2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Carl Setzer?
The money.
- Raised
- $18K
- Spent
- $17K
- Cash on hand
- $1,258
- Individuals 90% $16K
- PACs & other committees 10% $1,779
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $16K from individuals
34% in small-dollar gifts
$5,533 of $16K 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 Ohio · 28% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
87% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Ohio $7,900
- Nevada $1,000
- Maryland $500
- New Jersey $500
- District of Columbia $300
- Florida $250
- Illinois $250
- Virginia $250
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $7,100. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $3,850, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Feb 3, 2026 to May 15, 2026, net of refunds (24 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 Carl Setzer.
Where it went.
Where the money went $14K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $14K of the $17K the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 8, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 98% $14K
- Office, technology & overhead 2% $218
Largest payees
- FACEBOOK $11K
- FULTON SIGN $2,188
- ZIPPITY PRINT $531
- ACTBLUE TECHNICAL SERVICES $218
Payments dated Mar 19, 2026 to Jun 8, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (21 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.
- David P. JoyceRepublican · $1.8M raised · $12K outside
- Maria JukicDemocrat · $118K raised
- Frenchko Michele NicoleRepublican · $41K 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.