HUDSON, JARED

R · senate

FEC candidate id: S6AL00443
Internal id: 02c63471-0384-49bc-b539-8e3f3ad0ade7
Status: challenger

Who this candidate represents (statewide)

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

Category	Metric	Value
People	Population	5,086,768
People	Median age	39
Income	Median household income	$63,999
Income	Per-capita income	$36,087
Income	In poverty	15.6%
Income	Unemployed	4.7%
Income	Gini inequality index	0.479
Race	White alone	64.6%
Race	Black alone	25.8%
Race	Asian alone	1.5%
Race	Hispanic or Latino	5.6%
Race	Two or more races	5.3%
Origin	Foreign-born	4.0%
Language	Speaks English only at home	94.0%
Language	Speaks Spanish at home	3.9%
Education	High school or higher	58.7%
Education	Bachelor's or higher	28.4%
Education	Advanced degree	11.1%
Household	Family households	64.5%
Household	Avg household size	2.48
Household	Never married (15+)	31.9%
Housing	Median home value	$209,900
Housing	Median gross rent	$1,007
Housing	Single-family detached	69.1%
Housing	Built before 1940	3.5%
Housing	Overcrowded (>1 per room)	1.7%
Housing	Vacant units	14.6%
Service	Veterans (18+)	7.7%
Health	With a disability	16.5%
Connectivity	Households with broadband	87.5%
Connectivity	Households with no internet	9.8%
Commute	Drove alone	80.6%
Commute	Public transit	0.3%
Commute	Worked from home	8.8%

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	$1,543,189	$1,000,989	$542,200	$40,034	$1,537,930

Elections

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

Committees

HUDSON FOR ALABAMA — principal · type S

Election prediction

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

P(win) = 23.1%

Feature	Δ P(win)
Base rate (historical)	15.1%
R (major party)	+10.0%
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	$1,028,068	$631,175	11

Recent (latest 25)

Date	Spender	For / against	Amount	Purpose
2026-05-13	ALABAMA CONSERVATIVES	support	$97,500	MEDIA PLACEMENT / RADIO PRODUCTION / RADIO PLACEMENT
2026-05-12	AMERICAN VALUES FIRST	oppose	$631,175	Television Advertising
2026-05-11	ALABAMA CONSERVATIVES	support	$25,000	MEDIA PLACEMENT / RADIO PRODUCTION / RADIO PLACEMENT
2026-05-05	ALABAMA CONSERVATIVES	support	$10,000	RADIO PLACEMENT / DIGITAL PLACEMENT / PRINTING
2026-05-05	ALABAMA CONSERVATIVES	support	$2,500	RADIO PRODUCTION
2026-05-04	ALABAMA CONSERVATIVES	support	$270,000	MEDIA PLACEMENT / MEDIA PRODUCTION
2026-04-14	ALABAMA CONSERVATIVES	support	$520,545	MEDIA PLACEMENT / MEDIA PRODUCTION
2026-03-20	ALABAMA CONSERVATIVES	support	$1,170	BILLBOARDS
2026-02-27	ALABAMA CONSERVATIVES	support	$50,103	BILLBOARDS
2026-02-01	ALABAMA CONSERVATIVES	support	$750	MEDIA PRODUCTION
2026-01-30	ALABAMA CONSERVATIVES	support	$50,500	BILLBOARDS

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	RIVER FINANCIAL CORPORATION (RFC) PAC	24K	$1,000
2026-03-20	ALABAMA CONSERVATIVES	24E	$1,170
2026-02-27	ALABAMA CONSERVATIVES	24E	$50,103
2026-02-01	ALABAMA CONSERVATIVES	24E	$750
2026-01-30	ALABAMA CONSERVATIVES	24E	$50,500
2025-10-24	SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS P…	24K	$5,000

Top individual donors (2026 cycle)

Via this candidate's principal committee HUDSON FOR ALABAMA.

