Brandon Smith — campaign contributions

Brandon Smith raised $156,647 from 144 contributions running for State Senator (Even), 30th District in the May 2026 Primary election, per filings with the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance.

Largest contributions

ContributorAmountTypeCityEmployerDate
Kentucky Senate Republican Caucus Committee$50,000CAUCUS_CAMP_COMMFrankfort4/23/2026
Mike Wilson$2,200INDIVIDUALBowling GreenCommonwealth KY1/28/2026
UPS PAC$2,200KYPACWashington12/30/2025
Bluegrass Committee$2,200KYPACAlexandria12/4/2025
H Ray Hamonds$2,200INDIVIDUALLouisvilleRoller Die10/24/2025
Kimberly Huffman$2,200INDIVIDUALLexingtonSelf10/21/2025
Stephen Hamilton$2,200INDIVIDUALLexingtonNally Hamilton10/21/2025
Kelly Craft$2,200INDIVIDUALLexingtonSelf9/19/2025
Joe Craft$2,200INDIVIDUALLexingtonAlliance Resource9/19/2025
James Codell$2,200INDIVIDUALLexingtonCodell Group9/16/2025
Charter PAC$2,200KYPACLouisville9/11/2025
Kentucky Educators PAC$2,100KYPACFrankfort4/20/2026
Brandon Smith$2,082OTHERHazard8/14/2025
Srinivasa Appakondu$2,000INDIVIDUALHazardARH4/26/2026
Greg Elkins$2,000INDIVIDUALWinchesterCommonwealth KY3/31/2026
Robert Mills$2,000INDIVIDUALHendersonCommonwealth KY1/29/2026
Molina Healthcare PAC$2,000KYPACLong Beach12/18/2025
Christian McDaniel$2,000OTHER_CANDIDATESRyland HeightsCommonwealth KY10/21/2025
Robert Stivers$2,000OTHER_CANDIDATESManchesterCommonwealth KY10/21/2025
Carleen Lewis$2,000INDIVIDUALLondonSelf10/21/2025
Jason Lewis$2,000INDIVIDUALLondonEcho Tech LLC10/21/2025
Kentucky Bankers Committee for State Government$2,000KYPACLouisville10/8/2025
Joyce Lewis$2,000INDIVIDUALLondonSelf9/22/2025
Kentuky Chamber PAC$1,500KYPACFrankfort4/20/2026
Kentucky Highway Industries PAC$1,500KYPACFrankfort12/30/2025

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Data: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance public records. KREF Watch is an independent project of The Lexington Times.