2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Nicholas Zateslo?
The money.
- Raised
- $488K
- Spent
- $488K
- Cash on hand
- $-489
- Debts
- $39K
- Individuals 64% $311K
- Candidate's own money & loans 36% $176K
- Other receipts 0.2% $1,197
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $311K from individuals
20% in small-dollar gifts
$63K of $311K 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 22%. 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.
76% from Florida · 24% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
22% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Florida $182K
- Georgia $12K
- California $12K
- Oregon $7,703
- Washington $7,600
- Virginia $4,997
- New York $4,950
- Texas $3,954
Top employers named by donors
- FSU $2,578
- FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY $1,875
- STATE OF FLORIDA $584
Employers as donors wrote them on the form. A company listed here did not give this money; people who work there did.
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $162K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $73K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Apr 24, 2025 to Jul 29, 2026, net of refunds (722 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 Zateslo.
Where it went.
Where the money went $329K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $329K of the $488K the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 29, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 7% $22K
- Consultants & strategy 0.9% $3,086
- Staff & payroll 50% $164K
- Fundraising & processing fees 4% $14K
- Polling, research & data 14% $47K
- Travel, meals & events 5% $17K
- Office, technology & overhead 9% $31K
- Legal & compliance 9% $29K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.3% $1,000
- Other or unclassified 0.3% $1,084
Largest payees
- GUSTO PAYROLL SERVICE $164K
- NUMERO, INC. $23K
- COMPUTARE.PARTNERS $19K
- PREMIER COMMERCIAL $13K
- FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE $10K
Paid to individuals: $54K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated May 1, 2025 to Jul 29, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (634 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.
- Keith GrossRepublican · $12M raised · $848K outside
- Austin RogersRepublican · $1.4M raised · $1.4M outside
- Evan PowerRepublican · $846K raised · $14K outside
- Neal Patrick Md, Facs DunnRepublican · $685K raised
- Amanda Marie GreenDemocrat · $658K raised
- Brice BarnesDemocrat · $451K raised
- Jim NortonRepublican · $422K raised
- Luke MurphyRepublican · $301K raised · $189K outside
- Huy-Yen Cam BaileyDemocrat · $184K raised
- Audie RowellRepublican · $125K raised
- Nicholas Justin LewisRepublican · $107K raised
- Lee JonesRepublican · $53K 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.