2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds John Braun?
The money.
- Raised
- $2.7M
- Spent
- $2.6M
- Cash on hand
- $672K
- Debts
- $600
- Individuals 78% $2.1M
- PACs & other committees 21% $568K
- Party committees 0.2% $5,000
- Candidate's own money & loans 0.4% $11K
- Other receipts <0.1% $28
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $622K moved between the candidate's own committees.
Outside groups: $20K supporting · $582K opposing ($492K of it designated for the general election)
Biggest spenders supporting
Biggest spenders opposing
- HMP $472K
- TOGETHER FOR WORKING PEOPLE $110K
Largest direct PAC contributions
Who gave.
Who gives $2.1M from individuals
16% in small-dollar gifts
$338K of $2.1M 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 $1.3M of the $1.8M the campaign reported itemizing through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jul 15, 2026 for this campaign.
91% from Washington · 9% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
11% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Washington $1.2M
- Texas $17K
- Virginia $15K
- California $15K
- Florida $15K
- Oregon $14K
- Nevada $7,000
- District of Columbia $6,000
Top employers named by donors
- DYNAMIC COLLECTORS $14K
- PRINT NW $1,228
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: $650K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $654K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jul 17, 2025 to Jul 15, 2026, net of refunds (1,513 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: $1.4M for / $8.2M against · $3.0M in the final two weeks
That is $9.0M more than the $602K 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.
$8.1M of the $9.7M 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
- TV, radio & streaming TV 56% $5.5M
- Digital ads 25% $2.4M
- Mail, print & signs 16% $1.6M
- Phones & texts 2% $165K
- Ad production 2% $161K
Largest late spenders for
Largest late spenders against
Latest dissemination on these reports: November 2, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (91 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 $917K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $917K of the $2.6M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 15, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 20% $181K
- Consultants & strategy 21% $192K
- Staff & payroll 7% $67K
- Fundraising & processing fees 43% $398K
- Travel, meals & events 4% $36K
- Office, technology & overhead 2% $14K
- Legal & compliance 3% $26K
- Other or unclassified 0.4% $3,580
Largest payees
- GEN2 SOLUTIONS, LLC $250K
- DATAGRAPHICS $110K
- MOORE, A SERIES LLC $100K
- PEAK FUNDRAISING $87K
- FP1 STRATEGIES, LLC $63K
Paid to individuals: $82K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Aug 18, 2025 to Jul 15, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (358 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.
- Marie Gluesenkamp PerezDemocrat · $5.6M raised · $2.6M outside
- Brent William HennrichDemocrat · $259K raised
- Antony BarranRepublican · $45K raised
- Troy Austin RasbandDemocrat · $11K raised
- Wadi YakhourRepublican · $630 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.