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Sheila Lee
U.S. House District 18
2022 general election. Election concluded.
Incumbents
No incumbent is running.
Challengers
Campaign finance
Federal Election Commission filings for the 2022 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 Dec 31, 2022.
| Candidate | Total receipts | Cash on hand | Direct PAC receipts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheila Lee Democratic | $977,656 | $332,302 | $258,495 |
| Carmen Montiel Republican | $126,359 | $3,570 | $3,400 |
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 Dec 31, 2022.
Total receipts
Everything the authorized campaign committee took in, including contributions, loans, and transfers.
Highest total receipts: Sheila Lee at $977,656. Lowest: Carmen Montiel at $126,359. The largest reported value sets this scale at $977,656.
Cash on hand
The balance the campaign reported at the end of its coverage period.
Highest cash on hand: Sheila Lee at $332,302. Lowest: Carmen Montiel at $3,570. The largest reported value sets this scale at $332,302.
Direct PAC receipts
Money the campaign received from PACs and other political committees. This is not outside spending.
Highest direct PAC receipts: Sheila Lee at $258,495. Lowest: Carmen Montiel at $3,400. The largest reported value sets this scale at $258,495.
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: Sheila Lee at $8,917. Lowest: Carmen Montiel at $0. The largest reported value sets this scale at $8,917.
Outside spending opposing
Independent expenditures by other organizations opposing the candidate, not coordinated with any campaign.
Every compared candidate reported $0 for outside spending opposing. The largest reported value sets this scale at $0.
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 | Sheila Lee Democratic | Carmen Montiel Republican |
|---|---|---|
| Labor union PACs | $117,00045.9% | $0 |
| Non-connected committees | $40,51215.9% | $0 |
| Corporate PACs | $32,50012.7% | $2,900100.0% |
| Membership organization PACs | $33,00012.9% | $0 |
| Trade association PACs | $14,0005.5% | $0 |
| Other candidates' committees | $6,0002.4% | $0 |
| Cooperative PACs | $6,0002.4% | $0 |
| Leadership PACs | $6,0002.4% | $0 |
| Itemized total | $255,012 | $2,900 |
Contributions each campaign received, by interest advanced
| Category | Sheila Lee Democratic | Carmen Montiel Republican |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation unions Labor | $32,00013.2% | $0 |
| Industrial unions Labor | $30,00012.3% | $0 |
| Public sector unions Labor | $24,50010.1% | $0 |
| Lawyers and law firms Professional services | $23,5009.7% | $0 |
| Building trades unions Labor | $21,0008.6% | $0 |
| Food and beverage Agriculture | $12,0004.9% | $0 |
| Telecommunications Communications and technology | $12,0004.9% | $0 |
| Physicians and medical specialties Health | $8,5003.5% | $0 |
| Real estate Finance, insurance, and real estate | $6,0002.5% | $0 |
| Pro-Israel Ideological and single-issue | $5,0002.1% | $0 |
| Media and entertainment Communications and technology | $4,5001.9% | $0 |
| Air transport Transportation | $4,0001.6% | $0 |
| Oil and gas Energy and natural resources | $3,5001.4% | $0 |
| Automotive Transportation | $3,0001.2% | $0 |
| Gun control Ideological and single-issue | $3,0001.2% | $0 |
| Agribusiness Agriculture | $1,0000.4% | $0 |
| Commercial banking Finance, insurance, and real estate | $1,0000.4% | $0 |
| Construction Construction | $1,0000.4% | $0 |
| Defense Defense | $1,0000.4% | $0 |
| Hospitals and nursing homes Health | $1,0000.4% | $0 |
| Pharmaceuticals Health | $1,0000.4% | $0 |
| Securities and investment Finance, insurance, and real estate | $1,0000.4% | $0 |
| Committees not yet categorized | $43,51217.9% | $2,900100.0% |
| Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees | $12,000 | $0 |
| Itemized total | $255,012 | $2,900 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by who runs the committee
| Category | Sheila Lee Democratic | Carmen Montiel Republican |
|---|---|---|
| Non-connected committees | $8,917100.0% | $0 |
| Itemized total | $8,917 | $0 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by interest advanced
| Category | Sheila Lee Democratic | Carmen Montiel Republican |
|---|---|---|
| Committees not yet categorized | $8,917100.0% | $0 |
| Itemized total | $8,917 | $0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheila Lee Democratic | $180,450 | 11 | Oct 15 to Nov 5, 2022 | $16,150 still provisional |
| Carmen Montiel Republican | $1,000 | 1 | Feb 22 to Feb 22, 2022 | Covered by regular reports |
Candidates not compared
These candidates are left out of the comparison rather than shown as zero, because a missing or partial record is not the same as no money.
- Vince Duncan (Independent): No FEC data is stored for cycle 2022.
- Phil Kurtz (Libertarian): No FEC data is stored for cycle 2022.
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 ↗.