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CHRIS MCGOWAN · CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN

2026

Chris Mcgowan

FEC name:: MCGOWAN, CHRIS
FEC ID:: H6IA04167
Party:: REP
Office:: H
District:: IA-04

2026 Iowa 04 House 2026-H-IA-04 · Open seat

Election year

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WHO THEY PAID FOR THE WORK

Compliance

Roster answer: Compliance

Chris Mcgowan mostly paid CROSBY OTTENHOFF GROUP for compliance.

Spend: $324,317; 2026
Compliance: $87,493; selected work
Recipients: 51; Compliance

Work: ComplianceRecipient: Chris'

Mostly CROSBY OTTENHOFF GROUP

Compliance/accounting firm · 8 payments · 2025-08-01 – 2026-06-02

$87,493

100% of compliance

Type and purpose agree. This is descriptive spending evidence, not proof they hired a consultant.

Direct mailUSPS$7371 payee ComplianceCROSBY OTTENHOFF GROUP$87,4931 payee PrintingBASS ADVERTISING$11,5882 payees StrategyBEACON CONSULTING LLC$113,8973 payees

Show 5 categories without loaded payments

TV / mediaNo loaded payments—Campaign service Digital adsNo loaded payments—Platform PollingNo loaded payments—Campaign service Texting / phonesNo loaded payments—Campaign service FundraisingNo loaded payments—Platform

More campaign work (2)

Lists / dataCMDI · $10,300 LegalJONES DAY · $21,655

Operations and overhead (travel, payroll, processors, office) total $81,026 and stay out of this roster.

Shared national-party recipients

Purpose labels come from the reported payment line. Vendor type is a separate identity label.

WHEN THE MONEY MOVED

162 payments

Monthly spend by purpose

2025-07-03 → 2026-06-29 · peak Nov 2025

2025

2026

Strategy consultingCompliance/accountingTravelUnclear / otherLegal servicesRemaining categories

Select a month to filter the source-payment ledger. Total shown: $324,317.

Accessible monthly values

Month	Spend	Payments
Jan 2025	$0	0
Feb 2025	$0	0
Mar 2025	$0	0
Apr 2025	$0	0
May 2025	$0	0
Jun 2025	$0	0
Jul 2025	$1,594	9
Aug 2025	$15,817	14
Sep 2025	$17,036	17
Oct 2025	$24,445	12
Nov 2025	$49,502	9
Dec 2025	$43,991	13
Jan 2026	$7,667	16
Feb 2026	$39,659	13
Mar 2026	$22,300	16
Apr 2026	$13,759	11
May 2026	$45,547	17
Jun 2026	$43,000	15
Jul 2026	$0	0
Aug 2026	$0	0
Sep 2026	$0	0
Oct 2026	$0	0
Nov 2026	$0	0
Dec 2026	$0	0

Monthly totals use current, spend-counted disbursements in the selected FEC cycle, grouped by source transaction date and conservative purpose category. Loaded subset limits apply.

PAYMENTS BEHIND THIS ANSWER

8 selected payments

Payments to the recipients named in the answer above.

Date	Recipient	Purpose	Category	Amount
2026-06-02	CROSBY OTTENHOFF GROUP	COMPLIANCE CONSULTING	Compliance/accounting	$8,745
2026-05-15	CROSBY OTTENHOFF GROUP	COMPLIANCE CONSULTING	Compliance/accounting	$6,105
2026-03-23	CROSBY OTTENHOFF GROUP	COMPLIANCE CONSULTING	Compliance/accounting	$18,351
2026-02-13	CROSBY OTTENHOFF GROUP	COMPLIANCE CONSULTING

COMPLIANCE RECIPIENTS

Chris'

CROSBY OTTENHOFF GROUP

Compliance/accounting firm · 8 tx

$87,493

32%

BEACON CONSULTING LLC

Strategy consulting firm · 7 tx

$72,897

26%

515 GROUP LLC

Strategy consulting firm · 4 tx

$57,728

21%

JONES DAY

Legal services provider · 4 tx

$21,655

Totals use current, spend-counted FEC disbursements for the selected cycle.

CHRIS MCGOWAN · CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN

2026

Chris Mcgowan

FEC name:: MCGOWAN, CHRIS
FEC ID:: H6IA04167
Party:: REP
Office:: H
District:: IA-04

2026 Iowa 04 House 2026-H-IA-04 · Open seat

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CHRIS MCGOWAN · CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN

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CHRIS MCGOWAN · CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN

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CHRIS MCGOWAN · CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN

Chris Mcgowan

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