2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Wes Climer?
The money.
- Raised
- $1.1M
- Spent
- $863K
- Cash on hand
- $269K
- Individuals 68% $766K
- PACs & other committees 32% $359K
- Candidate's own money & loans 0.7% $7,586
- Other receipts <0.1% $52
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Largest direct PAC contributions
Who gave.
Who gives $766K from individuals
3% in small-dollar gifts
$23K of $766K 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 $615K of the $742K the campaign reported itemizing through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jun 27, 2026 for this campaign.
73% from South Carolina · 27% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
Top states
- South Carolina $449K
- North Carolina $43K
- Florida $24K
- Georgia $14K
- Virginia $14K
- Iowa $11K
- Illinois $11K
- District of Columbia $10K
Top employers named by donors
- CAROLINA BLOOD AND CANCER CENTER $12K
- SOUTHEASTERN FREIGHT LINES $8,000
- TITAN FARMS $8,000
- WILLIAMS & FUDGE $8,000
- WILLIAMS & FUDGE INC $8,000
- CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS $6,000
- WARREN NORMAN COMPANY INC $5,000
- FOUNDERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $4,750
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: $183K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $373K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jul 31, 2025 to Jun 27, 2026, net of refunds (426 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 Wes Climer.
Where it went.
Where the money went $281K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $281K of the $863K the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 45% $127K
- Consultants & strategy 16% $46K
- Fundraising & processing fees 15% $44K
- Polling, research & data 6% $18K
- Travel, meals & events 8% $23K
- Office, technology & overhead 4% $11K
- Legal & compliance 4% $10K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 2% $5,350
- Other or unclassified net −$2,578
Largest payees
- GEN2 SOLUTIONS, LLC $104K
- DONEHUE CAMPAIGNS $48K
- STRONG SIDE STRATEGIES $21K
- PROSPECT STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS $18K
- ANEDOT $10K
Paid to individuals: $36K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Sep 12, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (100 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.
- Mallory DittmerDemocrat · $225K raised
- Ralph W. Norman Jr.Republican · $101K raised · $258 outside
- Bill BledsoeRepublican · $50K raised
- Alex HarperDemocrat · $23K raised · $920 outside
- Andrew CloughDemocrat · $6,539 raised
- Andrew KaplanOther · $2,827 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.