Frederick Ode
Running for U.S. Senate — 2026 election
Raised · 2026 cycle
$5.0M
Source: FEC
As of July 2026, Frederick Ode is a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Ohio in the 2026 election. Federal Election Commission filings report $5,001,939 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.
Frederick "Fred" Ode founded Foundation Software, a construction-industry accounting software company based in Strongsville, Ohio, in 1985, and served as its CEO until stepping down following the company's 2020 acquisition by private equity firm Thoma Bravo. A Columbia Township, Ohio business owner and philanthropist, Ode filed as a Democratic candidate for the 2026 U.S. Senate special election in Ohio, with the Federal Election Commission recording his statement of candidacy on August 22, 2025. He ended his Senate campaign in November 2025, urging supporters to back a candidate who would "speak truth even when it's uncomfortable."
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100% of fundraising comes from individual donors — one of the more grassroots-funded profiles in this cycle.
$5.0M
Total raised
$5.0M
Total spent
$26K
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