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Mike Kelly

Mike Kelly

Republican · PA U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

16 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2011

  • role Twice represented the Division of Eden-Monaro in the Parliament of Australia (2007–2013 and 2016–2020)
  • role Member of the Australian Labor Party
  • role Served as Minister for Defence Materiel in 2013
  • background Retired from the Australian Army in 2007 as a colonel and Director of Army Legal Services, with service in Somalia, East Timor, Bosnia, and Iraq
  • background Born in Adelaide; studied law at Macquarie University

Issue positions (14)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Campaign finance

2026 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House PA-16 · 2026 General Election

  • $1,168,433 raised
  • $881,774 spent
  • $1,329,347 cash on hand
$1.17M
$1.16M
$290.11K
Itemized (≥ $200)$287.83K
Unitemized (< $200)$2.28K
Other committees (PACs)$874.67K
Offsets to expenditures$3.66K
Other receipts$0.04
$881.77K
Operating expenditures$773.48K
Contribution refunds$583.65
Other disbursements$107.71K
Cash on hand$1.33M
Debts owed by committee$90.00K

Through June 30, 2026 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Jun 30, 2026)

Finance updated: Jul 23, 2026

Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

Mike Kelly campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2010$1,335,430$1,306,960$28,470
2012$1,146,862$1,139,318$36,264
2014$1,648,321$1,546,195$138,391
2016$1,823,036$1,219,325$742,102
2018$2,590,297$3,294,021$38,377
2020$2,300,601$1,380,453$958,525
2022$1,320,812$1,380,130$899,206
2024$1,670,916$1,527,434$1,042,688
2026$1,168,433$881,774$1,329,347

Contributions received

Data from FEC

Recorded individual contributions: $92,975 ·

Industry PAC support

Data from FEC — PAC (political action committee) contributions, 2026/2024/2022 cycles

Total disclosed PAC money: $2,594,735. Industry is approximated from a curated map; individual (non-PAC) donations are listed separately above.

Top PAC contributors (10)
  • NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY FEDERAL PAC $32,000
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS, INC. PAC $26,000 · Finance
  • MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP. EMPLOYEES PAC $26,000 · Energy
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS PAC $25,000
  • NMHC PAC $25,000
  • NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL FEDERAL PAC $25,000
  • COMCAST CORPORATION & NBC PAC $25,000 · Telecom
  • NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOC. PAC $25,000
  • AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC $22,900
  • TRALAPAC (TRUCK RENTING AND LEASING ASSOCIATION PAC) $22,500

Top contributors (FEC)

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Top contributors — 2024 cycle

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor's reported employer (FEC Schedule A).

  • Employer not reported $43,700
  • THE PARKER FOUNDATION $13,200
  • LINDY PAVING INC. $8,800
  • GREATER PITTSBURGH AUTO DEALERS ASSOCI $8,300
  • ANDERSON COACH & TRAVEL $8,300
  • O'BRIEN AUTOMOTIVE TEAM $6,600
  • PENNECO $6,600
  • ELLWOOD FORGE $6,600
  • JIM NORTON TOYOTA $6,600
  • BRUCE & MERRILEES ELECTRIC $5,000

Outside spending on this race

Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures

Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →

  • 2024 cycle $2,125 supporting · $0 opposing · 2 outside groups

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Kelly, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

  • Committee oversight & campaign money — finance coverage: medium

    Sits on the House Committee on Ways and Means, which oversees the finance sector, and received 62 PAC contributions from finance-sector political action committees totaling $237,000 (recent cycles).

    PAC industry is approximated from a curated keyword map, and only members with an FEC candidate id on file are covered — real totals may be higher.

    FEC PAC contributions
  • Committee oversight & campaign money — health coverage: medium

    Sits on the House Committee on Ways and Means and the House Committee on Ways and Means — Health, which oversee the health sector, and received 61 PAC contributions from health-sector political action committees totaling $204,500 (recent cycles).

    PAC industry is approximated from a curated keyword map, and only members with an FEC candidate id on file are covered — real totals may be higher.

    FEC PAC contributions

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Committee activity

Committee votes cast

Congressional testimony

  • Member DaySmall Business CommitteeMay 6, 2025Member of Congress