WAHLS, ZACH P

D · senate

FEC candidate id: S6IA00272
Internal id: 5e00b443-1fab-447b-8c05-12e58a33d76d
Status: open seat

Who this candidate represents (statewide)

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

Category	Metric	Value
People	Population	3,210,507
People	Median age	39
Income	Median household income	$75,059
Income	Per-capita income	$40,877
Income	In poverty	11.1%
Income	Unemployed	3.6%
Income	Gini inequality index	0.444
Race	White alone	84.2%
Race	Black alone	3.9%
Race	Asian alone	2.5%
Race	Hispanic or Latino	7.3%
Race	Two or more races	6.6%
Origin	Foreign-born	5.9%
Language	Speaks English only at home	90.9%
Language	Speaks Spanish at home	4.7%
Education	High school or higher	61.4%
Education	Bachelor's or higher	31.4%
Education	Advanced degree	10.5%
Household	Family households	61.5%
Household	Avg household size	2.36
Household	Never married (15+)	31.8%
Housing	Median home value	$208,000
Housing	Median gross rent	$972
Housing	Single-family detached	72.2%
Housing	Built before 1940	4.6%
Housing	Overcrowded (>1 per room)	1.6%
Housing	Vacant units	8.5%
Service	Veterans (18+)	6.5%
Health	With a disability	12.7%
Connectivity	Households with broadband	88.8%
Connectivity	Households with no internet	7.5%
Commute	Drove alone	76.0%
Commute	Public transit	0.7%
Commute	Worked from home	11.3%

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	$3,167,671	$2,112,265	$1,055,406	$0	$3,107,363

Elections

2026 general senate · IA-S — running
2026 general senate · IA-S — running
2026 general senate · IA-S — running
2026 general senate · IA-S — running
2026 general senate · IA-S — running
2026 general senate · IA-S — running
2026 general senate · IA-S — running
2026 general senate · IA-S — running

Committees

WAHLS FOR IOWA — principal · type S

Election prediction

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

P(win) = 18.1%

Feature	Δ P(win)
Base rate (historical)	15.1%
D (major party)	+10.0%
open seat	-5.0%
senate race	-2.0%

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
2026	$150,000	$0	1

Recent (latest 25)

Date	Spender	For / against	Amount	Purpose
2026-05-07	IOWA ACTION	support	$150,000	Digital and Television Advertising

Transfers from committees

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

Date	From committee	Type	Amount
2026-03-27	WARREN FOR SENATE, INC.	24K	$2,000
2026-03-27	WARREN FOR SENATE, INC.	24K	$2,000
2026-03-26	UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNIT…	24K	$5,000
2026-03-12	NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNI…	24K	$5,000
2026-01-30	INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPA…	24K	$5,000
2025-12-16	THE MAJORITY RULES	24K	$500
2025-12-10	INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAME…	24K	$5,000
2025-11-21	INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCA…	24K	$5,000
2025-11-17	THE NEXT 50 PAC	24K	$5,000
2025-11-17	THE NEXT 50 PAC	24K	$5,000
2025-11-10	REMEDY PAC	24K	$500
2025-10-29	LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND	24K	$50
2025-09-23	COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITI…	24K	$1,000
2025-06-12	THERESA GREENFIELD FOR IOWA	24K	$2,000
2025-06-12	THE MAJORITY RULES	24K	$500
2025-06-11	STAND UP PAC	24K	$1,000
2025-06-11	COURAGE TO ACT	24K	$500

Top individual donors (2026 cycle)

Via this candidate's principal committee WAHLS FOR IOWA.

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
JOHNSON, ELIZABETH	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	BOSTON, MA	1	$3,500
SWEET, KAREN	N/A · RETIRED	NEWTON, MA	1	$2,500
WALLACE, BILL	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	DES MOINES, IA	1	$2,500
JOYCE, ROB	SELF · CONSULTANT	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	2	$2,500
GALLAGHER, DUNCAN	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	ANKENY, IA	1	$2,000
SCHWESER, CARL	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	IOWA CITY, IA	1	$1,500
VILLERS, KATHERINE	RETIRED · RETIRED	CONCORD, MA	1	$1,500
SICKLES, DIANA	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	DES MOINES, IA	1	$1,000
GABRIELI, HILARY BACON	NONE · ATTORNEY	BOSTON, MA	1	$1,000
WEBER, ANDREW	THE COUNCIL ON STRATEGIC RISKS · SENIOR FELLOW	SANDUSKY, OH	1	$1,000
RAMANATHAN, ERIK	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	NEW YORK, NY	1	$1,000
WILSON, SUSAN K	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	LEICESTER, NC	2	$1,000
BLACKMAN, JOHN	PRESIDENT · TOLTEC INC	DAVENPORT, IA	1	$1,000
ROBERTS, DOUGLAS	DEERE · EXECUTIVE	NAPA, CA	1	$1,000
STAMP, CURT	COX ENTERPRISES · VP GOV & REG AFFAIRS	ATLANTA, GA	1	$1,000
KATZ, STANLEY	PRINCETON UNIVERSITY · PROFESSOR	SKILLMAN, NJ	1	$1,000
FIGLEWICZ, DENISE	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	EAST WENATCHEE, WA	3	$793
OAKMAN, JEFFREY	GOVERNOR PHIL MURPHY · SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR	PRINCETON, NJ	2	$520
JOHNSON, SUZANNE	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	OELWEIN, IA	2	$510
FLAVIN, COLIN	FLAVIN ARCHITECTS · ARCHITECT	CAMBRIDGE, MA	1	$500
SLAPPEY, ELIZABETH	NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED	CEDAR RAPIDS, IA	1	$500
HAUGHTON, DANIEL	OPPORTUNITY INTERNATIONAL · FUNDRAISER	PENNINGTON, NJ	1	$500
ST CLAIR, STEVE	NONE · RETIRED	DECORAH, IA	1	$500
ROPER MONI, JANE	TRIAD PROPERTIES LLC · MANAGING PARTNER	PRINCETON, NJ	1	$500
SHEARER, CHAD	UNITED HOSPITAL FUND · VICE PRESIDENT	EWING, NJ	1	$500

Connected on the graph

Inbound (18)

date	from	type	amount	source
2026-05-07	IOWA ACTION	supports_independently	$150,000	fec_ies
2026-03-27	WARREN FOR SENATE, INC.	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2026-03-27	WARREN FOR SENATE, INC.	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2026-03-26	UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2026-03-12	NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (NEC PAC)	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2026-01-30	INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2025-12-16	THE MAJORITY RULES	contributed_to	$500	pas2
2025-12-10	INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL)	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2025-11-21	INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 150 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2025-11-17	THE NEXT 50 PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2025-11-17	THE NEXT 50 PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2
2025-11-10	REMEDY PAC	contributed_to	$500	pas2
2025-10-29	LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND	contributed_to	$50	pas2
2025-09-23	COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2025-06-12	THERESA GREENFIELD FOR IOWA	contributed_to	$2,000	pas2
2025-06-12	THE MAJORITY RULES	contributed_to	$500	pas2
2025-06-11	STAND UP PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2025-06-11	COURAGE TO ACT	contributed_to	$500	pas2

Outbound (1)

date	type	to	amount	role	source
—	principal_candidate_of	WAHLS FOR IOWA	—		candidate_committees

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