2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Ola Nesheswat Hawatmeh?
The money.
- Raised
- $278K
- Spent
- $386K
- Cash on hand
- $9,713
- Debts
- $106K
- Individuals 52% $145K
- PACs & other committees 3% $7,500
- Candidate's own money & loans 45% $124K
- Other receipts 0.7% $1,863
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026. Excludes $117K moved between the candidate's own committees.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Largest direct PAC contributions
- MCGUIRE FOR VIRGINIA $4,000
- THE MAJORITY $3,500
- BLAC PAC $2,082
Who gave.
Who gives $145K from individuals
6% in small-dollar gifts
$7,963 of $145K 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 $90K of the $137K the campaign reported itemizing through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jul 26, 2026 for this campaign.
54% from Florida · 46% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
72% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Florida $48K
- California $9,120
- Washington $8,900
- Texas $7,130
- Arizona $6,850
- New York $3,956
- Missouri $3,145
- Virginia $720
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $6,260. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $83K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Aug 21, 2025 to Jul 26, 2026, net of refunds (120 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.
Outside spending including late reports: $15K for / $0 against · $0 in the final two weeks
Source: FEC 24- and 48-hour reports. The final two weeks run Oct 21, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, by the date each ad or mailing went out.
What it bought, per the late reports
- Other or unclassified 100% $15K
Largest late spenders for
Latest dissemination on these reports: August 10, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (1 entries). These reports on FEC.gov ↗
Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate and is not the candidate's money. Purposes are grouped from each spender's own description, so the groups are approximate. A dollar figure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Where it went.
Where the money went $219K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $219K of the $386K 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 36% $80K
- Consultants & strategy 14% $31K
- Staff & payroll 4% $9,200
- Fundraising & processing fees 7% $14K
- Travel, meals & events 7% $16K
- Office, technology & overhead 8% $17K
- Legal & compliance 10% $22K
- Other or unclassified 14% $30K
Largest payees
- FLORIDA MAIL & PRINT SOLUTIONS, INC $27K
- REMINGTON RESEARCH GROUP $14K
- EXTENSIVE ENTERPRISES $14K
- DIVERSE NEW MEDIA CORP $12K
- TABULARIUS COMPLIANCE $11K
Paid to individuals: $49K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Aug 25, 2025 to Jul 29, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (194 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.
- James OberweisRepublican · $5.4M raised · $24K outside
- Chris CollinsRepublican · $3.4M raised · $1.3M outside
- Jim SchwartzelRepublican · $2.8M raised · $48K outside
- Catalina LaufRepublican · $1.9M raised · $3.2M outside
- Madison CawthornRepublican · $876K raised
- Byron DonaldsRepublican · $660K raised · $57K outside
- John StrandRepublican · $144K raised
- Mike PedersenRepublican · $76K raised
- Victor M. AriasDemocrat · $70K raised
- Howard Lee SappDemocrat · $55K raised
- Robert M. Neeld Jr.Democrat · $29K raised
- Gregory BukowskiRepublican · $26K 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.
