2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Jay Vaingankar?
The money.
- Raised
- $410K
- Spent
- $410K
- Cash on hand
- $0
- Individuals 69% $282K
- PACs & other committees 3% $14K
- Candidate's own money & loans 28% $113K
- Other receipts 0.2% $685
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Largest direct PAC contributions
Who gave.
Who gives $282K from individuals
19% in small-dollar gifts
$55K of $282K 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 $203K of the $228K the campaign reported itemizing through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jun 13, 2026 for this campaign.
42% from New Jersey · 58% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
93% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- New Jersey $85K
- New York $24K
- Florida $23K
- California $19K
- District of Columbia $9,750
- Texas $7,500
- Maryland $7,140
- Virginia $7,100
Top employers named by donors
- EWRSD $775
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: $61K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $141K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Dec 1, 2025 to Jun 13, 2026, net of refunds (406 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 Jay Vaingankar.
Where it went.
Where the money went $326K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $326K of the $410K the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 17% $55K
- Consultants & strategy 20% $65K
- Staff & payroll 34% $110K
- Fundraising & processing fees 13% $42K
- Travel, meals & events 0.6% $2,116
- Office, technology & overhead 6% $19K
- Legal & compliance 6% $21K
- Other or unclassified 4% $12K
Largest payees
- GUSTO $109K
- VAN NESS CREATIVE STRATEGIES $66K
- FH STRATEGIES LLC $28K
- TKO BUYING LLC $27K
- ACUITY POLITICS LLC $21K
Paid to individuals: $14K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Dec 8, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (159 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.
- Adam HamawyDemocrat · $2.0M raised · $1.9M outside
- Brad CohenDemocrat · $867K raised · $60K outside
- Susan Copius AltmanDemocrat · $604K raised · $666K outside
- Samuel S.-H. WangDemocrat · $599K raised · $3,444 outside
- Squire ServanceDemocrat · $566K raised
- Adrian O MappDemocrat · $511K raised
- Verlina Reynolds-JacksonDemocrat · $365K raised · $20K outside
- Shanel Y RobinsonDemocrat · $160K raised · $172K outside
- Sujit SinghDemocrat · $142K raised
- Richard MoralesDemocrat · $125K raised
- Gregg MeleRepublican · $102K raised
- Matthew Mark AdamsDemocrat · $88K 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.