2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Perry Meade?
The money.
- Raised
- $276K
- Spent
- $228K
- Cash on hand
- $48K
- Individuals 99.6% $275K
- PACs & other committees 0.4% $1,000
- Other receipts <0.1% $72
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Largest direct PAC contributions
Who gave.
Who gives $275K from individuals
8% in small-dollar gifts
$23K of $275K 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 $153K of the $252K the campaign reported itemizing through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jan 7, 2026 for this campaign.
67% from California · 33% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
100% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- California $103K
- Florida $8,002
- Illinois $7,000
- Kansas $7,000
- Massachusetts $7,000
- New Mexico $4,000
- Oregon $4,000
- New York $3,800
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $42K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $111K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jul 14, 2025 to Jan 7, 2026, net of refunds (180 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 Perry Meade.
Where it went.
Where the money went $120K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $120K of the $228K the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Feb 23, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 11% $13K
- Consultants & strategy 30% $36K
- Fundraising & processing fees 34% $41K
- Polling, research & data 8% $10K
- Travel, meals & events 4% $4,469
- Office, technology & overhead 0.2% $283
- Legal & compliance 13% $15K
- Other or unclassified 0.1% $117
Largest payees
- SGR CONSULTING, LLC $24K
- SHIN LAW CORPORATION $15K
- VAN NESS CREATIVE STRATEGIES, LLC $11K
- ACTBLUE $11K
- J&Z STRATEGIES $9,853
Paid to individuals: $36K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jul 20, 2025 to Feb 23, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (55 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
- Nina LinhIndependent · $442K raised
- Joseph KerrDemocrat · $287K raised · $5 outside
- 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.