BANKS, JAMES E HON.

R · house

FEC candidate id: H6IN03229
Internal id: a14b16bd-ee20-47a2-9816-b930247f5e9b
Status: incumbent

Who this candidate represents

Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), IN-03. Source.

Category	Metric	Value
People	Population	762,957
People	Median age	38
Income	Median household income	$70,696
Income	Per-capita income	$36,240
Income	In poverty	11.3%
Income	Unemployed	4.4%
Income	Gini inequality index	0.434
Race	White alone	81.6%
Race	Black alone	5.7%
Race	Asian alone	2.9%
Race	Hispanic or Latino	7.0%
Race	Two or more races	6.8%
Origin	Foreign-born	5.1%
Language	Speaks English only at home	88.2%
Language	Speaks Spanish at home	4.3%
Education	High school or higher	59.4%
Education	Bachelor's or higher	25.5%
Education	Advanced degree	8.4%
Household	Family households	65.2%
Household	Avg household size	2.50
Household	Never married (15+)	29.9%
Housing	Median home value	$201,600
Housing	Median gross rent	$954
Housing	Single-family detached	76.8%
Housing	Built before 1940	4.6%
Housing	Overcrowded (>1 per room)	1.8%
Housing	Vacant units	9.2%
Service	Veterans (18+)	6.3%
Health	With a disability	13.6%
Connectivity	Households with broadband	87.9%
Connectivity	Households with no internet	9.6%
Commute	Drove alone	77.0%
Commute	Public transit	0.5%
Commute	Worked from home	8.0%

Cycle financials

Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.

Cycle	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand	Debts	Indiv. contribs.
2026	$1,867,268	$1,464,917	$3,015,708	$27,932	$795,886
2024	$7,288,501	$6,010,628	$2,613,357	$151,180	$4,534,399
2022	$2,653,270	$1,762,214	$1,335,483	$27,052	$1,794,077
2020	$1,223,959	$791,041	$444,427	$26,481	$533,976
2018	$996,926	$1,129,677	$11,509	$59,981	$455,743
2016	$1,755,487	$1,611,228	$144,260	$86,602	$1,392,378

Elections

2016 general house · IN-3 — lost_general
2018 general house · IN-3 — running
2020 general house · IN-3 — running
2022 general house · IN-3 — running
2024 general house · IN-3 — running

Committees

BANKS FOR SENATE — principal · type S

Election prediction

Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%

P(win) = 99.0%

Feature	Δ P(win)
Base rate (historical)	15.1%
incumbent	+78.0%
R (major party)	+10.0%

Baseline model (incumbency × party × office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.

Independent expenditures

Money spent by super PACs and other non-connected committees for or against this candidate. Source: FEC Schedule E (independent_expenditure CSV bulk).

Cycle	Support	Oppose	IEs
2024	$21,082	$0	5
2022	$50,688	$0	2

Recent (latest 25)

Date	Spender	For / against	Amount	Purpose
2023-01-27	CLUB FOR GROWTH PAC	support	$250	Mail production (from advance Line 21)
2023-01-23	CLUB FOR GROWTH PAC	support	$10,415	Mail production
2023-01-23	CLUB FOR GROWTH PAC	support	$9,874	Mail production, postage
2023-01-18	CLUB FOR GROWTH PAC	support	$364	email costs (from advance Line 21)
2023-01-17	CLUB FOR GROWTH PAC	support	$179	press release (from advance Line 21)
2022-11-01	DISABLED VETERANS PAC	support	$688	MEDIA PRODUCTION / MEDIA PLACEMENT
2022-10-11	GRASSROOTS ACTION FUND	support	$50,000	ONLINE ADVERTISING / EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS / SMS MESSAGES

Transfers from committees

Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).

