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William Lawrence

Democratic candidate · 2026 general election · Michigan

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William Lawrence

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Campaign finance

FEC data through Jul 15, 2026. Covering the 2026 two-year cycle only.

Possibly out of date. last refreshed 2026-08-20

The 2026 cycle at a glance

Total receipts
$1,119,198
Everything the campaign took in
Individual contributions
$1,065,694
Itemized and unitemized split not reported
PAC and other committees
$39,844
Received from political committees
Campaign spending
$736,082
Total disbursements
Cash on hand
$383,116
At the end of the reporting period

Where the money came from

These categories divide total receipts of $1,119,198 exactly once, so they add back up to the reported total.

Receipts by funding category for the 2026 cycle
Source Amount Share of receipts
Individual contributions $1,065,694 95.2%
PAC and other committee contributions $39,844 3.6%
Party committee contributions $0 0.0%
Candidate self-funding $3,072 0.3%
Loans $10,000 0.9%
Other receipts, including transfers $588 0.1%
Total receipts $1,119,198 100%

Financial position

Cash, debt, refunds, loans, and transfers as reported through Jul 15, 2026 for the 2026 cycle. These are factual reported values, not a judgement about whether a campaign is healthy, viable, or strong. Independent expenditures are never added to or subtracted from any of them: that money was never the campaign's.

Reported financial position for the 2026 cycle
Measure Amount
Cash on hand at coverage end $383,116
Debts and obligations owed by the committee $10,000
Debts and obligations owed to the committee Not reported
Contributions refunded to individuals $1,432
Contributions refunded to committees $0
Transfers received from other authorized committeesAlready raised money moving between the candidate's own committees, not new fundraising. $0
Transfers made to other authorized committees $0
Repayments of candidate loans $0
Repayments of other loans $0

Calculated from the reported values

Each row below is arithmetic MyRepTracker performed on the values above. Where the FEC published the figure itself, the row says so and no calculation was made.

Values calculated from the reported financial position, with the formula for each
Measure Amount How it was produced
Contributions net of refunds $1,107,178 Calculated as individual + committee + party + candidate contributions, minus contributions refunded to individuals and committees.
Operating expenditures net of offsets Not reported An input this calculation needs is not published by the source behind this record.
Outstanding candidate loans $10,000 Calculated as loans received from the candidate minus repayments of those loans.
Other outstanding loans $0 Calculated as other loans received minus repayments of those loans.
Total contributions refunded $1,432 Calculated as refunds to individuals plus refunds to committees.

Change since the previous filing

Both columns come from committee C00916809, so the two periods are comparable. A change is the difference between what Q2 2026 reported and what 12P 2026 reported, and the direction is stated in words rather than shown only as a sign. Q2 2026 reported through Jun 30, 2026 and 12P 2026 through Jul 15, 2026.

Financial position at the two most recent controlling filings of committee C00916809
Measure Q2 2026Reported through Jun 30, 2026 12P 2026Reported through Jul 15, 2026 Change
Cash on hand at period end $570,489 $383,116 Down $187,374
Debts owed by the committee $10,000 $10,000 No change
Contribution refunds in the period $807 $500 Down $307

Cash compared with one period's spending

Cash on hand of $383,116 set beside the $316,008 this campaign spent during 12P 2026, through Jul 15, 2026, which is 1.2 times that period's spending. This is a ratio between two reported numbers over one named period. It is not a forecast of how long the money will last, and campaigns do not spend evenly across a cycle.

Outside spending

Independent expenditures are spending by other organizations that is not coordinated with the campaign. This money was never received or controlled by William Lawrence. Supporting and opposing spending are kept apart rather than combined into one number, and neither is added to campaign receipts.

Spent supporting

$1,184,656
Independent expenditures in the 2026 cycle

Spent opposing

$1,984,156
Independent expenditures in the 2026 cycle

What the money was spent on

These spending categories were produced by taxonomy spend-1.2 and the current rules are spend-1.3, so they are withheld until this record is refreshed.

Political committees that contributed directly

Money received by the authorized campaign committee from PACs and other political committees. This is not outside spending.

This total will usually differ from the PAC figure in the summary above. The summary is what the campaign reported receiving in total; this ranking adds up the individual contributions that were itemized, which is a different record made at a different time. Neither is a correction of the other, and the gap is not an error in either one.

Top 5 of 12 shown $29,923 total · $23,000 shown here

Itemized rows as published by the FEC on Aug 16, 2026. The summary figures above come from the candidate's own reports through the coverage date.

