2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Jotham Stein?
The money.
- Raised
- $72K
- Spent
- $74K
- Cash on hand
- $1
- Debts
- $26K
- Individuals 37% $27K
- Candidate's own money & loans 58% $42K
- Other receipts 5% $3,607
Campaign totals through Sep 24, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $27K from individuals
10% in small-dollar gifts
$2,697 of $27K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
Adding itemized gifts from donors whose itemized total is $200 or less, about 12%. Many small gifts sent through ActBlue or WinRed are itemized anyway, so the first figure runs low; this estimate groups donors by name and ZIP code as filed and counts only itemized gifts already in the FEC bulk file.
96% from California · 4% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
Top states
- California $22K
- Michigan $540
- Illinois $250
- Florida $60
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $13K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $9,400, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 24, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jan 10, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026, net of refunds (22 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 Jotham Stein.
Where it went.
Where the money went $66K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $66K of the $74K the campaign reported spending through Sep 24, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Aug 3, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 41% $27K
- Consultants & strategy 6% $3,725
- Staff & payroll 2% $1,257
- Travel, meals & events 2% $1,277
- Office, technology & overhead 39% $26K
- Legal & compliance 3% $1,641
- Other or unclassified 8% $5,064
Largest payees
- VOTER.VOTE CA $11K
- REGISTRAR OF VOTERS SANTA CLARA COUNTY $9,300
- FRAZIER LAND AND PROPERTY, LLC $8,400
- META FOR BUSINESS $7,550
- EMBARCADERO MEDIA GROUP $3,443
Paid to individuals: $15K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jan 5, 2026 to Aug 3, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (137 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.
- Sam T. LiccardoDemocrat · $2.6M raised · $10 outside
- Peter Sundin SouleRepublican · $4,272 raised
- Peter DixonDemocrat · $0 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.