2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Kendrick Meek?
The money.
- Raised
- $817K
- Spent
- $788K
- Cash on hand
- $29K
- Individuals 86% $706K
- PACs & other committees 13% $108K
- Candidate's own money & loans 0.4% $3,500
- Other receipts <0.1% $10
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
Outside groups: $86K supporting · $0 opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
- GOOD GROWTH $86K
Largest direct PAC contributions
Who gave.
Who gives $706K from individuals
18% in small-dollar gifts
$126K of $706K 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 $485K of the $580K the campaign reported itemizing through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jul 29, 2026 for this campaign.
57% from Florida · 43% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
94% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Florida $278K
- District of Columbia $37K
- California $28K
- New York $28K
- Maryland $22K
- Virginia $19K
- Connecticut $11K
- New Jersey $7,750
Top employers named by donors
- KING & SPALDING $11K
- PILOTO CIGARS $7,600
- PADRON CIGARS $4,050
- LUMIA $3,500
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: $143K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $316K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jun 11, 2026 to Jul 29, 2026, net of refunds (290 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: $86K for / $0 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.
$83K of the $83K 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
- Ads, medium not stated 100% $83K
Largest late spenders for
- GOOD GROWTH $83K
Latest dissemination on these reports: August 6, 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 $536K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $536K of the $788K 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 69% $369K
- Consultants & strategy 8% $43K
- Staff & payroll 2% $10K
- Fundraising & processing fees 8% $41K
- Travel, meals & events 0.2% $998
- Office, technology & overhead 0.5% $2,457
- Legal & compliance 8% $41K
- Other or unclassified 5% $28K
Largest payees
- FOUNDATION BLUE $150K
- CERILLION N4 PARTNERS $133K
- GRSG COMPANY $75K
- ACTBLUE TECHNICAL SERVICES $21K
- FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE $21K
Paid to individuals: $49K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jun 15, 2026 to Jul 29, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (124 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.
- Oliver G. Gilbert IIIDemocrat · $1.5M raised · $3.0M outside
- Rudolph MoiseDemocrat · $653K raised
- Shevrin JonesDemocrat · $430K raised · $2.3M outside
- Te BrownRepublican · $313K raised
- Frederica S. WilsonDemocrat · $170K raised · $10 outside
- Jean MonestimeDemocrat · $137K raised
- Roderick D VereenDemocrat · $45K raised
- Marshall L. Davis Sr.Democrat · $13K raised
- Andy DaroNo party · $2,205 raised
- Patricia GonzalezRepublican · $1,333 raised
- Christine Alexandria Sanon-JulesDemocrat · $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.