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James Hayes

Running for U.S. House District 12 — 2026 election

Raised · 2026 cycle

$40K

Source: FEC

As of July 2026, James Hayes is a Republican candidate for U.S. House District 12 in Pennsylvania in the 2026 election. Federal Election Commission filings report $40,139 in total receipts for the 2026 cycle. All figures on this page are drawn from primary sources — FEC filings, congressional records, and STOCK Act disclosures — and link back to them.

Data last updated July 2026.

James Hayes, a Republican, is the 2026 Republican nominee for U.S. House in Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District after winning the May 19, 2026 primary. He previously ran as the 2024 Republican challenger in the same district. Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Hayes holds a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University (1983), a graduate degree from Princeton University (1985), and a graduate degree from the University of Chicago (1989); his career experience includes work with the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and work as a businessman.

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87% of fundraising comes from individual donors — one of the more grassroots-funded profiles in this cycle.

$40K

Total raised

$31K

Total spent

$10K

Cash on hand

Where the money comes from

Individual donations ≥$200$23K · 57%
Small dollar donations <$200$12K · 30%
PAC contributions$5K · 12%
Party committee contributions$250 · 1%
Candidate self-funding$25 · 0%

Reflects money received by the campaign committee itself. “Loans and other receipts” covers candidate or bank loans, offsets to operating expenditures, interest and other non-contribution receipts reported to the FEC. Independent expenditures by super PACs are not included.

Totals through 2026-06-30 · Source: FEC