Campaign money · 2025–2026 cycle
Who's Funding Kshama Sawant?
Kshama Sawant’s campaign for Washington’s 9th Congressional District has reported raising $754,222 through September 30, 2026. That includes $751,512 (100%) in itemized individual contributions and $2,642 (0.4%) in unitemized gifts of $200 or less. Itemized contributions name each contributor; the rankings below are built from them.
At a glance
Total raised$754,222April 1, 2025 – September 30, 2026
| Source | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals giving over $200 | $751,512 | 100% |
| Individuals giving $200 or less | $2,642 | 0.4% |
| Other receipts | $67 | <0.1% |
The leader in each category
Itemized contributions, 2025–2026 cycle
- Top individualJohn Leaf$16,299 · 3.2% of $505,790
- Top employerMicrosoft$12,000 · 2.4% of $492,005
- Top occupationNot employed$137,451 · 28% of $494,087
- Top industryTechnology & Communications$29,611 · 9.9% of $300,295
- Top stateWashington$305,074 · 60% of $505,165
The race
- Rating
- Safe D
- Predicted margin
- D+44.9
VotePredictor forecasts this race between Adam Smith (D) and Doug Basler (R) as of October 29, 2026, giving the Democrat a 99% chance. Kshama Sawant is not one of the two candidates it forecasts. No polls of the race: based on the district's lean, incumbency and the national environment, with published race ratings.
Data
| Date | Chance of winning |
|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | 99% |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 99% |
As VotePredictor published it each day since September 25, 2026, including changes to its model.
Forecast by VotePredictor , updated daily. Its probabilities stay between 1% and 99%; no race is called before it is decided.
Top individual contributors
The largest individual contributor to Sawant’s campaign is John Leaf, who gave $16,299 across 4 contributions. Mauricio Jimenez gave $7,848.
Sawant’s top individual contributors
- John Leaf$16.3K4 contributions
- Mauricio Jimenez$7,84844 contributions
- Jason Thiel$5,66010 contributions
- Gwendolyn Hart$4,6008 contributions
- Laura Bolz$4,37010 contributions
- Kenneth Fogarty$4,20018 contributions
- Matthew Stewart$4,11926 contributions
- Luke McClure$3,9018 contributions
- Peter Campbell$3,6503 contributions
- Gabriel Mahan$3,5588 contributions
Top employers
The leading named employer is Microsoft: contributors who work there gave $12,000 across 5 contributions. Amazon is next at $7,211. Contributors who reported being unemployed, retired or self-employed gave $206,297 (41% of itemized individual dollars). Employers are as each contributor reported them; a company named here did not give itself.
Sawant’s top employers
- Unemployed$138.5K669 contributions
- Self-employed$34.2K112 contributions
- Retired$28.6K72 contributions
- Microsoft$12K5 contributions
- Amazon$7,2115 contributions
- Blue Origin$5,53918 contributions
- State of Washington$5,22128 contributions
- Boeing$5,09710 contributions
- Not Reported$5,00721 contributions
- Alphabet/Google$4,6005 contributions
Top occupations
Among named occupations, contributors listing “Software Engineer” gave the most: $60,156 across 136 contributions. “Engineer” follows at $36,769. Contributors reporting no occupation, or being retired, gave $163,601 (32% of itemized individual dollars).
Sawant’s top occupations
- Not employed$137.5K659 contributions
- Software Engineer$60.2K136 contributions
- Engineer$36.8K104 contributions
- Retired$26.2K72 contributions
- Technology$12.2K34 contributions
- Manager$10.1K78 contributions
- Attorney$9,78429 contributions
- Physician$9,07015 contributions
- Nurse$8,79017 contributions
- Staff$8,71840 contributions
Top industries
Classified by contributors’ employers, the largest industry is Technology & Communications, at $29,611 (5.9% of itemized individual dollars). Education & Academia follows with $18,534. Contributors with no employer to classify, or self-employed, gave $201,290 (40% of itemized individual dollars).
Sawant’s top industries
- Unemployed$138.5K669 contributions
- Self-Employed & Freelance$34.2K112 contributions
- Technology & Communications$29.6K44 contributions
- Retired$28.6K72 contributions
- Education & Academia$18.5K93 contributions
- Government$10.3K36 contributions
- Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals$9,68836 contributions
- Defense & Aerospace$7,65113 contributions
- Retail, Food & Consumer Goods$7,3427 contributions
- Finance, Insurance & Real Estate$5,4003 contributions
Top states
Washington contributors gave the most, $305,074 (60% of itemized individual dollars). That is the state Sawant is running in; 40% of itemized individual dollars came from outside it.
Sawant’s top states
- Washington$305.1K968 contributions
- California$48.6K288 contributions
- New York$27.7K101 contributions
- Oregon$20.2K78 contributions
- Michigan$9,28956 contributions
- Illinois$8,70348 contributions
- Georgia$7,95014 contributions
- New Jersey$7,88222 contributions
- Texas$7,03831 contributions
- Virginia$5,91825 contributions
About the data
Totals raised come from the FEC's summary of every committee authorized by Kshama Sawant. The rankings cover the itemized contributions reported by the principal campaign committee (KSHAMA FOR CONGRESS), net of refunds and excluding memo entries. A contribution made through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed is reported under the person who gave it.
Industries are assigned from each contributor's reported employer. Figures change as the campaign files new and amended reports.
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