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Ben Brist for State Assembly
This page ran 15 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram between 17 June 2026 and 25 October 2026. Meta reports $1.5–3K of spend, which makes it the 9,824th largest advertiser of the 24,034 pages in our data. Advertiser type: Candidate. Most of its spend was on the Democrats’ side. Race: State.
Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026. · Every ad of this page in Meta’s Ad Library ↗
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ads
$2.2K
reported spend, range $1.5–3K
0.0%
of spend on federal races
$150
median spend per ad
Spend by week the ad started
Tone
Share of the 12 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Most attacked
- Bob Donovan$299
- One candidate$199
- Republican insiders$150
Targets as the ads name them, by spend; the spellings of Donald Trump are counted together, other names as written.
Topics
Spend by race: State 100%.
Spend by ad language: English 71%.
The costliest ads
The highest-spend ad of each distinct text, as it ran.
Educators, veterans, gun safety advocates, and local leaders agree: Ben Brist is the Democrat who can win this seat in November. Vote in the Democratic primary on August 11.
30 July 2026 · Ben Brist for State Assembly · $300 – $399 · 80K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Want to flip the 61st district blue? It starts in the primary. Ben Brist served seven years in the Army. Now he's running for State Assembly and ready to win in this swing district: service, grit, and a plan to lower costs for Wisconsin families. Vote Ben Brist on August 11th, and let's send Bob Donovan packing.
17 July 2026 · Ben Brist for State Assembly · $200 – $299 · 80K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
This election we have a real choice. One candidate wants to give Wisconsin away to the largest donors and most powerful special interests, while Ben will fight for a Wisconsin that serves everyone.
12 October 2026 · Ben Brist for State Assembly · $100 – $199 · 5K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
As your next representative, I will fight to make sure that everyone pays their fair share to build a Wisconsin where we can all prosper.
22 October 2026 · Ben Brist for State Assembly · $100 – $199 · 20K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
I am proud of my service; for the people I served with, the opportunities it gave me, and the values it instilled in me. I am also proud to be a Wisconsinite. After serving 7 years on active duty which took me around the world, I always knew I would come home. It would be an honor to serve you as your next representative in the State Assembly.
19 October 2026 · Ben Brist for State Assembly · $100 – $199 · 8K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
An exciting update: our first TV ad is on the air. I'm a sixth-generation Wisconsinite and the son of two public servants. I went to West Point, spent seven years as an Army infantry officer, deployed twice to the Middle East, and came home to Wisconsin, settling in Greendale because Hannie and I want to build our life here. I'm running for the Assembly because government works best when it's close to the people it serves, and right now Madison isn't delivering for people here. Our schools are
12 October 2026 · Ben Brist for State Assembly · $100 – $199 · 15K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Figures cover domestic political ads paid in dollars, from 4 May 2026. Spend is the sum of Meta’s range midpoints; impressions above one million are reported as “1M+”, so impression figures are floors. Each ad counts in the week its delivery started, with its lifetime spend at our last pull; ads still running before the vote are counted as of 31 October 2026.
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