2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Marlene Galan-Woods?
The money.
- Raised
- $2.4M
- Spent
- $2.4M
- Cash on hand
- $0
- Individuals 88% $2.1M
- PACs & other committees 11% $275K
- Candidate's own money & loans 0.3% $7,410
- Other receipts 0.5% $12K
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
Outside groups: $88 supporting · $13K opposing ($173 of it designated for the general election)
Biggest spenders supporting
Biggest spenders opposing
Largest direct PAC contributions
Who gave.
Who gives $2.1M from individuals
17% in small-dollar gifts
$355K of $2.1M 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 $1.4M of the $1.8M the campaign reported itemizing through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Sep 24, 2026 for this campaign.
57% from Arizona · 43% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
99.0% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Arizona $785K
- California $163K
- Massachusetts $123K
- New York $47K
- Florida $39K
- Texas $22K
- Washington $22K
- Illinois $16K
Top employers named by donors
- SCHUSTERMAN INTERESTS LLC $14K
- SNELL & WILMER LLP $13K
- SNELL & WILMER $10K
- GROSSMAN COMPANY PROPERTIES $6,875
- ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY $3,800
- CITY OF PHOENIX $3,250
- KELLER ROHRBACK LLP $2,800
- OSBORN MALEDON $2,350
- DEROSA ADVISORS $1,500
- COMPASS $900
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: $709K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $601K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Feb 25, 2025 to Sep 24, 2026, net of refunds (3,144 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: $88 for / $29K against · $0 in the final two weeks
That is $16K more than the $13K in regular reports alone. Source: FEC regular reports plus 24- and 48-hour reports they do not yet cover. 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 94% $27K
- Other or unclassified 7% $1,872
Largest late spenders for
Largest late spenders against
Latest dissemination on these reports: July 29, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (14 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 $2.0M in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $2.0M of the $2.4M the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Sep 29, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 53% $1.1M
- Consultants & strategy 5% $104K
- Staff & payroll 15% $305K
- Fundraising & processing fees 13% $255K
- Polling, research & data 6% $113K
- Travel, meals & events 0.8% $17K
- Office, technology & overhead 3% $57K
- Legal & compliance 5% $93K
- Other or unclassified <0.1% $50
Largest payees
- AL MEDIA $901K
- PAYROLL DATA PROCESSING, INC. $305K
- LIFTOFF CAMPAIGNS LLC $176K
- KINETIC STRATEGIES LLC $100K
- MBA CONSULTING GROUP $90K
Paid to individuals: $67K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Mar 6, 2025 to Sep 29, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (565 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.
- Amish ShahDemocrat · $5.2M raised · $6.1M outside
- Jonathan TrebleDemocrat · $4.5M raised · $367K outside
- Thomas James FeelyRepublican · $2.8M raised · $2.6M outside
- Rick McCartneyDemocrat · $1.5M raised
- David S. SchweikertRepublican · $1.3M raised · $16K outside
- John TroboughRepublican · $1.1M raised
- Joseph ChaplikRepublican · $714K raised · $60K outside
- Mark Robert GordonDemocrat · $305K raised
- Gina SwobodaRepublican · $222K raised
- Paul C ReevsRepublican · $111K raised
- Brandon SowersRepublican · $18K raised
- Brian A Del VecchioDemocrat · $15K 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.