2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Adam Michael Dunigan?
The money.
- Raised
- $267K
- Spent
- $267K
- Cash on hand
- $0
- Debts
- $44K
- Individuals 58% $155K
- Candidate's own money & loans 42% $112K
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Largest direct PAC contributions
- BACK THE BOLD $1,000
Who gave.
Who gives $155K from individuals
26% in small-dollar gifts
$40K of $155K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
The itemized gifts below add up to $89K of the $115K the campaign reported itemizing through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Aug 18, 2026 for this campaign.
49% from Virginia · 51% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
100% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Virginia $44K
- California $9,200
- Kentucky $7,700
- Maryland $6,750
- District of Columbia $6,600
- New York $4,500
- Texas $2,577
- North Carolina $1,500
Top employers named by donors
- DEPARTMENT OF STATE $2,250
- USG $1,500
Employers as donors wrote them on the form. A company listed here did not give this money; people who work there did.
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $22K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $64K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jan 4, 2026 to Aug 18, 2026, net of refunds (140 entries). Every itemized contribution on FEC.gov ↗
From the principal campaign committee's FEC reports; joint-fundraising transfers and later reports are not included, and no donor is named here. A contribution is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Outside money in the final weeks.
No 24- or 48-hour report in the FEC file read November 4, 2026 names Adam Michael Dunigan.
Where it went.
Where the money went $197K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $197K of the $267K the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Aug 16, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 8% $16K
- Consultants & strategy 10% $19K
- Staff & payroll 52% $103K
- Fundraising & processing fees 6% $12K
- Polling, research & data 5% $11K
- Travel, meals & events 4% $7,171
- Office, technology & overhead 3% $6,612
- Legal & compliance 10% $20K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.7% $1,305
- Other or unclassified 0.5% $1,067
Largest payees
- GUSTO $33K
- 4431 CONSULTING $21K
- ADAM FOR CONGRESS $13K
- DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF VIRGINIA $8,523
- ACTBLUE TECHNICAL SERVICES $7,197
Paid to individuals: $98K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jan 4, 2026 to Aug 16, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (225 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗
Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.
Others who filed for this seat.
- Donald Sternoff Beyer Jr.Democrat · $2.5M raised
- Mo SeifeldeinDemocrat · $163K raised
- Tim SharmanIndependent · $45K raised
- Tony SabioRepublican · $44K raised
- Michael Christian DuffinDemocrat · $41K raised
- Daniel GrayDemocrat · $14K raised
- Heerak Christian KimRepublican · $3,300 raised
Questions worth asking.
Money shows who backed a campaign, not how a person will act. Compare it with what they did and said: their votes or official actions if they have held office, their own statements, and their answers to a finding. Use the same questions for every candidate.
FEC bulk data read November 4, 2026. Campaign totals come from each filing's own FEC summary through its latest processed report. Outside spending is independent expenditures itemized in committee reports in the FEC bulk files, primaries included; late 24- and 48-hour reports, party coordinated spending, communication costs and groups that do not report to the FEC are not included. Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate, and it is not the candidate's money. A contribution or expenditure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing. This page identifies the filing by its FEC candidate ID; a person can hold more than one filing.