2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Mary Peltola?
The money.
- Raised
- $34M
- Spent
- $33M
- Cash on hand
- $4.1M
- Individuals 96% $33M
- PACs & other committees 2% $845K
- Party committees <0.1% $1,500
- Other receipts 2% $552K
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $2.7M moved between the candidate's own committees.
Outside groups: $455K supporting · $3.0M opposing ($175K of it designated for the general election)
Biggest spenders supporting
- EDW ACTION FUND $254K
- OUR FUTURE UNITED PAC $123K
- MIDNIGHT SUN PAC $58K
- DEMOCRATS FIGHT BACK PAC $11K
- BLUE BATTLEGROUND PROJECT $5,000
Biggest spenders opposing
Who gave.
Who gives $33M from individuals
38% in small-dollar gifts
$12M of $33M 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 39%. 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 $9.2M of the $20M the campaign reported itemizing through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jul 29, 2026 for this campaign.
11% from Alaska · 89% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
75% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- California $2.0M
- New York $1.1M
- Alaska $1.0M
- Massachusetts $733K
- Washington $639K
- Maryland $334K
- Texas $291K
- District of Columbia $277K
Top employers named by donors
- WILMERHALE $28K
- GOOGLE $18K
- JANE STREET CAPITAL $15K
- BAIN CAPITAL $14K
- MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY $14K
- APPLE INC $13K
- LINKEDIN $11K
- STATE OF ALASKA $9,203
- SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP $9,000
- AKIN GUMP LLP $8,850
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: $6.7M. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $2.1M, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jan 8, 2026 to Jul 29, 2026, net of refunds (31,409 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: $11M for / $42M against · $14M in the final two weeks
That is $50M more than the $3.5M 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.
$9.5M of the $53M on late reports was filed as an estimate. A 24- or 48-hour report is due within a day or two of the spending; the spender's later regular report carries the final cost.
What it bought, per the late reports
- TV, radio & streaming TV 15% $7.9M
- Digital ads 3% $1.8M
- Ads, medium not stated 66% $35M
- Mail, print & signs 7% $3.6M
- Phones & texts 1% $741K
- Canvassing & field 6% $3.3M
- Ad production 2% $896K
- Other or unclassified <0.1% $22K
Largest late spenders for
- MIDNIGHT SUN PAC $4.3M
- LOWER COSTS NOW $2.3M
- FORWARD ALASKA $2.0M
- AB PAC $625K
- ONE FOR ALL COMMITTEE $470K
Largest late spenders against
Latest dissemination on these reports: November 2, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (453 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 $14M in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $14M of the $33M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 29, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 43% $6.0M
- Consultants & strategy 1% $133K
- Staff & payroll 12% $1.6M
- Fundraising & processing fees 29% $4.0M
- Polling, research & data 2% $245K
- Travel, meals & events 0.7% $101K
- Office, technology & overhead 1% $149K
- Legal & compliance 1% $157K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 6% $876K
- Other or unclassified 4% $541K
Largest payees
- AISLE 518 $2.9M
- OLD TOWN MEDIA LLC $2.9M
- PUNCH GROUP LLC $1.6M
- PAYROLL DATA PROCESSING $1.5M
- ALASKA DEMOCRATIC PARTY- FEDERAL $860K
Paid to individuals: $282K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jan 12, 2026 to Jul 29, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (988 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.
- Dan SullivanRepublican · $8.3M raised · $4.1M outside
- Daniel J SullivanRepublican · $31K raised
- Gerald L. (jerry) HeikesRepublican · $700K outside
- David Bryan LeslieDemocrat · $272K outside
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.