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Thomas Krouse for Carlsbad City Treasurer

This page ran 19 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram between 3 October 2026 and 26 October 2026. Meta reports $300 – $2.2K of spend, which makes it the 12,723rd largest advertiser of the 24,034 pages in our data. Advertiser type: Candidate. Most of its spend took no side. Race: Local.

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 ↗

19

ads

$1.2K

reported spend, range $300 – $2.2K

0.0%

of spend on federal races

$50

median spend per ad

Spend by week the ad started

5 Oct
 Spend still counting
2 Nov

Tone

Promotional
100%

Share of the 18 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.

Topics

Candidate profile
100%
Economy & cost of living
94%
Electoral process & turnout
5.6%

Spend by race: Local 100%.

Spend by ad language: English 96%.

The costliest ads

The highest-spend ad of each distinct text, as it ran.

  • If you had a $1 billion investment portfolio wouldn't you hire a professional investment manager? Carlsbad has a $1 billion reserve investment fund, and it is our responsibility to elect a City Treasurer with professional experience as an investment manager.

    8 October 2026 · Thomas Krouse for Carlsbad City Treasurer · $200 – $299 · 60K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • Carlsbad's $1 billion reserve fund should be managed by a professional. ~Thomas Krouse, CFA www.KrouseForCarlsbad.com @ElectKrouse

    4 October 2026 · Thomas Krouse for Carlsbad City Treasurer · $100 – $199 · 40K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • Please read the candidate statements for the Carlsbad City Treasurer election in your sample ballot prior to voting for the office. The Treasurer position should appear on the back of the 1st ballot sheet. It is probably the last item on that page. I would be honored to receive your vote. Thank you, ~Thomas Thomas E. Krouse, CFA [email protected] (760) 659-3755

    26 October 2026 · Thomas Krouse for Carlsbad City Treasurer · $0 – $99 · 1K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • Many voters in Carlsbad have received ballots but have not yet received the Sample Ballot that contains all of the Ballot Statements of the local candidates. My ballot statement (in the attached image) is a condensed and clear explanation why I am the best candidate to protect the purchasing power of Carlsbad's $1 billion pooled reserve fund. If you cannot wait to receive your Sample Ballot, please read this short statement attached before casting your vote for Carlsbad City Treasurer. Thank you

    18 October 2026 · Thomas Krouse for Carlsbad City Treasurer · $0 – $99 · 100+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • Thomas E. Krouse, CFA is the ONLY candidate for Carlsbad City Treasurer with prior professional investment management experience including as an SEC Registered Investment Adviser. With a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Stanford University, and an M.B.A. from USC, Thomas Krouse is the only prudent and experienced choice for Carlsbad City Treasurer.

    6 October 2026 · Thomas Krouse for Carlsbad City Treasurer · $0 – $99 · 10K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

  • Carlsbad's almost $1 billion pooled investment fund deserves to be managed by a career investment management professional. Thomas Krouse, CFA is the ONLY candidate for Carlsbad Treasurer with prior professional investment management experience including as an SEC Registered Investment Adviser.

    4 October 2026 · Thomas Krouse for Carlsbad City Treasurer · $0 – $99 · 100+ 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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