2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Daniel Lee?
The money.
- Raised
- $137K
- Spent
- $137K
- Cash on hand
- $0
- Individuals 57% $78K
- Candidate's own money & loans 43% $58K
- Other receipts 0.4% $498
Campaign totals through Aug 21, 2025.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $78K from individuals
6% in small-dollar gifts
$5,071 of $78K 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 $65K of the $73K the campaign reported itemizing through Aug 21, 2025. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jul 14, 2025 for this campaign.
20% from Virginia · 80% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
Top states
- New Hampshire $15K
- Virginia $13K
- Washington $8,800
- California $6,850
- Delaware $4,000
- Massachusetts $3,150
- New York $2,750
- Illinois $2,000
Top employers named by donors
- DARTMOUTH COLLEGE $7,750
Employers as donors wrote them on the form. A company listed here did not give this money; people who work there did.
Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $63K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Aug 21, 2025. Itemized gifts dated Jun 3, 2025 to Jul 14, 2025, net of refunds (63 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 Daniel Lee.
Where it went.
Where the money went $127K in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 42% $53K
- Consultants & strategy 5% $5,761
- Staff & payroll 18% $22K
- Fundraising & processing fees 8% $9,712
- Polling, research & data 7% $8,373
- Travel, meals & events 6% $7,332
- Office, technology & overhead 4% $5,130
- Legal & compliance 10% $12K
- Other or unclassified 3% $3,431
Largest payees
- BERGMANN ZWERDLING DIRECT $32K
- GUSTO $22K
- CAMPAIGN ON THE MOVE LLC $10K
- DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF VIRGINIA $8,873
- ELEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE OF VIRGINIA $6,990
Paid to individuals: $11K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jun 2, 2025 to Aug 11, 2025, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (97 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.
- James WalkinshawDemocrat · $3.3M raised · $2.7M outside
- Amy RomaDemocrat · $1.3M raised · $44K outside
- Gerald Edward ConnollyDemocrat · $579K raised
- Stella PekarskyDemocrat · $399K raised · $175K outside
- Bree FramDemocrat · $293K raised
- Nathan HeadrickRepublican · $252K raised
- Arthur Grahame PurvesRepublican · $39K raised
- Candice BennettDemocrat · $38K raised
- Michael Lewis Van MeterRepublican · $4,579 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.