Political committees ranked by direct contributions
Rank Committee Amount Share Transactions Last activity
1 MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION C00341396 $5,000 16.7% 1 Jun 1, 2026
2 CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PAC C00513176 $5,000 16.7% 1 Jun 23, 2026
3 WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC C00606962 $5,000 16.7% 1 Mar 11, 2026
4 MEDICARE FOR ALL C00685552 $5,000 16.7% 1 Jun 23, 2026
5 NATIONAL NURSES UNITED PAC - A FUND FOR A HEALTHY AMERICA C00446237 $3,000 10.0% 1 Feb 6, 2026
Show the complete list of 12 committees →

Organizations spending independently

Supporting William Lawrence

All 7 shown $1,184,656 total

Itemized rows as published by the FEC on Aug 16, 2026. The summary figures above come from the candidate's own reports through the coverage date.

Organizations ranked by independent spending supporting this candidate
Rank Committee Amount Share Transactions Last activity
1 MICHIGAN SUNRISE PAC C00956961 $496,626 41.9% 7 Aug 6, 2026
2 National Nurses United for Patient Protection C00490375 $400,000 33.8% 1 Jun 17, 2026
3 Working Families Party PAC C00606962 $242,960 20.5% 6 Jul 31, 2026
4 MoveOn.Org Political Action C00341396 $24,637 2.1% 7 Jul 31, 2026
5 SF SOLIDARITY PAC C00897314 $13,592 1.1% 2 Jul 22, 2026
6 Indivisible Action C00678839 $5,653 0.5% 4 Aug 1, 2026
7 MI PODER PAC C00890665 $1,188 0.1% 4 Aug 1, 2026

Opposing William Lawrence

All 3 shown $1,984,156 total

Itemized rows as published by the FEC on Aug 16, 2026. The summary figures above come from the candidate's own reports through the coverage date.

Organizations ranked by independent spending opposing this candidate
Rank Committee Amount Share Transactions Last activity
1 Rolling Sea Action Fund C00844530 $1,024,952 51.7% 2 Jul 23, 2026
2 Crush MAGA PAC C00879221 $909,204 45.8% 3 Jul 13, 2026
3 New Democrat Majority C00859660 $50,000 2.5% 2 Jul 30, 2026

What that outside spending purchased

Each independent expenditure carries a short description the spending committee wrote, and these categories are those descriptions sorted under taxonomy outside-1.0. Spending supporting William Lawrence and spending opposing them are broken down separately and never combined, and every share below is a share of that one direction's total.

The largest category is usually "Advertising, medium not specified". That is not a leftover: it is spending the committee described only as a media buy or as advertising, without saying whether it aired on television, ran online, or arrived in the mail. MyRepTracker reports what was filed rather than assigning it a medium.

Supporting William Lawrence

Independent spending supporting this candidate, by reported purpose for the 2026 cycle, ranked by amount
Purpose Amount % Share Transactions
Digital and online advertising $656,500 55.4% 9
Direct mail $271,014 22.9% 5
Advertising, medium not specified Reported as a media buy or as advertising, with no medium named. $139,272 11.8% 2
Phone calls and text messages $116,410 9.8% 14
Printed materials and signs $1,460 0.1% 1
Classified $1,184,656 100.0%
Unclassified filing descriptions $0 0.0%
Total independent spending $1,184,656 100% 31

Opposing William Lawrence

Independent spending opposing this candidate, by reported purpose for the 2026 cycle, ranked by amount
Purpose Amount % Share Transactions
Digital and online advertising $1,984,156 100.0% 7
Classified $1,984,156 100.0%
Unclassified filing descriptions $0 0.0%
Total independent spending $1,984,156 100% 7

Who the committees behind this money were

Every committee here is placed by the registration it filed with the FEC for the 2026 cycle: its designation, its committee type, and the organizational form it reported. That is the FEC's own record and involves no judgement by MyRepTracker, so this covers every itemized dollar. A committee's registration can change between cycles, and each cycle is judged by its own.

Contributed to William Lawrence

Committees itemized $29,923 in contributions to this campaign.

Political committees contributing to this campaign, grouped by who the FEC says runs them in the 2026 cycle, ranked by amount
Kind of committee Amount % Share Committees Transactions
Non-connected committees $16,873 56.4% 5 19
Leadership PACs $8,000 26.7% 4 4
Labor union PACs $3,000 10.0% 1 1
Other candidates' committees $2,000 6.7% 1 1
Membership organization PACs $50 0.2% 1 1
Itemized total for this direction $29,923

Spent supporting William Lawrence

Committees itemized $1,184,656 in independent spending supporting William Lawrence.

