2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Kai Newkirk?
The money.
- Raised
- $259K
- Spent
- $243K
- Cash on hand
- $16K
- Debts
- $43K
- Individuals 97% $251K
- PACs & other committees 2% $5,000
- Candidate's own money & loans 0.2% $544
- Other receipts 1% $3,032
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Largest direct PAC contributions
- FUTURE DEMOCRATS PAC $5,000
Who gave.
Who gives $251K from individuals
30% in small-dollar gifts
$75K of $251K 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 $102K of the $176K 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.
44% from Arizona · 56% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
72% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Arizona $45K
- California $15K
- Illinois $15K
- Vermont $6,000
- New York $4,862
- Massachusetts $4,500
- Virginia $2,500
- Wisconsin $2,000
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $44K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $58K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Mar 11, 2026 to Jul 1, 2026, net of refunds (174 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: $21K for / $0 against · $0 in the final two weeks
Source: FEC 24- and 48-hour reports. The final two weeks run Oct 21, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, by the date each ad or mailing went out.
$21K of the $21K on late reports was filed as an estimate. A 24- or 48-hour report is due within a day or two of the spending; the spender's later regular report carries the final cost.
What it bought, per the late reports
- Phones & texts 100% $21K
Largest late spenders for
- SF SOLIDARITY PAC $21K
Latest dissemination on these reports: July 11, 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 $56K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $56K of the $243K 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 49% $27K
- Consultants & strategy 22% $12K
- Fundraising & processing fees 12% $6,579
- Polling, research & data 0.9% $515
- Travel, meals & events 4% $2,256
- Office, technology & overhead 9% $5,096
- Other or unclassified 3% $1,606
Largest payees
- SONORAN PRINTING $6,741
- PCL 4701 LAKESHORE, L.L.C. $4,758
- ACTBLUE TECHNICAL SERVICES $4,615
- NEPTUNE POLITICAL $3,288
- NUMERO $1,742
Paid to individuals: $32K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Mar 11, 2026 to Jul 1, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (74 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.
- Greg StantonDemocrat · $2.7M raised · $423K outside
- M. Zuhdi JasserRepublican · $744K raised
- Jerone DavisonRepublican · $245K raised
- Alex Nicolas StovallRepublican · $65K raised
- Bradley J HonerRepublican · $10 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.