2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Alex Eaton?
The money.
- Raised
- $79K
- Spent
- $65K
- Cash on hand
- $14K
- Debts
- $34K
- Individuals 100% $79K
Campaign totals through Jul 22, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $79K from individuals
0.6% in small-dollar gifts
$451 of $79K 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 $2,000 of the $79K the campaign reported itemizing through Jul 22, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jun 15, 2026 for this campaign.
100% from Minnesota · 0% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
Top states
- Minnesota $2,000
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $2,000.
Summary through Jul 22, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jun 15, 2026 to Jun 15, 2026, net of refunds (1 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 Alex Eaton.
Where it went.
Where the money went $65K in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 55% $36K
- Staff & payroll 43% $28K
- Travel, meals & events 0.7% $483
- Other or unclassified 0.9% $594
Largest payees
- SMARTSET $20K
- STAGE LEFT STRATEGIES $10K
- IMPACT PRINT $2,243
- BEST WESTERN FAIRMONT $483
Paid to individuals: $32K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jun 18, 2026 to Jul 22, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (47 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.
- Jacob JohnsonDemocratic-Farmer-Labor · $3.4M raised · $50K outside
- Brad FinstadRepublican · $2.4M raised · $62K outside
- Oliver Roderick MorlanRepublican · $980 raised
- Andy SmithDemocratic-Farmer-Labor · $0 raised
- Lucas Todd YoungerbergIndependent · $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.