Date	From committee	Type	Amount
2026-03-18	AMERICAN BAKERS ASSOCIATION AMERICAN BAKERS POL…	24K	$1,500
2026-03-12	SUPERIOR AIR-GROUND AMBULANCE SERVICE INC EMPLO…	24K	$2,500
2025-12-19	MCDONALDS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	24K	$2,500
2025-11-10	ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTE…	24K	$2,500
2025-10-15	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BENEFITS AND INSURANCE …	24K	$1,000
2025-09-26	MCDONALDS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	24K	$2,500
2025-07-10	CENTENE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE …	24K	$1,000
2025-06-30	AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	24K	$2,500
2025-06-27	PREMIUM CIGAR ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMM…	24K	$1,000
2025-06-24	PREMIUM CIGAR ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMM…	24Z	$166
2025-06-24	PREMIUM CIGAR ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMM…	24Z	$110
2025-06-24	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FARM SERVICE AGENCY COU…	24K	$1,000
2025-06-03	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPAN…	24K	$2,500
2025-05-21	AMERICAN BAKERS ASSOCIATION AMERICAN BAKERS POL…	24K	$1,500
2025-03-28	L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC	24K	$5,000
2025-03-21	ROCKET LAB CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITT…	24K	$1,500
2025-01-28	MANTECH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACT…	24K	$5,000
2022-12-30	NAVIENT CORPORATION PAC (NAVIENT PAC)	24K	$-1,000
2022-12-29	WINRED	24K	$-15
2022-12-28	GRASSROOTS ACTION FUND	24E	$50,000
2022-12-28	WINRED	24K	$-2
2022-12-28	WINRED	24K	$-2
2022-12-25	WINRED	24K	$-2
2022-12-25	WINRED	24K	$-2
2022-12-24	WINRED	24K	$-2

Top individual donors (2026 cycle)

Via this candidate's principal committee BANKS FOR SENATE.

Aggregated from FEC Schedule A by donor (name + city + state). Employer + occupation reflect the donor's most recent gift. Source: FEC indiv bulk.

Donor	Employer / occupation	City, ST	Gifts	Total
BUSCHE, SHYLLA J.	GOVPARTS · PRESIDENT	ROANOKE, IN	2	$5,000
TEPAS, GARY L.	EMKAY · CEO	NAPLES, FL	1	$3,000
BUSCHE, JERRY A.	PDQ WORK MOLDINGS · OWNER	ROANOKE, IN	1	$2,000
GROVER, JASON	ASH BROKERAGE · PRESIDENT	FORT WAYNE, IN	1	$1,500
EDSON, TIMOTHY	S2R · FOUNDING PARTNER	WASHINGTON, DC	1	$1,000
CERONE, CHRISTOPHER A.	ZIMMER, INC · VICE PRESIDENT	WASHINGTON, DC	1	$750
MIRSKY, CYNTHIA	RETIRED · RETIRED	LAGUNA HILLS, CA	1	$495
SUTTON, G. SUE	RETIRED · RETIRED	HOUSTON, TX	1	$465
MIRZA, KAMRAN	SELF EMPLOYED · BUSINESS	FORT WAYNE, IN	2	$115
KUMLER, P ROGER	RETIRED · RETIRED	CARMEL, IN	1	$100
JONES JR, ALFRED JR.	RETIRED · RETIRED	ANTIOCH, CA	1	$99
TAFFURELLI, DAWN	SELF · OWNER	PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL	2	$98
PORTER, RAYMOND	RETIRED · RETIRED	DUMFRIES, VA	1	$93
PREOVOLOS, PETER	RETIRED · RETIRED	LA MESA, CA	1	$93
ISGRIG, LINDA	RETIRED · RETIRED	SAINT PETERS, MO	1	$92
BURNS, MICHAEL J	RETIRED · RETIRED	WEST PALM BEACH, FL	4	$58
CRAIG, CHARLES	RETIRED · RETIRED	PAINTED POST, NY	1	$50
ALEXANDER, LINDA	RETIRED · RETIRED	SOUTH BEND, IN	1	$50
WARREN, MERLE	RETIRED · RETIRED	ROANOKE, IN	1	$50
ALVAREZ, ROBERT	CLEVELAND CLIFF · STEELWORKER	CHESTERTON, IN	1	$50
THOMAS, MICHAEL W	MIKE THOMAS ASSOCIATES · CHAIRMAN	FORT WAYNE, IN	1	$50
DAMON, CAROLYN	RETIRED · RETIRED	PAIA, HI	1	$49
QUINNSOCHA, KERRY	RETIRED · RETIRED	ROCHESTER, NY	1	$49
HLPERN, ALAN	RETIRED · RETIRED	DUNWOODY, GA	1	$49
MCGUIRE, MARTY	RETIRED · RETIRED	SPRING, TX	1	$49

