2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Valentina E. Mendoza?
The money.
- Raised
- $1,630
- Spent
- $2,344
- Cash on hand
- $0
- Individuals 46% $750
- PACs & other committees 54% $880
Campaign totals through Jan 11, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $750 from individuals
0% in small-dollar gifts
$0 of $750 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 $500 of the $750 the campaign reported itemizing through Jan 11, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Sep 30, 2025 for this campaign.
0% from New Jersey · 100% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
Top states
- District of Columbia $500
Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $500, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Jan 11, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jul 21, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025, net of refunds (3 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 Valentina E. Mendoza.
Where it went.
Where the money went $1,500 in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $1,500 of the $2,344 the campaign reported spending through Jan 11, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Aug 24, 2025.
- Advertising & outreach 33% $500
- Consultants & strategy 67% $1,000
Paid to individuals: $1,500, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jul 31, 2025 to Aug 24, 2025, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (3 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.
- Rebecca BennettDemocrat · $8.2M raised · $2.1M outside
- Thomas H. Kean Jr.Republican · $4.3M raised · $591K outside
- Tina ShahDemocrat · $2.3M raised · $300K outside
- Brian VarelaDemocrat · $2.0M raised
- Michael RothDemocrat · $1.3M raised · $120K outside
- Megan O'RourkeDemocrat · $571K raised
- Gregory Vartan IIIDemocrat · $193K raised
- Beth Ellen AdubatoDemocrat · $168K raised
- Randall TerryIndependent · $74K raised
- Sara SooyDemocrat · $54K raised
- Lana LeguiaLibertarian · $25K raised
- Michael Joseph GarthDemocrat · $500 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.