2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Bernadette Smith?
The money.
- Raised
- $77K
- Spent
- $73K
- Cash on hand
- $3,796
- Individuals 99.7% $77K
- Other receipts 0.2% $156
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $77K from individuals
13% in small-dollar gifts
$9,995 of $77K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
72% from Michigan · 28% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
Top states
- Michigan $48K
- Ohio $10K
- Alabama $2,908
- Maryland $2,000
- Oklahoma $1,041
- Georgia $1,000
- Florida $900
- Connecticut $521
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $52K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $15K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Nov 20, 2025 to Jun 23, 2026, net of refunds (68 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 Bernadette Smith.
Where it went.
Where the money went $71K in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 13% $9,461
- Consultants & strategy 15% $11K
- Fundraising & processing fees 2% $1,472
- Travel, meals & events 18% $13K
- Office, technology & overhead 8% $5,395
- Legal & compliance 38% $27K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 4% $2,992
- Other or unclassified 2% $1,500
Largest payees
- KITTLER CONSULTING $17K
- RESILIENT PATRIO LLC $5,554
- ETHOS DIGITAL MEDIA $5,000
- RENZ MEDIA,LLC $4,000
- JBMD CREATIONS $3,275
Paid to individuals: $19K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Dec 11, 2025 to Sep 17, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (229 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.
- Abdul El-SayedDemocrat · $48M raised · $24M outside
- Michael J RogersRepublican · $17M raised · $26M outside
- Haley StevensDemocrat · $12M raised · $30M outside
- Mallory McMorrowDemocrat · $11M raised · $20K outside
- Gary PetersDemocrat · $297K raised · $7,451 outside
- Joseph Allen TateDemocrat · $244K raised
- Genevieve ScottRepublican · $83K raised
- Rachel Elizabeth HowardDemocrat · $11K raised
- Frederick HeurtebiseRepublican · $10K raised
- Lydia Lynn ChristensenLibertarian · $7,159 raised
- Thomas Wayne StephensNo party · $1,000 raised
- Valerie Lee WillisIndependent · $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.