2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Jeff Grayzel?
The money.
- Raised
- $485K
- Spent
- $485K
- Cash on hand
- $0
- Individuals 74% $360K
- PACs & other committees 0.4% $2,150
- Candidate's own money & loans 25% $122K
- Other receipts <0.1% $319
Campaign totals through Jun 4, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $360K from individuals
8% in small-dollar gifts
$28K of $360K 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 $274K of the $332K the campaign reported itemizing through Jun 4, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Feb 26, 2026 for this campaign.
55% from New Jersey · 45% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address; $1,000 had no usable state. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
86% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- New Jersey $150K
- New York $74K
- Massachusetts $13K
- Florida $11K
- California $8,790
- New Hampshire $3,750
- Utah $3,500
- Michigan $2,000
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $119K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $155K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Jun 4, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jul 29, 2025 to Feb 26, 2026, net of refunds (321 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 Jeff Grayzel.
Where it went.
Where the money went $424K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $424K of the $485K the campaign reported spending through Jun 4, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 2, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 46% $193K
- Consultants & strategy 22% $91K
- Staff & payroll 4% $17K
- Fundraising & processing fees 9% $39K
- Polling, research & data 9% $37K
- Office, technology & overhead 6% $26K
- Legal & compliance 5% $20K
Largest payees
- BERLIN ROSEN $127K
- LEGION CONSULTING LLC $48K
- PATINKIN RESEARCH STRATEGIES $37K
- SCREEN STRATEGIES MEDIA $30K
- SMOKEY MOUNTAIN STRATEGIES LLC $28K
Paid to individuals: $3,500, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Aug 5, 2025 to Jun 2, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (124 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.
- Analilia MejiaDemocrat · $2.2M raised · $483K outside
- Tom MalinowskiDemocrat · $1.5M raised · $3.2M outside
- Brendan W GillDemocrat · $1.1M raised · $32K outside
- Tahesha WayDemocrat · $849K raised · $2.1M outside
- Joe HathawayRepublican · $838K raised · $183K outside
- Zach BeecherDemocrat · $662K raised · $306K outside
- John BartlettDemocrat · $496K raised
- Cammie L CroftDemocrat · $382K raised
- Vincent MatriscianoUnaffiliated · $291K raised
- Marc ChaabanDemocrat · $119K raised
- Donald CresitelloDemocrat · $116K raised
- Jean-Louis CauvinDemocrat · $111K 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.