2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Thomas Ky-Phong Vo?
The money.
- Raised
- $757K
- Spent
- $757K
- Cash on hand
- $0
- Individuals 5% $37K
- Candidate's own money & loans 95% $720K
Campaign totals through Jun 16, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $37K from individuals
19% in small-dollar gifts
$6,920 of $37K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
Adding itemized gifts from donors whose itemized total is $200 or less, about 20%. Many small gifts sent through ActBlue or WinRed are itemized anyway, so the first figure runs low; this estimate groups donors by name and ZIP code as filed and counts only itemized gifts already in the FEC bulk file.
85% from California · 15% 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 $24K
- Kansas $1,000
- Colorado $500
- Florida $500
- Massachusetts $500
- New York $500
- Ohio $500
- Nebraska $300
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $27K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $900, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Jun 16, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Dec 23, 2025 to Jun 3, 2026, net of refunds (34 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 Thomas Ky-Phong Vo.
Where it went.
Where the money went $742K in itemized spending
- Advertising & outreach 38% $285K
- Consultants & strategy 61% $450K
- Travel, meals & events 0.2% $1,373
- Office, technology & overhead 0.1% $492
- Legal & compliance 0.7% $4,995
Largest payees
- KP & ASSOCIATES $735K
- AXCAPITAL, LLC $4,995
- SHELL OIL $850
- PHO GARLIC $523
- T-MOBILE $492
Payments dated Dec 1, 2025 to Jun 9, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (29 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.
- Derek TranDemocrat · $5.5M raised · $11K outside
- Michelle SteelRepublican · $1.2M raised · $6,199 outside
- Chuong VoRepublican · $937K raised
- Chi Charlie NguyenRepublican · $485K raised
- Amy Phan WestRepublican · $60K raised
- Mark Andrew LeonardRepublican · $26K raised
- Brian FordeDemocrat · $0 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.