2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds John Strand?
The money.
- Raised
- $144K
- Spent
- $142K
- Cash on hand
- $2,085
- Debts
- $23K
- Individuals 82% $118K
- PACs & other committees 2% $3,500
- Candidate's own money & loans 16% $23K
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Largest direct PAC contributions
- WE THE PEOPLE LEADERSHIP PAC $3,500
Who gave.
Who gives $118K from individuals
22% in small-dollar gifts
$26K of $118K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
64% from Florida · 36% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
4% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Florida $55K
- Tennessee $11K
- Colorado $7,000
- Texas $3,500
- Maine $2,212
- South Carolina $2,000
- Kentucky $1,000
- Michigan $1,000
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $59K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $27K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Nov 5, 2025 to Jul 29, 2026, net of refunds (98 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 Strand.
Where it went.
Where the money went $119K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $119K of the $142K the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 29, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 56% $66K
- Staff & payroll 13% $15K
- Fundraising & processing fees 15% $18K
- Travel, meals & events 8% $9,115
- Office, technology & overhead 3% $3,329
- Legal & compliance 3% $3,780
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 1% $1,673
- Other or unclassified 0.7% $878
Largest payees
- TOVA LLC $29K
- SWFL PRINT $29K
- ORION DIGITAL MEDIA $9,820
- POLITICAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT $3,780
- SO CLEAR AUDIO VISUALS $3,500
Paid to individuals: $22K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Nov 1, 2025 to Jul 29, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (132 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.
- James OberweisRepublican · $5.4M raised · $24K outside
- Chris CollinsRepublican · $3.4M raised · $1.3M outside
- Jim SchwartzelRepublican · $2.8M raised · $48K outside
- Catalina LaufRepublican · $1.9M raised · $3.2M outside
- Madison CawthornRepublican · $876K raised
- Byron DonaldsRepublican · $660K raised · $57K outside
- Ola Nesheswat HawatmehRepublican · $278K raised
- Mike PedersenRepublican · $76K raised
- Victor M. AriasDemocrat · $70K raised
- Howard Lee SappDemocrat · $55K raised
- Robert M. Neeld Jr.Democrat · $29K raised
- Gregory BukowskiRepublican · $26K 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.