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HD-41: Follow the money
Campaign finance in this race · NC State Board of Elections filings, this cycle (2025-26)
Cervania (D) $11K cash$192 cash Forster (R)
Cervania holds 58.2x the cash on hand. Raised this cycle: Cervania $22K / Forster $740.
MC
Maria Cervania
Democrat
Through 2026 Q2 · filed Jul 8, 2026
Raised
$22K
Spent
$18K
Cash
$11K
Where it comes from
Individuals 91%PACs 7%Other 2%
BF
Bruce Forster
Republican
Through 2026 Q2 · filed Jul 1, 2026
Raised
$740
Spent
$740
Cash
$192
Where it comes from
Party 100%
The details
| Metric | Cervania (D) | Forster (R) |
|---|---|---|
| Latest filing | 2026 Q2 (Jul 8) | 2026 Q2 (Jul 1) |
| Total raised | $22,190 | $740 |
| Total spent | $18,172 | $740 |
| Cash on hand | $11,154 | $192 |
| Where the money comes from | ||
| Individuals | 91% | 0% |
| PACs | 7% | 0% |
| Candidate committees | 0% | 0% |
| Party | 0% | 100% |
| Small-dollar (<$100) | 8% | 0% |
| Itemized donors | 68 | 1 |
Maria Cervania (D)
Top 25 of 68 itemized contributors
$2,250Indiv
Bella Huang
Vice President · Ipearl
$1,516Indiv
Bernard Hsu
None
$1,000PAC
North Carolina Medical Society Political Action Committee
$1,000Indiv
Ning Mosberger-Tang
Photographer · Imagesbyning LLC
$1,000Indiv
Jan Xie
Editor · Jians Tv LLC
$1,000Indiv
David Huang
Manager · Hibachi & Co
$700Indiv
Hong Wang
Researcher · Ncsu
$600Indiv
Jianping Yang
None
$550Indiv
Kaozon J Wei
Real Estate Agent · Rd International
$500Indiv
Yiran Chen
Professor · Duke University
$500Other
NC Legislative Black Caucus
$500Indiv
Steve Zhiwen Niu
Director · Bedford Energy
$500Indiv
Shuyun Mu
Owner · Self Employed
$500PAC
NC Association Of Electric Cooperatives PAC
$500Indiv
Jian Chen Chen
Nurse Educator · Nccu
$500Indiv
Lori Bush
Council Member · Town Of Cary
$500Indiv
Shaobang Zeng
Professor · Ncsu
$450Indiv
Rachel Jordan
None
$300Indiv
Eric-Mary Huang
Engineer · Ninjaone
$250Indiv
Sig Hutchinson
None
$250Indiv
Xinlan Li
None
$250Indiv
Carissa Johnson
Marketing Manager · Connectwise
$250Indiv
Lily Chen
Nurse · North Carolina Central University
$250Indiv
Sarika Bansal
Council Member · Town Of Cary
$250Indiv
Najalynn Caraway
Sharepoint Developer · Jti Liggett
Bruce Forster (R)
Top 1 of 1 itemized contributors
$740Party
NC Republican Party
reported as in-kind
Total spent (D / R)
$18K / $740
Cash on hand
$11K / $192
Burn rate
82% / 100%
Maria Cervania (D)
Top payees
$7,000
Ncdp - House Caucus
no purpose stated
$6,748
Akita Solutions, LLC
"compliance consulting"
$2,858
Ngp Van
"software license agreement"
$410
Stripe, INC.
"payment processing fee for actblue contributions"
$382
United States Postal Service
"po box rental"
$250
Nexus Strategies, INC.
"compliance consulting (december 2024)"
$178
Actblue
"payment processing fee"
$150
Paragon Payment Solutions
"credit card processing fees"
$140
Wake County Board Of Elections
"candidate filing fee"
$50
Yangyan Zheng
"refund of contribution"
$7
Aggregated Non-Media Expense
"payment processing fee"
Bruce Forster (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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