2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick?
The money.
- Raised
- $389K
- Spent
- $387K
- Cash on hand
- $-1,264
- Debts
- $12K
- Individuals 73% $284K
- PACs & other committees 23% $91K
- Candidate's own money & loans 3% $13K
- Other receipts 0.3% $1,253
Campaign totals through Jul 29, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Largest direct PAC contributions
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS $5,000
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE $5,000
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) $5,000
- AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
Who gave.
Who gives $284K from individuals
1% in small-dollar gifts
$3,740 of $284K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
42% from Florida · 58% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
74% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Florida $117K
- Maryland $56K
- New York $34K
- California $29K
- Massachusetts $24K
- New Jersey $3,500
- District of Columbia $3,250
- Pennsylvania $3,100
Top employers named by donors
- US HOUSE $2,048
Employers as donors wrote them on the form. A company listed here did not give this money; people who work there did.
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $108K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $167K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Jul 29, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jan 24, 2025 to Jul 27, 2026, net of refunds (224 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 Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick.
Where it went.
Where the money went $359K in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 5% $19K
- Consultants & strategy 0.3% $1,050
- Staff & payroll 0.7% $2,550
- Fundraising & processing fees 3% $11K
- Travel, meals & events 12% $43K
- Office, technology & overhead 6% $21K
- Legal & compliance 71% $255K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.8% $2,979
- Other or unclassified 1% $3,758
Largest payees
- ANGERHOLZER BROZ CONSULTING $37K
- FLORIDA DIVISION OF ELECTIONS $10K
- NGP VAN $10K
- VERDI & OGLETREE PLLC $10K
- HARBOR VIEW HOTEL $7,130
Paid to individuals: $201K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jan 2, 2025 to Jul 29, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (241 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.
- Debbie Wasserman SchultzDemocrat · $3.7M raised · $406K outside
- Elijah ManleyDemocrat · $1.3M raised · $1,512 outside
- Dale V.C. HolnessDemocrat · $456K raised
- Luther CampbellDemocrat · $164K raised
- Kedner MaximeIndependent · $127K raised
- Rodenay JosephRepublican · $105K raised
- Brent AndersenRepublican · $100K raised
- Carla A SpaldingRepublican · $37K raised
- Carla Arlene SpaldingRepublican · $37K raised
- Lateresa A JonesRepublican · $11K raised
- Maisha WilliamsDemocrat · $4,000 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.