Ola Hawatmeh collects more than $254K to run in CD 19

Republican Ola Hawatmeh has raised just over a quarter million dollars as the entrepreneur seeks a seat in the U.S. House.

Hawatmeh, a senior policy adviser to U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz of Indiana, officially filed in September to succeed U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds. She has since emerged as one of five Republicans in the race to post six figures in fundraising.

That includes some $24,000 she lent her campaign in her first quarter to kick off her run. She has since raised almost $139,000 in outside donations to her campaign, with about $59,000 of that coming in during the last three months of 2025.

She also saw transfers of more than $91,000 from Ola Victory Fund, a joint fundraising account established in December.

Hawatmeh has boasted some significant support from political figures in President Donald Trump’s orbit. That includes state Rep. Meg Weinberger, who endorsed Hawatmeh in December. She also has support from Trump adviser and economist Stephen Moore.

Campaign contributions show other ties, including Dan Newlin, a major Trump fundraiser nominated as U.S. Ambassador to Colombia. Newlin gave $3,500 to Hawatmeh’s campaign in the fourth quarter, as did Alexis Newlin.

Other donors giving $3,500 checks include data architect Alan Blair, Palm Beach Gardens lawyer Robert Burr, tax services executive Julio Gonzalez, Natsoft founder Tirumala Cheedala and members of Hawatmeh’s family.

Most also gave through the Ola Victory Fund political committee.

After spending almost $73,000, much of that bringing down campaign debt, her campaign closed 2025 with more than $181,000 in cash on hand.

A child of Jordanian immigrants, Hawatmeh made a name for herself as a health and wellness entrepreneur. She founded the Mom Me Makeover and has become a philanthropist giving to groups like the Wounded Warrior Project and Hope for Heroes. She has also spoken on Capitol Hill as co-founder of the Middle East Women’s Coalition.

Other Republicans running in CD 19 include former U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn, Stephen Elliot, Johnny Fratto, conservative author Catalina Lauf, Dylan Modarelli, former Illinois lawmaker Jim Oberweis, Mike Pedersen, Sun Broadcasting President Jim Schwartzel and John Strand.