2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Sandy Roberson?
The money.
- Raised
- $3.5M
- Spent
- $3.5M
- Cash on hand
- $16K
- Debts
- $1.1M
- Individuals 15% $526K
- PACs & other committees 0.4% $13K
- Candidate's own money & loans 85% $3.0M
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 $526K from individuals
2% in small-dollar gifts
$13K of $526K 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 $308K of the $514K the campaign reported itemizing through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jul 21, 2026 for this campaign.
89% from North Carolina · 11% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
42% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- North Carolina $275K
- California $11K
- Wyoming $4,500
- New Jersey $4,000
- Virginia $4,000
- Florida $3,500
- South Carolina $3,500
- Texas $1,350
Top employers named by donors
- CPFRM LLC $19K
- BODDIE-NOELL ENTERPRISES INC $9,000
- LIBERTY HEALTH $1,750
Employers as donors wrote them on the form. A company listed here did not give this money; people who work there did.
Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $291K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated May 19, 2025 to Jul 21, 2026, net of refunds (368 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 Sandy Roberson.
Where it went.
Where the money went $392K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $392K of the $3.5M the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Sep 8, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 9% $34K
- Staff & payroll 6% $23K
- Fundraising & processing fees 38% $151K
- Polling, research & data 6% $23K
- Travel, meals & events 0.8% $3,267
- Office, technology & overhead 8% $32K
- Legal & compliance 7% $27K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 26% $100K
Largest payees
- EASTERN CAROLINA CONSERVATIVES FUND $100K
- MACON CONSULTING $74K
- ONMESSAGE INC. $47K
- GAMECHANGES STRATEGIES LLC $45K
- CM&CO., LLC $21K
Paid to individuals: $24K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated May 19, 2025 to Sep 8, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (98 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.
- Don DavisDemocrat · $5.2M raised · $4.3M outside
- Laurie BuckhoutRepublican · $4.0M raised · $3.6M outside
- Bobby HanigRepublican · $361K raised · $1,653 outside
- Asa Bryant Buck IIIRepublican · $339K raised
- Ashley Nicole RussellRepublican · $222K raised · $17K 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.