Candidate committees
Candidates raise money to run for office through their campaign committees. The committees must identify large donors who give $100 or more. In the tables below, we exclude small donors whose contributions total less than $100 and any transfers from a candidate’s previous campaign committee for a different race. Contribution limits vary by office and type of donor.
- Large donors
- Small donors
- Self-funded
- Funding gap
Rob Bonta , Democratic Party
$0
$2M
Total
$3.59M
| Contributor | Amount |
|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA STATE COUNCIL OF SERVICE EMPLOYEES | $39,200 |
| CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION | $39,200 |
| SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 1000 | $39,200 |
| SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION SEIU LOCAL 2015 STATE PAC SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE | $39,200 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE COUNCIL OF LABORERS | $34,200 |
| UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS OF AMERICA | $30,100 |
| CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF TEACHERS | $29,200 |
| PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS IN CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT | $29,200 |
| FACULTY FOR OUR UNIVERSITY'S FUTURE | $27,600 |
| CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS | $25,000 |
| CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY | $22,600 |
| ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS | $21,000 |
| NORTHERN CALIFORNIA DISTRICT COUNCIL OF LABORERS | $19,800 |
| SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 1021 | $19,800 |
| ADRIANNE KIMBER | $19,600 |
| COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE | $19,600 |
| ANITA MAY ROSENSTEIN | $19,600 |
| ARNOLD ROSENSTEIN | $19,600 |
| BENJAMIN WEST | $19,600 |
| BOB HAAS | $19,600 |
| CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBLE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SPONSORED BY ENCODE AI CORPORATION | $19,600 |
| DEBRA ABBASZADEH | $19,600 |
| HEATHER IVE | $19,600 |
| INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE & WAREHOUSE UNION LOCAL 13 | $19,600 |
| JAN LEIKE | $19,600 |
| JASON HAIDER | $19,600 |
| LAUREN FOSTER | $19,600 |
| MARTHA SIEGEL | $19,600 |
| MASSI JOE KIANI | $19,600 |
| MORGAN CHU | $19,600 |
| LLC MSBK ROYAL INVESTMENTS | $19,600 |
| PEPSICO | $19,600 |
| REGINA YIN | $19,600 |
| REZA ABBASZADEH | $19,600 |
| SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 99 | $19,600 |
| SHANNON HUNT-SCOTT | $19,600 |
| SHELDON KIMBER | $19,600 |
| SMART JUSTICE CALIFORNIA ACTION FUND | $19,600 |
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DISTRICT COUNCIL OF LABORERS | $19,600 |
| STATE BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA | $19,600 |
| STEVEN BILLS | $19,600 |
| TALI RAPAPORT | $19,600 |
| WILLIAM SAUNDERS | $19,600 |
| CRISTINA WALLACH | $19,400 |
| ALEXANDRE RASOULI | $18,200 |
| GREGORY BENTLEY | $18,200 |
| UNION OF AMERICAN PHYSICIANS & DENTISTS | $17,500 |
| RONALD CONWAY | $17,100 |
| UNITED ASSOCIATION PLUMBERS & STEAMFITTERS LOCAL 38 | $15,600 |
| COLLEEN HAAS | $15,300 |
| CHRISTOPHER CONWAY | $15,000 |
