2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Kevin Smith?
The money.
- Raised
- $140K
- Spent
- $140K
- Cash on hand
- $0
- Debts
- $25K
- Individuals 61% $86K
- PACs & other committees 4% $6,249
- Candidate's own money & loans 34% $48K
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Largest direct PAC contributions
Who gave.
Who gives $86K from individuals
15% in small-dollar gifts
$12K of $86K 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 $65K of the $73K the campaign reported itemizing through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to May 26, 2026 for this campaign.
50% from Kentucky · 50% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
Top states
- Kentucky $33K
- New Jersey $8,000
- Virginia $6,000
- New York $3,500
- Colorado $2,500
- Florida $2,000
- Ohio $2,000
- California $1,000
Top employers named by donors
- USPS $1,000
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: $31K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $33K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jan 25, 2026 to May 26, 2026, net of refunds (88 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 Smith.
Where it went.
Where the money went $132K in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 67% $88K
- Consultants & strategy 7% $9,250
- Fundraising & processing fees 3% $4,286
- Polling, research & data 16% $21K
- Travel, meals & events 3% $4,082
- Office, technology & overhead 0.1% $133
- Legal & compliance 4% $5,000
- Other or unclassified <0.1% $56
Largest payees
- FIDI MEDIA LLC $62K
- MEETING STREET RESEARCH, LLC $19K
- FIVE SEASONS MEDIA LLC $11K
- NUMINAR.COM $5,647
- ARENA MAIL & DIGITAL $5,500
Paid to individuals: $14K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jan 9, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (73 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.
- Harold Dallas RogersRepublican · $1.0M raised
- Ned PillersdorfDemocrat · $377K raised
- Mikel WeinIndependent · $4,250 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.