THE PUBLIC RECORD
“I got recruited by a national organization that runs independent candidates.”
— Nate Powell, “Screen Them First” event, Dec. 20, 2025.
“I got a consultant from the west side, got a campaign manager from the west side … just brought on a fundraiser from the west side.”
— Nate Powell, “Screen Them First” event, Dec. 20, 2025.
THE POWELL RECORD.
HE ADMITS HIS TEAM IS PARTY STAFF
“My whole team right now is basically, you know, Democratic Party people.” — Nate Powell, Dec. 20, 2025
HE ADMITS HE WAS RECRUITED
“I got recruited by a national organization that runs independent candidates. So they said, ‘You have the type of résumé we’re looking for. We saw you donated to Bernie Sanders, and are you open to this?’” — Nate Powell, Dec. 20, 2025
HE ADMITS HIS STAFF CAME FROM THE WEST SIDE
“I got a consultant from the west side, got a campaign manager from the west side … just brought on a fundraiser from the west side.” — Nate Powell, Dec. 20, 2025
ABOUT
Read the record. Nate Powell says he is an independent who answers to nobody. But he was recruited to run by a Washington, D.C. organization, his campaign team came from the west side, more than half of his itemized money came from outside Washington, and outside groups have spent more than $800,000 on his race. Every fact on this page comes from public FEC filings, recorded events, and Powell’s own words.