2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Mathew Shurka?
The money.
- Raised
- $330K
- Spent
- $330K
- Cash on hand
- $0
- Debts
- $86K
- Individuals 69% $229K
- Other receipts 31% $101K
Campaign totals through Jun 30, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $229K from individuals
7% in small-dollar gifts
$15K of $229K 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 $136K of the $214K the campaign reported itemizing through Jun 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Mar 25, 2026 for this campaign.
72% from New York · 28% 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
- New York $98K
- California $26K
- Florida $9,000
- Connecticut $1,750
- Massachusetts $750
- Texas $500
- Wisconsin $500
- Washington $250
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $25K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $111K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Jun 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Nov 12, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026, net of refunds (178 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 Mathew Shurka.
Where it went.
Where the money went $240K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $240K of the $330K the campaign reported spending through Jun 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 16, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 10% $24K
- Consultants & strategy 27% $65K
- Staff & payroll 27% $65K
- Fundraising & processing fees 18% $43K
- Travel, meals & events 3% $8,177
- Office, technology & overhead 0.4% $899
- Legal & compliance 8% $20K
- Other or unclassified 5% $13K
Largest payees
- GUSTO $66K
- FOGLAMP $39K
- HARMON MURPHY $23K
- HEARTLAND COMPLIANCE INC $20K
- NOVEL MESSAGING $20K
Paid to individuals: $13K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Nov 26, 2025 to Jun 16, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (100 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.
- George ConwayDemocrat · $7.1M raised
- John (jack) Bouvier Kenne SchlossbergDemocrat · $4.1M raised
- Alexander BoresDemocrat · $4.0M raised · $29M outside
- Micah Charles LasherDemocrat · $3.5M raised · $14M outside
- Alan PardeeDemocrat · $1.2M raised
- Nina SchwalbeDemocrat · $691K raised
- Liam ElkindDemocrat · $610K raised
- Jami FloydDemocrat · $605K raised
- Caroline ShinkleRepublican · $273K raised
- Jerrold L NadlerDemocrat · $258K raised
- Laura L. DunnDemocrat · $214K raised
- Cameron KaskyDemocrat · $177K 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.