Who is funding this race

Data as filed with the FEC, through 2026-09-30 (each candidate's latest report coverage date is shown below). Source: FEC.gov (OpenFEC API).

Federal Election Commission filings, 2026 cycle. Contributor names, places, employers and occupations are shown exactly as the receiving committee reported them.

Mercer, Maurice (DEMOCRATIC PARTY)

Principal committee C00951533. Coverage through 2026-09-30.

Total raised$30,339Cash on hand$13,107From individuals$18,790From PACs & other committees$5,300From party committees$0Transfers from authorized / joint fundraising committees$0

Top contributors (itemized, as filed)

$2,334FRIENDS TO ELECT MERCER MAYOR
PELHAM, AL
PAC / committee
$500SIMMONS, SEAN
HOOVER, AL · SELF · SELF EMPLOYED
Individual

Transfers (not counted as donors)

Money moved in from the candidate's joint fundraising committees or other authorized committees. A joint fundraising committee collects gifts from many donors and passes them on; the original donors appear on that committee's own filings.

None reported.

Mercer, Maurice on FEC.gov →

Palmer, Gary (REPUBLICAN PARTY)

Principal committee C00551374. Coverage through 2026-09-30.

Total raised$1,138,128Cash on hand$103,984From individuals$581,693From PACs & other committees$517,000From party committees$0Transfers from authorized / joint fundraising committees$32,150

Top contributors (itemized, as filed)

$21,000BURT HOLDINGS LLC
VANCE, AL
Organization
$14,000DEFRANCIS, STEVEN MR.
ATLANTA, GA · CORTLAND · CEO
Individual
$14,000DUNBAR, BRUCE C. MR. JR.
MOUNTAIN BRK, AL · MCGRUFF SEIBLES · INSURANCE
Individual
$14,000ALDAG, EDWARD KARL JR
MOUNTAIN BRK, AL · MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST INC. · CHAIRMAN
Individual
$12,000DREW, ROBERT
MIAMI, FL · NONE · RETIRED
Individual
$10,000DONNER, DUANE P. II
MOUNTAIN BRK, AL · FOUNDERS INVESTMENT BANKING · INVESTMENT BANKER
Individual
$10,000SIDDLE, GLENN C.
INDIAN SPRINGS, AL · NEWCASTLE CONSTRUCTION · CEO
Individual
$10,000ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITT
WASHINGTON, DC
PAC / committee
$10,000LAND OF OPPORTUNITY PAC
HOT SPRINGS, AR
PAC / committee
$10,000VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
BIRMINGHAM, AL
PAC / committee

Transfers (not counted as donors)

$13,049PALMER VICTORY COMMITTEE
HOMEWOOD, AL
Transfer from joint fundraising committee
$4,000RUDY FOR INDIANA
ALEXANDRIA, VA
Transfer from authorized committee

Original contributors itemized inside those transfers

Memo entries the committee filed to show who gave through the joint fundraising committee. They are part of the transfer total above, not extra money.

$10,500RIPPS, HAROLD W.
BIRMINGHAM, AL
Via joint fundraising committee (memo entry; already inside the transfer)

Palmer, Gary on FEC.gov →