2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Gordon Chaffin?
The money.
- Raised
- $35K
- Spent
- $35K
- Cash on hand
- $0
- Debts
- $31K
- Individuals 10% $3,520
- Candidate's own money & loans 89% $31K
- Other receipts 1% $487
Campaign totals through Jul 15, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $3,520 from individuals
56% in small-dollar gifts
$1,970 of $3,520 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 $550 of the $1,550 the campaign reported itemizing through Jul 15, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jun 18, 2026 for this campaign.
100% from District of Columbia · 0% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
Top states
- District of Columbia $550
Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $550, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Jul 15, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Sep 15, 2025 to Jun 18, 2026, net of refunds (2 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 Gordon Chaffin.
Where it went.
Where the money went $30K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $30K of the $35K the campaign reported spending through Jul 15, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 3, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 14% $4,200
- Fundraising & processing fees 29% $8,712
- Polling, research & data 39% $12K
- Travel, meals & events 3% $790
- Office, technology & overhead 5% $1,447
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 10% $3,000
- Other or unclassified 0.8% $242
Largest payees
- EVERYACTION, INC. D/B/A NGP VAN $20K
- DC DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE $3,450
- VISTAPRINT $1,111
- META PLATFORMS, INC. $1,071
- SQUARESPACE $600
Paid to individuals: $1,742, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jul 12, 2025 to Jul 3, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (47 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.
- Brooke PintoDemocrat · $1.7M raised · $258K outside
- Robert C. White Jr.Democrat · $1.0M raised · $50K outside
- Kinney ZalesneDemocrat · $825K raised
- Gregory JaczkoDemocrat · $140K raised
- Trent William HolbrookDemocrat · $64K raised
- Eleanor Holmes NortonDemocrat · $54K raised
- Robert MatthewsDemocrat · $49K raised
- Denise RosadoRepublican · $6,188 raised
- Kelly WilliamsDemocrat · $4,168 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.