Connected on the graph

Inbound (100)

date	from	type	amount	source
2026-03-18	AMERICAN BAKERS ASSOCIATION AMERICAN BAKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,500	pas2
2026-03-12	SUPERIOR AIR-GROUND AMBULANCE SERVICE INC EMPLOYEES PAC (SUPERIOR AMBULANCE EMPLOYEES P	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2025-12-19	MCDONALDS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2025-11-10	ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC)	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2025-10-15	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BENEFITS AND INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS PAC (NABIP PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2025-09-26	MCDONALDS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2025-07-10	CENTENE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CENTENE PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2025-06-30	AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2025-06-27	PREMIUM CIGAR ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PREMIUM CIGAR PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2025-06-24	PREMIUM CIGAR ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PREMIUM CIGAR PAC)	contributed_to	$110	pas2
2025-06-24	PREMIUM CIGAR ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PREMIUM CIGAR PAC)	contributed_to	$166	pas2
2025-06-24	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FARM SERVICE AGENCY COUNTY OFFICE EMPLOYEES INC PPC AKA NASCOE PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2025-06-03	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2025-05-21	AMERICAN BAKERS ASSOCIATION AMERICAN BAKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,500	pas2
2025-03-28	L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2025-03-21	ROCKET LAB CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ROCKET LAB PAC)	contributed_to	$1,500	pas2
2025-01-28	MANTECH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ( A.K.A 'MANTECH PAC')	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2023-01-27	CLUB FOR GROWTH PAC	supports_independently	$250	fec_ies
2023-01-23	CLUB FOR GROWTH PAC	supports_independently	$9,874	fec_ies
2023-01-23	CLUB FOR GROWTH PAC	supports_independently	$10,415	fec_ies
2023-01-18	CLUB FOR GROWTH PAC	supports_independently	$364	fec_ies
2023-01-17	CLUB FOR GROWTH PAC	supports_independently	$179	fec_ies
2022-12-30	NAVIENT CORPORATION PAC (NAVIENT PAC)	contributed_to	$-1,000	pas2
2022-12-29	WINRED	contributed_to	$-15	pas2
2022-12-28	WINRED	contributed_to	$-2	pas2
2022-12-28	GRASSROOTS SUPER PAC	contributed_to	$50,000	pas2
2022-12-28	WINRED	contributed_to	$-2	pas2
2022-12-25	WINRED	contributed_to	$-2	pas2
2022-12-25	WINRED	contributed_to	$-2	pas2
2022-12-24	WINRED	contributed_to	$-2	pas2
2022-12-22	WINRED	contributed_to	$-14	pas2
2022-12-22	HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUND	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-12-19	NATIONAL PRO-LIFE ALLIANCE PAC	contributed_to	$500	pas2
2022-12-17	WINRED	contributed_to	$-25	pas2
2022-12-16	WINRED	contributed_to	$-15	pas2
2022-12-14	FIGHT ON PAC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-12-12	UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEE PAC - USAA EMPLOYEE PAC	contributed_to	$-1,000	pas2
2022-12-08	WINRED	contributed_to	$0	pas2
2022-12-08	NUCOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-12-08	WINRED	contributed_to	$-1	pas2
2022-12-08	WINRED	contributed_to	$-10	pas2
2022-12-07	WINRED	contributed_to	$-35	pas2
2022-12-07	ALLISON TRANSMISSION INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-12-07	WINRED	contributed_to	$-35	pas2
2022-12-07	WINRED	contributed_to	$-35	pas2
