2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Rio Phillips?
The money.
- Raised
- $14K
- Spent
- $14K
- Cash on hand
- $152
- Individuals 93% $13K
- Candidate's own money & loans 6% $843
- Other receipts 0.9% $119
Campaign totals through Apr 22, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $13K from individuals
48% in small-dollar gifts
$6,126 of $13K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
Adding itemized gifts from donors whose itemized total is $200 or less, about 50%. Many small gifts sent through ActBlue or WinRed are itemized anyway, so the first figure runs low; this estimate groups donors by name and ZIP code as filed and counts only itemized gifts already in the FEC bulk file.
92% from West Virginia · 8% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
Top states
- West Virginia $6,172
- Ohio $515
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $2,560. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $4,127, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Apr 22, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Nov 2, 2025 to Apr 15, 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 Rio Phillips.
Where it went.
Where the money went $9,124 in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $9,124 of the $14K the campaign reported spending through Apr 22, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Apr 21, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 23% $2,108
- Staff & payroll 33% $3,027
- Fundraising & processing fees 3% $250
- Travel, meals & events 4% $348
- Office, technology & overhead 17% $1,577
- Legal & compliance 19% $1,740
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.8% $74
Largest payees
- WV SECRETARY OF STATE $1,740
- PRINTFUL INC. $1,146
- AMAZON.COM $621
- L&P BROADCASTING INC $593
- SQUARESPACE, INC $418
Paid to individuals: $3,027, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jun 29, 2025 to Apr 21, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (135 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.
- Shelley Moore CapitoRepublican · $5.0M raised · $338K outside
- Jonathan Derrick EvansRepublican · $1.2M raised
- Thomas Edward Willis IIRepublican · $642K raised
- Zachary C ShrewsburyDemocrat · $512K raised
- Rachel Lee Fetty AndersonDemocrat · $165K raised
- S. Marshall WilsonConstitution · $65K raised
- Janet McNultyRepublican · $6,880 raised
- Alexander GaaserudRepublican · $3,000 raised
- Jeffrey Vincent KesslerDemocrat · $359 outside
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.