2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Joseph Chaplik?
The money.
- Raised
- $714K
- Spent
- $711K
- Cash on hand
- $2,704
- Debts
- $372K
- Individuals 47% $339K
- PACs & other committees <0.1% $500
- Candidate's own money & loans 52% $372K
- Other receipts 0.3% $2,415
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
Outside groups: $0 supporting · $60K opposing
Biggest spenders opposing
Largest direct PAC contributions
Who gave.
Who gives $339K from individuals
6% in small-dollar gifts
$19K of $339K 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 $287K of the $320K the campaign reported itemizing through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jul 1, 2026 for this campaign.
93% from Arizona · 7% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
Top states
- Arizona $267K
- North Carolina $7,000
- Colorado $4,500
- Pennsylvania $3,000
- California $2,750
- Tennessee $1,000
- Utah $1,000
- Illinois $500
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $188K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $100K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Dec 15, 2025 to Jul 1, 2026, net of refunds (286 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: $0 for / $60K against · $0 in the final two weeks
Source: FEC regular reports. The final two weeks run Oct 21, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, by the date each ad or mailing went out.
What it bought, per the late reports
- Digital ads 100% $60K
Largest late spenders against
Latest dissemination on these reports: June 12, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (1 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 $473K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $473K of the $711K the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 1, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 70% $331K
- Consultants & strategy 16% $76K
- Travel, meals & events 4% $19K
- Office, technology & overhead 4% $19K
- Legal & compliance 4% $18K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 1% $5,150
- Other or unclassified 1% $4,765
Largest payees
- VESPIA PARTNERS $85K
- AWARENESS ANALYTICS $74K
- DIGITAL REVOLUTION $42K
- RYE STRATEGIES LLC $35K
- MOWRY STRATEGIES $32K
Paid to individuals: $52K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Dec 18, 2025 to Jul 1, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (270 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.
- Amish ShahDemocrat · $5.2M raised · $6.1M outside
- Jonathan TrebleDemocrat · $4.5M raised · $367K outside
- Thomas James FeelyRepublican · $2.8M raised · $2.6M outside
- Marlene Galan-WoodsDemocrat · $2.4M raised · $13K outside
- Rick McCartneyDemocrat · $1.5M raised
- David S. SchweikertRepublican · $1.3M raised · $16K outside
- John TroboughRepublican · $1.1M raised
- Mark Robert GordonDemocrat · $305K raised
- Gina SwobodaRepublican · $222K raised
- Paul C ReevsRepublican · $111K raised
- Brandon SowersRepublican · $18K raised
- Brian A Del VecchioDemocrat · $15K 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.