Samara Heavrin — campaign contributions

Samara Heavrin raised $146,088 from 111 contributions running for State Representative, 18th District in the May 2026 Primary election, per filings with the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance.

Largest contributions

ContributorAmountTypeCityEmployerDate
Samara Heavrin$83,126OTHERLeitchfield12/10/2024
Bluegrass Committee$2,200KYPACAlexandria12/26/2025
Darren Embry$2,200INDIVIDUALLeitchfieldEMWN Law9/12/2025
Jeffery Key$2,200INDIVIDUALGlendaleRetired9/9/2025
Charter Spectrum Employee PAC$2,200KYPACLouisville9/8/2025
Alan Bernard$2,200INDIVIDUALLeitchfieldRetired8/18/2025
Garry Watkins$2,200INDIVIDUALLeitchfieldWabuck8/13/2025
Houchens PAC$2,200KYPACBowling Green5/17/2025
Kentucky Bankers Committee for State Government$2,000KYPACLouisville11/6/2025
Optometric PAC$1,700KYPACFrankfort12/23/2025
Ron Winchell$1,100INDIVIDUALLas VegasECL1/2/2026
Sissy Anderson$1,100INDIVIDUALLeitchfieldWhit Program9/8/2025
Wallace Anderson$1,100INDIVIDUALLeitchfieldRetired9/8/2025
Marc Falcone$1,000INDIVIDUALLas VegasECL12/31/2025
Ashley Butler$1,000INDIVIDUALLouisvilleLift a Life Novak Family Foundation12/17/2025
KY Capitalism & Freedom Committee$1,000KYPACLexington12/8/2025
Kevin Pharis$1,000INDIVIDUALLeitchfieldCommonwealth of Kentucky10/15/2025
CVS Health PAC$1,000KYPACWashington DC10/7/2025
David Meade$1,000OTHER_CANDIDATESStanfordCommonwealth of Kentucky9/16/2025
Tom O'Dell Smith$1,000OTHER_CANDIDATESCorbinCommonwealth of Kentucky9/16/2025
Brett Abney$1,000INDIVIDUALLeitchfieldAbney Amstutz Eye Centers9/12/2025
Christopher Higgins$1,000INDIVIDUALRussellvilleScotty's Contracting and Stone, LLC9/9/2025
Michael Law$1,000INDIVIDUALBowling GreenScotty's Contracting and Stone, LLC9/9/2025
Phillip Kemp$1,000INDIVIDUALLeitchfieldScotty's Contracting and Stone, LLC9/9/2025
Anthony Elmore$1,000INDIVIDUALLeitchfieldWabuck, Inc9/9/2025

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