United States 2026 · Every advertiser
Ian McLean for Smithfield
This page ran 15 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram between 28 September 2026 and 25 October 2026. Meta reports $0 – $1.5K of spend, which makes it the 15,126th largest advertiser of the 24,034 pages in our data. Advertiser type: Candidate. Most of its spend took no side. Race: Local. Paid for by Friends of Ian McLean.
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 ↗
15
ads
$743
reported spend, range $0 – $1.5K
0.0%
of spend on federal races
$50
median spend per ad
Spend by week the ad started
Tone
Share of the 14 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Most attacked
- Both major parties$50
Targets as the ads name them, by spend; the spellings of Donald Trump are counted together, other names as written.
Topics
Spend by race: Ballot measures 20%, Local 80%.
Spend by ad language: English 93%.
The costliest ads
The highest-spend ad of each distinct text, as it ran.
The proposed charter amendment to allow the Town Council to establish a municipal library system is being presented as a simple administrative improvement, but this change is far more significant than the ballot language suggests. The Town’s explanation focuses on creating a clear system for running libraries and ensuring access to learning resources. The discussions from the Charter Review Commission, Town Council, and the Libraries Board of Trustees reveal substantial gaps in process, communic
25 October 2026 · Ian McLean for Smithfield · $0 – $99 · 100+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
I bring leadership shaped by real-world experience. Over the course of my career, I have led organizations of more than 200 people and managed budgets exceeding $25 million. I am also the only candidate with children currently enrolled in the Smithfield Public Schools, giving me a direct, personal understanding of how our decisions affect families. My knowledge of Smithfield’s departmental operations comes from two years of service on the Budget & Financial Review Board, including the past year
25 October 2026 · Ian McLean for Smithfield · $0 – $99 · 2K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
I’m running as an Independent because I want to represent all of Smithfield, not a political party. Independence allows me to focus entirely on the needs of residents, encourage open communication about how our town operates, and work with anyone who brings value to the community. I know I don’t have the benefit of party committees or affiliated candidates, but that’s a choice I’ve made because my commitment is to the whole town, not a partisan organization.
25 October 2026 · Ian McLean for Smithfield · $0 – $99 · 1K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
I’m running for Town Council as an Independent because I want to represent all of Smithfield — not a party, not a faction, but the entire community. My experience as Chair of the Budget and Financial Review Board showed me how much transparent, steady leadership matters, and I’m stepping forward as a candidate to bring that accountability to a larger role. Choosing to run independently reflects my belief that local government works best when it’s focused on people, not politics.
19 October 2026 · Ian McLean for Smithfield · $0 – $99 · 100+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
People Over Party: Focus On Qualifications Not Affiliations Our national, state, and local politics have reached a point where the two-party system seems to serve itself more than the people it was created to represent. Both major parties have drifted toward their extremes, not because most Americans are extreme, but because the parties are trying to differentiate themselves from one another. In doing so, they leave behind the large portion of residents who sit near the middle, people who agree
9 October 2026 · Ian McLean for Smithfield · $0 – $99 · 1K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ian McLean [email protected] 401-757-0426 http://www.ianmcleanforsmithfield.com Date: 8/3/2026 Ian McLean Announces Candidacy for Smithfield Town Council in the November 2026 General Election Smithfield, RI — Ian McLean has announced that he will be a candidate for the Smithfield Town Council in the November 2026 general election. McLean currently serves as Chair of the Budget and Financial Review Board (BFRB), where he has worked to support respon
30 September 2026 · Ian McLean for Smithfield · $0 – $99 · 0+ 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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