2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Chris Schulte?
The money.
- Raised
- $54K
- Spent
- $54K
- Cash on hand
- $0
- Individuals 99.9% $54K
- Party committees <0.1% $20
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $54K from individuals
55% in small-dollar gifts
$30K of $54K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
Adding itemized gifts from donors whose itemized total is $200 or less, about 59%. Many small gifts sent through ActBlue or WinRed are itemized anyway, so the first figure runs low; this estimate groups donors by name and ZIP code as filed and counts only itemized gifts already in the FEC bulk file.
The itemized gifts below add up to $21K of the $24K the campaign reported itemizing through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Dec 23, 2025 for this campaign.
93% from North Carolina · 7% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
71% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- North Carolina $20K
- Virginia $850
- Ohio $500
- South Carolina $100
- California $25
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $16K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $5,401, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Feb 7, 2025 to Dec 23, 2025, net of refunds (151 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 Chris Schulte.
Where it went.
Where the money went $53K in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 21% $11K
- Consultants & strategy 21% $11K
- Fundraising & processing fees 5% $2,603
- Polling, research & data 6% $3,000
- Travel, meals & events 0.6% $300
- Office, technology & overhead 21% $11K
- Legal & compliance 26% $14K
- Other or unclassified <0.1% $8
Largest payees
- EXPRESS LANE STRATEGIES $17K
- ACUITY POLITICS LLC $14K
- NGP VAN, INC $7,637
- GRASSROOTS ANALYTICS $5,000
- NORTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATIC PARTY $3,000
Payments dated Feb 9, 2025 to Jun 4, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (87 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.
- Gregory Francis MurphyRepublican · $2.5M raised · $327K outside
- Raymond Edward Smith Jr.Democrat · $357K raised · $125 outside
- Allison JaslowDemocrat · $274K raised
- Austin Jay AyersRepublican · $21 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.