2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Austin Sidwell?
The money.
- Raised
- $204K
- Spent
- $203K
- Cash on hand
- $456
- Debts
- $133K
- Individuals 32% $65K
- Candidate's own money & loans 68% $139K
- Other receipts <0.1% $100
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $65K from individuals
10% in small-dollar gifts
$6,680 of $65K 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 $52K of the $58K the campaign reported itemizing through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jul 20, 2026 for this campaign.
70% from Alabama · 30% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
Top states
- Alabama $36K
- Georgia $6,900
- Mississippi $4,500
- Kentucky $3,500
- Arizona $750
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $30K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $22K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Nov 5, 2025 to Jul 20, 2026, net of refunds (52 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 Austin Sidwell.
Where it went.
Where the money went $183K in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 11% $20K
- Consultants & strategy 38% $69K
- Staff & payroll 7% $12K
- Fundraising & processing fees 0.2% $380
- Polling, research & data 24% $44K
- Travel, meals & events 9% $16K
- Office, technology & overhead 0.9% $1,571
- Legal & compliance 11% $20K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.3% $550
- Other or unclassified 0.1% $100
Largest payees
- RIGHT PATH STRATEGIC AFFAIRS $51K
- THE SWORD & SCROLL RESEARCH GROUP $44K
- PROFESSIONAL DATA SERVICES $16K
- DAVIS SOUTH BARNETTE & PATRICK $6,000
- ABC SIGNS $5,335
Paid to individuals: $30K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Oct 28, 2025 to Jul 22, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (164 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.
- Felix Barry MooreRepublican · $3.6M raised · $91K outside
- Jerry Lee, Carl Jr.Republican · $1.3M raised · $547K outside
- Clyde W Jones Jr.Democrat · $198K raised
- Ralph John Mills IIIRepublican · $18K 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.