2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Tram Nguyen?
The money.
- Raised
- $1.1M
- Spent
- $1.1M
- Cash on hand
- $25K
- Individuals 95% $1.0M
- PACs & other committees 5% $53K
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
Outside groups: $500K supporting · $0 opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
Largest direct PAC contributions
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB $5,000
- UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) 'INT'L UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA UAW $5,000
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) $5,000
- AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE $5,000
- ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN $5,000
Who gave.
Who gives $1.0M from individuals
21% in small-dollar gifts
$220K of $1.0M 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 22%. 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.
The itemized gifts below add up to $686K of the $806K the campaign reported itemizing through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Aug 12, 2026 for this campaign.
85% from Massachusetts · 15% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
85% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Massachusetts $584K
- Virginia $25K
- California $20K
- Florida $9,450
- Tennessee $7,300
- New Hampshire $7,100
- New York $5,050
- Rhode Island $4,250
Top employers named by donors
- COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS $9,840
- TUFTS UNIVERSITY $8,040
- HARVARD UNIVERSITY $4,800
- COMMONWEALTH OF MA $4,750
- GREATER BOSTON LEGAL SERVICES $4,384
- RASKY PARTNERS $2,450
- GOOGLE $1,500
- ISSUES MANAGEMENT GROUP $1,500
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: $279K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $369K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Oct 22, 2025 to Aug 12, 2026, net of refunds (1,324 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: $679K for / $0 against · $0 in the final two weeks
That is $179K more than the $500K 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.
What it bought, per the late reports
- Digital ads 74% $500K
- Mail, print & signs 26% $179K
Largest late spenders for
- PRO-CHOICE MAJORITY ACTION $500K
- SAVE AMERICA FUND $179K
Latest dissemination on these reports: August 28, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (9 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 $702K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $702K of the $1.1M the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Aug 12, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 29% $206K
- Consultants & strategy 15% $106K
- Staff & payroll 16% $115K
- Fundraising & processing fees 24% $169K
- Polling, research & data 6% $42K
- Travel, meals & events 0.3% $2,342
- Office, technology & overhead 1% $9,387
- Legal & compliance 5% $34K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds <0.1% $50
- Other or unclassified 3% $19K
Largest payees
- AL MEDIA LLC $200K
- GUSTO $114K
- KINETIC STRATEGIES LLC $102K
- CLEAN MESSAGE DELIVERY LLC $62K
- JLP STRATEGIES LLC $37K
Paid to individuals: $19K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Oct 26, 2025 to Aug 12, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (166 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.
- Seth MoultonDemocrat · $6.7M raised
- Daniel Arrigg KohDemocrat · $5.3M raised · $1.8M outside
- John BecciaDemocrat · $5.2M raised
- Micah Q. JonesRepublican · $620K raised
- Beth Andres-BeckDemocrat · $390K raised
- Mariah LancasterDemocrat · $384K raised
- Jamie Marie Zahlaway BelsitoDemocrat · $372K raised
- Rick JakiousDemocrat · $358K 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.