Independent spenders supporting this candidate, grouped by who the FEC says runs them in the 2026 cycle, ranked by amount
Kind of committee Amount % Share Committees Transactions
Non-connected committees $1,171,064 98.9% 6 29
Other candidates' committees $13,592 1.1% 1 2
Itemized total for this direction $1,184,656

Spent opposing William Lawrence

Committees itemized $1,984,156 in independent spending opposing William Lawrence.

Independent spenders opposing this candidate, grouped by who the FEC says runs them in the 2026 cycle, ranked by amount
Kind of committee Amount % Share Committees Transactions
Non-connected committees $1,984,156 100.0% 3 7
Itemized total for this direction $1,984,156

What interests those committees advance

The FEC publishes no industry or interest field, so unlike the section above this one is a claim MyRepTracker makes. A committee is placed here only when there is a document behind the claim that a reader can open: its own statement of organization, its own published mission statement, or a named third party. Every assignment carries that document on the committee's own page. A committee's name is never evidence of anything.

Categorized is not the same as reviewed. Most of these sectors were assigned by machine from the committee's own filing rather than read by a person. Each committee's own page says which of the two its assignment is, and names the document behind it either way.

Coverage is partial on purpose, and the part that is not covered is shown at full size rather than left out. Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees are excluded outright: their giving is an officeholder's or a party's decision, so no interest label describes it. Categories are taxonomy interest-1.7.

Contributed to William Lawrence

Committees itemized $29,923 in contributions to this campaign. $10,000 of that came from leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees, which are not interest groups. Of the remaining $19,923, committees categorized as advancing an interest account for $8,000 and committees not yet categorized account for $11,923.

Political committees contributing to this campaign, grouped by the interest they are categorized as advancing in the 2026 cycle, ranked by amount
Interest Amount % Share Committees Transactions
Democracy and election reform Ideological and single-issue $5,000 25.1% 1 1
Nurses and nursing specialties Health $3,000 15.1% 1 1
Committees not yet categorized $11,923 59.8% 5 19
Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees Not part of the base the shares beside it are taken over. $10,000 Not applicable 5 5
Base the shares are taken over $19,923 100%
Itemized total for this direction $29,923

Spent supporting William Lawrence

Committees itemized $1,184,656 in independent spending supporting William Lawrence. $13,592 of that came from leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees, which are not interest groups. Of the remaining $1,171,064, committees categorized as advancing an interest account for $642,960 and committees not yet categorized account for $528,104.

Independent spenders supporting this candidate, grouped by the interest they are categorized as advancing in the 2026 cycle, ranked by amount
Interest Amount % Share Committees Transactions
Nurses and nursing specialties Health $400,000 34.2% 1 1
Democracy and election reform Ideological and single-issue $242,960 20.7% 1 6
Committees not yet categorized $528,104 45.1% 4 22
Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees Not part of the base the shares beside it are taken over. $13,592 Not applicable 1 2
Base the shares are taken over $1,171,064 100%
Itemized total for this direction $1,184,656

Spent opposing William Lawrence

Committees itemized $1,984,156 in independent spending opposing William Lawrence. Of that, committees categorized as advancing an interest account for $50,000 and committees not yet categorized account for $1,934,156.

Independent spenders opposing this candidate, grouped by the interest they are categorized as advancing in the 2026 cycle, ranked by amount
Interest Amount % Share Committees Transactions
Pro-Democratic Party Ideological and single-issue $50,000 2.5% 1 2
Committees not yet categorized $1,934,156 97.5% 2 5
Base the shares are taken over $1,984,156 100%
Itemized total for this direction $1,984,156

Last-minute contributions reported before an election

In the days just before an election, a campaign must tell the FEC within 48 hours about any contribution or loan of $1,000 or more. These notices arrive faster than the regular reporting schedule, and the same money is reported again in the report covering those days. Nothing here is added to receipts: it is a preview of money the ordinary reports will carry, not money beside them.

Reported on notices

$92,625
Across 9 notices, received Jul 19, 2026 to Jul 30, 2026

Still only provisional

$92,625
9 notices no stored regular report covers yet

The most recent notice was filed on Aug 1, 2026. A notice stops being the only record of its money once a regular report covers the same days; those are marked reconciled below and the amounts appear in William Lawrence's reported totals through the ordinary schedule.

