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HD-103: Follow the money
Campaign finance in this race · NC State Board of Elections filings, this cycle (2025-26)
Budd (D) $35K cashNo Republican on the ballot
Budd (D) is unopposed by a Republican and holds $35K cash on hand. Raised this cycle: $56K. No Republican is on the November ballot here, so no committee reports on that side.
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Laura Budd
Democrat
Through 2026 Q2 · filed Jul 10, 2026
Raised
$56K
Spent
$59K
Cash
$35K
Where it comes from
Individuals 96%PACs 2%Cand. cmtes 1%Party 1%
No Republican on the ballot
Republican
No Republican filed
No Republican is running in this district in November, so there is no committee to report. This is not a missing filing.
The details
| Metric | Budd (D) | No Republican (R) |
|---|---|---|
| Latest filing | 2026 Q2 (Jul 10) | |
| Total raised | $55,591 | - |
| Total spent | $58,596 | - |
| Cash on hand | $34,875 | - |
| Where the money comes from | ||
| Individuals | 96% | - |
| PACs | 2% | - |
| Candidate committees | 1% | - |
| Party | 1% | - |
| Small-dollar (<$100) | 4% | - |
| Itemized donors | 106 | - |
Laura Budd (D)
Top 25 of 106 itemized contributors
$5,000Indiv
Nancy Zavaletta
Retired
$3,750Indiv
Leah Holmes
Researcher · Self Employed
$3,450Indiv
Grace Galloway
Nurse Practitioner · Self Employed
$2,500Indiv
Ryan Turner
President · Gds Footwear INC
$2,150Indiv
Solein Elizabeth Hyatt
Coo · Intelligent Tool Corp
$2,000Indiv
Nancy Zavaletta JR
Consultant · Self Employed
$2,000Indiv
Helen H. Stubbs
$2,000Indiv
Brandon Knight
Owner · Mk Mechanical
$2,000Indiv
Josh Parker
President · Arrowhead Contractors LLC
$1,500Indiv
Forrest Parker
CEO · Warrior Media, INC.
$1,000Indiv
Joseph Pellington
Attorney · Salter, Shook & Conner, P.c.
$1,000PAC
Catawba Indian Nation
$1,000Indiv
Jerald D. Stubbs
Retired · Retired
$1,000Indiv
Darian Stanford
Attorney · Tonkon Torp
$1,000Indiv
Peter A Pappas
Real Estate Developer · Self Employed
$1,000Indiv
Shuyun Mu
Owner · Move NC
$1,000Indiv
Wiley Nickel
Attorney · Self Employed
$1,000Indiv
Calvin Stevens JR
President · Cate Services And Construction
$750Indiv
Nikki Stanger
Buyer · Triangle Wine Co
$500Cand. cmte
Committee To Elect Ya Liu
$500Indiv
Larry Payne
Insurance · Larry W Payne Agency
$500Indiv
Anil Patel
Retired
$500Indiv
Jeannette Coggins
$500Indiv
Amanda Mingo
Attorney · Rawls, Scheer, Clary & Mingo
$500Indiv
James Hickmon
Attorney · Self Employed
No Republican on the ballot (R)
Top 0 of 0 itemized contributors
No itemized contributors this cycle.
Total spent (D / R)
$59K / $0
Cash on hand
$35K / $0
Burn rate
105% / 0%
Laura Budd (D)
Top payees
$8,750
Brittany Lackey
"consultant - admin support"
$7,000
Tom Miner
"consultant - media"
$6,860
Acuity Politics, LLC
"compliance services"
$6,487
Ngp Van
"software expense"
$5,000
North Carolina Democratic Party
"contribution/donation"
$4,474
Laurel Sherburne
"consultant - campaign mgmt."
$2,450
NC Democratic Party
"contribution to political party"
$1,848
Heist Brewery
"event space"
$1,400
Junior League Of Raleigh
"event tickets"
$1,344
Google
"subscription"
$1,320
Intuit
"subscription"
$1,219
Paragon Payment Solutions
"payment processing fee"
$1,000
Catawba Indian Nation
"refund of contribution"
$1,000
Wiley Nickel For NC
"contribution to candidate"
$620
Wix
"website expense"
$550
NC Progressive House Caucus PAC
"event food & beverages"
$500
Committee To Elect Rodney D Pierce
"contributions to candidate"
$500
Triangle Wine Company
"event food & beverages"
$500
North For North Carolina
"contributions to candidate"
$500
Re-Elect Judge Arrowood
"contribution to candidate"
$500
Wiley For Wake
"contribution to candidate"
$477
Actblue Technical Services
"payment processing fee"
$435
Stripe INC
"payment processing fee"
$421
Laura Budd
"reimbursement - lodging"
$315
Michael Lewis Photography
"photography services"
No Republican on the ballot (R)
Top payees
No expenditures this cycle.
Source: NC State Board of Elections (cf.ncsbe.gov) · committee disclosure reports
Data as of October 29, 2026 · campaign finance last refreshed August 20, 2026
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Data as of October 29, 2026 · campaign finance last refreshed August 20, 2026
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