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Lindsay James

Running for U.S. House District 2 — 2026 election

Raised · 2026 cycle

$1.6M

Source: FEC

As of July 2026, Lindsay James is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House District 2 in Iowa in the 2026 election. Federal Election Commission filings report $1,628,201 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.

Lindsay James is a member of the Iowa House of Representatives representing District 71, a seat she has held since 2023 (current term ends 2027); she previously represented Iowa House District 99 from 2019 to 2023. Born in Portland, Oregon, she earned a bachelor's degree in communications from Santa Clara University (2003) and a master's in divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary (2007). Her career experience includes serving as a Presbyterian church pastor, adjunct faculty at the University of Dubuque, and director of the Loras College Peace Institute, which she co-founded. She is the Democratic nominee for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District in 2026, having won the June 2, 2026 Democratic primary with 59.8% of the vote.

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

$1.6M

Total raised

$872K

Total spent

$756K

Cash on hand

Where the money comes from

Individual donations ≥$200$1.2M · 76%
Small dollar donations <$200$179K · 11%
PAC contributions$200K · 12%
Party committee contributions$11K · 1%
Transfers from other committees$7K · 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