2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Mike Steger?
The money.
- Raised
- $29K
- Spent
- $28K
- Cash on hand
- $593
- Individuals 98% $28K
- Candidate's own money & loans <0.1% $13
- Other receipts 2% $477
Campaign totals through Aug 14, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $28K from individuals
5% in small-dollar gifts
$1,276 of $28K 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 $20K of the $27K the campaign reported itemizing through Aug 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to May 22, 2026 for this campaign.
20% from Michigan · 80% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
Top states
- Virginia $7,000
- California $4,578
- Michigan $3,926
- Maryland $3,500
- Washington $864
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $16K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $4,037, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Aug 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jul 11, 2025 to May 22, 2026, net of refunds (42 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 Mike Steger.
Where it went.
Where the money went $12K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $12K of the $28K the campaign reported spending through Aug 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Aug 4, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 18% $2,033
- Fundraising & processing fees 39% $4,464
- Travel, meals & events 31% $3,543
- Office, technology & overhead 13% $1,549
Largest payees
- INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS: POLITICAL $3,726
- UPWORK $1,060
- STAPLES $741
- ANEDOT $738
- THE SHOREHAM $706
Paid to individuals: $1,947, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Aug 4, 2025 to Aug 4, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (73 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.
- Jeremy MossDemocrat · $1.8M raised · $400K outside
- Haley StevensDemocrat · $1.6M raised
- Don UffordDemocrat · $1.1M raised
- Anil KumarUnaffiliated · $724K raised
- Aisha FarooqiDemocrat · $494K raised
- Ethan D BakerRepublican · $205K raised
- John Paul TorresDemocrat · $152K raised
- Stu BakerDemocrat · $11K raised
- Antonio J PrietoRepublican · $9,000 raised
- Anthony Media PaesanoRepublican · $0 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.