VARELA, BRIAN
DemocraticFEC reportedDemocratic candidate · U.S. House · New Jersey · District 7 · Election 2026 · ChallengerH2NJ08265
Overview
- Raised
- $2M
- Spent
- $2M
- Cash on hand
- -$12.6K
- Debts owed
- $1M
OpenFEC processed candidate totals through Jun 30, 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 · New Jersey · District 7
- Reported party
- Democratic
- Election year
- 2026
- Race status
- Challenger
- Candidate status
- Current candidate
- Principal campaign committee
- VARELA FOR CONGRESS (C00902205)
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$685K
- Unitemized individual contributions$77.6K
- Other committees$16.2K
- Candidate contributions$10
- Candidate loans$1.2M
- Other receipts$94
Top contributors
- VARELA, BRIAN$1.2M5 contributions
- NUNEZ, NATALIADemocraticDerived from contributions$10.6K6 contributions
- ROBLES, YESENIA
Money out
Spending by kind
- Operating expenditures$1.6M
- Loan repayments$200K
- Contribution refunds$244K
Largest operating payments
- VARELA, BRIAN$200KApr 10, 2026
- BLUEWEST MEDIA LLC$105.6KADVERTISEMENT PLACEMENT · May 8, 2026
- BLUEWEST MEDIA LLC$100KADVERTISEMENT PLACEMENT · Apr 23, 2026
- BLUEWEST MEDIA LLC$95.3KADVERTISEMENT PLACEMENT · Apr 30, 2026
- BLUEWEST MEDIA LLC$50KADVERTISEMENT PLACEMENT · May 19, 2026
- BCOM SOLUTIONS$50KDIGITAL SERVICES · Aug 14, 2025
- PUTNAM PARTNERS$47.5KVIDEO SHOOT COSTS · Apr 10, 2026
- AMS COMMUNICATIONS$46.2KPRINT AND MAIL PRODUCTION · Apr 27, 2026
- AMS COMMUNICATIONS
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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
- New Jersey · District 7
- 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 381 · LONG VALLEY, New Jersey, 07853
- Compliance screening
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Relationships
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Reconciliation
- Coverage
- Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026
- Contribution refunds
- $244,024
- Debts owed by committees
- $1,000,000
- Last report
- JULY QUARTERLY
Source and provenance
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