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SHEA, CHRIS

RepublicanFEC reportedRepublican candidate · U.S. House · Connecticut · District 5 · Election 2026 · ChallengerH6CT05231

Overview

Raised: $466K
Spent: $412.2K
Cash on hand: $53.8K
Debts owed: $0

OpenFEC processed candidate totals through Oct 14, 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.

Race forecast

Chance of winning: 3%
Rating: Safe D
Predicted margin: D+11.7

VotePredictor gives Chris Shea a 3% chance of winning as of October 30, 2026. Based on 1 poll of the race, blended with its fundamentals.

Chris Shea’s chance of winning

Data

Date	Chance of winning
Sep 25, 2026	4%
Oct 1, 2026	4%
Oct 6, 2026	4%
Oct 10, 2026	3%
Oct 16, 2026	3%
Oct 24, 2026	3%
Oct 25, 2026	3%
Oct 30, 2026	3%

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.

Compliance review · No open linked indicators

Automated review indicators, not findings of a violation. Exact reported records are linked; identity is not independently verified. Reported lobbyist-bundling disclosures are not counted as issues.

Latest cycle-wide scan: Oct 18, 2026 · Index refreshed: Oct 18, 2026. Coverage is limited to loaded records and implemented checks.

Scan coverage and freshness

Receipt eligibility: last successful scan Oct 18, 2026 · latest scheduled check skipped (Oct 18, 2026).
Integrity: last successful scan Oct 18, 2026 · latest scheduled check succeeded (Oct 18, 2026).
Fundraising patterns: last successful scan Oct 18, 2026 · latest scheduled check skipped (Oct 18, 2026).

No open indicators are linked in the published index. This is not a compliance clearance.

Across the cycle, some findings could not be linked safely to entities; ambiguous identities are withheld.

Candidate & race

Office & constituency: U.S. House · Connecticut · District 5
Reported party: Republican
Election year: 2026
Race status: Challenger
Candidate status: Current candidate
Principal campaign committee: CHRIS SHEA FOR CONGRESS (C00935692)

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

Who's funding Chris Shea? Read the article →

Sources

Itemized individual contributions$274.8K
Unitemized individual contributions$98.4K
Other committees$27.2K
Party committees$999
Candidate contributions$600

Top contributors

CHRIS SHEA VICTORY FUND$32.3K2 contributions
CHRIS SHEA VICTORY FUND90% Republican-aligned activity · 10% unclassifiedInferred from activity$31.6K2 contributions
GALVIN, ERICRepublicanDerived from contributions$10.7K

Money out

Spending by kind

Operating expenditures$409.5K
Contribution refunds$638
Other disbursements$2,083

Largest operating payments

SERVISFIRST BANKCARD$24.1KPAYMENT ON CAMPAIGN CREDIT CARD · Jul 2, 2026
ARENA MAIL + DIGITAL$15.1KDESIGN, PRINTING AND SHIPPING MAILERS · May 8, 2026
ONMESSAGE DIGITAL FUNDRAISING$8,720PRODUCTION OF ANNOUNCEMENT: 30 WEB · Apr 27, 2026
ARENA MAIL + DIGITAL$8,687DOMAIN, WEBSITE BUILD & DIGITAL ADS · Apr 1, 2026
POSTAGE FOR DIRECT MAIL FUNDRAISING LLC$6,600POSTAGE AND DELIVERY- MAIL PROGRAM · Feb 23, 2026
DREAM TEAM LLC$6,151CONSULTING & SUBSCRIPTION FEES · Apr 2, 2026
ARENA MAIL + DIGITAL$4,216LAUNCH MESSAGES · Apr 2, 2026
ARENA MAIL + DIGITAL$3,688DESIGN, PRINTING AND SHIPPING MAILERS · Apr 2, 2026

Over time

Itemized receipts and reported spending by month

Data

Month	Raised	Spent
Jan 26	$5,732	$0
Feb 26	$22,287	$0
Mar 26	$101,858	$250
Apr 26	$17,838	$1,000
May 26	$13,304	$0
Jun 26	$66,258	$0
Jul 26	$7,613	$0

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Records

Registration

Office sought: U.S. House
State / district: Connecticut · District 5
Party affiliation: Republican
Race status: Challenger
Candidate status: Current candidate
Election year: 2026
Registration snapshot cycle: 2025–2026
Cycles loaded: 2026
Registered address: 275 MAPLE AVE · SUITE 1 PMB1015 · CHESHIRE, Connecticut, 06410
Compliance screening: View review flags

Relationships

FEC-reported relationships

Registration evidence · 2025–2026

Reported relationships are not contributions or transfers. They do not establish that any money changed hands. The reporting committee and related entity are shown separately. Only loaded relationship types are shown; this is not a complete organization chart.

CHRIS SHEA VICTORY FUNDC00935908 Joint fundraising participantCHRIS SHEA FOR CONGRESSC00935692
FEC reportedObserved: Sep 12, 2026Registration filing: 1934846Official FEC source ↗
Current registration observation; not a historical filing-date assertion.
FIRE-FROG PACC00936120 Associated candidateSHEA, CHRISH6CT05231
FEC reportedLoaded: Sep 7, 2026Official FEC source ↗
Cycle-specific FEC candidate–committee linkage. The date is local ingestion, not the original filing date.
CHRIS SHEA FOR CONGRESSC00935692 Authorized candidateSHEA, CHRISH6CT05231
FEC reportedLoaded: Sep 7, 2026Official FEC source ↗
Cycle-specific FEC candidate–committee linkage. The date is local ingestion, not the original filing date.
CHRIS SHEA FOR CONGRESSC00935692 Connected organizationCHRIS SHEA VICTORY FUNDReported name only · no identity match assumed
FEC reportedLoaded: Sep 6, 2026Official FEC source ↗
Cycle-specific FEC committee master: reported connected organization / affiliated committee name. This name-only field does not establish an entity identity match. The date is local ingestion, not the original filing date.

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Filings

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Reconciliation

Coverage: Jan 1, 2026 to Oct 14, 2026
Contribution refunds: $638
Debts owed by committees: $0
Last report: PRE-GENERAL

Source and provenance

Source agencyFederal Election Commission

Local row ingestedSep 6, 2026

Source row hash0f0c3a409a68825ee49eb2e06f6e71691e3a82fce184286561a1bb9052abb861

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SHEA, CHRIS

Overview

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