LESTER, JOE NATHAN
DemocraticFEC reportedDemocratic candidate · U.S. House · Georgia · District 13 · Election 2026 · ChallengerH2GA03120
Overview
- Raised
- $54.5K
- Spent
- $54.5K
- Cash on hand
- $0
- Debts owed
- $0
OpenFEC processed candidate totals through May 27, 2026, across every authorized committee; figures change when amended reports are filed.
Raised is total receipts and Spent is total disbursements as reported for the candidate's authorized committees together; both can include transfers, loans and refunds. Cash on hand and debts are the balances at the end of the last report. The comparison is the same figure for 2023–2024.
Candidate & race
- Office & constituency
- U.S. House · Georgia · District 13
- Reported party
- Democratic
- Election year
- 2026
- Race status
- Challenger
- Candidate status
- Current candidate
- Principal campaign committee
- JOE N. LESTER FOR CONGRESS (C00904276)
The principal campaign committee is the reported connection to this candidate. Transaction details below cover that committee; candidate-wide totals can also cover other authorized committees.
Money in
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Sources
- Itemized individual contributions$28.8K
- Unitemized individual contributions$4,840
- Candidate contributions$20.9K
Top contributors
- LESTER, JOE NATHAN$21.3K10 contributions
- RAINES, CLINTONDemocraticDerived from contributions$2,5001 contribution
- RAINES, MINERVALDemocraticDerived from contributions$2,5001 contribution
- NIXON, LANORRIS
Money out
Spending by kind
- Operating expenditures$52.1K
- Contribution refunds$1,065
- Other disbursements$1,373
Largest operating payments
- DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF GEORGIA$5,220QUALIFYING FEE · Mar 3, 2026
- KELMAN MEDIA$3,500SIGNS · Mar 31, 2026
- URBAN ONE$1,845RADIO AD · Sep 5, 2025
- URBAN ONE$1,640RADIO AD · Sep 15, 2025
- VERSSA GROUP INC.$1,600TEXT · May 12, 2026
- VERSSA GROUP INC.$1,600TEXT · May 5, 2026
- URBAN ONE$1,538RADIO AD · Dec 3, 2025
- URBAN ONE$1,527RADIO AD · May 5, 2026
- URBAN ONE$1,435RADIO AD · Oct 27, 2025
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Financial timeline
2025–2026 election cycle · dated records
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Records
Registration
- Office sought
- U.S. House
- State / district
- Georgia · District 13
- Party affiliation
- Democratic
- Race status
- Challenger
- Candidate status
- Current candidate
- Election year
- 2026
- Registration snapshot cycle
- 2025–2026
- Cycles loaded
- 2026
- Registered address
- PO BOX 80127 · CONYERS, Georgia, 30013
- Compliance screening
- View review flags
Relationships
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Reconciliation
- Coverage
- Jul 1, 2025 to May 27, 2026
- Contribution refunds
- $1,065
- Debts owed by committees
- $0
- Last report
- TERMINATION REPORT
Source and provenance
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