2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Maurice Mercer?
The money.
- Raised
- $35K
- Spent
- $21K
- Cash on hand
- $14K
- Debts
- $3,890
- Individuals 66% $23K
- PACs & other committees 15% $5,300
- Party committees 0.4% $125
- Candidate's own money & loans 10% $3,590
- Other receipts 9% $2,959
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $23K from individuals
49% in small-dollar gifts
$11K of $23K 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 $500 of the $12K the campaign reported itemizing through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to May 17, 2026 for this campaign.
100% from Alabama · 0% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
Top states
- Alabama $500
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $500.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated May 17, 2026 to May 17, 2026, net of refunds (1 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 Maurice Mercer.
Where it went.
Where the money went $5,200 in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $5,200 of the $21K the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 2, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 25% $1,322
- Legal & compliance 75% $3,878
Largest payees
- ALABAMA DEMOCRATIC PARTY $3,480
- 23DESIGNS $917
- BIRMINGHAM CHRISTIAN FAMILY $405
- INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS: POLITICAL $398
Payments dated May 21, 2026 to Jul 2, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (5 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.
- Gary PalmerRepublican · $1.1M raised · $131K outside
- Case DixonRepublican · $25K raised
- Elizabeth AndersonDemocrat · $16K raised
- Kimberly Ashtyn KennedyDemocrat · $10K 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.