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SD-19: Follow the money
Campaign finance in this race · NC State Board of Elections filings, this cycle (2025-26)
Applewhite (D) $14K cash$0 cash Cruz (R)
Applewhite has a committee on file; Cruz has no machine-readable figures (nothing filed yet, or filed on paper). Raised this cycle: Applewhite $4K / Cruz $0.
VA
Val Applewhite
Democrat
Through 2026 Q2 · filed Jul 13, 2026
Raised
$4K
Spent
$13K
Cash
$14K
Where it comes from
Individuals 52%PACs 48%
VD
Venus de la Cruz
Republican
No figures available
Either nothing has been filed yet, or the committee filed on paper - the state scans paper reports but does not enter the figures, so no machine-readable totals exist. Their filings are listed below.
The details
| Metric | Applewhite (D) | Cruz (R) |
|---|---|---|
| Latest filing | 2026 Q2 (Jul 13) | |
| Total raised | $4,167 | - |
| Total spent | $13,122 | - |
| Cash on hand | $14,447 | - |
| Where the money comes from | ||
| Individuals | 52% | - |
| PACs | 48% | - |
| Candidate committees | 0% | - |
| Party | 0% | - |
| Small-dollar (<$100) | 1% | - |
| Itemized donors | 5 | - |
“Raised” is money brought in since this cycle began (Jan. 1, 2025). “Cash on hand” is the committee's own reported ending balance, which can include money carried over from an earlier cycle, or run negative if the committee has outstanding debt.
Val Applewhite (D)
Top 5 of 5 itemized contributors
$1,616Indiv
Val Applewhite
Legislator · North Carolina General Assembly
$1,000PAC
North Carolina Medical Society Political Education And Action Committee
$1,000PAC
NC CPA PAC
$400Indiv
Greg Jennings
President · Jennings Environmental
$100Indiv
Lakeshia Young-Curnan
Nurse · Dha
Venus de la Cruz (R)
Top 0 of 0 itemized contributors
No itemized contributors this cycle.
Total spent (D / R)
$13K / $0
Cash on hand
$14K / $0
Burn rate
315% / 0%
Val Applewhite (D)
Top payees
$5,000
Ncdp - Senate Caucus
no purpose stated
$4,130
Akita Solutions, LLC
"compliance consulting, software expenses"
$1,616
Val Applewhite
"reimbursement of in-kind"
$250
Nexus Strategies, INC.
"compliance consulting (december 2024)"
$105
Paragon Payment Solutions
"payment processing fee"
$6
Aggregated Non-Media Expense
"payment processing fee for ngp contributions"
Venus de la Cruz (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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