2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Kshama Sawant?
The money.
- Raised
- $754K
- Spent
- $752K
- Cash on hand
- $1,864
- Debts
- $3,000
- Individuals 99.9% $754K
- Other receipts <0.1% $68
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
Outside groups: $5,600 supporting · $0 opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
- REVOLUTIONARY CHANGE PAC $5,600
Who gave.
Who gives $754K from individuals
0.4% in small-dollar gifts
$2,642 of $754K 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 3%. 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.
The itemized gifts below add up to $483K of the $752K the campaign reported itemizing through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Sep 30, 2026 for this campaign.
60% from Washington · 40% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address; $625 had no usable state. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
Top states
- Washington $288K
- California $49K
- New York $27K
- Oregon $20K
- Illinois $8,703
- Georgia $7,950
- New Jersey $7,882
- Texas $7,038
Top employers named by donors
- MICROSOFT $8,500
- AMAZON $7,211
- BLUE ORIGIN $5,539
- STATE OF WASHINGTON $5,221
- BOEING $5,097
- GOOGLE $4,600
- SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY $1,163
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: $198K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $248K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jun 2, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026, net of refunds (2,030 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: $5,600 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.
What it bought, per the late reports
- Mail, print & signs 100% $5,600
Largest late spenders for
- REVOLUTIONARY CHANGE PAC $5,600
Latest dissemination on these reports: July 17, 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 $735K in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 19% $140K
- Staff & payroll 66% $483K
- Fundraising & processing fees 4% $30K
- Polling, research & data 1% $10K
- Travel, meals & events 3% $23K
- Office, technology & overhead 3% $25K
- Legal & compliance 0.3% $2,441
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.6% $4,640
- Other or unclassified 2% $17K
Largest payees
- INTUIT, INC $432K
- EZ COPY & PRINT $50K
- DONOR BOX $32K
- THE RENTON PRINTERY, INC. $30K
- KAISER PERMANENTE $27K
Paid to individuals: $29K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jun 8, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (285 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.
- D. Adam SmithDemocrat · $2.2M raised · $10 outside
- Douglas Michael BaslerRepublican · $44K raised
- Melissa ChaudhryDemocrat · $40K 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.