2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Michael Blake?
The money.
- Raised
- $412K
- Spent
- $327K
- Cash on hand
- $85K
- Debts
- $40K
- Individuals 90% $372K
- Other receipts 10% $40K
Campaign totals through Jun 3, 2026.
Outside groups: $2,319 supporting · $0 opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
Largest direct PAC contributions
Who gave.
Who gives $372K from individuals
21% in small-dollar gifts
$80K of $372K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
32% from New York · 68% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
98% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- New York $95K
- California $49K
- District of Columbia $24K
- Illinois $18K
- New Jersey $17K
- Maryland $13K
- Florida $13K
- Virginia $12K
Top employers named by donors
- NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY $3,250
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: $66K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $223K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Jun 3, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Nov 5, 2025 to Jun 3, 2026, net of refunds (484 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 Michael Blake. The outside spending shown from regular reports is the latest available.
Where it went.
Where the money went $326K in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 25% $83K
- Consultants & strategy 52% $169K
- Fundraising & processing fees 12% $38K
- Polling, research & data 3% $9,137
- Travel, meals & events 2% $4,948
- Office, technology & overhead 3% $8,889
- Legal & compliance 4% $13K
Largest payees
- YRK LLC $65K
- D & E STRATEGIES LLC $26K
- MOMENTS COLLECTIVE $20K
- FACEBOOK, INC. $18K
- COUNSEL MEDIA LLC $17K
Paid to individuals: $47K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Dec 7, 2025 to Jun 3, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (111 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.
- Ritchie John TorresDemocrat · $4.2M raised · $3.8M outside
- Jose David VegaDemocrat · $345K raised
- Dalourny NemorinDemocrat · $157K raised
- Andre Clement EastonIndependent · $94K raised
- Amanda N SeptimoDemocrat · $11K 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.