2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Christopher John Harjes?
The money.
- Raised
- $74K
- Spent
- $74K
- Cash on hand
- $0
- Individuals 30% $22K
- Candidate's own money & loans 70% $52K
- Other receipts <0.1% $1
Campaign totals through Jan 21, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $22K from individuals
8% in small-dollar gifts
$1,825 of $22K 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 $13K of the $20K the campaign reported itemizing through Jan 21, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Dec 15, 2025 for this campaign.
35% from North Carolina · 65% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
46% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- South Carolina $7,250
- North Carolina $4,500
- Georgia $1,040
- California $250
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $8,750. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $4,290, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Jan 21, 2026. Itemized gifts dated May 9, 2025 to Dec 15, 2025, net of refunds (14 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 John Harjes.
Where it went.
Where the money went $52K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $52K of the $74K the campaign reported spending through Jan 21, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jan 21, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 6% $2,985
- Consultants & strategy 21% $11K
- Staff & payroll 46% $24K
- Fundraising & processing fees 0.2% $109
- Office, technology & overhead 3% $1,769
- Legal & compliance 16% $8,094
- Other or unclassified 8% $4,288
Largest payees
- GRAVITY FED LLC $7,500
- SUNRISE POLITICAL SOLUTIONS $5,878
- INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS: POLITICAL $2,026
- VISTAPRINT $711
- SOUND MIND DESIGN $650
Paid to individuals: $35K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Apr 13, 2025 to Jan 21, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (91 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.
- Jamie AgerDemocrat · $5.4M raised · $317K outside
- Chuck EdwardsRepublican · $980K raised · $693K outside
- Jennifer BalkcomRepublican · $357K raised · $1.8M outside
- Richard HudspethDemocrat · $217K raised
- Morris D. DavisDemocrat · $111K raised
- Adam R. SmithRepublican · $67K raised
- Jacob LawrenceDemocrat · $43K raised
- Zelda BriarwoodDemocrat · $39K raised
- Lee WhippleDemocrat · $2,882 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.