Fred Wellman
U.S. House · MO-2 · U.S. House
FlipFlipped MO-2, defeating Wagner by 16,345 votes. Outside groups spent ~$0.22M against vs ~$0.30M for (FEC Sch. E est., primary+general); raised $2.18M, 93.7% from individuals
Election
2026-11-03. Votes 169,477 (51.1%). Opponent: Ann Wagner (R, incumbent). Previous officeholder: Ann Wagner (R), defeated. Status in file: yes.
Money reported in the file
Raised $2,178,965. Cash on hand $240,718 as of 2026-10-14. Outside for $296,585; against $220,070.
FEC itemized 2025-09-11 to 2026-10-14 (principal committee); IE through 2026-11-02
Documented ties (64)
| Relationship | Amount | Date | Evidence | Source | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| principal campaign committee | — | 2025-2026 | Reported | Fred Wellman | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| elected Nov 3, 2026 (unofficial) | $169,477 | 2026-11-03 | Reported | Fred Wellman | U.S. House, MO-2 |
| general-election opponent (defeated) | $153,132 | 2026-11-03 | Reported | Fred Wellman | Ann Wagner (Government site) |
| principal campaign committee | — | — | Reported | Ann Wagner (Government site) | Ann Wagner for Congress (C00495846) (Campaign site) |
| candidate contributions (line 11d) | $1,378 | 2026 | Reported | Fred Wellman | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 2 item(s) | $10,000 | 20260630..20261007 | Reported | UAW - V - Cap (UAW Voluntary Community Action Program) 'Int'L Union United Autom (C00002840) | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 2 item(s) | $10,000 | 20260804..20260908 | Reported | Midwest Region Laborers' Political League (C00342907) | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 2 item(s) | $10,000 | 20260227..20260821 | Reported | Electrical Workers Voluntary, Pol, Edu & Leg Fund IBEW Local Union No 1 (C00041939) | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 2 item(s) | $10,000 | 20251216..20260608 | Reported | Votevets (C00418897) (Campaign site) | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 2 item(s) | $10,000 | 20260213..20260213 | Reported | International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers P (C00007542) | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20261008..20261008 | Reported | Mitten PAC (C00832147) | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260930..20260930 | Reported | International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Political Action Together Poli (C00000885) | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 2 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260729..20260920 | Reported | Intl Assoc of Heat/Frost Insulators/Asbestos Wkrs Loc No 1 PAC (Iah (C00417394) | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260811..20260811 | Reported | Int'L Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers (C00027359) | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 2 item(s) | $5,000 | 20260630..20260930 | Reported | Patriot PAC (C00832576) | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) | $4,000 | 20261012..20261012 | Reported | John H Haake Branch 343 National Association of Letter Carriers Political Action (C00140772) | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 3 item(s) | $4,000 | 20260314..20260928 | Reported | Blue Momentum PAC (C00589309) | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) | $3,500 | 20260916..20260916 | Reported | Bellpac (C00893487) | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 3 item(s) | $3,500 | 20260629..20260929 | Reported | Call To Serve (C00882290) | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 2 item(s) | $3,000 | 20260331..20260928 | Reported | In Our Hands (C00761957) | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 2 item(s) | $3,000 | 20251219..20260930 | Reported | Vindman for Congress (C00856955) (Campaign site) | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 2 item(s) | $3,000 | 20260629..20260928 | Reported | Service First PAC (C00727784) (Campaign site) | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 2 item(s) | $2,500 | 20260713..20261013 | Reported | Population Connection Action Fund PAC Pcaf PAC (C00564799) | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) | $2,500 | 20260922..20260922 | Reported | Liftoff PAC (C00785816) | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) | $2,500 | 20260924..20260924 | Reported | Good Neighbor PAC (C00958330) | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) | $2,500 | 20260629..20260629 | Reported | Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating (C00029504) | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) | $2,500 | 20260608..20260608 | Reported | Crosspartisan PAC I (C00786186) | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 2 item(s) | $2,000 | 20260820..20261014 | Reported | Silicorn Valley PAC (C00840462) | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Other PAC (not in FEC master file)); 2 item(s) | $2,000 | 20260926..20261012 | Reported | Franklin County Labor/Political Committee () | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) | $2,000 | 20260923..20260923 | Reported | Fair Shot PAC (C00574970) | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Ideological / nonconnected PAC); 1 item(s) | $2,000 | 20251224..20251224 | Reported | Defeat Extremists (C00829754) | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 1 item(s) | $2,000 | 20251219..20251219 | Reported | Cowen for Congress (C00911313) (Campaign site) | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) | $1,500 | 