| GLORIA PAGE | $14,900 |
| BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY | $14,800 |
| MARTHA CARDON IRMER | $14,800 |
| AMERICA'S PHYSICIAN GROUPS | $14,600 |
| WAYNE JORDAN | $14,600 |
| ANNE SMITH | $14,500 |
| INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL 6 | $14,000 |
| BARBARA PAGE | $13,500 |
| EDWARD SMITH | $13,500 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEES UNION PAC | $12,500 |
| INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL 595 | $12,500 |
| STEVEN ALDRICH | $12,500 |
| ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA STATE SUPERVISORS | $12,300 |
| MAKHAN SINGH | $12,300 |
| GEORGE ZIMMER | $12,100 |
| SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 721 | $11,800 |
| GABRIELLE HEDLUND | $11,797 |
| HARBOR DISTRIBUTING | $11,100 |
| ADRIAN SANDERS | $11,000 |
| CHRISTIAN GROH | $11,000 |
| ROB FRIEDMAN | $11,000 |
| ANHEUSER BUSCH | $10,500 |
| CC YIN | $10,500 |
| CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA | $10,500 |
| KAITLYN J. KRIEGER | $10,500 |
| APLC SATTERLEY & GREENWOOD MCCLAIN KAZAN | $10,500 |
| STEVEN KAZAN | $10,500 |
| PARAMJIT KAUR | $10,300 |
| ALBERT SOLIMAN | $10,000 |
| BRIAN ROSENSTEIN | $10,000 |
| CALIFORNIA APPLICANTS ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION | $10,000 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE RETIREES | $10,000 |
| CALIFORNIA TEAMSTERS PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE | $10,000 |
| CYNTHIA A. MISCIKOWSKI | $10,000 |
| DANIEL CONWAY | $10,000 |
| LLC GIANRAND | $10,000 |
| INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL 11 | $10,000 |
| KABUL SINGH | $10,000 |
| MATTHEW POHLSON | $10,000 |
| PREMIER SUBARU OF FREMONT | $10,000 |
| SA RECYCLING | $10,000 |
| STRIPE | $10,000 |
| THOMAS STEUBER | $10,000 |
| DANIEL HANOVER | $9,800 |
| DAVID IRMER | $9,800 |
| LLC EIRENE AI | $9,800 |
| EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND | $9,800 |
| GREGG PERLOFF | $9,800 |
| Fetching more contributors . . . |
Michael E. Gates , Republican Party
$0
$2M
Total
$2.16M
| Contributor | Amount |
|---|---|
| CATHERINE DAICHENDT | $19,600 |
| CHARLES ANDERSON | $19,600 |
| GARY DAICHENDT | $19,600 |
| HOMAN SIMAN | $19,600 |
| JOHN SAUNDERS | $19,600 |
| LLOYD GODSON | $19,600 |
| MOSES HEREDIA | $19,600 |
| SACRAMENTO COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFFS ASSOC | $19,600 |
| PALMER LUCKEY | $18,198 |
| CHRISTINA FLEMING | $17,300 |
| LARRY FLAX | $14,800 |
| JAMES RIGHEIMER | $14,700 |
| DES HAUS | $12,300 |
| YOSSIE HOLLANDER | $11,500 |
| ROGER SMITH | $11,000 |
| JTP DEVELOPMENT | $10,300 |
| JUSTIN ALVAREZ | $10,000 |
| BAKERSFIELD POLICE OFFICERS ASSOC | $9,800 |
| DAN FOX | $9,800 |
| DON OLIPHANT | $9,800 |
| ED LAIRD | $9,800 |
| EL SUR RANCH | $9,800 |
| ERIK FLEMING | $9,800 |
| FARDAD MOBIN | $9,800 |
| HEIDI NOGY | $9,800 |
| HOMAYOUN SIMAN | $9,800 |
| JAMES REGITZ | $9,800 |
| JANICE TRINKLEY | $9,800 |
| JOHN MCKEOWN | $9,800 |
| JOHN SMITH | $9,800 |
| JUSTIN FOX | $9,800 |
| KAREN SPENCER | $9,800 |
| KEITH NOGY | $9,800 |
| KENT HALLEY | $9,800 |
| KRISTA STERUD | $9,800 |
| NEWPORT BEACH POLICE ASSOC | $9,800 |
| REZA GHANIAN | $9,800 |
| RICHARD GRENELL | $9,800 |