2022-12-07	WINRED	contributed_to	$-35	pas2
2022-12-05	WINRED	contributed_to	$-35	pas2
2022-12-04	WINRED	contributed_to	$-12	pas2
2022-12-02	WINRED	contributed_to	$-35	pas2
2022-11-28	WINRED	contributed_to	$-35	pas2
2022-11-28	WINRED	contributed_to	$-10	pas2
2022-11-28	BULLDOG PAC	contributed_to	$-2,500	pas2
2022-11-22	WINRED	contributed_to	$-50	pas2
2022-11-22	WINRED	contributed_to	$-50	pas2
2022-11-22	WINRED	contributed_to	$-20	pas2
2022-11-22	WINRED	contributed_to	$-35	pas2
2022-11-17	WINRED	contributed_to	$-1	pas2
2022-11-17	HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUND	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-11-17	WINRED	contributed_to	$-35	pas2
2022-11-17	WINRED	contributed_to	$0	pas2
2022-11-17	HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUND	contributed_to	$-5,000	pas2
2022-11-16	THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$-1,000	pas2
2022-11-14	WINRED	contributed_to	$-25	pas2
2022-11-13	WINRED	contributed_to	$-10	pas2
2022-11-07	GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-11-07	WINRED	contributed_to	$-25	pas2
2022-11-04	WINRED	contributed_to	$-25	pas2
2022-11-03	AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,500	pas2
2022-11-03	CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE, INC PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-11-02	NISOURCE INC. PAC	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2022-11-02	NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2022-11-01	AKSM UROLOGY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 'AKSM UROLOGY PAC'	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-11-01	DISABLED VETERANS PAC	supports_independently	$688	fec_ies
2022-11-01	GREAT AMERICA COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-11-01	DISABLED VETERANS PAC	contributed_to	$687	pas2
2022-10-31	TEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2022-10-31	WELLS FARGO AND COMPANY EMPLOYEE PAC (AKA WELLS FARGO EMPLOYEE PAC)	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-10-30	WINRED	contributed_to	$-35	pas2
2022-10-29	WINRED	contributed_to	$-25	pas2
2022-10-28	WINRED	contributed_to	$-25	pas2
2022-10-28	AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION FUND	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-10-28	DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2022-10-28	ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION PAC (ROCHE DXPAC)	contributed_to	$500	pas2
2022-10-27	WINRED	contributed_to	$-5	pas2
2022-10-27	WINRED	contributed_to	$-5	pas2
2022-10-27	WINRED	contributed_to	$-5	pas2
2022-10-27	AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$3,000	pas2
2022-10-27	WINRED	contributed_to	$-5	pas2
2022-10-27	SIERRA NEVADA COMPANY, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-10-27	WINRED	contributed_to	$-5	pas2
2022-10-27	WINRED	contributed_to	$-50	pas2
2022-10-27	WINRED	contributed_to	$-25	pas2
2022-10-26	AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-10-26	WINRED	contributed_to	$-25	pas2
2022-10-26	CAMPAIGN FOR WORKING FAMILIES	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2022-10-25	AMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION (SENIORS HOUSING PAC)	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2022-10-25	WINRED	contributed_to	$-25	pas2
2022-10-24	WINRED	contributed_to	$-25	pas2
2022-10-24	NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH, LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$-1,000	pas2
2022-10-24	NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH, LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2

Outbound (1)

date	type	to	amount	role	source
—	principal_candidate_of	BANKS FOR SENATE	—		candidate_committees

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