2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Kevin Coughlin?
The money.
- Raised
- $0
- Spent
- $4,604
- Cash on hand
- $0
Campaign totals through Mar 31, 2025.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $0 from individuals
89% from Ohio · 11% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address; $4,200 had no usable state. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
56% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Ohio $243K
- Florida $10K
- Tennessee $7,000
- New Mexico $3,500
- Pennsylvania $3,500
- Wisconsin $3,500
- California $2,837
- Virginia $1,145
Top employers named by donors
- MCKINLEY STRATEGIES $6,000
- EMPLOYERS HEALTH $4,000
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: $37K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $230K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Mar 31, 2025. Itemized gifts dated Apr 2, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026, net of refunds (400 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 Kevin Coughlin.
Where it went.
Where the money went $267K in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 19% $50K
- Consultants & strategy 23% $62K
- Staff & payroll 0.1% $153
- Fundraising & processing fees 37% $98K
- Travel, meals & events 3% $8,097
- Office, technology & overhead 5% $12K
- Legal & compliance 14% $37K
Largest payees
- NK BAUR & ASSOCIATES, INC. $67K
- BIG DOG STRATEGIES $30K
- TARGETED VICTORY $29K
- ALAMO INTELLIGENCE $18K
- ELITE CONSULTING DC LLC $17K
Paid to individuals: $33K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jan 13, 2025 to Sep 28, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (118 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.
- Emilia SykesDemocrat · $3.8M raised · $332 outside
- Carey ColemanRepublican · $168K raised
- Sandeep S DixitIndependent · $92K raised
- Siembida KevinRepublican · $51K raised
- Niranjan Neil PatelRepublican · $46K raised
- Margaret Elizabeth BriemRepublican · $7,720 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.