United States 2026 · Parties and candidates · House, Connecticut 2
George Austin
Result: Lost · 37.6% Unofficial count as of 6 November 2026.
George Austin’s FEC committees ran 38 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram from 1 page between 13 May 2026 and 20 October 2026. Meta reports $10.3–15.8K of spend. That makes George Austin the 445th largest spender of the 1181 federal candidates with ads. Running for House, Connecticut 2. Party: Republicans.
Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026.
38
ads on 1 page
$13K
reported spend, range $10.3–15.8K
100%
of spend on federal races
$150
median spend per ad
Meta and Google side by side
On MetaFacebook · Instagram
$13K
38 ads on 1 page, midpoint of Meta’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 31 October 2026
- Largest page
- George Austin for Congress · $13K
- Federal races
- 100%
- Median spend per ad
- $150
- Attack ads, of text ads
- 13%
On Google and YouTubeSearch · YouTube · Display
$2.4–3K
2 ads from 1 verified advertiser account, Google’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 3 November 2026
- Against Meta spend
- 0.2×
- Formats
- 2 video
- Impressions
- 275K–325K
- Targeting declared
- no age or gender
- States named
- Connecticut
- Last ad shown
- 3 Nov
Google advertiser accounts
| Advertiser | Ads | Formats | States | First ad | Last ad | Spend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE FOR CONGRESS | 2 | 2 video | CT | 16 Oct | 3 Nov | $2.4–3K |
Google publishes no ad text; the link on each account opens its ads in Google’s Ads Transparency Center. An account is tied to this page by its FEC committee; a party page lists its 1 largest.
Spend by week the ad started
Tone
Share of the 32 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Most attacked
- my opponent$150
- Joe Courtney$150
Targets as the ads name them, by spend; the spellings of Donald Trump are counted together, other names as written.
Topics
Spend by race: Federal 100%.
Spend by ad language: English 85%, Spanish 1.5%.
FEC committees
| FEC committee | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| GEORGE FOR CONGRESS C00914481 | 38 | $13K |
The committees whose ads count for the candidate, as the FEC names them.
The costliest ads
The highest-spend ad of each distinct text, as it ran.
Working families shouldn’t have to choose between paying the bills and getting ahead. Meet George Austin. First-generation American. Homebuilder. Husband and father. A lunchbox American, not a career politician. He’s running for Congress to work for you.
13 October 2026 · George Austin for Congress · $5–6K · 125K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
This is my office, I build things. So, here's what I'll do. I'll cut capital gains so our empty nesters can move out, and our young people can move in, so everyday Americans can get a leg up.
13 October 2026 · George Austin for Congress · $1–1.5K · 30K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
#deflock
15 July 2026 · George Austin for Congress · $600 – $699 · 150K+ impressions · Ad Library
Watching you isn't safety.
19 July 2026 · George Austin for Congress · $400 – $499 · 35K+ impressions · Ad Library
Eastern Connecticut, mark your calendar. 📅 Join me and Ryan Fazio for Governor, Thursday, July 30th in Norwich — cocktail hour, dinner, and a real conversation about what's happening to lunchbox people in this district. Energy costs, affordability — you feel it every day. 📍 Norwich Holiday Inn, 10 Laura Blvd 🗓️ Thurs, July 30th | 6:30 PM Cocktail Hour | 7:00 PM Dinner 💵 $100/person Interested in sponsoring this event? Message us for details. Spots are limited — RSVP in comments. Gary Byro
15 July 2026 · George Austin for Congress · $300 – $399 · 35K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Last night in East Lyme, the topic of discussion was... FLOCK CAMERAS!! The room was abuzz with residents from all walks of life, and what I felt motivated me to speak on was the observation of the opportunity there was for everyone to leave politics at the door, come together in common cause, and get something done - which in this case seems to be a 70/30 issue or better.. Our campaign was the first to "kick up a fuss" over the overarching issue of privacy that has arisen from this debate,
26 August 2026 · George Austin for Congress · $200 – $299 · 20K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Pages that ran the ads
| Page | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| George Austin for Congress | 38 | $13K |
Each name opens the page’s Vipima page, with its own figures and its link to Meta’s 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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