CAMERON, DANIEL

R · senate

FEC candidate id: S6KY00237
Internal id: d2003e49-c7f9-42e7-8a02-daab4faee0bb
Status: open seat

Who this candidate represents (statewide)

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

Category	Metric	Value
People	Population	4,534,824
People	Median age	39
Income	Median household income	$63,726
Income	Per-capita income	$35,821
Income	In poverty	16.1%
Income	Unemployed	4.8%
Income	Gini inequality index	0.477
Race	White alone	82.6%
Race	Black alone	7.7%
Race	Asian alone	1.6%
Race	Hispanic or Latino	5.0%
Race	Two or more races	6.2%
Origin	Foreign-born	4.7%
Language	Speaks English only at home	93.2%
Language	Speaks Spanish at home	3.4%
Education	High school or higher	60.1%
Education	Bachelor's or higher	27.6%
Education	Advanced degree	11.3%
Household	Family households	63.9%
Household	Avg household size	2.43
Household	Never married (15+)	30.1%
Housing	Median home value	$205,600
Housing	Median gross rent	$967
Housing	Single-family detached	67.5%
Housing	Built before 1940	4.0%
Housing	Overcrowded (>1 per room)	2.0%
Housing	Vacant units	10.3%
Service	Veterans (18+)	6.5%
Health	With a disability	17.9%
Connectivity	Households with broadband	88.6%
Connectivity	Households with no internet	8.6%
Commute	Drove alone	76.6%
Commute	Public transit	0.6%
Commute	Worked from home	10.2%

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	$2,182,457	$1,650,314	$532,143	$0	$2,179,651

Elections

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

Committees

CAMERON FOR SENATE INC. — 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%
R (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	$349,936	$3,932,362	20

Recent (latest 25)

Date	Spender	For / against	Amount	Purpose
2026-05-14	KY PAC	oppose	$11,233	Text messages
2026-05-12	KY PAC	oppose	$11,233	Direct Mail
2026-05-08	KY PAC	oppose	$99,684	Direct Mail
2026-05-08	KY PAC	oppose	$99,684	Direct Mail
2026-05-05	KY PAC	oppose	$10,413	Text Messages
2026-05-04	KY PAC	oppose	$999,746	Media Placement
2026-05-01	KY PAC	oppose	$87,300	Media Placement
2026-04-29	KY PAC	oppose	$500,000	Media Placement
2026-04-24	KY PAC	oppose	$30,000	Media Production
2026-04-24	KY PAC	oppose	$8,447	Text Messaging
2026-04-23	KY PAC	oppose	$11,421	Text Messages
2026-04-23	KY PAC	oppose	$980,059	Media Placement
2026-04-22	KY PAC	oppose	$87,300	Media Placement
2026-04-20	KENTUCKY FIRST ACTION	support	$93,670	Digital Advertising
2026-04-20	KENTUCKY FIRST ACTION	support	$11,329	Digital Advertising
2026-04-17	KY PAC	oppose	$15,784	Media production
2026-04-16	PROTECT AND SERVE PAC	support	$24,936	TEXT MESSAGES
2026-04-10	PROTECT AND SERVE PAC	support	$200,000	PLACED MEDIA: TV
2026-04-10	PROTECT AND SERVE PAC	support	$20,000	PRODUCTION COST: TV
2026-04-08	KY PAC	oppose	$980,059	Media placement and production

Transfers from committees

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

Date	From committee	Type	Amount
2025-10-30	JUSTICE FREEDOM & LIBERTY PAC	24K	$1,000
2025-03-21	RED STATE PAC	24K	$1,000

Top individual donors (2026 cycle)

Via this candidate's principal committee CAMERON FOR SENATE INC..

