2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Dan Newhouse?
What they did in office.
Sitting member of Congress · Dan Newhouse
In the U.S. House (WA-4) since 2015 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027
- Recorded yea or nay on 24 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
- 3 committees: Agriculture, Appropriations, Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party · 5 subcommittees
- 144 committees reported contributions to them this cycle
Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H4WA04104) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.
The money.
- Raised
- $718K
- Spent
- $768K
- Cash on hand
- $61K
- Debts
- $2,510
- Individuals 34% $245K
- PACs & other committees 53% $381K
- Other receipts 13% $92K
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026. Excludes $6,319 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
- SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC $10K
- ALASKA AIR GROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
- NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC) $5,000
- AMERICAN FOREST & PAPER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IP-PAC) $5,000
Who gave.
Who gives
47% from Washington · 53% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
80% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Washington $84K
- District of Columbia $19K
- Virginia $17K
- Maryland $12K
- California $12K
- Arkansas $7,000
- Texas $4,000
- New Mexico $3,500
Top employers named by donors
- MONUMENT ADVOCACY $5,541
- THE BERNHARDT GROUP $5,500
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: $15K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $153K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Itemized gifts dated Jan 14, 2025 to Feb 5, 2026, net of refunds (276 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 Dan Newhouse.
Where it went.
Where the money went $595K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $595K of the $768K the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 16, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 2% $11K
- Consultants & strategy 15% $89K
- Staff & payroll 6% $35K
- Fundraising & processing fees 45% $270K
- Travel, meals & events 3% $20K
- Office, technology & overhead 8% $48K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.2% $1,000
- Other or unclassified 20% $122K
Largest payees
- DISTRICT CITY CONSULTING $168K
- AMERICAN EXPRESS $118K
- PEAK FUNDRAISING PARTNERS $84K
- SWIFT VICTORY, LLC $65K
- ADP $35K
Paid to individuals: $12K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jan 6, 2025 to Jun 16, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (316 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.
- Amanda McKinneyRepublican · $1.4M raised · $2.1M outside
- Jerrod SesslerRepublican · $629K raised · $144K outside
- John DureskyDemocrat · $459K raised
- Matthew BoehnkeRepublican · $223K raised · $40K outside
- Favian ValenciaIndependent · $20K raised
- John C HughsRepublican · $4,958 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.
