2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Niranjan Neil Patel?
The money.
- Raised
- $46K
- Spent
- $43K
- Cash on hand
- $3,700
- Debts
- $18K
- Individuals 60% $28K
- PACs & other committees 1% $500
- Other receipts 38% $18K
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $28K from individuals
6% in small-dollar gifts
$1,707 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.
94% from Ohio · 6% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
Top states
- Ohio $25K
- Michigan $1,520
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $13K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $13K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jan 19, 2026 to May 8, 2026, net of refunds (21 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 Niranjan Neil Patel.
Where it went.
Where the money went $42K in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 24% $10K
- Consultants & strategy 46% $20K
- Fundraising & processing fees 0.5% $197
- Office, technology & overhead 17% $7,200
- Legal & compliance 1% $425
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 12% $5,050
Largest payees
- VEXILLUM NOVUM CONSULTING LLC $13K
- VANAKKAM AMERICAN $6,500
- SIGNS OF THE CHEAP $4,087
- INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS: POLITICAL $4,000
- OHIO CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE $4,000
Payments dated Feb 18, 2026 to Sep 2, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (31 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.
- Emilia SykesDemocrat · $3.8M raised · $332 outside
- Carey ColemanRepublican · $168K raised
- Sandeep S DixitIndependent · $92K raised
- Siembida KevinRepublican · $51K raised
- Margaret Elizabeth BriemRepublican · $7,720 raised
- Kevin CoughlinRepublican · $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.