2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Dorothy McAuliffe?
The money.
- Raised
- $1.3M
- Spent
- $1.2M
- Cash on hand
- $9,338
- Individuals 98% $1.2M
- PACs & other committees 1% $13K
- Candidate's own money & loans 0.6% $7,000
- Other receipts <0.1% $16
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Largest direct PAC contributions
- ONWARD TOGETHER COMMITTEE $5,000
- VSS&P FEDPAC $2,897
- DEMOCRACY DEFENSE FUND $2,500
- ENERGIZED FOR CHANGE FEDERAL PAC $1,000
- DUANE MORRIS GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE $993
Who gave.
Who gives $1.2M from individuals
2% in small-dollar gifts
$22K of $1.2M 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 $1.0M of the $1.2M the campaign reported itemizing through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jun 23, 2026 for this campaign.
38% from Virginia · 62% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
100% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Virginia $390K
- District of Columbia $198K
- Florida $87K
- Maryland $83K
- Massachusetts $61K
- New York $58K
- California $32K
- New Jersey $15K
Top employers named by donors
- WINGATE COMPANIES $12K
- CAPITOL COUNSEL $10K
- FTI CONSULTING $8,000
- FGS GLOBAL $6,250
- AMALGAMATED BANK $4,250
- MCGUIREWOODS CONSULTING $2,500
- AIRBNB $1,750
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: $274K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $714K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Mar 6, 2026 to Jun 23, 2026, net of refunds (799 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 Dorothy McAuliffe.
Where it went.
Where the money went $371K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $371K of the $1.2M the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 5% $19K
- Consultants & strategy 28% $103K
- Fundraising & processing fees 32% $117K
- Polling, research & data 18% $67K
- Travel, meals & events 6% $21K
- Office, technology & overhead 2% $7,733
- Legal & compliance 9% $33K
- Other or unclassified 1% $3,842
Largest payees
- ACTBLUE TECHNICAL SERVICES $46K
- FUNDING SOLUTIONS LLC $42K
- JONES MANDEL, INC. $35K
- NORMINGTON PETTS $32K
- MARKHAM, LLC $32K
Paid to individuals: $77K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Mar 12, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (77 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.
- Yevgeny 'Eugene' VindmanDemocrat · $16M raised · $171K outside
- Dan HelmerDemocrat · $852K raised
- Joseph Patrick CooneyDemocrat · $642K raised
- Douglas OllivantRepublican · $389K raised
- Tara Anne DurantRepublican · $369K raised
- John GrayRepublican · $238K raised
- Joseph SchiarizziDemocrat · $204K raised
- Philip A. HardingRepublican · $141K raised
- Adele McClureDemocrat · $85K raised
- Randall TerryIndependent · $74K raised
- Elizabeth GuzmanDemocrat · $72K raised
- Waverly E. WashingtonRepublican · $52K 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.