The Washington Inquisitor
Campaign Finance
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The DMV’s self-funders have put more than $45 million of their own money into 2026 races
Eleven candidates in Maryland, Virginia and D.C. put at least $95,000 of personal money into their campaigns; eight lost their primaries. McClain Delaney and Trone alone put in $36 million.
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Georgetown’s caucus on the ballot: FEC filings show wide money gaps for alumni in Congress
An Inquisitor review of FEC pre-general filings for Georgetown alumni in Congress: Ossoff leads Collins 13 to 1 in cash, Sullivan trails Peltola, eight House alumni face filing challengers, and Hoyer, Durbin…
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Early-state money: Khanna’s campaign leads Democrats in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada spending, FEC records show
A Washington Inquisitor review of 19 federal committees tied to possible 2028 candidates finds Rep. Ro Khanna’s campaign paid $543,065 to early-state payees since January 2025, second only to Nikki Haley’s PAC.
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Democrats outraised Republicans 5 to 1 in key Senate races in early October, FEC reports show
Pre-general reports show Democratic nominees in 11 battleground Senate races raised $63.5 million from Oct. 1 to 14, but Republicans held more cash in Michigan, Maine and Minnesota.
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Ossoff enters Georgia’s final week ahead of Collins, who calls it a race between ‘Georgia and Georgetown’
Sen. Jon Ossoff, SFS’09, leads Rep. Mike Collins 48% to 40% in an AJC poll and has raised more than 12 times as much, as Collins attacks his Georgetown pedigree and a…