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Who funds Leigha Michele Messick?

Maryland U.S. House District 5DemocratFiled for an open seatFEC H6MD05420
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The money.

Leigha Michele MessickFEC filing: Leigha Michele Messick · H6MD05420 ↗
Raised
$8,360
Spent
$6,777
Cash on hand
$1,583
Debts
$1,900
  • Individuals 77% $6,460
  • Candidate's own money & loans 23% $1,900

Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.

No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

Who gave.

Who gives $6,460 from individuals

41% in small-dollar gifts

$2,660 of $6,460 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 44%. 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.

74% from Maryland · 26% from elsewhere

Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.

Top states

  1. Maryland $2,800
  2. South Carolina $1,000

Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $1,300. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $2,500, not listed so no one donor is singled out.

Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Mar 27, 2026 to Jul 27, 2026, net of refunds (8 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 Leigha Michele Messick.

Where it went.

Where the money went $5,859 in itemized spending

These itemized payments cover $5,859 of the $6,777 the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 22, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 66% $3,890
  • Office, technology & overhead 8% $469
  • Other or unclassified 26% $1,500

Largest payees

  1. COLOR PRO GRAPHICS $3,091
  2. PROXIMITY $1,500
  3. AMAZON $469
  4. VISTAPRINT $318
  5. EAST COAST INVESTMENTS $300

Payments dated Mar 18, 2026 to Jul 22, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (12 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.

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.