48-hour notices filed for the 2026 cycle, newest first
Filed Amount Entries Covers State Filing
Aug 1, 2026 $8,000 6 Jul 30 to Jul 30, 2026 Provisional FEC filing ↗
Jul 31, 2026 $8,833 5 Jul 29 to Jul 29, 2026 Provisional FEC filing ↗
Jul 30, 2026 $10,083 9 Jul 28 to Jul 28, 2026 Provisional FEC filing ↗
Jul 29, 2026 $9,250 6 Jul 27 to Jul 27, 2026 Provisional FEC filing ↗
Jul 29, 2026 $8,500 5 Jul 26 to Jul 26, 2026 Provisional FEC filing ↗
Jul 25, 2026 $16,350 7 Jul 23 to Jul 23, 2026 Provisional FEC filing ↗
Jul 24, 2026 $9,333 3 Jul 22 to Jul 22, 2026 Provisional FEC filing ↗
Jul 23, 2026 $10,500 4 Jul 21 to Jul 21, 2026 Provisional FEC filing ↗
Jul 21, 2026 $11,775 9 Jul 19 to Jul 19, 2026 Provisional FEC filing ↗

Where the individual money was reported from

Contributions from individuals that the campaign itemized, grouped by the state each contributor gave as their address. Contributions of $200 or less in aggregate are not itemized and carry no address, so they are not here at all. These places account for $439,751 of the $1,065,694 this campaign reported from individuals and from transfers by its other authorized committees, across 949 itemized contributions.

From Michigan

$203,453
46.3% of the itemized money that has a place

From everywhere else

$236,298
53.7% of the itemized money that has a place

Money from outside Michigan is not money from outside the country, and neither figure is evidence that anything unlawful happened. People may contribute to campaigns in states they do not live in, and United States citizens living abroad may contribute at all.

What kind of place it came from

Itemized individual contributions by kind of place, 2026 cycle
Kind of place Amount Contributions Share
States and the District of ColumbiaContributors who gave an address in one of the fifty states or the District of Columbia. $435,251 944 99.0%
United States territoriesPuerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. $2,000 2 0.5%
Addresses outside the United StatesContributors who gave an address abroad. United States citizens living overseas may contribute, and this figure is not evidence that anyone gave unlawfully. $2,500 3 0.6%

Places, largest first

Top 10 of 32 places shown as bars. Every place is in the table below.

  • Michigan this campaign's state $203,453
  • California $36,382
  • Arizona $26,323
  • District of Columbia $26,125
  • Washington $24,905
  • New York $20,645
  • Pennsylvania $17,690
  • Illinois $13,900
  • Indiana $11,210
  • Massachusetts $10,745
Every place with itemized individual contributions reported for the 2026 cycle
Place Amount Contributions Share
Michigan this campaign's state $203,453 585 46.3%
California $36,382 47 8.3%
Arizona $26,323 34 6.0%
District of Columbia $26,125 32 5.9%
Washington $24,905 29 5.7%
New York $20,645 46 4.7%
Pennsylvania $17,690 22 4.0%
Illinois $13,900 13 3.2%
Indiana $11,210 17 2.5%
Massachusetts $10,745 21 2.4%
Florida $7,425 8 1.7%
Maryland $4,820 20 1.1%
Colorado $4,550 9 1.0%
Vermont $3,700 7 0.8%
Missouri $3,500 1 0.8%
Hawaii $3,000 3 0.7%
Texas $2,900 16 0.7%
Wisconsin $2,550 6 0.6%
Foreign countries $2,500 3 0.6%
Puerto Rico $2,000 2 0.5%
Virginia $2,000 3 0.5%
Rhode Island $1,250 2 0.3%
Ohio $1,200 3 0.3%
New Mexico $1,050 2 0.2%
Minnesota $1,000 2 0.2%
Tennessee $1,000 2 0.2%
Oregon $972 3 0.2%
South Carolina $850 3 0.2%
Kentucky $706 3 0.2%
Maine $650 3 0.1%
New Jersey $500 1 0.1%
Georgia $250 1 0.1%
Reported with a place $439,751 949 100%

Contributions are transactions, not people: one contributor giving every month is counted once for each contribution. No contributor's name, address, employer, or occupation is stored or shown anywhere on this site.

How this compares

Compared with U.S. House campaigns in Michigan, 2026 cycle: 77 campaigns with a complete Federal Election Commission record for the cycle. This is a position in that group, not a score, a grade, or a judgement about the campaign.

Total receipts

Everything the authorized campaign committee took in for this cycle, including contributions, loans, and transfers.

