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Melvin Tull

Running for U.S. House District 1 — 2026 election

Raised · 2026 cycle

$288K

Source: FEC

As of July 2026, Melvin Tull is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House District 1 in Virginia in the 2026 election. Federal Election Commission filings report $288,037 in total receipts for the 2026 cycle. All figures on this page are drawn from primary sources — FEC filings, congressional records, and STOCK Act disclosures — and link back to them.

Data last updated July 2026.

Melvin "Mel" Tull is a Democratic candidate running for Virginia's 1st Congressional District in 2026, with the primary scheduled for August 4, 2026. He served in the U.S. Army from 1985 to 1987, earned a bachelor's degree from Virginia Tech in 1991, and received his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1997. His professional background is as a business lawyer based in Henrico County.

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Individual donors make up 70% of fundraising, with the remainder from PACs and party committees.

$288K

Total raised

$208K

Total spent

$80K

Cash on hand

Where the money comes from

Individual donations ≥$200$165K · 57%
Small dollar donations <$200$36K · 13%
Loans and other receipts$86K · 30%

Reflects money received by the campaign committee itself. “Loans and other receipts” covers candidate or bank loans, offsets to operating expenditures, interest and other non-contribution receipts reported to the FEC. Independent expenditures by super PACs are not included.

Totals through 2026-06-30 · Source: FEC