Michael Whatley

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Michael Whatley

Michael Whatley is a Republican political operative who chaired the North Carolina Republican Party (2019-2024) and then served as Chair of the Republican National Committee from 2024 until 2025. Earlier in his career he worked on George W. Bush's 2000 campaign, served as a deputy assistant secretary at the Department of Energy, and was chief of staff to U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole. With President Trump's backing, he announced his U.S. Senate candidacy in July 2025, advanced from the March 3, 2026 Republican primary, and is the Republican nominee in the November 3, 2026 general election against Democrat Roy Cooper. [Michael Whatley - Wikipedia ↗]

FEC receipts · 2026 cycle

$8,410,252 raised

Influence graph
Individual 45%
PAC 9%
Other

Where the $8,410,252 raised came from · FEC · 2026 cycle

$8,410,252
Raised
FEC receipts · 2026 cycle
$732,500
PAC receipts
FEC committee contributions · 2026 cycle
$75,128,269
Spent supporting them
outside + direct · 54 sources
$31,400,000
Spent against them
opposition IEs · 1 edge

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Top connections · 68 total

People5
Organizations8
PACs / committees55

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Spent against them · $31,400,000

Outside money spent to defeat them (opposition independent expenditures). Not their own funding.

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