2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Kimberly Hardy?
The money.
- Raised
- $390K
- Spent
- $370K
- Cash on hand
- $20K
- Individuals 97% $379K
- PACs & other committees 0.5% $1,911
- Party committees 2% $9,500
- Other receipts 0.1% $416
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.
Outside groups: $5,455 supporting · $0 opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
- RURAL FREEDOM NETWORK $5,455
Largest direct PAC contributions
- PRICE FOR CONGRESS $1,000
- COYOTE PAC $211
Who gave.
Who gives $379K from individuals
33% in small-dollar gifts
$125K of $379K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
Adding itemized gifts from donors whose itemized total is $200 or less, about 36%. Many small gifts sent through ActBlue or WinRed are itemized anyway, so the first figure runs low; this estimate groups donors by name and ZIP code as filed and counts only itemized gifts already in the FEC bulk file.
68% from North Carolina · 32% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
86% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- North Carolina $163K
- California $25K
- Connecticut $8,500
- Maryland $7,494
- New York $5,550
- Washington $4,473
- Illinois $4,300
- New Jersey $3,850
Top employers named by donors
- ACCENTURE $625
- FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY $495
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: $176K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $63K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026, net of refunds (1,084 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 Kimberly Hardy. The outside spending shown from regular reports is the latest available.
Where it went.
Where the money went $338K in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 28% $94K
- Consultants & strategy 14% $46K
- Staff & payroll 16% $52K
- Fundraising & processing fees 15% $49K
- Polling, research & data 8% $26K
- Travel, meals & events 6% $18K
- Office, technology & overhead 1% $3,403
- Legal & compliance 7% $25K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 1% $4,741
- Other or unclassified 6% $20K
Largest payees
- INTUIT $52K
- IHEARTMEDIA $43K
- A.B.E ASSOCIATION LLC $31K
- KEADEV LLC $25K
- SOLE STRATEGIES $18K
Paid to individuals: $63K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jul 16, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (338 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.
- David RouzerRepublican · $2.5M raised · $391 outside
- Maad Abu-GhazalahLibertarian · $8,899 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.