2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Nathan Sage?
The money.
- Raised
- $1.4M
- Spent
- $1.4M
- Cash on hand
- $9
- Debts
- $6,822
- Individuals 97% $1.4M
- PACs & other committees 0.5% $7,800
- Candidate's own money & loans <0.1% $500
- Other receipts 2% $28K
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Largest direct PAC contributions
Who gave.
Who gives $1.4M from individuals
71% in small-dollar gifts
$990K of $1.4M came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
Adding itemized gifts from donors whose itemized total is $200 or less, about 73%. Many small gifts sent through ActBlue or WinRed are itemized anyway, so the first figure runs low; this estimate groups donors by name and ZIP code as filed and counts only itemized gifts already in the FEC bulk file.
The itemized gifts below add up to $354K of the $407K the campaign reported itemizing through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Feb 23, 2026 for this campaign.
15% from Iowa · 85% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
89% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- California $70K
- Iowa $52K
- New York $35K
- Massachusetts $17K
- Illinois $16K
- Washington $16K
- Maryland $15K
- Florida $12K
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $225K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $130K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Apr 14, 2025 to Feb 23, 2026, net of refunds (2,642 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 Nathan Sage.
Where it went.
Where the money went $1.4M in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 13% $180K
- Consultants & strategy 4% $58K
- Staff & payroll 24% $326K
- Fundraising & processing fees 44% $611K
- Polling, research & data 7% $93K
- Travel, meals & events 2% $22K
- Office, technology & overhead 4% $60K
- Legal & compliance 2% $31K
Largest payees
- HELIX CAMPAIGNS $411K
- GUSTO $243K
- FDM CONNECTS $170K
- BERGER HIRSCHBERG STRATEGIES $72K
- ACTBLUE TECHNICAL SERVICES $45K
Paid to individuals: $109K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Apr 16, 2025 to Sep 29, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (535 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.
- Joshua TurekDemocrat · $23M raised · $10M outside
- Ashley Hinson ArenholzRepublican · $10M raised · $15M outside
- Joni K ErnstRepublican · $1.6M raised · $15K outside
- James CarlinRepublican · $494K raised
- Jackie NorrisDemocrat · $364K raised
- James ScholtenDemocrat · $213K raised
- Thomas Raymond LaehnLibertarian · $61K raised
- Zach P WahlsDemocrat · $233K outside
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.