  • This campaign $1,119,198
  • Cohort median $220,313
Total receipts for this campaign and for U.S. House campaigns in Michigan, 2026 cycle
Measure Value
This campaign $1,119,198
Lowest in the cohort$0
25th percentile$10,735
Median$220,313
75th percentile$1,263,599
Highest in the cohort$6,306,828
Campaigns counted 77

54 of the 77 campaigns counted reported less than this one, which puts it at the 70th percentile of the cohort. Campaigns reporting the same value sit at the same position.

Share of receipts from political committees

Direct contributions from PACs and other political committees as a share of total receipts. Campaigns reporting no receipts at all have no share and are left out of this measure.

  • This campaign 3.6%
  • Cohort median 0.1%
Share of receipts from political committees for this campaign and for U.S. House campaigns in Michigan, 2026 cycle
Measure Value
This campaign 3.6%
Lowest in the cohort0.0%
25th percentile0.0%
Median0.1%
75th percentile6.7%
Highest in the cohort57.9%
Campaigns counted 72

47 of the 72 campaigns counted reported less than this one, which puts it at the 65th percentile of the cohort. Campaigns reporting the same value sit at the same position.

Cash on hand

The balance reported at the end of the coverage period. Campaigns report at different times, so this compares balances as of each campaign's own coverage end.

  • This campaign $383,116
  • Cohort median $14,940
Cash on hand for this campaign and for U.S. House campaigns in Michigan, 2026 cycle
Measure Value
This campaign $383,116
Lowest in the cohort-$353
25th percentile$41
Median$14,940
75th percentile$414,935
Highest in the cohort$6,546,332
Campaigns counted 77

55 of the 77 campaigns counted reported less than this one, which puts it at the 71th percentile of the cohort. Campaigns reporting the same value sit at the same position.

Outside spending supporting

Independent expenditures by other organizations supporting the candidate. This money was never received or controlled by the campaign.

  • This campaign $1,184,656
  • Cohort median $0
Outside spending supporting for this campaign and for U.S. House campaigns in Michigan, 2026 cycle
Measure Value
This campaign $1,184,656
Lowest in the cohort$0
25th percentile$0
Median$0
75th percentile$0
Highest in the cohort$2,327,585
Campaigns counted 77

73 of the 77 campaigns counted reported less than this one, which puts it at the 95th percentile of the cohort. Campaigns reporting the same value sit at the same position.

Outside spending opposing

Independent expenditures by other organizations opposing the candidate, not coordinated with any campaign.

  • This campaign $1,984,156
  • Cohort median $0
Outside spending opposing for this campaign and for U.S. House campaigns in Michigan, 2026 cycle
Measure Value
This campaign $1,984,156
Lowest in the cohort$0
25th percentile$0
Median$0
75th percentile$0
Highest in the cohort$1,984,156
Campaigns counted 77

76 of the 77 campaigns counted reported less than this one, which puts it at the 99th percentile of the cohort. Campaigns reporting the same value sit at the same position.

Every comparison is drawn from one two-year cycle and one office. Only campaigns whose FEC record for that cycle is complete are counted; the rest are reported beside the cohort and are never counted as zero. One authorized committee is counted once however many candidacies report it, so where a candidate's committees are all reported by another FEC record, that record supplies the figures for both. A campaign is never compared with another cycle, with a career total, or with a candidate for a different office.

What these numbers mean

Receipts are not the same as contributions
Total receipts include everything the campaign took in, such as contributions, loans, and transfers. Contributions are only the money given by people and committees.
Direct contributions are not outside spending
A direct contribution is money received by the campaign's own authorized committee. An independent expenditure is money another organization spent on its own, without coordinating with the campaign. The Federal Election Commission treats these as different activities, and so does this page.
The organizations named here are political committees
Direct rankings count what one political committee gave to a campaign; outside-spending rankings count what a committee spent independently. A separate conduit section groups individual contributions only when the campaign's memo record supplies a registered conduit committee's FEC ID. It never attributes donors to employers or interest groups, and it never exposes contributor names. Sites using broader attribution rules may therefore report different organization totals.
A cycle may be only partly reported
Filings arrive throughout a two-year cycle. A current cycle shows only what has been filed and processed through the coverage date shown above, so it is not comparable with a finished cycle.
This view is cycle specific
It covers the 2026 two-year cycle only.

Source: Federal Election Commission ↗. MyRepTracker ingests FEC records directly and does not add its own influence, risk, or corruption score.