2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Nicholas Lee Plumb?
The money.
- Raised
- $9,245
- Spent
- $9,176
- Cash on hand
- $69
- Individuals 64% $5,893
- Candidate's own money & loans 36% $3,352
Campaign totals through Jun 30, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $5,893 from individuals
29% in small-dollar gifts
$1,694 of $5,893 came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
100% from Texas · 0% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
Top states
- Texas $3,785
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $2,898. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $887, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Jun 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jan 19, 2026 to Feb 12, 2026, net of refunds (3 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 Nicholas Lee Plumb.
Where it went.
Where the money went $7,801 in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $7,801 of the $9,176 the campaign reported spending through Jun 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to May 20, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 33% $2,601
- Legal & compliance 42% $3,300
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 24% $1,900
Largest payees
- N LEE PLUMB FOR CONGRESS $3,300
- UZ MARKETING $2,167
- HARRIS COUNTY GOP $1,000
- REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS $900
- LOWES $217
Payments dated Dec 12, 2025 to May 20, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (8 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.
- Shaun FinnieDemocrat · $3.2M raised
- Daniel CrenshawRepublican · $2.2M raised · $1.5M outside
- Steve TothRepublican · $998K raised · $2.4M outside
- Martin EtwopRepublican · $14K raised · $3,157 outside
- Jameson EllisRepublican · $6,340 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.