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
FUCHS, CHRIS	BUDWEISER BUSCH DIST CO · MANAGER	MOBILE, AL	1	$10,500
WELSH, JEFF	ORION · OWNER	OPELIKA, AL	1	$3,643
GOLDSTEIN, TREY	COTTON CONSTRUCTION · CONTRACTOR	BIRMINGHAM, AL	1	$2,017
GODFREY, LINDA B	RETIRED · RETIRED	VESTAVIA HILLS, AL	1	$1,500
HANLON, SUSAN B MS	RETIRED · RETIRED	CLARENDON HILLS, IL	1	$1,000
COX, JOHN B	SELF EMPLOYED · DOCTOR	HUNTSVILLE, AL	1	$1,000
GREEN, JONI	FIVE STONES RESEARCH CORPORATION · OWNER	MC CALLA, AL	1	$520
WINFREE, JAMES H MR	SELF EMPLOYED · TREE FARMER	KILGORE, TX	2	$500
NELSON, EVAN	NELSON CATTLE AND HAY · OWNER	BESSEMER, AL	1	$500
NELSON, GLENN	RETIRED · RETIRED	THEODORE, AL	1	$500
FAIR, LAWRENCE F	RETIRED · RETIRED	RALPH, AL	1	$500
STEENWYK, BRAD	UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HEALTH SERVICES · PHYSICIAN	BIRMINGHAM, AL	1	$312
HAYES, JOSH	RETIRED · RETIRED	BESSEMER, AL	1	$260
REINHARD, DONALD G MR	RETIRED · RETIRED	PALMERTON, PA	1	$250
ALLEN, RICHARD P MR	RETIRED · RETIRED	BUENA VISTA, CO	1	$250
COUSINS, WILLIAM	CSERVICES · ENGINEER	GARDENDALE, AL	1	$250
NEWSTAD, RAE WINELAND DR	RETIRED · RETIRED	EDMOND, OK	1	$250
NORMAN, GERALD F MR	RETIRED · RETIRED	LOS ANGELES, CA	1	$250
RICHARDS, KIM	RETIRED · RETIRED	BROOMFIELD, CO	1	$250
WALKER, WES	REDEFINE FITNESS · COACH	VESTAVIA, AL	1	$104
ELDRIDGE, LUKE	YOE ENTERPRISES · SALES	MOUNTAIN BROOK, AL	1	$104
HUDSON, KEITH	FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH HAYDEN · PASTOR	MOUNT OLIVE, AL	1	$104
MATHIS, DEBRA	MORTIMER JORDAN HIGH SCHOOL · ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT	MORRIS, AL	1	$104
BECKENSTEIN, MICHAEL	SELF EMPLOYED · PHYSICIAN	BIRMINGHAM, AL	1	$104
POTTER, JOHN	RETIRED · RETIRED	MOODY, AL	1	$104

Connected on the graph

Inbound (17)

date	from	type	amount	source
2026-05-13	ALABAMA CONSERVATIVES	supports_independently	$97,500	fec_ies
2026-05-12	AMERICAN VALUES FIRST	opposes_independently	$631,175	fec_ies
2026-05-11	ALABAMA CONSERVATIVES	supports_independently	$25,000	fec_ies
2026-05-05	ALABAMA CONSERVATIVES	supports_independently	$10,000	fec_ies
2026-05-05	ALABAMA CONSERVATIVES	supports_independently	$2,500	fec_ies
2026-05-04	ALABAMA CONSERVATIVES	supports_independently	$270,000	fec_ies
2026-04-14	ALABAMA CONSERVATIVES	supports_independently	$520,545	fec_ies
2026-03-27	RIVER FINANCIAL CORPORATION (RFC) PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2026-03-20	ALABAMA CONSERVATIVES	supports_independently	$1,170	fec_ies
2026-03-20	ALABAMA CONSERVATIVES	contributed_to	$1,170	pas2
2026-02-27	ALABAMA CONSERVATIVES	supports_independently	$50,103	fec_ies
2026-02-27	ALABAMA CONSERVATIVES	contributed_to	$50,103	pas2
2026-02-01	ALABAMA CONSERVATIVES	contributed_to	$750	pas2
2026-02-01	ALABAMA CONSERVATIVES	supports_independently	$750	fec_ies
2026-01-30	ALABAMA CONSERVATIVES	contributed_to	$50,500	pas2
2026-01-30	ALABAMA CONSERVATIVES	supports_independently	$50,500	fec_ies
2025-10-24	SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PAC	contributed_to	$5,000	pas2

Outbound (1)

date	type	to	amount	role	source
—	principal_candidate_of	HUDSON FOR ALABAMA	—		candidate_committees

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