2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Ethan Agarwal?
The money.
- Raised
- $833K
- Spent
- $562K
- Cash on hand
- $271K
- Debts
- $262K
- Individuals 88% $733K
- Candidate's own money & loans 2% $17K
- Other receipts 10% $83K
Campaign totals through Jun 30, 2026.
Outside groups: $38K supporting · $0 opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
- VIABLE PAC $38K
Who gave.
Who gives $733K from individuals
0.5% in small-dollar gifts
$3,970 of $733K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
87% from California · 13% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
17% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- California $615K
- New York $37K
- Illinois $14K
- Massachusetts $11K
- Oklahoma $7,000
- Texas $7,000
- Florida $5,427
- Arizona $3,500
Top employers named by donors
- SIERRA CIRCUITS $35K
- COINBASE $21K
- GOOGLE $2,046
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: $209K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $437K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Jun 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Feb 25, 2026 to Jun 2, 2026, net of refunds (325 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: $38K for / $0 against · $0 in the final two weeks
Source: FEC regular 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
- Ads, medium not stated 100% $38K
Largest late spenders for
- VIABLE PAC $38K
Latest dissemination on these reports: May 28, 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 $470K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $470K of the $562K the campaign reported spending through Jun 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 54% $255K
- Consultants & strategy 17% $80K
- Fundraising & processing fees 13% $60K
- Polling, research & data 3% $14K
- Travel, meals & events 0.5% $2,577
- Office, technology & overhead 4% $21K
- Legal & compliance 8% $38K
- Other or unclassified net −$1,162
Largest payees
- POWERS INTERACTIVE DIGITAL LLC $130K
- CONVERGENCE TARGETED COMMUNICATIONS $64K
- COVERDALE, INC. $59K
- JAY CHENG STRATEGY $40K
- GOOD FIGHT POLITICAL INC. $30K
Paid to individuals: $31K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Feb 27, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (137 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.
- Rohit KhannaDemocrat · $15M raised · $38K outside
- Ritesh TandonRepublican · $57K raised
- Mike KatzDemocrat · $10K 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.