2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Eric Michael Swalwell?
The money.
- Raised
- $1.7M
- Spent
- $2.0M
- Cash on hand
- $7,605
- Debts
- $5,525
- Individuals 86% $1.5M
- PACs & other committees 10% $178K
- Party committees <0.1% $779
- Other receipts 4% $71K
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Largest direct PAC contributions
- DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS $5,000
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND $5,000
- SHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS' NATIONAL ASSOC., INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
Who gave.
Who gives
51% from California · 49% 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
- California $508K
- New York $107K
- Texas $68K
- Florida $67K
- Illinois $43K
- Massachusetts $31K
- District of Columbia $25K
- Maryland $18K
Top employers named by donors
- DLHA LAW GROUP $2,500
- ALAMEDA COUNTY $1,250
- LLNL $875
- URBAN ORE INC $605
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: $273K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $718K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Itemized gifts dated Jan 3, 2025 to May 1, 2026, net of refunds (2,628 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 Eric Michael Swalwell.
Where it went.
Where the money went $1.7M in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $1.7M of the $2.0M the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Sep 18, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 3% $48K
- Consultants & strategy 11% $196K
- Staff & payroll 19% $327K
- Fundraising & processing fees 18% $316K
- Polling, research & data 3% $57K
- Travel, meals & events 27% $475K
- Office, technology & overhead 5% $84K
- Legal & compliance 9% $162K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.2% $3,942
- Other or unclassified 5% $81K
Largest payees
- BERGER HIRSCHBERG STRATEGIES $223K
- THE TUCKER GROUP $114K
- UNITED AIRLINES $111K
- RIVER CITY BUSINESS SERVICES $103K
- BCOM SOLUTIONS, LLC $100K
Paid to individuals: $379K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jan 2, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (3,286 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.
- Rakhi IsraniDemocrat · $2.4M raised · $372K outside
- Melissa HernandezDemocrat · $2.1M raised · $4.2M outside
- Aisha WahabDemocrat · $1.2M raised · $3.4M outside
- Wendy Fiona HuangRepublican · $41K raised
- Sheriene RidenourDemocrat · $39K raised
- Matt OrtegaDemocrat · $38K raised
- Carin ElamDemocrat · $33K raised
- Abrar QadirDemocrat · $27K raised
- Bob WieckowskiDemocrat · $0 raised
- Dena Marie MaldonadoRepublican · $81K outside
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.