2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Chris Shea?
The money.
- Raised
- $402K
- Spent
- $412K
- Cash on hand
- $54K
- Individuals 93% $373K
- PACs & other committees 7% $27K
- Party committees 0.2% $999
- Candidate's own money & loans 0.1% $600
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $64K moved between the candidate's own committees.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Largest direct PAC contributions
- THE GUARDIAN FUND $9,000
- FIRST IN FREEDOM PAC $5,000
- SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PAC $5,000
- FREEDOM'S DEFENSE FUND $1,000
- AMERICAN PRINCIPLES $1,000
Who gave.
Who gives $373K from individuals
26% in small-dollar gifts
$98K of $373K 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 $202K of the $275K the campaign reported itemizing through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jul 21, 2026 for this campaign.
57% from Connecticut · 43% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
18% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Connecticut $116K
- Florida $33K
- Rhode Island $11K
- Texas $8,789
- Michigan $7,000
- Virginia $5,446
- South Carolina $5,000
- Massachusetts $4,208
Top employers named by donors
- TOWN OF NORTH HAVEN $572
Employers as donors wrote them on the form. A company listed here did not give this money; people who work there did.
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $95K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $107K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jan 24, 2026 to Jul 21, 2026, net of refunds (221 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.
Outside spending including late reports: $0 for / $250K against · $0 in the final two weeks
Source: FEC 24- and 48-hour reports. The final two weeks run Oct 21, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, by the date each ad or mailing went out.
What it bought, per the late reports
- Digital ads 100% $250K
Largest late spenders against
Latest dissemination on these reports: October 20, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (1 entries). These reports on FEC.gov ↗
Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate and is not the candidate's money. Purposes are grouped from each spender's own description, so the groups are approximate. A dollar figure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Where it went.
Where the money went $163K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $163K of the $412K the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 22, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 30% $49K
- Consultants & strategy 8% $13K
- Fundraising & processing fees 23% $37K
- Polling, research & data 2% $3,143
- Travel, meals & events 3% $5,389
- Office, technology & overhead 12% $19K
- Legal & compliance 5% $7,500
- Other or unclassified 18% $29K
Largest payees
- ARENA MAIL + DIGITAL $41K
- SERVISFIRST BANKCARD $25K
- ONMESSAGE DIGITAL FUNDRAISING $9,917
- INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS: POLITICAL $9,847
- AMERICA FIRST PARTNERS $8,840
Paid to individuals: $5,640, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Feb 2, 2026 to Jul 22, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (408 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.
- Jahana HayesDemocrat · $1.6M raised · $140 outside
- Michele BotelhoRepublican · $56K raised
- Jonathan De BarrosRepublican · $29K raised
- John Anthony Bucciarelli IIIRepublican · $500 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.