2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Arthur Grahame Purves?
The money.
- Raised
- $39K
- Spent
- $19K
- Cash on hand
- $20K
- Debts
- $4,452
- Individuals 67% $26K
- Party committees 13% $5,000
- Candidate's own money & loans 12% $4,452
- Other receipts 9% $3,481
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Largest direct PAC contributions
Who gave.
Who gives $26K from individuals
29% in small-dollar gifts
$7,375 of $26K 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 $500 of the $18K the campaign reported itemizing through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to May 13, 2026 for this campaign.
100% from Virginia · 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
- Virginia $500
Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $500, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated May 13, 2026 to May 13, 2026, net of refunds (2 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 Arthur Grahame Purves.
Where it went.
Where the money went $4,481 in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $4,481 of the $19K the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 21% $921
- Fundraising & processing fees 2% $80
- Legal & compliance 78% $3,480
Largest payees
- TREASURER OF VIRGINIA $3,560
- EXECUTIVE PRESS INC $921
Payments dated Apr 30, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (4 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.
- James WalkinshawDemocrat · $3.3M raised · $2.7M outside
- Amy RomaDemocrat · $1.3M raised · $44K outside
- Gerald Edward ConnollyDemocrat · $579K raised
- Stella PekarskyDemocrat · $399K raised · $175K outside
- Bree FramDemocrat · $293K raised
- Nathan HeadrickRepublican · $252K raised
- Daniel LeeDemocrat · $137K raised
- Candice BennettDemocrat · $38K raised
- Michael Lewis Van MeterRepublican · $4,579 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.