2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Ethan D Baker?
The money.
- Raised
- $205K
- Spent
- $149K
- Cash on hand
- $57K
- Individuals 99.5% $204K
- PACs & other committees 0.5% $1,000
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $204K from individuals
5% in small-dollar gifts
$11K of $204K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
92% from Michigan · 8% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
Top states
- Michigan $177K
- Florida $4,750
- New Jersey $3,500
- New York $3,500
- California $2,250
- Indiana $750
- Ohio $500
- Connecticut $100
Top employers named by donors
- THE FORBES COMPANY $15K
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: $70K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $108K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Apr 4, 2026 to Oct 14, 2026, net of refunds (130 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 Ethan D Baker.
Where it went.
Where the money went $144K in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 40% $58K
- Consultants & strategy 5% $6,900
- Fundraising & processing fees 0.9% $1,350
- Travel, meals & events 5% $7,563
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.4% $600
- Other or unclassified 49% $70K
Largest payees
- WOODCREEK ENTERPRISES LLC $49K
- MAJORITY STRATEGIES $23K
- MY CAMPAIGN STORE $11K
- SARA GRAHAM - ENGAGE TASTE $7,180
- MITCHELL RESEARCH & COMMUNICATIONS $6,900
Paid to individuals: $19K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Apr 10, 2026 to Oct 14, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (130 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.
- Jeremy MossDemocrat · $1.8M raised · $400K outside
- Haley StevensDemocrat · $1.6M raised
- Don UffordDemocrat · $1.1M raised
- Anil KumarUnaffiliated · $724K raised
- Aisha FarooqiDemocrat · $494K raised
- John Paul TorresDemocrat · $152K raised
- Mike StegerRepublican · $29K raised
- Stu BakerDemocrat · $11K raised
- Antonio J PrietoRepublican · $9,000 raised
- Anthony Media PaesanoRepublican · $0 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.