2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Samuel Lee Wyatt?
The money.
- Raised
- $300K
- Spent
- $300K
- Cash on hand
- $0
- Individuals 36% $107K
- Candidate's own money & loans 64% $191K
- Other receipts 0.5% $1,463
Campaign totals through Sep 24, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $107K from individuals
73% in small-dollar gifts
$78K of $107K 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 76%. 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.
The itemized gifts below add up to $18K of the $29K the campaign reported itemizing through Sep 24, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Aug 5, 2026 for this campaign.
55% from Louisiana · 45% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
Top states
- Louisiana $9,624
- Texas $1,600
- Georgia $1,182
- Tennessee $983
- Ohio $822
- Massachusetts $520
- New York $520
- Utah $517
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $10K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $7,302, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 24, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Apr 1, 2025 to Aug 5, 2026, net of refunds (188 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 Samuel Lee Wyatt.
Where it went.
Where the money went $287K in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 20% $57K
- Consultants & strategy 19% $54K
- Staff & payroll 18% $51K
- Fundraising & processing fees 20% $58K
- Office, technology & overhead 2% $6,714
- Legal & compliance 15% $44K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 1% $3,100
- Other or unclassified 5% $13K
Largest payees
- FRONTLINE STRATEGIES LLC $49K
- CAMPAIGN COMPLIANCE CENTER $44K
- JLK POLITICAL STRATEGIES $30K
- 5POINT STRATEGY $26K
- POLITICAL MARKETING INT'L $20K
Paid to individuals: $48K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Apr 1, 2025 to Sep 8, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (475 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.
- John C. Fleming Jr.Republican · $12M raised · $714K outside
- Blake MiguezRepublican · $7.5M raised · $254K outside
- Jamie DavisDemocrat · $5.0M raised
- William M. CassidyRepublican · $4.3M raised · $1.1M outside
- Julia LetlowRepublican · $2.9M raised · $22M outside
- Kathy W SeidenRepublican · $1.2M raised
- Julie Cathryn EmersonRepublican · $729K raised
- Gary CrockettDemocrat · $350K raised
- Nicholas S. AlbaresDemocrat · $143K raised
- Eric SkrmettaRepublican · $68K raised
- Mark SpencerRepublican · $5,421 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.