2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Susan Copius Altman?
The money.
- Raised
- $604K
- Spent
- $604K
- Cash on hand
- $0
- Individuals 96% $579K
- PACs & other committees 1% $9,000
- Other receipts 3% $16K
Campaign totals through Oct 20, 2026.
Outside groups: $394K supporting · $272K opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
- PROJECT 218 $394K
Biggest spenders opposing
Largest direct PAC contributions
- WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC $5,000
- FRIENDS OF TOM BYRNE $2,000
Who gave.
Who gives $579K from individuals
11% in small-dollar gifts
$65K of $579K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
65% from New Jersey · 35% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
88% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- New Jersey $319K
- New York $43K
- Pennsylvania $26K
- California $15K
- South Carolina $14K
- Florida $13K
- Connecticut $13K
- District of Columbia $9,956
Top employers named by donors
- PRINCETON UNIVERSITY $8,010
- CITY OF JERSEY CITY $2,500
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: $273K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $210K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 20, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jan 28, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026, net of refunds (634 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.
Outside spending including late reports: $394K for / $272K against · $0 in the final two weeks
Source: FEC regular reports. The final two weeks run Oct 21, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, by the date each ad or mailing went out.
What it bought, per the late reports
- TV, radio & streaming TV 40% $216K
- Digital ads 32% $173K
- Mail, print & signs 24% $128K
- Ad production 4% $19K
Largest late spenders for
- PROJECT 218 $394K
Largest late spenders against
Latest dissemination on these reports: May 29, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (10 entries). These reports on FEC.gov ↗
Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate and is not the candidate's money. Purposes are grouped from each spender's own description, so the groups are approximate. A dollar figure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Where it went.
Where the money went $568K in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 39% $222K
- Consultants & strategy 7% $42K
- Staff & payroll 22% $122K
- Fundraising & processing fees 7% $39K
- Polling, research & data 15% $86K
- Travel, meals & events 2% $11K
- Office, technology & overhead 0.7% $4,003
- Legal & compliance 7% $42K
Largest payees
- PAYROLL DATA PROCESSING, INC. $122K
- GROUNDSWELL PUBLIC STRATEGIES, INC. $92K
- REDHORSE STRATEGIES, LLC $65K
- SB DIGITAL, INC. $50K
- SPIROS CONSULTING $33K
Paid to individuals: $36K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Feb 5, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (160 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.
- Adam HamawyDemocrat · $2.0M raised · $1.9M outside
- Brad CohenDemocrat · $867K raised · $60K outside
- Samuel S.-H. WangDemocrat · $599K raised · $3,444 outside
- Squire ServanceDemocrat · $566K raised
- Adrian O MappDemocrat · $511K raised
- Jay VaingankarDemocrat · $410K raised
- Verlina Reynolds-JacksonDemocrat · $365K raised · $20K outside
- Shanel Y RobinsonDemocrat · $160K raised · $172K outside
- Sujit SinghDemocrat · $142K raised
- Richard MoralesDemocrat · $125K raised
- Gregg MeleRepublican · $102K raised
- Matthew Mark AdamsDemocrat · $88K 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.