20260728..20260728 | Reported | D.R.I.V.E. - Dem, Rep, Ind Voter Ed (The PAC of the Int'L Brhd of Teamsters) (C00032979) | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Candidate committee); 1 item(s) | $1,500 | 20260916..20260916 | Reported | Bell for Missouri (C00842336) (Campaign site) | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) | $1,000 | 20260826..20260826 | Reported | Lobo PAC (C00497073) | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Membership organization); 1 item(s) | $1,000 | 20260930..20260930 | Reported | Reproductive Freedom for All PAC (C00079541) (Organization site) | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) | $1,000 | 20260902..20260902 | Reported | Serve America PAC (C00571174) (Organization site) | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Other PAC (not in FEC master file)); 1 item(s) | $1,000 | 20260920..20260920 | Reported | International Union of Elevator Constructors Local No. 3 - PAC Fund () | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) | $1,000 | 20260527..20260527 | Reported | American Defense and Military PAC (C00492025) | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) | $1,000 | 20260611..20260611 | Reported | Spike PAC (C00787317) | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Leadership PAC); 1 item(s) | $1,000 | 20251014..20251014 | Reported | Clean PAC (C00564260) | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Other PAC (not in FEC master file)); 1 item(s) | $500 | 20260920..20260920 | Reported | Wors for Missouri () | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Other PAC (not in FEC master file)); 1 item(s) | $500 | 20260827..20260827 | Reported | Bonhomme Township Democratic Club () | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Labor union); 1 item(s) | $500 | 20260930..20260930 | Reported | Communications Workers of America - Cope Political Contributions Committee (C00002089) (Organization site) | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| PAC contribution (Other PAC (not in FEC master file)); 1 item(s) | $500 | 20260722..20260722 | Reported | Friends for Juanita () | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) |
| independent expenditures opposing (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $220,070 | 2026-10-17..2026-10-20 | Reported | Protect Our Family Values Action (C00929257) | Fred Wellman |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $168,599 | 2026-10-20..2026-11-01 | Reported | Votevets (C00418897) (Campaign site) | Fred Wellman |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $118,624 | 2026-10-05..2026-10-05 | Reported | AB PAC (C00492140) (Campaign site) | Fred Wellman |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $4,240 | 2026-08-22..2026-10-06 | Reported | Field Team 6, Inc. (C00909994) | Fred Wellman |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $3,112 | 2026-07-10..2026-07-13 | Reported | Democrats Work for America, Inc (C00650432) (Campaign site) | Fred Wellman |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $2,000 | 2026-10-31..2026-10-31 | Reported | Battleground Alliance PAC (C00913087) (Campaign site) | Fred Wellman |
| independent expenditures supporting (FEC e-filed Sch. E, deduped) | $10.00 | 2026-09-15..2026-09-15 | Reported | Sierra Club Independent Action (C00483693) (Organization site) | Fred Wellman |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $605,767 | 2025-09-11..2026-10-14 | Reported | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) | Lever Communications, Inc. |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $372,002 | 2025-09-11..2026-10-14 | Reported | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) | Payroll Data Processing |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $125,931 | 2025-09-11..2026-10-14 | Reported | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) | B26 Strategies LLC |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $124,586 | 2025-09-11..2026-10-14 | Reported | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) | Ripple Effect Strategies LLC |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $90,945 | 2025-09-11..2026-10-14 | Reported | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) | Grassroots Analytics, Inc. |
| disbursements to vendor (Schedule B) | $71,104 | 2025-09-11..2026-10-14 | Reported | Wellman for Missouri (C00921528) (Campaign site) | ActBlue Technical Services (Organization site) |
| 4 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Fred Wellman $16,050 | $16,050 | 2025-26 | Inferred | Fred Wellman | Donavan McKinney |
| 11 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Fred Wellman $24,050 | $24,050 | 2025-26 | Inferred | Fred Wellman | Jake Johnson |
| 3 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Fred Wellman $6,050 | $6,050 | 2025-26 | Inferred | Fred Wellman | Matt Little |
| 16 PAC donors in common (2025-26); those PACs gave Fred Wellman $51,050 | $51,050 | 2025-26 | Inferred | Fred Wellman | Denise Powell |
| 0 PAC donor(s) in common with opponent (2025-26) | $0 | 2025-26 | Inferred | Fred Wellman | Ann Wagner (Government site) |
| defeated incumbent (153,132 votes) | $153,132 | 2026-11-03 | Reported | Ann Wagner (Government site) | Fred Wellman |
Ties are documented relationships and amounts from public records. They are not allegations of wrongdoing. Vote totals are unofficial until certification. This printable summary is generated from the public CSV. It is not the PDF dossier (pdfs/wellman/Wellman_Know_Your_Politician_2026-11-05.pdf).