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
Paul Seo , Democratic Party
$0
$500K
$1M
Total
$1.37M
| Contributor | Amount |
|---|---|
| SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION CALIFORNIA STATE COUNCIL | $23,600 |
| SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 2015 | $23,600 |
| PAUL H SEO * | $14,705 |
| LOS ANGELES POLICE PROTECTIVE LEAGUE | $13,000 |
| CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS | $11,800 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE COUNCIL OF LABORERS | $11,800 |
| CALIFORNIANS FOR SAFER NEIGHBORHOODS PAC | $11,800 |
| CHRISTINA CHO | $11,800 |
| CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA | $11,800 |
| DANIEL KIM | $11,800 |
| HANNAH KIM | $11,800 |
| HYUNG S. KIM | $11,800 |
| JAMES HAN | $11,800 |
| JAMIE KIEHM | $11,800 |
| KYONG OK SEO | $11,800 |
| LABORERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA LOCAL 1309 | $11,800 |
| MARK GONZALEZ FOR ASSEMBLY | $11,800 |
| PARK WEST CASINOS | $11,800 |
| PATRICK AHRENS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 | $11,800 |
| PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA | $11,800 |
| PPI AMERICA | $11,800 |
| ROBERT CHO | $11,800 |
| ROY CHOI | $11,800 |
| SEIU UNITED HEALTHCARE WORKERS WEST | $11,800 |
| SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 1000 | $11,800 |
| SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 99 | $11,800 |
| SONG HO SEO | $11,800 |
| STEVEN YEUN | $11,800 |
| YOUNG OK KIM | $11,800 |
| CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS | $11,000 |
| BILL BLOOMFIELD | $10,000 |
| LOCAL UNION NO. 11 INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS AFFILIATED WITH A.F.L-C.I.O PAC | $10,000 |
| GRACE YUN | $8,900 |
| JULIA HUANG | $8,900 |
| UNITED FOOD & COMMERCIAL WORKERS WESTERN STATES COUNCIL | $8,500 |
| ASIAN DEMOCRATS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY | $8,000 |
| ERIC ALEGRIA | $7,900 |
| CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF HIGHWAY PATROLMEN | $7,500 |
| RE-ELECT RICK CHAVEZ ZBUR FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 | $6,900 |
| SHAAN SETHI | $6,400 |
| DENCY NELSON | $6,200 |
| GEORGE PLA | $6,000 |
| JOHN HARABEDIAN FOR ASSEMBLY | $6,000 |
| 21ST CENTURY ALLIANCE | $5,900 |
| AIRBNB | $5,900 |
| ANDREW THORBURN | $5,900 |
| ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER LEADERSHIP PAC | $5,900 |
| BENJAMIN LEE | $5,900 |
| BLANCA PACHECO FOR ASSEMBLY 22026 | $5,900 |
| BRIAN PACHECO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 | $5,900 |
| CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION | $5,900 |
| CALIFORNIA CORRECTIONAL PEACE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION | $5,900 |
| CALIFORNIANS FOR JOBS & A STRONG ECONOMY PAC | $5,900 |
| CALOZA FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 | $5,900 |
| E-W SERVICES | $5,900 |
| EDWARD LEE | $5,900 |
| ELLEN ROSENBERG | $5,900 |
| ELLIOT PARK | $5,900 |
| EUNAH LEE KIM | $5,900 |
| FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE | $5,900 |
| JENNIFER PARK | $5,900 |
| JESSE GABRIEL FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 | $5,900 |
| KALSHI | $5,900 |
| KAWON LEE | $5,900 |
| KTBS LAW | $5,900 |
| LABORERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA LABORERS LOCAL 652 | $5,900 |
| LABORERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA LOCAL 300 | $5,900 |
| MIKE FONG FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 | $5,900 |
| MING SHIN KOU | $5,900 |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | $5,900 |
| LLP PACHULSKI STANG ZIEHL JONES | $5,900 |
| PHILLIP HYUN | $5,900 |
| ROBERT HSU | $5,900 |
| SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 721 | $5,900 |
| TRANSPORTATION WORKERS LOCAL 105 RAIL AIR SHEET METAL | $5,900 |
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DISTRICT COUNCIL OF LABORERS | $5,900 |
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PIPE TRADES DISTRICT COUNCIL 16 | $5,900 |
| STELLA SEO | $5,900 |
| STEPHANIE NGUYEN | $5,900 |
| STEPHANIE NGUYEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 | $5,900 |
| STUART WHANG | $5,900 |
| TAEGEE KIEHM | $5,900 |
| UNITED ASSOCIATION JOURNEYMEN & APPRENTICES LOCAL 250 | $5,900 |
| UNITEDAG STATE PAC | $5,900 |
| WESTERN MANUFACTURED HOUSING COMMUNITIES ASSOCIATION | $5,900 |
| WILLIAM SEO | $5,900 |
| WILLIAM YUN | $5,900 |
| YUHAAVIATAM OF SAN MANUEL NATIONS | $5,900 |
| ANDY PARK | $5,000 |
| BRIAN CHASE | $5,000 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEES UNION PAC | $5,000 |
