2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Aisha Farooqi?
The money.
- Raised
- $494K
- Spent
- $494K
- Cash on hand
- $311
- Debts
- $52K
- Individuals 86% $425K
- PACs & other committees 4% $17K
- Candidate's own money & loans 10% $51K
- Other receipts 0.1% $500
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Largest direct PAC contributions
- NO DEM LEFT BEHIND PAC $2,000
Who gave.
Who gives $425K from individuals
52% in small-dollar gifts
$221K of $425K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
28% from Michigan · 72% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
84% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Michigan $55K
- Texas $20K
- California $16K
- Ohio $12K
- New York $12K
- Louisiana $9,000
- Virginia $7,710
- Illinois $7,300
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $92K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $103K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Aug 14, 2025 to Sep 2, 2026, net of refunds (500 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 Aisha Farooqi.
Where it went.
Where the money went $482K in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 42% $202K
- Consultants & strategy 13% $63K
- Staff & payroll 3% $16K
- Fundraising & processing fees 23% $112K
- Polling, research & data 4% $20K
- Travel, meals & events 0.2% $900
- Office, technology & overhead 8% $38K
- Legal & compliance 6% $28K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.1% $400
Largest payees
- GROUNDFLOOR POLITICAL $65K
- RESONANCE CAMPAIGNS $56K
- SWITCHBOARD PUBLIC BENEFIT CORP $48K
- GOODMAN CAMPAIGNS, LLC $46K
- FACEBOOK $31K
Paid to individuals: $49K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Aug 17, 2025 to Sep 14, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (377 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.
- Jeremy MossDemocrat · $1.8M raised · $400K outside
- Haley StevensDemocrat · $1.6M raised
- Don UffordDemocrat · $1.1M raised
- Anil KumarUnaffiliated · $724K raised
- Ethan D BakerRepublican · $205K raised
- John Paul TorresDemocrat · $152K raised
- Mike StegerRepublican · $29K raised
- Stu BakerDemocrat · $11K raised
- Antonio J PrietoRepublican · $9,000 raised
- Anthony Media PaesanoRepublican · $0 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.