2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Christopher Matthew Harden?
The money.
- Raised
- $139K
- Spent
- $131K
- Cash on hand
- $8,709
- Debts
- $87
- Individuals 96% $133K
- PACs & other committees 4% $6,000
- Candidate's own money & loans <0.1% $87
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Largest direct PAC contributions
Who gave.
Who gives $133K from individuals
25% in small-dollar gifts
$33K of $133K 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 $60K of the $100K the campaign reported itemizing through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026 for this campaign.
99.0% from Georgia · 1.0% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address; $1,920 had no usable state. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
Top states
- Georgia $57K
- North Carolina $550
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $37K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $23K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Nov 14, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, net of refunds (62 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 Matthew Harden.
Where it went.
Where the money went $68K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $68K of the $131K the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 30% $20K
- Consultants & strategy 11% $7,500
- Fundraising & processing fees 24% $16K
- Travel, meals & events 5% $3,346
- Office, technology & overhead 11% $7,142
- Legal & compliance 8% $5,220
- Other or unclassified 12% $8,408
Largest payees
- CLAY HOUSE PUBLIC HOUSE $9,774
- NPG VAN INC $7,500
- SYNERGY PR SERVICES $6,750
- DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF GEORGIA, INC $5,220
- INVICTUS STRATEGY $4,500
Paid to individuals: $11K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Dec 11, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (150 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.
- John CowanRepublican · $2.7M raised · $566K outside
- Tricia PridemoreRepublican · $618K raised · $266K outside
- Tricia PridemoreRepublican · $618K raised · $210K outside
- Rob AdkersonRepublican · $373K raised · $48K outside
- Carlquist LisaRepublican · $223K raised
- Barry LoudermilkRepublican · $214K raised
- Barry Craig WolfertDemocrat · $48K raised
- William BrownRepublican · $37K raised
- William Flynn Kelly IIIRepublican · $36K raised
- Chris MoraRepublican · $30K raised
- Uloma Ekpete KamaRepublican · $12K 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.