2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Madison Sheahan?
The money.
- Raised
- $186K
- Spent
- $272K
- Cash on hand
- $215
- Individuals 86% $160K
- PACs & other committees 13% $25K
- Other receipts 1.0% $1,801
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026. Excludes $86K moved between the candidate's own committees.
Outside groups: $45K supporting · $0 opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
Largest direct PAC contributions
Who gave.
Who gives $160K from individuals
27% in small-dollar gifts
$43K of $160K 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 $19K of the $117K the campaign reported itemizing through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to May 11, 2026 for this campaign.
100% from Ohio · 0% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
100% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Ohio $42K
- Florida $9,949
- Texas $8,000
- Delaware $3,500
- Indiana $3,500
- Georgia $3,325
- Wyoming $2,500
- Virginia $1,277
Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $69K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jan 15, 2026 to May 11, 2026, net of refunds (140 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: $45K 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
- Digital ads 36% $10K
- Phones & texts 64% $18K
Largest late spenders for
Latest dissemination on these reports: May 4, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (4 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 $155K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $155K of the $272K the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 23, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 53% $82K
- Consultants & strategy 19% $30K
- Fundraising & processing fees 14% $21K
- Polling, research & data 6% $8,700
- Travel, meals & events 3% $5,333
- Office, technology & overhead 2% $3,094
- Legal & compliance 2% $2,700
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 1% $2,000
- Other or unclassified 0.3% $500
Largest payees
- STRATEGIC MEDIA PLACEMENT, INC. $54K
- A TEAM STRATEGIES LLC $17K
- LP BROKERING LLC $13K
- PCS MARKETING GROUP INC. $6,284
- PERCIPIENT STRATEGIES LLC $6,200
Paid to individuals: $30K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jan 26, 2026 to Jul 23, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (86 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.
- Marcy M.C. KapturDemocrat · $5.0M raised · $3.8M outside
- Derek MerrinRepublican · $1.4M raised · $1.8M outside
- Josh WilliamsRepublican · $975K raised · $45K outside
- Alea NadeemRepublican · $718K raised
- Wayne Charles KinselRepublican · $91K raised
- Anthony Bruce CampbellRepublican · $34K raised
- Kathy McKinstryW · $0 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.