1,030,000, compared to Finkenauer's $875,000 total from April through June." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 7/9/20]
2020: Hinson Outraised Finkenauer In The Second Quarter Fundraising According to Gazette, "Although Finkenauer has been a prolific fundraiser, Hinson outraised the incumbent in the second quarter." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 8/4/20]
2021: Ashley Hinson Raised Over $850,000 In Second Quarter For Congressional Campaign According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, who represents Northeast Iowa's 1st Congressional District, said she raised more than $850,000 in the second quarter, which runs from April 1 through June 30." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 7/5/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Raised Over $850,000 In Second Quarter Fundraising According to Waterloo Courier (Iowa), "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, who represents Northeast Iowa's 1st Congressional District, said she raised more than $850,000 in the second quarter, which runs from April 1 through June 30." [Waterloo Courier (Iowa), 7/5/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Raised $777,000 For Her 2022 Re-Election Campaign In Q2 According to Telegraph Herald, "In the quarter, Hinson raked in $777,000 in contributions. That was nearly double what U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wisconsin, raised in the quarter, which is the closest sum among local incumbents." [Telegraph Herald, 7/17/21]
2023: Gazette Reported Hinson Raised $690,000 In Second Quarter For 2024 Re-Election Campaign According to Gazette, "Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, of Marion, raised $690,000 in the second quarter of 2023, and has more than $1 million cash on hand in her quest to seek a third term, her campaign announced." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 7/13/23]
2023: Ashley Hinson Raised $690,000 in Second Quarter and Maintained Over $1 Million Cash On Hand According to a press release from Ashley Hinson's campaign, "Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, of Marion, raised $690,000 in the second quarter of 2023, and has more than $1 million cash on hand in her quest to seek a third term, her campaign announced." [Press Release - Hinson Campaign, 7/15/23]
2019: Hinson Raised $19,600 In Small-Dollar Donations Of $200 Or Less According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson, on the other hand, has raised $19,600 in donations of $200 or less - 3% of her total." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 10/19/19]
2021: Hinson's Office Reported High Rate Of Small-Dollar Donations According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Her office said more than 97% of donations were $100 or less, with the average donation being $42. There were also 'more than 9,000 unique donors that supported Team Hinson this quarter,' her campaign said." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 7/5/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson's Office Reported Over 97% Of Donations Were $100 Or Less According to Waterloo Courier (Iowa), "Her office said more than 97% of donations were $100 or less, with the average donation being $42. There were also 'more than 9,000 unique donors that supported Team Hinson this quarter,' her office said." [Waterloo Courier (Iowa), 7/5/21]
Hinson Clarified Majority Of State Campaign Support Came From Within Iowa According to The Gazette, "For my state race, most of my support was from right here in Iowa," she said. "If you see checks at all from out of state, that was from PAC organizations. But they have a solid support in Iowa." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 6/3/22]
2021: Ashley Hinson Spent $521,729 In Third Quarter Of Election Cycle According to Des Moines Register, "Hinson [...] spent more than $521,729 during the third quarter, and she's spent $1,484,620 so far this election cycle." [Des Moines Register (Iowa), 10/20/21]
November 2020: Ashley Hinson's Campaign Spent $4.3 Million Compared To Finkenauer's $5 Million According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), "By contrast, Hinson's campaign spent just under $4.3 million by Oct. 14." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 11/4/20]
March 2021: Ashley Hinson Reported $277,003 In Campaign Spending And $410,496 Cash On Hand According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson also reported spending $277,003 in the quarter, ending with $410,496 on hand." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 4/18/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Spent Over $353,000 And Had $929,482 Cash On Hand In Q2 According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson's re-election campaign also spent twice as much as any other candidate in area U.S. House races - more than $353,000 this quarter. That left her with $929,482 cash on hand." [Telegraph Herald, 7/17/21]