2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Michael James Faris?
The money.
- Raised
- $62K
- Spent
- $78K
- Cash on hand
- $-17K
- Individuals 82% $50K
- PACs & other committees 2% $1,000
- Candidate's own money & loans 17% $10K
Campaign totals through Mar 31, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $50K from individuals
13% in small-dollar gifts
$6,761 of $50K 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 $25K of the $44K the campaign reported itemizing through Mar 31, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Mar 29, 2026 for this campaign.
88% from Kentucky · 12% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
Top states
- Kentucky $22K
- California $999
- Florida $968
- Alabama $515
- Massachusetts $500
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $6,537. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $19K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Mar 31, 2026. Itemized gifts dated May 12, 2025 to Mar 29, 2026, net of refunds (55 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 James Faris.
Where it went.
Where the money went $77K in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 89% $68K
- Travel, meals & events 5% $3,847
- Office, technology & overhead 2% $1,218
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.6% $434
- Other or unclassified 4% $2,789
Largest payees
- GOD PRINTS, LLC $15K
- POLITICAL PRINT GURU $13K
- BIG VIBE PROMOTIONS $7,550
- STICKER MULE $4,614
- CURATIVE PRINTING $1,897
Paid to individuals: $31K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Apr 15, 2025 to Mar 27, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (75 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.
- Garland Andy BarrRepublican · $9.7M raised · $15M outside
- Nate MorrisRepublican · $8.8M raised · $19M outside
- Amy McGrathDemocrat · $2.4M raised · $154K outside
- Daniel CameronRepublican · $2.3M raised · $4.3M outside
- Charles BookerDemocrat · $1.9M raised · $28K outside
- Dale RomansDemocrat · $838K raised · $11K outside
- Joel WillettDemocrat · $350K raised
- Pamela StevensonDemocrat · $311K raised
- Mitch McConnellRepublican · $268K raised
- Michael FarisRepublican · $62K raised
- Logan ForsytheDemocrat · $47K raised
- Donald Ray WenzelRepublican · $2,531 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.