White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt may now be one of the most visible faces in Donald Trump’s administration.

But back in New Hampshire, the financial wreckage from her failed congressional campaign is still sitting unpaid.

New federal filings show that Leavitt’s 2022 campaign brought in no money during the most recent quarter — leaving her committee with no apparent way to reduce more than $326,000 in outstanding debt.

For a campaign that ended years ago, the bill is not getting smaller.

It is simply waiting.

Leavitt, now 28, launched her bid for Congress at just 23 years old, running in New Hampshire’s 1st District against Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas. The campaign drew national attention and helped establish her as a rising Republican figure.

But on Election Day, she lost by eight points.

The defeat did not stop her rise in Republican politics. After Trump returned to the White House, Leavitt became the youngest press secretary in U.S. history, taking on one of the most high-profile jobs in Washington.

Yet while her public profile has grown, her old campaign’s financial problems have remained unresolved.

According to fresh filings cited by NOTUS, “Karoline for Congress” reported zero dollars in cash on hand during the second quarter of 2026. At the same time, the committee still owed roughly $326,370 to more than 100 creditors.

The largest portion of that debt — more than $210,000 — reportedly involves donations that exceeded federal contribution limits and must be returned to donors.

Under federal election rules, campaigns are not allowed to spend money that exceeds legal donation caps. When such contributions are received, they must be refunded.

But refunds require cash.

And Leavitt’s campaign committee reportedly had none.

That means some donors, vendors and political consultants are still waiting to be paid years after the campaign ended.

Among those owed money are former New Hampshire Gov. Craig Benson and the late state Senate leader Robert Clegg Jr., according to earlier reporting. The committee also reportedly owes nearly $47,000 to political consulting firm Axiom Strategies and another $41,000 to polling company Remington Research Group.

For a campaign that promised a fresh political future, the unpaid bills now cast a shadow over its past.

The committee did issue several refunds in January, including payments to Leavitt’s own parents. Both reportedly received $2,900 checks.

But those payments barely made a dent in the much larger financial hole.

The campaign’s accounting has already drawn scrutiny from ethics watchdogs.

In November 2022, End Citizens United filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission over the same alleged excessive donations. The complaint challenged the campaign’s handling of contributions that went beyond legal limits.

But the case has remained stalled for an unusual reason: the FEC has lacked enough commissioners to make legally binding decisions.

The commission fell below its required quorum in May of last year, leaving it unable to vote on enforcement actions or impose penalties in pending cases.

As a result, Leavitt’s campaign is not the only one caught in regulatory limbo.

More than 250 unresolved matters are reportedly waiting at the FEC, creating a backlog that has frustrated campaign-finance watchdogs and political observers across the country.

Still, the optics are difficult for Leavitt.

As White House press secretary, she now stands at the podium defending the administration’s policies, responding to reporters and helping shape the public message of a presidency built around strength, accountability and aggressive political combat.

But the unanswered questions surrounding her old campaign remain.

Why has the committee raised nothing this quarter to pay down its debt?

How long will creditors have to wait?

And why, years after the campaign ended, is such a large amount still outstanding?

Leavitt can legally raise money to settle the campaign’s obligations. But according to the latest filing, she has not brought in new funds toward that goal.

The result is a bleak financial picture: a failed campaign with more than $326,000 in debt, no reported cash on hand and a growing list of people still waiting for repayment.

For the people owed money, the campaign may be over.

But the bills are not.