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
MURRELL, JEREMY E.	OFFICE OF KY ATTORNEY GENERAL · DEPUTY COMMISSIONER	WINCHESTER, KY	1	$3,500
BROWN, REGINALD	KIRKLAND ELLIS · LAWYER	ALEXANDRIA, VA	1	$3,500
DOUGHERTY, SHERRY	NONE · HOMEMAKER	LOUISVILLE, KY	1	$3,435
DOUGHERTY, JOSEPH	LOUISVILLE PAVING AND CONSTRUCTION · CEO	LOUISVILLE, KY	1	$3,435
LIPEROTE, RICHARD	LIPARI ENERGY · PRESIDENT	LONDON, KY	1	$3,000
HOUSE, ERNEST MATT MR.	INDEPENDENT OPPORTUNITIES · HEALTHCARE EXECUTIE	LONDON, KY	1	$2,200
HOUSE, KIM RYSER MS.	RYSERS · OWNER	LONDON, KY	1	$2,200
HUFFMAN, PAULA	HUFFMAN & HUFFMAN · ADMINISTRATOR	LONDON, KY	2	$2,000
VANZANT, STEPHEN	BELL HESS AND VAN ZANT · ATTORNEY	LAGRANGE, KY	1	$1,000
EVELAND, BARRY	ROCKET OIL COMPANY · MEMBER	HANSON, KY	1	$1,000
ROBERTSON, STEPHEN MR.	FROST BROWN TODD · GOVERNMENT RELATIONS	LEXINGTON, KY	1	$520
NORFLEET, ROBERT E. HON.	ROBERT NORFLEET LAW · ATTORNEY	SOMERSET, KY	1	$516
THOMPSON, SCOTT MR.	RUSSELL CO HOSPITAL · HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION	MOUNT VERNON, KY	1	$500
SCHALL, JAMES	NONE · RETIRED	HUNTINGDON, PA	1	$500
HURLEY, TIM	PION PERINATAL · PHYSICIAN	SANTA FE, NM	1	$500
ALLEN, JUDY L.	NONE · RETIRED	SHELBYVILLE, KY	1	$500
RUTLEDGE, WILLIAM H. LT. COL. JR. USAF R	NONE · RETIRED	FORT COLLINS, CO	1	$500
CAMERON, SANDRA MS.	NONE · RETIRED	ELIZABETHTOWN, KY	1	$372
CRIPPEN, JENNIFER MS.	NONE · RETIRED	ELIZABETHTOWN, KY	2	$354
WILT, ZACK	OLDHAM COUNTY FISCAL COURT · EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT	LAGRANGE, KY	1	$350
BECHTEL, BRUCE	NONE · RETIRED	LOVELAND, CO	1	$300
SCHNEEBECK, ROBERT W. MR.	NONE · RETIRED	ENGLEWOOD, FL	1	$300
HORSTICK, DAVID	SELF-EMPLOYED · FINANCIAL ADVISOR	PEWAUKEE, WI	1	$300
REINHARD, DONALD G. MR.	PENEOR · EXECUTIVE	PALMERTON, PA	1	$300
MACKAIG, RICHARD A. MR.	NONE · RETIRED	DANA POINT, CA	1	$260

Connected on the graph

Inbound (22)

date	from	type	amount	source
2026-05-14	KY PAC	opposes_independently	$11,233	fec_ies
2026-05-12	KY PAC	opposes_independently	$11,233	fec_ies
2026-05-08	KY PAC	opposes_independently	$99,684	fec_ies
2026-05-08	KY PAC	opposes_independently	$99,684	fec_ies
2026-05-05	KY PAC	opposes_independently	$10,413	fec_ies
2026-05-04	KY PAC	opposes_independently	$999,746	fec_ies
2026-05-01	KY PAC	opposes_independently	$87,300	fec_ies
2026-04-29	KY PAC	opposes_independently	$500,000	fec_ies
2026-04-24	KY PAC	opposes_independently	$30,000	fec_ies
2026-04-24	KY PAC	opposes_independently	$8,447	fec_ies
2026-04-23	KY PAC	opposes_independently	$11,421	fec_ies
2026-04-23	KY PAC	opposes_independently	$980,059	fec_ies
2026-04-22	KY PAC	opposes_independently	$87,300	fec_ies
2026-04-20	KENTUCKY FIRST ACTION	supports_independently	$93,670	fec_ies
2026-04-20	KENTUCKY FIRST ACTION	supports_independently	$11,329	fec_ies
2026-04-17	KY PAC	opposes_independently	$15,784	fec_ies
2026-04-16	PROTECT AND SERVE PAC	supports_independently	$24,936	fec_ies
2026-04-10	PROTECT AND SERVE PAC	supports_independently	$200,000	fec_ies
2026-04-10	PROTECT AND SERVE PAC	supports_independently	$20,000	fec_ies
2026-04-08	KY PAC	opposes_independently	$980,059	fec_ies
2025-10-30	JUSTICE FREEDOM & LIBERTY PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2025-03-21	RED STATE PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2

Outbound (1)

date	type	to	amount	role	source
—	principal_candidate_of	CAMERON FOR SENATE INC.	—		candidate_committees

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