2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Christopher Demers?
The money.
- Raised
- $116K
- Spent
- $89K
- Cash on hand
- $15K
- Debts
- $75K
- Individuals 41% $48K
- Candidate's own money & loans 59% $68K
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Largest direct PAC contributions
- FORWARD PARTY $2,500
Who gave.
Who gives $48K from individuals
10% in small-dollar gifts
$4,840 of $48K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
5% from California · 95% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
Top states
- Pennsylvania $16K
- New York $16K
- Michigan $2,500
- Washington $2,500
- California $1,952
- Massachusetts $1,000
- Colorado $250
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $18K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $22K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Feb 5, 2026 to May 25, 2026, net of refunds (30 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 Christopher Demers.
Where it went.
Where the money went $80K in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 9% $6,800
- Consultants & strategy 25% $20K
- Staff & payroll 3% $2,045
- Fundraising & processing fees 0.5% $361
- Travel, meals & events 0.8% $627
- Office, technology & overhead 28% $22K
- Legal & compliance 24% $19K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds <0.1% $8
- Other or unclassified 11% $8,812
Largest payees
- ELDRIDGE POLITICAL PARTNERS LLC $18K
- LP CAMPAIGNS $12K
- BRAVO AD SOLUTIONS $8,756
- GRAYSTONE ORGANIZATION LLC $7,500
- BANK OF AMERICA $7,305
Paid to individuals: $1,173, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Feb 2, 2026 to Jun 23, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (60 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.
- Zoe LofgrenDemocrat · $1.8M raised · $110K outside
- Shane LewisRepublican · $115K raised
- Luis Antonio Acevedo-ArreguinDemocrat · $18K 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.