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Rick Brattin

Republican · Missouri U.S. House district 5 · 2026

Race details and available evidence

Other candidates in FutureBallot’s record for this race: Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic) · Randall (Randy) Langkraehr (Libertarian).

Election source and identity checks

Matched by full name, party, race and election stage. Official election source checked 2026-10-31. Our current candidate list still includes this candidate. Check the election office for subsequent withdrawals, replacements or ballot changes.

This record is specific to this race. The record does not merge other people with the same name. Source dates describe the records checked, not a guarantee of the latest ballot.

Career background

A sourced career history is not yet available for this profile.

The money

Campaign money
CandidateRaisedCash on handPAC shareSelf-fundedOutside $ forOutside $ against
Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)
incumbent; figures through October 14, 2026
Outside spenders and filings at FEC
$1,766,864$882,94859%$0$10—
Rick Brattin (Republican)
figures through October 14, 2026
Outside spenders and filings at FEC
$457,467$35919%$0$985,726$1,213,054
4 other filers (primary candidates and old committees)
Other filers
CandidateRaisedCash on handPAC shareSelf-fundedOutside $ forOutside $ against
Taylor Burks (Republican)
not on our ballot roster (a primary candidate or an old committee); figures through September 30, 2026
Outside spenders and filings at FEC
$1,171,087$8,7393%$1,001,150$478,157$1,466,014
Brett Hueffmeier (Republican)
not on our ballot roster (a primary candidate or an old committee); figures through September 30, 2026
Outside spenders and filings at FEC
$324,995$00%$321,195No outside-spending records in this FEC data
Sean Smith (Republican)
not on our ballot roster (a primary candidate or an old committee)
Outside spenders and filings at FEC
$234,435$00%$230,000No outside-spending records in this FEC data
Bradley M Patty (Republican)
not on our ballot roster (a primary candidate or an old committee)
Outside spenders and filings at FEC
$8,423$00%$650No outside-spending records in this FEC data

Candidate money and outside spending have different reporting cutoffs. Where available, outside totals cover the full election cycle, including primaries; recent spending may be absent.

Money sources and coverage

FEC bulk candidate summaries through October 15, 2026. Candidate summaries may include earlier election stages. A dash or unavailable record does not establish that no outside spending occurred. Do not add outside spending to candidate receipts: money spent independently is separate from money raised by the candidate. These tables do not estimate a causal effect on votes; the race's model explanation identifies the inputs it actually uses. Outside spending covers 2025–2026, including spending during primaries. Records retrieved October 31, 2026, 16:02 UTC. These FEC figures include processed regular filings, not separate 24/48-hour notices; recent spending may be absent. Some filings submitted before the retrieval time may still be missing. Spending is matched by FEC candidate ID to the candidates listed here.

Outside spending by committee

FEC processed records for 2025–2026, retrieved October 31, 2026, 16:02 UTC. These amounts pool election stages, including primaries; they are not November-only totals. Support and opposition refer to the named candidate. Recent spending may be absent.

Sources, coverage and accounting

Unclassified records remain separate. These FEC committee and candidate totals use the latest processed amended regular filings, exclude Schedule E memo entries and include Form 5/7 spending under FEC processing rules. Separate 24/48-hour notices are not added. Recent spending reported only in notices may be absent. Retrieval time is not a guarantee that all filings through that time were processed. Committee sums reconcile to FEC candidate totals. Negative amounts reflect net adjustments. Only candidates with outside-spending records appear below; candidate receipts and outside spending have different reporting cutoffs. Record counts are expenditure entries, not unique filings.

Outside spending by committee
Candidate targetedCommittee or other spenderDirectionAmountRecords
Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic) — H4MO05234SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION (C00483693)Support$10.001
Taylor Burks (Republican) (other filer) — H6MO05312PATRIOTIC FUND, INC. (C00899419)Support$282,009.002
Taylor Burks (Republican) (other filer) — H6MO05312SHOW ME VALOR PAC (C00946178)Support$196,148.494
Taylor Burks (Republican) (other filer) — H6MO05312STRONG PAC (C00937094)Oppose$93,470.002
Taylor Burks (Republican) (other filer) — H6MO05312WIN IT BACK PAC (C00844613)Oppose$1,372,543.9728
Rick Brattin (Republican) — H2MO04199CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION (C00487470)Support$11,695.074
Rick Brattin (Republican) — H2MO04199CLUB FOR GROWTH PAC (C00432260)Support$11,476.534
Rick Brattin (Republican) — H2MO04199CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC. (C00835967)Oppose$1,213,053.915
Rick Brattin (Republican) — H2MO04199STRONG PAC (C00937094)Support$3,000.001
Rick Brattin (Republican) — H2MO04199WIN IT BACK PAC (C00844613)Support$959,553.9025