2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Sydney Gruters?
The money.
- Raised
- $1.6M
- Spent
- $1.4M
- Cash on hand
- $252K
- Individuals 77% $1.2M
- PACs & other committees 22% $351K
- Candidate's own money & loans 0.4% $7,000
- Other receipts <0.1% $24
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $48K moved between the candidate's own committees.
Outside groups: $1.6M supporting · $0 opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
Largest direct PAC contributions
- AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
- VALUE IN ELECTING WOMEN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
- SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC $10K
- NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
Who gave.
Who gives $1.2M from individuals
0.5% in small-dollar gifts
$5,894 of $1.2M 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 $936K of the $1.2M the campaign reported itemizing through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jul 28, 2026 for this campaign.
91% from Florida · 9% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address; $7,000 had no usable state. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
73% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Florida $846K
- New York $24K
- Texas $15K
- Virginia $15K
- Missouri $7,000
- Nevada $6,288
- Illinois $3,820
- Indiana $3,500
Top employers named by donors
- MONEYSHOW $3,291
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: $373K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $559K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Apr 1, 2026 to Jul 28, 2026, net of refunds (355 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: $1.8M for / $203K against · $183K in the final two weeks
That is $348K more than the $1.6M in regular reports alone. Source: FEC regular reports plus 24- and 48-hour reports they do not yet cover. The final two weeks run Oct 21, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, by the date each ad or mailing went out.
$8,000 of the $2.0M on late reports was filed as an estimate. A 24- or 48-hour report is due within a day or two of the spending; the spender's later regular report carries the final cost.
What it bought, per the late reports
- TV, radio & streaming TV 3% $50K
- Digital ads 13% $256K
- Ads, medium not stated 57% $1.1M
- Mail, print & signs 25% $504K
- Phones & texts 1% $21K
- Ad production 0.8% $16K
- Other or unclassified 0.1% $1,200
Largest late spenders for
Largest late spenders against
Latest dissemination on these reports: October 30, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (30 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 $462K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $462K of the $1.4M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 29, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 61% $280K
- Consultants & strategy 5% $25K
- Fundraising & processing fees 23% $106K
- Polling, research & data 3% $13K
- Travel, meals & events 3% $13K
- Office, technology & overhead 0.4% $1,763
- Legal & compliance 4% $17K
- Other or unclassified 2% $6,800
Largest payees
- DATA TARGETING, INC $161K
- DYNAMIC MEDIA STRATEGIES LLC $93K
- ANE STRATEGIES $71K
- WINRED TECHNICAL SERVICES, LLC $27K
- SIGNS 4 USA $13K
Paid to individuals: $38K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Apr 3, 2026 to Jul 29, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (121 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.
- Vernon BuchananRepublican · $890K raised
- Kelly KirschnerDemocrat · $876K raised · $10 outside
- Tamika LylesDemocrat · $122K raised
- Jonathan HarrisDemocrat · $86K raised
- Mark DavisNo party · $67K raised
- Jan SchneiderDemocrat · $62K raised
- Glenn Keith PearsonDemocrat · $51K raised
- Edward Peter PopeRepublican · $49K raised
- Jason Edward SpeirRepublican · $45K raised · $860K 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.