| LLP PITRE & MCCARTHY COTCHETT | $5,000 |
| DAVID CASEY | $5,000 |
| DREYER BABICH BUCCOLA WOOD & CAMPORA | $5,000 |
| ELECT CLIMATE CHAMPIONS FUND | $5,000 |
| ERNST LAW GROUP A LAW CORPORATION | $5,000 |
| FACULTY ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES | $5,000 |
| GINNI D. RAGAN | $5,000 |
| GREENE BROILLET & WHEELER | $5,000 |
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Sara Deen , Democratic Party
$0
$500K
$1M
Total
$1.30M
| Contributor | Amount |
|---|---|
| SARA DEEN * | $200,000 |
| SARA H. DEEN | $100,000 |
| CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF TEACHERS | $23,600 |
| CALIFORNIA NURSES ASSOCIATION | $23,600 |
| CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION | $23,600 |
| UNION OF AMERICAN PHYSICIANS & DENTISTS | $17,700 |
| FACULTY FOR OUR UNIVERSITY'S FUTURE | $12,500 |
| BOTHAINA SALAMA MOHAMED | $11,800 |
| BUILDING A STRONGER FUTURE FOR CALIFORNIA PAC SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE | $11,800 |
| CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION | $11,800 |
| ELIZABETH D SIMONS | $11,800 |
| KRISTI SIAM | $11,800 |
| LAURA SKELTON YAKOVENKO | $11,800 |
| M QUINN DELANEY | $11,800 |
| MAZ SIAM | $11,800 |
| MURAD SIAM | $11,800 |
| OMAR TAWAKOL | $11,800 |
| PATTY QUILLIN | $11,800 |
| PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA | $11,800 |
| MIDHAT QIDWAI | $11,300 |
| FEDERAL CANDIDATES (FED PAC ID #C00480830) SCC STATE PACE OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION LOCAL | $10,900 |
| MERRIETTA FONG | $10,400 |
| BILQUIS AHMED | $9,900 |
| MOHANNAD MALAS | $9,900 |
| SALIM ADAYA | $9,050 |
| NAHEED LAKHANI | $8,600 |
| MOHAMED MARLEEN | $8,000 |
| LOS ANGELES COUNTY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION | $6,900 |
| PAYEMAN RAJA | $6,900 |
| ERIC MILEFCHIK | $6,500 |
| YASMIN ADAYA | $6,500 |
| AMINA KATOR-MUBAREZ | $6,400 |
| LOS ANGELES COLLEGE FACULTY GUILD | $6,000 |
| ABDUL LAKHANI | $5,900 |
| ASAD JAMAL | $5,900 |
| AYOUB SHAWESH | $5,900 |
| CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION | $5,900 |
| CALIFORNIANS ALLIED FOR PATIENT PROTECTION | $5,900 |
| COOPERATIVE OF AMERICAN PHYSICIANS | $5,900 |
| DOOR TO DOOR VALET CLEANERS | $5,900 |
| HABIB VEERA | $5,900 |
| IMAD DAOUD | $5,900 |
| IMRAN SIDDIQUI | $5,900 |
| ISNA SIDDIQUI | $5,900 |
| JEHANGIR SHAH | $5,900 |
| KIRA SIAM | $5,900 |
| MELANIE LUNDQUIST | $5,900 |
| SAM HIRBOD | $5,900 |
| SHAJEE SIDDIQUI | $5,900 |
| SUSAN ELMASRY | $5,900 |
| TAREK ELMASRY | $5,900 |
| WOMEN IN POWER | $5,900 |
| ZEINA DAOUD | $5,900 |
| MANAL FAKHOURY | $5,850 |
| JABEEN QIDWAI | $5,400 |
| ADAM FAKHRI | $5,000 |
| BASSAM OMARI | $5,000 |
| MARYAM AYAM | $5,000 |
| PADMASHREE RIDA | $5,000 |
| PROGRESSIVE ERA PAC | $5,000 |
| SAJID VEERA | $4,900 |
| REHAN ALVI | $4,500 |
| ZAKIA KATOR | $4,360 |
| TAUSEEF HASHMI | $4,125 |
| AMINA ADAYA | $4,000 |
| AZAM RIYAZ | $4,000 |
| DILNAZ WARAICH | $4,000 |
| SPONSORED BY PROGRESSIVE ERA ISSUES COMMITTEE FOR THE PEOPLE FUND | $4,000 |
| SIDDIQUI COMPANY | $3,900 |
| RIAD ADOUMIE | $3,700 |
| AMER BOUKAI | $3,500 |
| AZEEZ MALLEY | $3,500 |
| CORINNE SANCHEZ | $3,500 |
| IMRAN MASKATIA | $3,500 |
| OMAR HAROON | $3,500 |
| SHAISTA ALI | $3,500 |
| FAISAL QAZI | $3,300 |
| CA YIMBY VICTORY FUND | $3,000 |
| CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS | $3,000 |
| CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF ORTHODONTISTS | $3,000 |
| JAMILA ASHAI | $3,000 |
| MOHAMMED ADIL KHAN | $3,000 |
| MOHD KHALAF | $3,000 |
| PLUMBERS AND STEAMFITTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 761 SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE | $3,000 |
| AZRA ALI | $2,850 |
| ANAHITA FERASAT | $2,750 |
| HUMA TAQI | $2,700 |
| SIKANDAR BANGASH | $2,700 |
| ABUL ANSARI | $2,500 |
| AHMED EL-BERSHAWI | $2,500 |
| AZIZ CHOWDHURY | $2,500 |
| CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHESIOLOGY | $2,500 |
| GHULAM R. JALALA | $2,500 |
| HALIMA MOHAMMED | $2,500 |
| HAYAT JALALA | $2,500 |
| KAMELA KATOR | $2,500 |
| LEADING AGE CALIFORNIA | $2,500 |
| LOS ANGELES COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER UNION LOCAL 148 | $2,500 |
| MAHMUD N. SHARIF | $2,500 |
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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
Paul Seo , Democratic Party
- Support
- Oppose
Sara Deen , Democratic Party
- Support
- Oppose
- Source: California Secretary of State. Data last updated October 16, 2026.
- Credit: Jeremia Kimelman, CalMatters
