Amos Raises $20.9K In 2026 Fairfax City Council Campaign

FAIRFAX CITY, VA — Fairfax City Council candidate Anthony Amos raised $20,912.50 during the first eight months of 2026, including a $5,000 contribution from a Fairfax resident and several four-figure contributions from businesses and individuals, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Virginia Department of Elections.

Friends of Anthony Amos reported $2,375 in contributions from January through March, $7,980 from April through June, $2,015 from July 1-23 and $8,542.50 from July 24 through Aug. 31.

Amos entered September with $20,136.67 in cash on hand. His campaign reported no outstanding loans or unpaid debts.

The largest single contribution Amos received in 2026 came from William Fields, a retired Fairfax resident who gave the campaign $5,000 on Aug. 18.

Fields' contribution accounted for nearly one-quarter of all the money Amos raised during the first eight months of the year.

Businesses, Developers Among Amos Donors

Jon Peterson, CEO of Peterson Companies, contributed $1,500 to Amos on July 16. The filing lists Peterson's cumulative contributions to the committee as $2,500, indicating that $1,000 of his giving occurred before the 2026 reporting period covered by the four reports reviewed for this story.

Amos also received $1,000 from Landmark Atlantic Holdings LLC, which the campaign identified as a Fairfax real estate development company, in June.

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Great American Restaurants, a Fairfax-based restaurant company, contributed $1,000 on July 30.

Steve Stombres, a partner with Harbinger Strategies in Fairfax and former Fairfax City mayor, made two $500 contributions reported on May 21, for $1,000 during the April-June reporting period. His cumulative contributions to the committee were listed at $1,500.

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Other business contributions included $600 from West Springfield Car Care during the latest reporting period and $500 from Drink Local LLC, identified as a brewer, in May.

Amos also received $500 in June from Andres Jimenez, whose employer and occupation were listed in the filing as the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and supervisor, respectively.

The campaign's latest report shows particularly strong fundraising late in the summer. Amos raised $8,542.50 from July 24 through Aug. 31, more than 40 percent of his total 2026 contributions through August.

Of that amount, $7,630 came from itemized cash contributions, $655 from smaller cash contributions, $157.50 from an in-kind contribution from Amos and $100 from another smaller in-kind contribution.

In addition to Fields and Great American Restaurants, Christopher Roberts contributed $500 during the latest period and West Springfield Car Care gave $600. Chantal Vachon Deflumeri contributed $200 during the period, bringing her cumulative giving to the committee to $650.

Amos Reports More Than $20K On Hand

Amos' fundraising accelerated as 2026 progressed.

His campaign raised $2,375 during the first quarter. That included $500 from Glenda Stephens, $350 from Molly Tressler, $250 from former City Council Member Janice Miller and $200 each from Robert Nelson and Chantal Vachon-Deflumeri. The campaign reported $655 from contributions of $100 or less during that period.

The campaign then raised $7,980 between April and June. Its itemized contributions during that period totaled $6,070, with another $1,910 coming from contributions of $100 or less.

Amos raised another $2,015 from July 1-23. Peterson's $1,500 accounted for most of that amount, while C/H At Main Street, L.C., a Fairfax property management company, contributed $225 and Joseph Kornhoff, executive director of the Pentagon Memorial Fund, contributed $200. Another $90 came from a smaller contribution.

Friends of Anthony Amos reported spending $5,286.96 during the four 2026 reporting periods reviewed by Patch.

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During the latest period, the campaign spent $2,258.65, including in-kind expenditures. Its largest direct expense was $1,114.77 to The Auld Shebeen in Fairfax for a fundraiser and food. The campaign also paid $500 to the Fairfax High School Athletic Booster for a sponsorship, $260.43 to BJ's Wholesale Club for fundraiser provisions and $44.95 to Meta Platforms for social media advertising.

The Aug. 31 report lists $26,966.92 in total election-cycle receipts, but that figure should not be confused with Amos' 2026 fundraising. His committee entered 2026 with $4,511.13 already in the bank and had reported $6,054.42 in receipts before 2026.

Based on the four reports covering Jan. 1 through Aug. 31, Amos received $20,912.50 in contributions during 2026. He finished August with $20,136.67 available, with no outstanding loans or unpaid debts.