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Joseph Tate

Running for U.S. Senate — 2026 election

Raised · 2026 cycle

$244K

Source: FEC

As of July 2026, Joseph Tate is a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan in the 2026 election. Federal Election Commission filings report $243,636 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.

Joseph 'Joe' Tate is a Democrat from Detroit who has served in the Michigan House of Representatives since 2019 and was the chamber's 78th Speaker from 2023 to 2025. Before politics, Tate served as a U.S. Marine Corps infantry officer, with two deployments in Afghanistan, and played professional football as an offensive lineman. In 2025 he launched a campaign for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat but later suspended it and instead sought re-election to the state House.

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91% of fundraising comes from individual donors — one of the more grassroots-funded profiles in this cycle.

$244K

Total raised

$244K

Total spent

Cash on hand

Where the money comes from

Individual donations ≥$200$169K · 70%
Small dollar donations <$200$53K · 22%
PAC contributions$6K · 3%
Loans and other receipts$15K · 6%

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 2025-09-30 · Source: FEC