Michael Bridgford
Running for U.S. House District 1 — 2026 election
Raised · 2026 cycle
$190K
Source: FEC
As of July 2026, Michael Bridgford is a Independent candidate for U.S. House District 1 in Iowa in the 2026 election. Federal Election Commission filings report $189,523 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.
Michael Bridgford, an independent financial advisor and small business owner from Bettendorf, is running as an Independent for Iowa's 1st Congressional District in the 2026 general election. He earned an MBA from Northwestern University and was raised on a family farm outside the Quad Cities that his family has operated since the 1830s, an experience he has cited as shaping his views on rural and economic policy. The Forward Party endorsed his campaign in June 2026, and his principal campaign committee is Bridgford for Iowa (FEC committee C00947432).
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$190K
Total raised
$65K
Total spent
$125K
Cash on hand
Where the money comes from
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