How we calculated this
Method reference: formula and settings retrieved September 9, 2026.
The denominator is $1,468.38 in reported receipts. It includes $1,368.38 in individual contributions and the $100 candidate contribution. The filing reports no loan receipts.
| Step | Calculation or input | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Senate-challenger starting score | Published base | 70.0000 |
| Four public commitments | Pledge points | +20.0000 |
| Small-donor input | 10 × ($368.38 ÷ $1,468.38) | +2.5088 |
| Medium-donor input | 6 × ($1,000.00 ÷ $1,468.38) | +4.0861 |
| Candidate-contribution/loan reliance | −15 × r ÷ (r + 50), explained below | −1.7982 |
| Other adjustments on these inputs | No additional points or penalties | 0.0000 |
Here, r = 100 × $100 ÷ $1,468.38 = 6.810226…, expressed in percentage points. The method applies its reliance penalty to that share. Our two donor components total 6.594886… points, below the method's 10-point donor cap.
Using the full-precision values:
70 + 20 + 2.508751… + 4.086136… − 1.798152… = 94.796735… → 94.80.
The displayed step amounts are rounded to four decimal places; the final calculation uses full precision before rounding to two.
For the small input, we use the report's $368.38 in unitemized individual contributions. The medium input is two nonmemo contributions of $500 each. We follow the current score breakdown's $200–999 medium category; the general methodology page labels donor bands differently. Unitemized contributions are a reported category rather than a donor-by-donor check of cumulative giving.
The current public input route supplies no separate candidate-donor bonus. The $100 candidate contribution enters the reliance calculation shown above.
The $6,419.19 in Schedule D obligations consists of ordinary reimbursable operating advances, reported separately from receipts and loans. It is excluded from both the contribution/loan input and the receipts denominator. Personal charitable giving enters no scoring input.
The commitments
No PAC money. Our campaign will not accept contributions from PACs, party committees, or other political committees. ActBlue processes individual contributions; the donor remains the source. We do not request, direct, or coordinate independent spending.
Clear rules for my own investments. Before taking office, I will remove individual securities, commodities, and similar covered instruments from the investment accounts I control. I will keep market exposure in diversified mutual funds and diversified ETFs. I will support S.1498 or a successor congressional stock-ban bill.
Close the revolving door. I support a two-year ban on direct lobbying and a five-year ban on indirect lobbying after service for former members of Congress and senior congressional staff, with the same restrictions for their spouses.
Change the constitutional rules. I enthusiastically support a constitutional amendment to overturn the effects of Citizens United.
Giving to our community is part of how we already live.
Individual investments
On August 13, 2026, our individual company holdings were GameStop common stock (GME), Alibaba depositary shares (BABA), and GameStop warrants. Warrants are a separate financial instrument. Most of our holdings were diversified funds, alongside cash and other retirement arrangements.
The Senate-challenger formula does not count the value of our stock holdings against us. Our four commitments also remove its flat stock penalty. I will divest before taking office.
Savings, work, and financial security
Some of our family's savings came from inheritances.
My grandfather served in World War II and later worked at the Pueblo Army Depot. A federal pension and VA healthcare helped sustain him through a long retirement. I've seen what it means when public institutions keep their promises.
His work included destroying mustard gas and other weapons of war. That family history is part of why decisions about weapons aren't abstractions to me.
On April 15, 2026, Chris Coons voted against advancing two resolutions to block proposed sales of bomb bodies and military bulldozers to Israel. That judgment angers me. Congress had an opportunity to act, and he voted against taking that step. Senate vote 80 · Senate vote 81.
Katy's grandparents built savings through ordinary jobs and extraordinary thrift. We benefited from what they passed down.
My dad was a manufacturing engineer. I grew up watching his jobs disappear as work moved overseas. Around Christmas, we worried about layoffs and whether there would be enough work. After an injury and another lost job, he searched for work and eventually began drawing down his retirement savings.
I don't like owing anybody anything. I save to buy. I know debt has advantages, but I still carry a deep if somewhat nonsensical fear. That fear is mine to manage. The layoffs and insecurity that shaped it were real. I'm a product of our bad economic politics, too.
We have a financial cushion many families don't have.
Healthcare should survive a lost job. Benefits people qualify for should be accessible. Families should be able to build savings without losing essential support. The security our grandparents worked for should be within reach of the people working today.
The reported campaign financial record
Campaign pre-primary report · July 14–August 26, 2026 · filed September 3
| Reported measure | Amount |
|---|---|
| Individual contributions, reported separately from candidate contributions | $1,368.38 |
| Candidate contributions | $100.00 |
| Political party and other political committee contributions | $0.00 |
| Loans received | $0.00 |
| Total receipts | $1,468.38 |
| Total disbursements | $82.87 |
| Cash on hand at August 26 | $1,385.51 |
| Outstanding obligations at August 26, reported separately | $6,419.19 |
Receipt shares and cash arithmetic
Individual contributions supplied 93.19% of reported receipts: $1,368.38 divided by $1,468.38, multiplied by 100. Candidate contributions supplied 6.81%: $100 divided by the same receipts total. Percentages are rounded to two decimal places.
Cash reconciles as follows:
$0 beginning cash + $1,468.38 receipts − $82.87 disbursements = $1,385.51 ending cash.
The outstanding obligations are ordinary reimbursable operating advances, disclosed separately from cash receipts and loans. Their memo disclosures are excluded from duplicate counting.
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