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Caroline Shinkle
U.S. House District 12
2026 general election · 1 open.
Incumbents
No incumbent is running.
Challengers
Campaign finance
Federal Election Commission filings for the 2026 two-year cycle. Candidates appear in the order they are listed on this page. They are not ranked by money, and these measures are never combined into a single score.
Every candidate below reports through Jun 30, 2026.
| Candidate | Total receipts | Cash on hand | Direct PAC receipts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline Shinkle Republican | $155,145 | $83,847 | $1,995 |
| Karen Ortiz Independent | $46,268 | $23,469 | $0 |
| Micah Lasher Democratic | $3,315,975 | $1,088,073 | $22,000 |
| Wilneida Negron Independent | $37,685 | -$18 | $0 |
Each measure below has its own scale and starts at zero, so bars can be read against each other within a measure but not across measures. Every figure is reported through Jun 30, 2026.
Total receipts
Everything the authorized campaign committee took in, including contributions, loans, and transfers.
Highest total receipts: Micah Lasher at $3,315,975. Lowest: Wilneida Negron at $37,685. The largest reported value sets this scale at $3,315,975.
Cash on hand
The balance the campaign reported at the end of its coverage period.
Highest cash on hand: Micah Lasher at $1,088,073. Lowest: Wilneida Negron at -$18. The largest reported value sets this scale at $1,088,073.
Direct PAC receipts
Money the campaign received from PACs and other political committees. This is not outside spending.
Highest direct PAC receipts: Micah Lasher at $22,000. Lowest: Karen Ortiz at $0. The largest reported value sets this scale at $22,000.
Outside spending supporting
Independent expenditures by other organizations supporting the candidate, not coordinated with the campaign and never received by it.
Highest outside spending supporting: Micah Lasher at $10,772,797. Lowest: Caroline Shinkle at $0. The largest reported value sets this scale at $10,772,797.
Outside spending opposing
Independent expenditures by other organizations opposing the candidate, not coordinated with any campaign.
Highest outside spending opposing: Micah Lasher at $3,017,410. Lowest: Caroline Shinkle at $0. The largest reported value sets this scale at $3,017,410.
Where each campaign's committee money came from
Each column is one candidate and each figure is that candidate's own money, taken over that candidate's own itemized total. Nothing here is added across candidates, and the two groupings below are never added to each other: the first is who the FEC says runs the giving committee, which covers every dollar, and the second is what interest a source says that committee advances, which is a claim MyRepTracker makes and covers only part of the money.
Contributions each campaign received, by who runs the committee
| Category | Micah Lasher Democratic |
|---|---|
| Leadership PACs | $5,50023.4% |
| Trade association PACs | $5,00021.2% |
| Labor union PACs | $4,50019.1% |
| Other candidates' committees | $4,00017.0% |
| Non-connected committees | $2,0008.5% |
| Corporate PACs | $1,5006.4% |
| Membership organization PACs | $1,0504.5% |
| Itemized total | $23,550 |
Contributions each campaign received, by interest advanced
| Category | Micah Lasher Democratic |
|---|---|
| Credit unions Finance, insurance, and real estate | $5,00035.6% |
| Media and entertainment Communications and technology | $2,50017.8% |
| Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees | $9,500 |
| Committees not yet categorized | $6,55046.6% |
| Itemized total | $23,550 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by who runs the committee
| Category | Micah Lasher Democratic |
|---|---|
| Non-connected committees | $10,772,797100.0% |
| Itemized total | $10,772,797 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by interest advanced
| Category | Micah Lasher Democratic |
|---|---|
| Committees not yet categorized | $10,772,797100.0% |
| Itemized total | $10,772,797 |
Independent spending opposing each candidate, by who runs the committee
| Category | Micah Lasher Democratic |
|---|---|
| Non-connected committees | $3,017,410100.0% |
| Itemized total | $3,017,410 |
Independent spending opposing each candidate, by interest advanced
| Category | Micah Lasher Democratic |
|---|---|
| Committees not yet categorized | $3,017,410100.0% |
| Itemized total | $3,017,410 |
These candidates are compared in the table above but have no stored breakdown of where their committee money came from, so they are named here rather than shown as a column of zeroes.
- Caroline Shinkle: no breakdown is stored for this record yet
- Karen Ortiz: no breakdown is stored for this record yet
- Wilneida Negron: no breakdown is stored for this record yet
Last-minute contributions reported before an election
Within 48 hours of receiving a contribution or loan of $1,000 or more in the days just before an election, a campaign must notify the FEC. These notices are provisional: the same money appears again in the regular report covering those days, so it is not added to the amounts above and is not compared as a measure. Candidates file them only while their own election is close, so an absence here says nothing about a campaign's fundraising.
| Candidate | Reported on notices | Notices | Covers | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline Shinkle Republican | $1,000 | 1 | Jun 4 to Jun 4, 2026 | Covered by regular reports |
| Micah Lasher Democratic | $117,290 | 11 | Jun 4 to Jun 18, 2026 | Covered by regular reports |
Direct contributions are money the campaign received. Independent expenditures are spending by other organizations that is not coordinated with any campaign, and are never added to a candidate's receipts. Source: Federal Election Commission ↗.