2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Emily Berge?
The money.
- Raised
- $793K
- Spent
- $793K
- Cash on hand
- $0
- Individuals 97% $771K
- PACs & other committees 0.5% $4,200
- Candidate's own money & loans 1% $11K
- Other receipts 0.8% $6,633
Campaign totals through Oct 17, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Largest direct PAC contributions
Who gave.
Who gives $771K from individuals
63% in small-dollar gifts
$482K of $771K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
Adding itemized gifts from donors whose itemized total is $200 or less, about 65%. Many small gifts sent through ActBlue or WinRed are itemized anyway, so the first figure runs low; this estimate groups donors by name and ZIP code as filed and counts only itemized gifts already in the FEC bulk file.
73% from Wisconsin · 27% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
74% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Wisconsin $190K
- Minnesota $18K
- California $9,345
- Texas $6,980
- Washington $4,223
- Virginia $4,050
- Louisiana $3,000
- Maryland $2,750
Top employers named by donors
- MAYO CLINIC $4,016
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: $188K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $69K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 17, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Apr 15, 2025 to Jul 22, 2026, net of refunds (1,365 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: $2,290 for / $0 against · $0 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.
What it bought, per the late reports
- Mail, print & signs 100% $2,290
Largest late spenders for
- INDIVISIBLE PROJECT INC. $2,290
Latest dissemination on these reports: July 14, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (1 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 $623K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $623K of the $793K the campaign reported spending through Oct 17, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Oct 17, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 57% $356K
- Consultants & strategy 0.3% $1,650
- Staff & payroll 17% $106K
- Fundraising & processing fees 16% $97K
- Travel, meals & events 0.3% $1,673
- Office, technology & overhead 2% $10K
- Legal & compliance 6% $36K
- Other or unclassified 2% $14K
Largest payees
- FACEBOOK $245K
- PAYROLL DATA PROCESSING $106K
- MYCORRHIZA DIGITAL $46K
- STAGE LEFT STRATEGIES $36K
- CAMPAIGN COMPLIANCE INC. $36K
Paid to individuals: $16K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Apr 30, 2025 to Oct 17, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (511 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.
- Rebecca CookeDemocrat · $12M raised · $102K outside
- Derrick F. Van OrdenRepublican · $6.6M raised · $2.2M outside
- Laura S BenjaminDemocrat · $32K 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.