2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Jesse Oppenheim?
The money.
- Raised
- $314K
- Spent
- $280K
- Cash on hand
- $35K
- Individuals 88% $275K
- Party committees 2% $6,000
- Candidate's own money & loans 8% $27K
- Other receipts 2% $6,246
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $275K from individuals
15% in small-dollar gifts
$41K of $275K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
54% from North Carolina · 46% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. 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
- North Carolina $120K
- New York $52K
- Louisiana $13K
- Mississippi $7,750
- Florida $5,500
- Utah $3,500
- California $2,900
- District of Columbia $2,800
Top employers named by donors
- RED VENTURES $3,500
- MOORE & VAN ALLEN PLLC $1,750
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: $111K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $107K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jul 7, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026, net of refunds (389 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 Jesse Oppenheim.
Where it went.
Where the money went $238K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $238K of the $280K the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Sep 29, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 9% $21K
- Consultants & strategy 22% $52K
- Staff & payroll 26% $62K
- Fundraising & processing fees 6% $13K
- Polling, research & data 3% $6,000
- Travel, meals & events 0.6% $1,405
- Office, technology & overhead 17% $40K
- Legal & compliance 18% $42K
- Other or unclassified 0.2% $582
Largest payees
- GUSTO $60K
- JUVEN CAPITOL STRATEGIES $41K
- NGP VAN INC. $24K
- BLUE WAVE POLITICAL PARTNERS $19K
- GOODMAN CAMPAIGNS LLC $18K
Paid to individuals: $30K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jul 13, 2025 to Sep 29, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (181 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.
- Mark E HarrisRepublican · $1.2M raised · $14K outside
- Mark E HarrisRepublican · $1.2M raised
- Colby WatsonDemocrat · $58K 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.