BallotLedger · prototype · 2026 cycle

Who funds Abdul El-Sayed?

U.S. Senate · Michigan · Democratic Party
Data through 2026-07-15 (latest FEC filing) FEC ID S6MI00418

Money given directly to the campaign

Contributions received by the candidate's own campaign committee this election cycle. These are subject to federal limits and itemized in FEC filings. Senate campaigns raise money across a six-year term; this page covers only the 2025-2026 election period.

SourceAmountShare of raised
Individual contributions (itemized, over $200)$10,264,77971%
Individual contributions (unitemized, $200 or less)$4,143,27929%
PAC contributions (other political committees)$71,8450%
Party committee contributions$0
Candidate self-funding$14,0000%
Transfers from other authorized committees$0
Total raised this cycle$14,528,336
Total spent this cycle$11,975,573
Cash on hand (includes funds carried over from prior cycles)$2,552,763

Listed rows sum to $14,493,903; the remaining $34,433 is loans, refunds, offsets, and other receipts reported to the FEC.

Money spent independently — not the campaign's money

Independent expenditures by Super PACs and other groups or individuals to support or oppose this candidate. Legally separate from the campaign: unlimited amounts, but no coordination with the candidate is permitted. This money never enters the campaign's accounts. Spenders marked non-committee filer reported directly on FEC Form 5 rather than as registered committees.

GroupPositionAmount spent
UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT (UDP)Opposing$20,139,904
FIGHTING FOR MICHIGAN PACSupporting$1,134,116
National Nurses United for Patient ProtectionSupporting$489,665
AMERICAN PRIORITIES (AP)Supporting$322,026
COMMON DEFENSE ACTION FUNDSupporting$289,665
Working Families Party PACSupporting$155,677
A Stronger MichiganOpposing$150,000
Progress Action FundSupporting$65,000
UNITY & JUSTICE FUNDSupporting$44,018
MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTIONSupporting$39,166
All groups supporting$2,604,556
All groups opposing$20,289,904
Show all 15 spenders (5 more)
GroupPositionAmount spent
SF SOLIDARITY PACSupporting$27,184
EMGAGE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEESupporting$15,000
Forward Blue PACSupporting$14,501
Indivisible ActionSupporting$8,490
THE PEOPLE UNITED PACSupporting$50

Support and oppose totals are shown separately on purpose — money spent against a candidate is not the same as money spent for their opponent, and BallotLedger does not net them.

Classification, plainly: the green section is money the campaign received and controls. The amber section is money outside groups spent on their own. BallotLedger never adds the two together.

Source: Federal Election Commission · original filings · Generated 2026-08-01 16:37 UTC · ballotledger.org · Prototype — not yet reviewed for publication.