2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds John Joseph Salka?
The money.
- Raised
- $8,650
- Spent
- $8,650
- Cash on hand
- $0
- Debts
- $2,000
- Individuals 76% $6,550
- Candidate's own money & loans 24% $2,100
Campaign totals through Oct 22, 2025.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $6,550 from individuals
8% in small-dollar gifts
$550 of $6,550 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 $2,500 of the $6,000 the campaign reported itemizing through Oct 22, 2025. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Sep 15, 2025 for this campaign.
100% from New York · 0% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
Top states
- New York $2,500
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $1,500. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $1,000, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 22, 2025. Itemized gifts dated Apr 25, 2025 to Sep 15, 2025, net of refunds (5 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 John Joseph Salka.
Where it went.
Where the money went $4,036 in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $4,036 of the $8,650 the campaign reported spending through Oct 22, 2025. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Sep 8, 2025.
- Advertising & outreach 36% $1,436
- Consultants & strategy 19% $750
- Staff & payroll 15% $600
- Legal & compliance 31% $1,250
Largest payees
- SAGEWELL COMPLIANCE LLC $1,250
- USPS $803
- SAGEPATH STRATEGIC GROUP LLC $750
- A & P MASTER IMAGES $415
- MCLAIN PRESS LLC $218
Paid to individuals: $600, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jun 2, 2025 to Sep 8, 2025, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (8 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.
- John W MannionDemocrat · $3.1M raised · $1,785 outside
- Kailee BullerRepublican · $465K raised
- John LemondesRepublican · $41K raised
- William A Staton IVIndependent · $16K 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.