ScopeFederal FEC · 2026 · Spend-counted

ABDUL EL-SAYED · CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN

2026

Abdul El-sayed

FEC name:: EL-SAYED, ABDUL
FEC ID:: S6MI00418
Party:: DEM
Office:: S
District:: MI-00

2026 Michigan Senate 2026-S-MI-00 · Open seat

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ABDUL EL-SAYED · CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN

2026

Abdul El-sayed

FEC name:: EL-SAYED, ABDUL
FEC ID:: S6MI00418
Party:: DEM
Office:: S
District:: MI-00

2026 Michigan Senate 2026-S-MI-00 · Open seat

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WHO THEY PAID FOR THE WORK

Campaign services

Roster answer: Campaign Roster

Abdul El-sayed paid MIDDLE SEAT for strategy, MIDDLE SEAT for digital ads, and LC MEDIA LLC for tv / media.

Spend: $5,071,221; 2026
Campaign-service spend: $1,993,084; mail, media, polling, and related work
Recipients: 100; this cycle

Direct mailFDM CONNECTS LLC$93,9967 payees TV / mediaLC MEDIA LLC$159,8454 payees Digital adsMIDDLE SEAT$622,1251 payee PollingLAKE RESEARCH PARTNERS INC$141,6372 payees Texting / phonesDAISYCHAIN$30,3782 payees CompliancePOCKETBOOK STRATEGIES$70,3711 payee

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More campaign work (2)

Lists / dataCONVERGENCE TARGETED COMMUNICATIONS · $855 LegalSANDLER, REIFF, LAMB, ROSENSTEIN & BIRKENSTOCK, P.C. · $27,429

Operations and overhead (travel, payroll, processors, office) total $2,456,012 and stay out of this roster.

Shared national-party recipients

Purpose labels come from the reported payment line. Vendor type is a separate identity label.

WHEN THE MONEY MOVED

2,097 payments

Monthly spend by purpose

2025-03-11 → 2026-03-31 · peak Jan 2026

2025

2026

Strategy consultingPayroll/staffDigital adsTaxesUnclear / otherRemaining categories

Select a month to filter the source-payment ledger. Total shown: $5,071,221.

Accessible monthly values

Month	Spend	Payments
Jan 2025	$0	0
Feb 2025	$0	0
Mar 2025	$5,456	5
Apr 2025	$315,659	39
May 2025	$195,137	59
Jun 2025	$177,194	59
Jul 2025	$457,788	144
Aug 2025	$332,597	120
Sep 2025	$231,921	76
Oct 2025	$530,903	259
Nov 2025	$620,712	242
Dec 2025	$469,842	187
Jan 2026	$646,729	340
Feb 2026	$541,262	313
Mar 2026	$546,021	254
Apr 2026	$0	0
May 2026	$0	0
Jun 2026	$0	0
Jul 2026	$0	0
Aug 2026	$0	0
Sep 2026	$0	0
Oct 2026	$0	0
Nov 2026	$0	0
Dec 2026	$0	0

Monthly totals use current, spend-counted disbursements in the selected FEC cycle, grouped by source transaction date and conservative purpose category. Loaded subset limits apply.

PAYMENTS

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Date	Recipient	Purpose	Category	Amount
2026-03-27	MIDDLE SEAT	DIGITAL CONSULTING	Strategy consulting	$15,000
2025-09-12	MIDDLE SEAT	DIGITAL CONSULTING & ADVERTISING	Digital ads	$15,000
2025-12-19	LC MEDIA LLC	AD BUY	Media buying	$99,000
2026-03-26	MIDDLE SEAT	DIGITAL CONSULTING	Strategy consulting	$15,000
2026-03-25

CAMPAIGN SERVICE RECIPIENTS

2026

MIDDLE SEAT

Unclassified recipient · 66 tx

$1,430,199

62%

MRG STRATEGIES, LLC

Strategy consulting firm · 12 tx

$184,072

LEFT RISING

Strategy consulting firm · 12 tx

$166,626

LAKE RESEARCH PARTNERS INC

Polling/research firm · 9 tx

$160,361

Totals use current, spend-counted FEC disbursements for the selected cycle.

ABDUL EL-SAYED · CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN

2026

Abdul El-sayed

FEC name:: EL-SAYED, ABDUL
FEC ID:: S6MI00418
Party:: DEM
Office:: S
District:: MI-00

2026 Michigan Senate 2026-S-MI-00 · Open seat

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RECENT PAYMENTS

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Date	Recipient	Purpose	Category	Amount
2026-03-31	ACTBLUE TECHNICAL SERVICES	CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES	Payment fees	$8,106
2026-03-31	DAISYCHAIN	TEXT MESSAGING	Texting/phones	$5,833
2026-03-31	EL-SAYED, ABDUL	OFFICE SPACE	Unclear / other	$3,500
2026-03-31	A NEW POLICY PAC	CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES	Payment fees	$208
2026-03-31	DEMOCRACY ENGINE LLC	CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES	Payment fees	$0
2026-03-30	WARCHEST	SOFTWARE	Software/platforms	$650
2026-03-30	A NEW POLICY PAC	CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES	Payment fees	$188
2026-03-30	STRIPE	CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES	Payment fees	$109

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TRANSACTION EVIDENCE AND SOURCE DETAILS

2026