2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Tessa Lynn Hodge?
The money.
- Raised
- $127K
- Spent
- $114K
- Cash on hand
- $12K
- Debts
- $3,770
- Individuals 93% $118K
- Candidate's own money & loans 7% $9,080
- Other receipts 0.1% $146
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.
Outside groups: $849 supporting · $0 opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
Largest direct PAC contributions
Who gave.
Who gives $118K from individuals
40% in small-dollar gifts
$47K of $118K 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 $39K of the $70K the campaign reported itemizing through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026 for this campaign.
87% from California · 13% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
Top states
- California $34K
- Arizona $3,500
- Maryland $1,000
- Oregon $500
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $24K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $16K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Mar 13, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, net of refunds (132 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 Tessa Lynn Hodge. The outside spending shown from regular reports is the latest available.
Where it went.
Where the money went $64K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $64K of the $114K the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 18, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 32% $21K
- Consultants & strategy 15% $9,850
- Staff & payroll 23% $15K
- Fundraising & processing fees 9% $5,500
- Travel, meals & events 7% $4,581
- Office, technology & overhead 10% $6,095
- Legal & compliance 2% $1,504
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.2% $100
- Other or unclassified 2% $1,431
Largest payees
- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY REGISTRAR OF VOTERS $12K
- SC STRATEGIES $8,400
- ADP WAGE PAY FOR STASIK WINDERBAUM $7,001
- BREAK BLUE STRATEGIES $5,000
- SOLE STATEGIES $4,600
Paid to individuals: $8,704, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Mar 8, 2025 to Jun 18, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (157 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.
- Jay ObernolteRepublican · $1.8M raised · $278K outside
- Karen MatthewsIndependent · $175K raised · $460K outside
- Paul ChakalianDemocrat · $73K raised
- Charles Patrick WallisDemocrat · $64K raised
- Alexis L ClaiborneDemocrat · $12K 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.