| RICHARD SPENCER | $9,800 |
| RONALD STERUD | $9,800 |
| RUSS COLVIN | $9,800 |
| SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFFS EMPLOYEES BENEFIT | $9,800 |
| THE HUNTINGTON CLUB L&I | $9,800 |
| VERTICAL TANK | $9,800 |
| MELISSA YADON | $9,750 |
| KELLIE LEWISON | $9,000 |
| ERIC HIRSHBERG | $8,800 |
| ELIOT MASON | $8,700 |
| LANCE WARE | $7,900 |
| DAVID JACKSON | $7,500 |
| EDWARD TWINING | $7,500 |
| NICHOLAS GOLDMAN | $7,500 |
| NOUROLLAH SIMAN | $7,200 |
| HARLEEN GREWAL | $7,000 |
| LOS ANGELES COUNTY LOLN CLUBS | $7,000 |
| MARC SPILO | $7,000 |
| LEE ANN CANADAY | $6,750 |
| CARL DEMAIO FOR STATE ASSEMBLY | $6,415 |
| DEBORA HILL | $6,300 |
| DOUG THIEL | $6,250 |
| SONYA GREEN | $6,250 |
| HUNTINGTON BEACH POLICE OFFICERS ASSOC. PAC | $6,000 |
| JAY CALVERT | $6,000 |
| LOUIS ROHL | $6,000 |
| BIANCO FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | $5,900 |
| CHAD WILLIAMS FOR CITY COUNCIL 2024 | $5,900 |
| SEBA SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFFS COUNTY EMPLOYEES BENEFIT ASSOC | $5,900 |
| SEYARTO FOR SENATE 2026 | $5,900 |
| VENTURA COUNTY SHERIFFS ASSOC | $5,900 |
| JULIE ANN ULCICKAS | $5,500 |
| MIKE BUNTICH | $5,500 |
| MOLLY CHAPMAN | $5,250 |
| ALEXIS GALINDO ATTORNEY AT LAW | $5,000 |
| AREES AKOUBIAN | $5,000 |
| AUBURN MANOR HOLDING CORP | $5,000 |
| BILL LARKIN | $5,000 |
| BRIAN THIENES | $5,000 |
| CHRIS BYRNE | $5,000 |
| DIANA STURLA | $5,000 |
| DON MONROE | $5,000 |
| DONNA PHEBUS | $5,000 |
| DUANE DICHIARA | $5,000 |
| GORDON DOWNS | $5,000 |
| J TRAMMELL SCHMITT | $5,000 |
| JONI OGDEN | $5,000 |
| JULIA BERMAN | $5,000 |
| KELLY DUNAGAN | $5,000 |
| KENNETH HUNTER | $5,000 |
| KEVIN ELLIOTT | $5,000 |
| KEVIN OLIVER | $5,000 |
| KIM CALDWELL | $5,000 |
| LOLN CLUB OF ORANGE COUNTY | $5,000 |
| LISA SMITTCAMP | $5,000 |
| LUKE 11:41 FOUNDATION | $5,000 |
| MAX CENTRAL CARSON | $5,000 |
| MBI WHOLESALE MBI | $5,000 |
| MEDHAT GORGY | $5,000 |
| MERRIBETH KLUPFERSTEIN | $5,000 |
| MICHAEL JOSEPH | $5,000 |
| Fetching more contributors . . . |
Outside spending
Separate from candidate committees, outside groups can pay for ads, mailers and other efforts to influence voters. They can't coordinate that spending with candidate committees. There is no limit on how much they can spend.
- Support
- Oppose
- Difference to other side
Rob Bonta , Democratic Party
- Support
- Oppose
| Position | Group | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Support | GrowSF Voter Guide | $15,713 |
| Support | Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California VOTES PAC | $13,534 |
| Support | Courage California State PAC | $11,248 |
| Support | United Domestic Workers of America Independent Expenditure PAC | $7,508 |
| Support | Los Angeles County Democratic Party ? State Candidate Committee | $1,688 |
| Support | San Diego Labor Coalition, Sponsored by Laborers' International Union of North America Local 89 | $1,025 |
| Support | DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ORANGE COUNTY | $150 |
Michael E. Gates , Republican Party
- Support
- Oppose
No reported independent expenditures.
- Source: California Secretary of State. Data last updated October 23, 2026.
- Credit: Jeremia Kimelman, CalMatters
