2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Howard Lee Sapp?
The money.
- Raised
- $55K
- Spent
- $58K
- Cash on hand
- $-2,571
- Individuals 69% $38K
- Candidate's own money & loans 31% $17K
- Other receipts 0.3% $153
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $38K from individuals
20% in small-dollar gifts
$7,517 of $38K 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 $23K of the $30K the campaign reported itemizing through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jul 7, 2026 for this campaign.
88% from Florida · 12% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
15% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Florida $20K
- Maryland $1,550
- District of Columbia $500
- Missouri $500
- Louisiana $250
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $19K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $4,280, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Mar 28, 2025 to Jul 7, 2026, net of refunds (37 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 Howard Lee Sapp.
Where it went.
Where the money went $54K in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 3% $1,357
- Consultants & strategy 32% $17K
- Staff & payroll 16% $8,774
- Fundraising & processing fees 1% $573
- Polling, research & data 13% $6,897
- Travel, meals & events 1% $550
- Legal & compliance 20% $10K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 2% $800
- Other or unclassified 13% $7,000
Largest payees
- FLORIDA DIVISION OF ELECTIONS $10K
- SOUTHWEST STRATEGIES $6,500
- 1833 GROUP $4,000
- LEE COUNTY DEMOCRATS $800
- ACTBLUE TECHNICAL SERVICES $323
Paid to individuals: $31K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated May 11, 2025 to Jul 10, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (57 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.
- James OberweisRepublican · $5.4M raised · $24K outside
- Chris CollinsRepublican · $3.4M raised · $1.3M outside
- Jim SchwartzelRepublican · $2.8M raised · $48K outside
- Catalina LaufRepublican · $1.9M raised · $3.2M outside
- Madison CawthornRepublican · $876K raised
- Byron DonaldsRepublican · $660K raised · $57K outside
- Ola Nesheswat HawatmehRepublican · $278K raised
- John StrandRepublican · $144K raised
- Mike PedersenRepublican · $76K raised
- Victor M. AriasDemocrat · $70K raised
- Robert M. Neeld Jr.Democrat · $29K raised
- Gregory BukowskiRepublican · $26K 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.