2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Paul Wikstrom?
The money.
- Raised
- $65K
- Spent
- $36K
- Cash on hand
- $19K
- Individuals 85% $55K
- Party committees 15% $10K
- Other receipts <0.1% $27
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.
Outside groups: $285 supporting · $0 opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
Largest direct PAC contributions
Who gave.
Who gives $55K from individuals
24% in small-dollar gifts
$13K of $55K 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 $19K of the $42K the campaign reported itemizing through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Oct 13, 2026 for this campaign.
100% from Minnesota · 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
- Minnesota $19K
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $10K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $8,975, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Apr 9, 2026 to Oct 13, 2026, net of refunds (29 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 Paul Wikstrom. The outside spending shown from regular reports is the latest available.
Where it went.
Where the money went $16K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $16K of the $36K the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Oct 8, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 33% $5,253
- Consultants & strategy 39% $6,100
- Travel, meals & events 5% $839
- Office, technology & overhead 9% $1,403
- Other or unclassified 14% $2,127
Largest payees
- RED CORNER CONSULTING, LLC $5,000
- MATCHBOX MEDIA LLC $3,229
- ARISTOTLE INTERNATIONAL, INC $1,100
- CORPORATE MARK INC. $1,025
- AMAZON $557
Paid to individuals: $3,852, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Apr 13, 2026 to Oct 8, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (36 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.
- Betty McCollumDemocrat · $1.5M raised · $10 outside
- Paul XiongRepublican · $68K 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.