2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Jerrod Sessler?
The money.
- Raised
- $629K
- Spent
- $707K
- Cash on hand
- $2,163
- Debts
- $463K
- Individuals 49% $306K
- PACs & other committees 1% $7,550
- Party committees 0.5% $2,952
- Candidate's own money & loans 50% $313K
- Other receipts <0.1% $12
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026. Excludes $5,000 moved between the candidate's own committees.
Outside groups: $100 supporting · $144K opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
- FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND $100
Biggest spenders opposing
Largest direct PAC contributions
- FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND $500
Who gave.
Who gives $306K from individuals
55% in small-dollar gifts
$167K of $306K 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 57%. 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.
55% from Washington · 45% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
40% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Washington $70K
- Florida $15K
- Virginia $7,161
- Texas $6,770
- California $4,309
- Connecticut $2,950
- Georgia $2,424
- New Jersey $2,295
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $98K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $29K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jan 1, 2025 to Jul 15, 2026, net of refunds (1,408 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.
Outside spending including late reports: $100 for / $165K against · $0 in the final two weeks
That is $21K more than the $144K in regular reports alone. Source: FEC regular reports plus 24- and 48-hour reports they do not yet cover. The final two weeks run Oct 21, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, by the date each ad or mailing went out.
$1,875 of the $166K on late reports was filed as an estimate. A 24- or 48-hour report is due within a day or two of the spending; the spender's later regular report carries the final cost.
What it bought, per the late reports
- Ads, medium not stated 68% $113K
- Mail, print & signs 31% $52K
- Phones & texts 1% $1,875
Largest late spenders against
Latest dissemination on these reports: July 31, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (5 entries). These reports on FEC.gov ↗
Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate and is not the candidate's money. Purposes are grouped from each spender's own description, so the groups are approximate. A dollar figure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Where it went.
Where the money went $369K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $369K of the $707K the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 15, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 28% $102K
- Consultants & strategy 8% $31K
- Fundraising & processing fees 48% $179K
- Polling, research & data 0.7% $2,469
- Travel, meals & events 1% $4,172
- Office, technology & overhead 0.1% $500
- Legal & compliance 12% $44K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 2% $6,769
- Other or unclassified 0.1% $429
Largest payees
- WINRED TECHNICAL SERVICES $98K
- FRONTLINE STRATEGIES LLC $78K
- CAMPAIGN COMPLIANCE SOLUTIONS $42K
- PROLOGUE DIGITAL $35K
- CASTLE APPLICATIONS GROUP LLC $17K
Paid to individuals: $1,604, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jan 2, 2025 to Jul 15, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (292 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.
- Amanda McKinneyRepublican · $1.4M raised · $2.1M outside
- Dan NewhouseRepublican · $718K raised
- John DureskyDemocrat · $459K raised
- Matthew BoehnkeRepublican · $223K raised · $40K outside
- Favian ValenciaIndependent · $20K raised
- John C HughsRepublican · $4,958 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.