2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Hugh McTavish?
The money.
- Raised
- $189K
- Spent
- $184K
- Cash on hand
- $5,113
- Debts
- $181K
- Individuals 4% $6,935
- PACs & other committees 0.4% $821
- Candidate's own money & loans 96% $181K
- Other receipts <0.1% $5
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $6,935 from individuals
35% in small-dollar gifts
$2,429 of $6,935 came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
0% from Minnesota · 100% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
Top states
- Nevada $3,500
- New York $1,000
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $3,500. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $1,000, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Mar 13, 2026 to Jun 29, 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 Hugh McTavish.
Where it went.
Where the money went $179K in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 52% $92K
- Consultants & strategy 28% $51K
- Fundraising & processing fees 5% $9,377
- Polling, research & data 15% $27K
- Office, technology & overhead <0.1% $75
- Legal & compliance 0.2% $300
Largest payees
- EYE CONTACT MEDIA $51K
- SCALE TO WIN $23K
- PTGR STRATEGIES $19K
- MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTY $18K
- ELECTION DAY STRATEGIES $14K
Paid to individuals: $33K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jan 28, 2026 to Jul 21, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (35 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.
- Matt LittleDemocratic-Farmer-Labor · $1.5M raised · $501K outside
- Matthew David KleinDemocrat · $1.5M raised · $2.5M outside
- Angela Dawn CraigDemocrat · $1.4M raised
- Eric PrattRepublican · $717K raised · $285 outside
- Kaela Jo BergDemocratic-Farmer-Labor · $425K raised · $1.2M outside
- Tyler KistnerRepublican · $351K raised
- Jeremy WestbyRepublican · $39K raised
- Michael StefankoDemocratic-Farmer-Labor · $936 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.