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Dale Romans

Running for U.S. Senate — 2026 election

Raised · 2026 cycle

$838K

Source: FEC

Top PAC industries

Hospitality & Gaming

By PAC dollars · Source: FEC

As of July 2026, Dale Romans is a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Kentucky in the 2026 election. Federal Election Commission filings report $838,360 in total receipts for the 2026 cycle. The largest identified industry source of PAC money to the campaign is Hospitality & Gaming. 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.

Dale Romans, a Thoroughbred horse trainer born in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1966, ran as a Democratic candidate for the United States Senate in Kentucky in 2026. A Butler High School graduate, he had a career as a horse trainer that included winners of the 2011 Preakness Stakes and 2015 Travers Stakes, and twelve Kentucky Derby starters. He announced his campaign on November 12, 2025, and finished fourth in the May 19, 2026 Democratic primary with 13,182 votes (4.1 percent).

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Individual donors make up 72% of fundraising, with the remainder from PACs and party committees.

$838K

Total raised

$671K

Total spent

$167K

Cash on hand

Where the money comes from

Individual donations ≥$200$556K · 66%
Small dollar donations <$200$49K · 6%
PAC contributions$4K · 0%
Loans and other receipts$230K · 27%

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