Anil Kumar

Candidate for Michigan 11th Congressional District · Unaffiliated

On the 2026 ballotCandidate · Michigan 11th Congressional District · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: Michigan Department of State — Official Candidate Listing, All State and Judicial Offices, General Election November 3, 2026: USH11, Anil Kumar (No Party Affiliation) · read Sep 24, 2026

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Running for Michigan 11th Congressional District, Nov 3 General. The race page has 4 other candidates, 3 certified results. See the race

Roles on File

Seats held and sought, elections and committees, newest first.

RunningMichigan 11th Congressional DistrictNov 3, 2026 · On the 2026 ballot

The District

What Michigan 11th Congressional District covers

Covers part of Oakland County.

Includes Troy, Farmington Hills, Pontiac, Auburn Hills (part), Royal Oak, Wixom, Madison Heights, Novi (part), Bloomfield Hills, Oak Park, Birmingham, Ferndale and 12 more.

Map of Michigan 11th Congressional District with 292 precincts

292 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: State of Michigan (DTMB/Bureau of Elections), 2024 Voting Precincts statewide layer (gisagocss.state.mi.us OpenData/boundaries/MapServer/9); the 2020/2022 year layers had wrongly pointed at the 2024 layer

Key Votes

The record

Current office: At-large member, Wayne State University Board of Governors (term ends December 31, 2026) · votes/acts not compiled
Office per official source. Checked 2026-09-24.
Sep 24, 2026 · Ballotpedia · Official source · source

Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.

Their Money

Campaign finance

Last Change: Profile updated · Sep 24
Raised: $732,923cycle to date through Jun 30
Cash on Hand: $407,720cycle to date through Jun 30
Spent: $306,864cycle to date through Jun 30
Debts Owed: $595,000cycle to date through Jun 30
Next Report Due: Q3 Report · Oct 15

View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026

Top Payees

Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.

Campaign finance · Dr. Kumar For Congress: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Finance Reports

Campaign finance · Dr. Kumar For Congress: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026
Raised $732,922.60 this election cycle (as reported) · spent $306,864.01 · cash on hand $407,719.60 · debts owed by the committee $595,000.00 — through Jun 30, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $80,797.60 (11%); PACs and other political committees $5,000.00 (1%); Candidate contributions $125.00 (0%); Candidate loans $640,000.00 (87%); Other receipts (refunds, offsets, other) $7,000.00 (1%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): staff, contractors and reimbursements $135,844.68; general consulting $94,569.10; fundraising $17,000.00; digital $9,275.00; compliance and treasurer $8,000.00; other $2,846.23.
Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.

Advertising

Who is advertising for and against Anil

Google/YouTube ads · DR KUMAR CONGRESSIONAL EXPLORATORY COMMITTEE (supporting)
The candidate's own campaign (DR KUMAR CONGRESSIONAL EXPLORATORY COMMITTEE). 1 ads since Nov 2024 (Oct 2023–Mar 2025), $0–$100 (Google creative spend ranges; 1 text). Earlier: 1 ad Oct 2023 during the 2024 cycle, $0–$100 (Google creative spend ranges; 1 text).
Mar 14, 2025 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.

In the News

Press coverage

Voters narrow field for 11th Congressional DistrictAug 11, 2026 · Press · C & G Newspapers
Dr. Anil Kumar Talks About Why He's Running as an Independent for Congress in Oakland County 11th Congressional DistrictMar 21, 2026 · Press · Deadline Detroit (The Week That Was podcast)

Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

On the ballot: U.S. House, Michigan 11th District · November 3, 2026 general election
Listed as "Kumar, Anil" (No Party Affiliation) on the Michigan Department of State (Official Candidate Listing, General Election Nov 3, 2026) certified candidate list for the 2026 General Election (as of 2026-09-04). Checked 2026-09-24.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Michigan Department of State (Official Candidate Listing, General Election Nov 3, 2026) · source
U.S. Representative · MI-11
Unaffiliated · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot
Sep 19, 2026 · Official · fec-cn26

Not on file for Anil yet: In Their Words, Reach Them. Coverage varies by state and office.

File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_v6prpvdmm.

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