2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Carla Arlene Spalding?
The money.
- Raised
- $37K
- Spent
- $46K
- Cash on hand
- $17K
- Debts
- $71K
- Individuals 89% $32K
- PACs & other committees 0.6% $220
- Candidate's own money & loans <0.1% $21
- Other receipts 10% $3,833
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Largest direct PAC contributions
Who gave.
Who gives $32K from individuals
78% in small-dollar gifts
$25K of $32K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
38% from Florida · 62% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
Top states
- Florida $2,750
- California $1,000
- Georgia $600
- Colorado $500
- Maine $500
- Pennsylvania $500
- Ohio $350
- Illinois $250
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $5,850. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $1,350, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jun 7, 2026 to Aug 17, 2026, net of refunds (20 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 Carla Arlene Spalding.
Where it went.
Where the money went $30K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $30K of the $46K the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Sep 14, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 57% $17K
- Fundraising & processing fees 4% $1,192
- Office, technology & overhead 1% $303
- Legal & compliance 38% $11K
Largest payees
- CAMPAIGN FUNDING DIRECT $23K
- ACCURATE BUSINESS SYSTEMS $2,861
- MDI IMAGING & MAIL $1,302
- DIRECT MAIL PROCESSORS $1,040
- OMEGA LIST RENTAL $632
Payments dated Jul 2, 2026 to Sep 14, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (11 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.
- Debbie Wasserman SchultzDemocrat · $3.7M raised · $406K outside
- Elijah ManleyDemocrat · $1.3M raised · $1,512 outside
- Dale V.C. HolnessDemocrat · $456K raised
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormickDemocrat · $389K raised
- Luther CampbellDemocrat · $164K raised
- Kedner MaximeIndependent · $127K raised
- Rodenay JosephRepublican · $105K raised
- Brent AndersenRepublican · $100K raised
- Carla A SpaldingRepublican · $37K raised
- Lateresa A JonesRepublican · $11K raised
- Maisha WilliamsDemocrat · $4,000 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.