United States 2026 · Parties and candidates · House, Virginia 1
Melvin Tull
Melvin Tull’s FEC committees ran 7 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram from 1 page between 9 May 2026 and 30 July 2026. Meta reports $1.7–2.4K of spend. That makes Melvin Tull the 838th largest spender of the 1181 federal candidates with ads. Running for House, Virginia 1. Party: Democrats.
Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026.
7
ads on 1 page
$2K
reported spend, range $1.7–2.4K
100%
of spend on federal races
$250
median spend per ad
Meta and Google side by side
On MetaFacebook · Instagram
$2K
7 ads on 1 page, midpoint of Meta’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 31 October 2026
- Largest page
- Mel Tull for Congress · $2K
- Federal races
- 100%
- Median spend per ad
- $250
- Attack ads, of text ads
- 14%
On Google and YouTubeSearch · YouTube · Display
$100 – $700
6 ads from 1 verified advertiser account, Google’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 5 August 2026
- Against Meta spend
- 0.2×
- Formats
- 6 video
- Impressions
- 49K–63K
- Targeting declared
- no age or gender
- States named
- Virginia
- Last ad shown
- 5 Aug
Google advertiser accounts
| Advertiser | Ads | Formats | States | First ad | Last ad | Spend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Tull For Congress | 6 | 6 video | VA | 15 Jul | 5 Aug | $100 – $700 |
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 7 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Most attacked
- Rob Wittman$450
Targets as the ads name them, by spend; the spellings of Donald Trump are counted together, other names as written.
Topics
Spend by race: Federal 100%.
Spend by ad language: English 100%.
FEC committees
| FEC committee | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| MEL TULL FOR CONGRESS C00909614 | 7 | $2K |
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.
Washington is full of chaos, corruption, and career politicians who have forgotten who they serve. I’m Mel Tull. I’m an Army veteran, father, and small business owner running for Congress in Virginia’s 1st District to deliver practical, steady leadership for working families. On Day One, I’ll get to work lowering costs, creating good-paying jobs, expanding workforce training, and making healthcare more accessible and affordable. The system should work for everyday people, not political insider
27 July 2026 · Mel Tull for Congress · $500 – $599 · 35K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
I’m Mel Tull. I’m an Army veteran, father, and small business owner running for Congress in Virginia’s 1st District, because right now Washington is failing working families. The system should work for everyday people, not political insiders and special interests. In Congress, I’ll put working families first. That means showing up every day to fight to lower the cost of housing, health care, and child care, while supporting local businesses and expanding job opportunities in our communities.
30 July 2026 · Mel Tull for Congress · $400 – $499 · 20K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
After nearly two decades in Congress, Rob Wittman still avoids tough questions and refuses to hold town halls for the people he represents. Virginia deserves better. I’m Mel Tull. I’m an Army veteran, father, and small business owner running for Congress in Virginia’s 1st District, because public service means showing up and putting in the work. I’m not afraid to meet with voters and answer the hard questions. I’ll work every day to deliver real results for Virginia’s working families No excus
27 July 2026 · Mel Tull for Congress · $400 – $499 · 30K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
Virginia’s working families deserve a government that works as hard as they do. I’m Democrat Mel Tull, and I’m running for Congress to lower costs, create good-paying jobs, expand workforce training, make healthcare more affordable, and restore common-sense leadership in Washington. No more chaos. No more politicians serving themselves and special interests. It’s time for leadership that shows up, listens, and delivers real results for Virginia’s families. Vote Mel Tull for Congress on Tuesday,
30 July 2026 · Mel Tull for Congress · $200 – $299 · 35K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
I’m Mel Tull. I’m an Army veteran, father, and small business owner running for Congress in Virginia’s 1st District, because right now Washington is failing our communities. The system should work for everyday people, not political insiders and special interests. In Congress, work every day to protect Social Security, create local jobs, support rural hospitals, and bring high-speed internet to rural communities. Let’s bring common sense and accountability back to Washington. Vote Mel Tull fo
30 July 2026 · Mel Tull for Congress · $0 – $99 · 4K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
I will fight to make Medicare available to everyone. Healthcare should be accessible and affordable for every Virginian.
9 May 2026 · Mel Tull for Congress · $0 – $99 · 4K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Pages that ran the ads
| Page | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Mel Tull for Congress | 7 | $2K |
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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