2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Michelle Talkington?
The money.
- Raised
- $16K
- Spent
- $17K
- Cash on hand
- $390
- Individuals 100% $16K
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $16K from individuals
4% in small-dollar gifts
$685 of $16K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
28% from Maryland · 72% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
5% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Maryland $4,173
- Texas $3,518
- New York $3,500
- Indiana $1,036
- Iowa $750
- Illinois $518
- Florida $500
- Georgia $500
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $6,457. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $8,495, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Mar 30, 2026 to Jun 16, 2026, net of refunds (21 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 Michelle Talkington.
Where it went.
Where the money went $17K in itemized spending
- Consultants & strategy 73% $12K
- Fundraising & processing fees 4% $583
- Legal & compliance 21% $3,576
- Other or unclassified 2% $349
Largest payees
- RMC $13K
- GOP COMPLIANCE $2,500
- AXCAPITAL, LLC $1,076
- QUALITY PRINTERS $349
- ANEDOT $200
Payments dated Jan 2, 2025 to Sep 17, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (18 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.
- Quincy BareebeDemocrat · $6.8M raised · $98K outside
- Adrian BoafoDemocrat · $1.9M raised · $12M outside
- Wala BlegayDemocrat · $483K raised · $183 outside
- Harry JarinDemocrat · $433K raised
- Steny HoyerDemocrat · $390K raised · $2,469 outside
- Rushern L Baker IIIDemocrat · $370K raised · $136K outside
- Arthur Carr EllisDemocrat · $227K raised
- David SundbergDemocrat · $188K raised
- Nicole WilliamsDemocrat · $154K raised
- Walter KirklandDemocrat · $48K raised
- Reuben Burton Collins IIDemocrat · $40K raised
- Tracy StarrDemocrat · $33K 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.