2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Zachariah Wooden?
The money.
- Raised
- $850
- Spent
- $850
- Cash on hand
- $0
- Individuals 100% $850
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
Outside groups: $129K supporting · $0 opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
- INCLUSION PAC $129K
Who gave.
Who gives $850 from individuals
0% in small-dollar gifts
$0 of $850 came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
38% from California · 63% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
Top states
- Missouri $500
- California $300
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $500. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $300, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated May 14, 2026 to May 24, 2026, net of refunds (2 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: $129K for / $200K against · $0 in the final two weeks
That is $200K more than the $129K 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 100% $200K
Largest late spenders against
- RISING TIDE COLLECTIVE $200K
Latest dissemination on these reports: May 20, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (1 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 $850 in itemized spending
- Fundraising & processing fees 5% $39
- Office, technology & overhead 2% $15
- Legal & compliance 94% $796
Largest payees
- GREYFOX FINANCIAL SERVICES $796
- EFUNDRAISING CONNECTIONS $39
- CALIFORNIA BANK AND TRUST $15
Payments dated May 14, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (9 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.
- Doris MatsuiDemocrat · $7.8M raised · $140K outside
- Mai VangDemocrat · $1.8M raised · $1.3M outside
- Robert MorinDemocrat · $30K raised
- Erica LeeDemocrat · $15K raised
- Kathryn S MingRepublican · $25 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.