2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Matthew Baker?
The money.
- Raised
- $8,349
- Spent
- $1,852
- Cash on hand
- $6,497
- Individuals 100% $8,349
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $8,349 from individuals
67% in small-dollar gifts
$5,562 of $8,349 came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. 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: $296K for / $0 against · $296K in the final two weeks
Source: FEC 24- and 48-hour 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 17% $50K
- Ads, medium not stated 36% $108K
- Mail, print & signs 42% $125K
- Phones & texts 4% $13K
Largest late spenders for
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 (18 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.
No itemized operating expenditures from this candidate's principal campaign committee are in the FEC bulk file yet.
Others who filed for this seat.
- Elaine LuriaDemocrat · $6.9M raised · $245K outside
- Jennifer KiggansRepublican · $5.7M raised · $3.0M outside
- James OsyfDemocrat · $413K raised
- Michael WilliamsonDemocrat · $353K raised
- Matt StricklerDemocrat · $313K raised
- Nila DevanathDemocrat · $290K raised
- Patrick MosolfDemocrat · $169K raised
- William Weathers FlemingDemocrat · $55K raised
- Nicolaus SleisterDemocrat · $5,426 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.