2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds James Michael Shea?
The money.
- Raised
- $2,660
- Spent
- $2,660
- Cash on hand
- $0
- Individuals 53% $1,410
- Other receipts 47% $1,250
Campaign totals through Mar 31, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $1,410 from individuals
93% in small-dollar gifts
$1,310 of $1,410 came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
Adding itemized gifts from donors whose itemized total is $200 or less, about 100%. Many small gifts sent through ActBlue or WinRed are itemized anyway, so the first figure runs low; this estimate groups donors by name and ZIP code as filed and counts only itemized gifts already in the FEC bulk file.
100% from Virginia · 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
- Virginia $100
Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $100, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Mar 31, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Sep 23, 2025 to Sep 23, 2025, net of refunds (1 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 James Michael Shea.
Where it went.
Where the money went $500 in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $500 of the $2,660 the campaign reported spending through Mar 31, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Dec 29, 2025.
- Legal & compliance 100% $500
Largest payees
- THE MONEY WHEEL $500
Payments dated Dec 29, 2025 to Dec 29, 2025, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (1 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.
- Shannon Leigh TaylorDemocrat · $4.2M raised · $422K outside
- Robert J. WittmanRepublican · $3.6M raised · $2.6M outside
- Jason KnappDemocrat · $612K raised
- Ata-Ul-Salaam BhattiDemocrat · $330K raised
- Melvin TullDemocrat · $294K raised
- Lisa Vedernikova KhannaDemocrat · $278K raised
- Elizabeth Dempsey BeggsDemocrat · $199K raised
- Sean SubletteDemocrat · $66K raised
- Andrew LucchettiDemocrat · $58K raised
- Amanda PohlDemocrat · $51K raised
- Timothy Stephen CywinskiDemocrat · $36K raised
- Ericka KoppDemocrat · $16K 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.