2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Eliott Rodriguez?
The money.
- Raised
- $1.6M
- Spent
- $946K
- Cash on hand
- $622K
- Individuals 97% $1.5M
- PACs & other committees 3% $47K
- Candidate's own money & loans 0.4% $7,000
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 $1.5M from individuals
15% in small-dollar gifts
$225K of $1.5M 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 $588K of the $1.3M the campaign reported itemizing through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jul 29, 2026 for this campaign.
91% from Florida · 9% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
79% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Florida $534K
- California $25K
- New York $10K
- Massachusetts $4,000
- Virginia $3,000
- Texas $2,775
- Pennsylvania $1,875
- North Carolina $1,650
Top employers named by donors
- MBF HEALTHCARE PARTNERS $32K
- UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI $4,893
- BERGER SINGERMAN LLP $3,500
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: $295K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $253K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Mar 3, 2026 to Jul 29, 2026, net of refunds (583 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.
Outside spending including late reports: $689K for / $388K against · $376K in the final two weeks
Source: FEC 24- and 48-hour reports. The final two weeks run Oct 21, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, by the date each ad or mailing went out.
$635K of the $1.1M on late reports was filed as an estimate. A 24- or 48-hour report is due within a day or two of the spending; the spender's later regular report carries the final cost.
What it bought, per the late reports
- TV, radio & streaming TV 6% $63K
- Digital ads 39% $421K
- Ads, medium not stated 0.2% $2,500
- Mail, print & signs 36% $388K
- Phones & texts 4% $46K
- Canvassing & field 9% $96K
- Ad production 6% $62K
- Other or unclassified <0.1% $13
Largest late spenders for
Largest late spenders against
- LATINO VOTE FOR AMERICA PAC $202K
- HMP $186K
Latest dissemination on these reports: November 2, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (46 entries). These reports on FEC.gov ↗
Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate and is not the candidate's money. Purposes are grouped from each spender's own description, so the groups are approximate. A dollar figure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Where it went.
Where the money went $336K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $336K of the $946K the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 29, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 33% $111K
- Consultants & strategy 32% $106K
- Fundraising & processing fees 19% $63K
- Polling, research & data 6% $21K
- Travel, meals & events 3% $11K
- Office, technology & overhead 0.1% $325
- Legal & compliance 5% $16K
- Other or unclassified 2% $7,151
Largest payees
- BENDIXEN & AMANDI INTERNATIONAL $104K
- THE DONNER GROUP $76K
- ACTBLUE $22K
- GNB COLLECTIVE $20K
- TLM MARKETING $17K
Paid to individuals: $23K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Mar 17, 2026 to Jul 29, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (98 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.
- Maria Elvira SalazarRepublican · $1.5M raised · $71K outside
- Robin PegueroDemocrat · $1.2M raised
- Richard LamondinDemocrat · $744K raised
- Vincent Michael AriasRepublican · $186K raised
- Michael DaveyDemocrat · $45K raised
- Alexander ForninoDemocrat · $25K 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.