2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Danielle Sterbinsky?
The money.
- Raised
- $462K
- Spent
- $432K
- Cash on hand
- $34K
- Individuals 99.9% $462K
- Candidate's own money & loans <0.1% $250
- Other receipts <0.1% $28
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $462K from individuals
85% in small-dollar gifts
$394K of $462K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
30% from Arizona · 70% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address; $268 had no usable state. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
76% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Arizona $20K
- Texas $12K
- New York $8,200
- California $6,500
- Maryland $3,000
- Utah $2,500
- New Jersey $2,300
- Colorado $2,250
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $51K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $16K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jul 14, 2025 to Oct 11, 2026, net of refunds (146 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 Danielle Sterbinsky.
Where it went.
Where the money went $429K in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 5% $21K
- Consultants & strategy 55% $234K
- Fundraising & processing fees 19% $80K
- Polling, research & data 19% $81K
- Travel, meals & events 0.5% $2,318
- Office, technology & overhead 1% $5,308
- Legal & compliance 0.2% $1,000
- Other or unclassified 0.9% $4,000
Largest payees
- DUFF ADVANTAGE GROUP LLC $197K
- RESILIIENT STRATEGIES $40K
- GRASSROOTS ANALYTICS $34K
- PRANAYAMA STRATEGIES $33K
- EVERYACTION, INC. $24K
Paid to individuals: $6,064, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jul 23, 2025 to Oct 14, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (245 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.
- Paul GosarRepublican · $814K raised · $801 outside
- Gene Paul ScharerDemocrat · $561 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.