2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Nina Linh?
The money.
- Raised
- $442K
- Spent
- $442K
- Cash on hand
- $0
- Individuals 39% $173K
- PACs & other committees <0.1% $250
- Candidate's own money & loans 58% $258K
- Other receipts 2% $11K
Campaign totals through Jun 30, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $173K from individuals
3% in small-dollar gifts
$4,334 of $173K 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 $140K of the $169K the campaign reported itemizing through Jun 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jun 15, 2026 for this campaign.
78% from California · 22% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
93% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- California $110K
- Kansas $8,500
- New York $5,000
- Nevada $4,650
- Texas $4,250
- District of Columbia $2,000
- Virginia $1,750
- Illinois $1,250
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $49K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $91K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Jun 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Apr 23, 2025 to Jun 15, 2026, net of refunds (157 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 Nina Linh.
Where it went.
Where the money went $284K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $284K of the $442K the campaign reported spending through Jun 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 23, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 26% $72K
- Consultants & strategy 36% $103K
- Staff & payroll 0.2% $552
- Fundraising & processing fees 17% $49K
- Polling, research & data 11% $30K
- Travel, meals & events 0.2% $530
- Office, technology & overhead 2% $4,894
- Legal & compliance 0.6% $1,740
- Other or unclassified 8% $22K
Largest payees
- IRON LIGHT, INC. $55K
- GOULD & ORELLANA LLC $36K
- EL TORO.COM LLC $30K
- BRYSON GILLETTE, LLC $15K
- CONNOLLY CONSULTING $12K
Paid to individuals: $102K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Apr 20, 2025 to Jun 23, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (159 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.
- Young KimRepublican · $8.4M raised · $5.4M outside
- Ken CalvertRepublican · $4.9M raised · $669K outside
- Esther Kim VaretDemocrat · $2.9M raised · $1.1M outside
- Christina GagnierDemocrat · $607K raised
- Lisa D RamirezDemocrat · $519K raised
- Joseph KerrDemocrat · $287K raised · $5 outside
- Perry MeadeDemocrat · $276K raised
- Tiffanie TateDemocrat · $66K raised
- Claude Manuel KeissiehDemocrat · $34K raised
- Paula Williams SwiftDemocrat · $15K raised
- Christian Tyler AhmedIndependent · $30 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.