2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Justin Kirk?
The money.
- Raised
- $431K
- Spent
- $465K
- Cash on hand
- $154
- Debts
- $112K
- Individuals 30% $130K
- PACs & other committees 0.5% $2,026
- Candidate's own money & loans 69% $299K
- Other receipts <0.1% $1
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026. Excludes $33K moved between the candidate's own committees.
Outside groups: $52 supporting · $0 opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
Largest direct PAC contributions
Who gave.
Who gives $130K from individuals
2% in small-dollar gifts
$2,975 of $130K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
95% from Michigan · 5% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
44% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Michigan $120K
- Massachusetts $3,150
- Texas $2,602
- Illinois $500
Top employers named by donors
- PARK WEST $5,464
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: $22K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $98K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Nov 6, 2025 to Jul 23, 2026, net of refunds (153 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 Justin Kirk. The outside spending shown from regular reports is the latest available.
Where it went.
Where the money went $275K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $275K of the $465K the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Sep 30, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 54% $148K
- Consultants & strategy 31% $86K
- Fundraising & processing fees 0.4% $1,211
- Polling, research & data 8% $23K
- Travel, meals & events 4% $10K
- Office, technology & overhead 1% $3,443
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.3% $900
- Other or unclassified 0.9% $2,445
Largest payees
- AXIOM STRATEGIES $59K
- THE STONEBRIDGE GROUP $46K
- RIGHT STRATEGIES $42K
- MITCHELL COMMUNICATIONS AND RESEARCH $19K
- PRINTMASTERS PRINTING COMPANY $14K
Paid to individuals: $52K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Nov 6, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (127 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.
- Christina HinesDemocrat · $3.8M raised · $3.6M outside
- Michael BouchardRepublican · $2.3M raised · $976K outside
- Eric ChungDemocrat · $2.1M raised · $121K outside
- Tim GreimelDemocrat · $1.3M raised · $4,919 outside
- Robert LulgjurajRepublican · $1.3M raised · $52 outside
- Alexander HawkinsDemocrat · $376K raised
- John JamesRepublican · $267K raised
- George AdamsDemocrat · $198K raised
- Steven ElliottRepublican · $48K raised
- Steffan DemetropoulosRepublican · $6,870 raised · $52 outside
- Casey ArmitageRepublican · $4,132 raised
- Brian Steven JayeDemocrat · $910 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.