For the first time in over a decade, the U.S. House of Representatives District 22 seat is up for election with no incumbent. Vying for the position are 19 candidates: 15 Republicans and four Democrats.
In a race with this many candidates, campaign funding can play a major role, especially when it comes to gaining name recognition with voters. Campaign finance reports from July to December of 2019 were filed at the end of January, and offer a look at how each candidate’s campaign is doing in terms of fundraising, versus how much money candidates have been willing to spend.
Democrat Sri Preston Kulkarni received nearly $1.06 million in individual contributions over the second half of 2019, placing him in the lead when it comes to campaign donations from individual citizens. Other forms of contributions are party committee and other committee contributions, candidate contributions and loans. Candidate contributions are donations made to the campaign by the candidate themselves.
Other candidates who have received a large number of individual contributions are Pierce Bush with $643,597; Greg Hill with $301,806; Troy Nehls with $208,747.45; and Derrick Reed with $140,053.20.
When it comes to campaign spending, the number that includes all purchases and payments made during the filing period is called total disbursements. Disbursements also cover operating expenditures such as personnel, advertising, travel and other campaign expenses.
The candidate that spent the most in their campaign during the filing period is Republican Kathaleen Wall with a total disbursement of $1.6 million. In contrast, the candidate with the second highest expenses is Kulkarni, who spent $515,958.71 over the second half of 2019.
Other candidates with a large disbursement sum during the filing period include Greg Hill with $166,879.29; Nyanza Moore with $141,373.97; and Derrick Reed with $104,196.67.
Here is a summary of each candidate’s campaign finance information for the District 22 race from the Federal Election Commission. An asterisk signifies the candidate’s financial data has not been processed or there is no available data.
Democratic primary candidates:
Sri Preston Kulkarni
Total individual contributions: $1.07 million
Party/other committee contributions: $35,001
Candidate contributions: $0
Total loans received: $0
Total disbursements: $515,958.71
Nyanza Moore
Total individual contributions: $99,962.84
Party/other committee contributions: $69,696
Candidate contributions: $35,596.48
Total loans received: $0
Total disbursements: $141,373.97
Carmine Petrillo III*
Derrick Reed
Total individual contributions: $140,053.20
Party/other committee contributions: $400
Candidate contributions: $2,005
Total loans received: $0
Total disbursements: $104,196.67
Republican primary candidates:
Pierce Bush
Total individual contributions: $643,597
Party/other committee contributions: $19,500
Candidate contributions: $0
Total loans received: $0
Total disbursements: $22,246.75
Jon Camarillo
Total individual contributions: $7,880
Party/other committee contributions: $0
Candidate contributions: $1,970
Total loans received: $53,550
Total disbursements: $43,662.29
Douglas Haggard
Total individual contributions: $0
Party/other committee contributions: $0.00
Candidate contributions: $0
Total loans received: $10,000
Total disbursements: $5,071.02
Aaron Hermes
Total individual contributions - $4,475
Party/other committee contributions - $0.00
Candidate contributions - $5
Total loans received - $3,125
Total disbursements - $44.29
Greg Hill
Total individual contributions: $301,806
Party/other committee contributions: $3,500
Candidate contributions: $3,500
Total loans received: $40,000
Total disbursements: $166,879.29
Matthew Hinton*
Dan Mathews
Total individual contributions: $1,325
Party/other committee contributions - $0.00
Candidate contributions: $0
Total loans received: $12,700
Total disbursements: $10,529.87
Diana Miller
Total individual contributions: $0
Party/other committee contributions: $624.10
Candidate contributions: $0
Total loans received: $20,000
Total disbursements: $10,993.98
Troy Nehls
Total individual contributions: $208,747.45
Party/other committee contributions: $0.00
Candidate contributions: $0
Total loans received: $0
Total disbursements: $79,506.10
Brandon Penko*
Shandon Phan
Total individual contributions: $19,250
Party/other committee contributions: $0.00
Candidate contributions: $0
Total loans received: $20,000
Total disbursements: $20,510.94
Bangar Reddy
Total individual contributions: $61,092
Party/other committee contributions: $0.00
Candidate contributions: $0
Total loans received: $0
Total disbursements: $41,144.19
Howard Steele
Total individual contributions: $1,300
Party/other committee contributions - $0.00
Candidate contributions: $67,181.36
Total loans received: $0
Total disbursements: $67,702.28
Kathaleen Wall
Total individual contributions: $4,700
Party/other committee contributions: $0.00
Candidate contributions: $1.6 million
Total loans received: $0
Total disbursements: $1.6 million
Joseph Walz
Total Individual contributions: $7,241.82
Party/other committee contributions: $0.00
Candidate contributions: $100
Total loans received: $13,460
Total disbursements: $15,820.09
