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
David Penaloza , Democratic Party
$0
$500K
$1M
Total
$1.02M
| Contributor | Amount |
|---|---|
| ASSOC OF CA SCHOOL ADMINSTRATORS | $23,600 |
| CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS | $23,600 |
| CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION | $23,600 |
| AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES | $17,700 |
| PORAC PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOC OF CA | $16,800 |
| PECG-PAC PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS IN CALIFORNIA | $14,800 |
| CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS | $14,400 |
| ANAHEIM POLICE ASSOCIATION | $11,800 |
| ASSOCIATION OF ORANGE COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFFS | $11,800 |
| CALIFORNIA CORRECTIONAL PEACE OFFICERS ASSOC | $11,800 |
| CALIFORNIA CREDIT UNION LEAGUE | $11,800 |
| CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOC | $11,800 |
| CALIFORNIA HOTEL PAC | $11,800 |
| CALIFORNIA NEW CAR DEALERS ASSOC | $11,800 |
| CALPAC-CA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION | $11,800 |
| DAVITA | $11,800 |
| EDISON INTERNATIONAL | $11,800 |
| JOHN FERRONE | $11,800 |
| LA/OC BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL | $11,800 |
| LABORERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA LOCAL 652 | $11,800 |
| MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | $11,800 |
| ORANGE COUNTY PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOC | $11,800 |
| SANTA ANA POLICE OFFICERS ASSOC | $11,800 |
| STATE BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL OF CA | $11,800 |
| WESTERN MANIFACTURED HOUSING COMMUNITIES ASSOC | $11,800 |
| APARTMENT ASSOCIATION OF ORANGE COUNTY | $10,900 |
| COTTIE PETRIE-NORRIS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 | $10,900 |
| CALIFORNIA CONTRACTORS NETWORK | $10,000 |
| YOCHA DEHE WINTUN NATION | $10,000 |
| KALSHI | $8,900 |
| UNITED NURSES ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA / UNION OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS | $8,000 |
| BRUCE HAMLIN | $7,500 |
| FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE | $7,400 |
| RE-ELECT RICK CHAVEZ ZBUR FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 | $6,900 |
| JOSE SOLACHE | $6,500 |
| ELEVATE CALIFORNIA PAC | $6,000 |
| FACULTY ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES | $6,000 |
| STATEWIDE CALIFORNIA COALITION PAC | $6,000 |
| 21ST CENTURY ALLIANCE GOOD GOVERNMENT | $5,900 |
| AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOC | $5,900 |
| AMERICAS PHYSICIAN GROUPS CA PAC | $5,900 |
| ANHEUSER BUSCH | $5,900 |
| ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS | $5,900 |
| AVELINO VALENCIA FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2024 | $5,900 |
| AVELINO VALENCIA FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2026 | $5,900 |
| AYANNA DAVIS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 | $5,900 |
| BLANCA RUBIO FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 | $5,900 |
| BUFFY WICKS FOR ASSEMBLY | $5,900 |
| BUILDING A STRONGER FUTURE FOR CA PAC | $5,900 |
| CA ALLIANCE OF FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES | $5,900 |
| CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOC | $5,900 |
| CALIFORNIA METALS COALITION PAC | $5,900 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE COUNCIL OF LABORERS | $5,900 |
| CALIFORNIANS FOR JOB AND A STRONG ECONOMY | $5,900 |
| CALIFORNIANS FOR JOBS & A STRONG ECONOMY PAC | $5,900 |
| CALOZA FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 | $5,900 |
| CATHERINE STEFANI FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 | $5,900 |
| CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA | $5,900 |
| DALY FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026 | $5,900 |
| DALY FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2030 | $5,900 |
| DIANE PAPAN | $5,900 |
| $5,900 | |
| GREATER ANESTHSIA SERVICE AND PAC | $5,900 |
| INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS | $5,900 |
| INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE & WAREHOUSE UNION LOCAL 13 | $5,900 |
| JAMES R RAMOS | $5,900 |
| JESSE GABRIEL FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 | $5,900 |
| LABORERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA LOCAL 1309 | $5,900 |
| LABORERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA LOCAL 300 | $5,900 |
| LISA CALDERON | $5,900 |
| LORI WILSON FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 | $5,900 |
| MAGGY KRELL FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 | $5,900 |
| META PLATFORMS | $5,900 |
| MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 | $5,900 |
| ORANGE COUNTY AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOC | $5,900 |
| BLANCA PACHECO | $5,900 |
| PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES DISTRICT COUNCIL | $5,900 |
| PATRICK AHRENS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 | $5,900 |
| PERSONAL INSURANCE FEDERATION OF CA PAC | $5,900 |
| ROBERT RIVAS FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 | $5,900 |
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DISTRICT COUNCIL OF LABORERS | $5,900 |
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PIPE TRADES DISTRICT COUNCIL 16 | $5,900 |
| UA PLUMBERS & STEAMFITTERS LOCAL UNION 582 | $5,900 |
| UBER TECHNOLOGIES | $5,900 |
| UNITED AGRIBUSINESS LEAGUE ADVOCACY FUND | $5,900 |
| UNITED ASSOCIATION JOURNEYMEN & APPRENTICES LOCAL 250 | $5,900 |
| VIEJAS BAND OF KUMEYAAY INDIANS | $5,900 |
| YUHAAVIATAM OF SAN MANUEL NATIONS | $5,900 |
| PERLA MEXICAN CUISINE | $5,500 |
| PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA | $5,500 |
| AMERICAN PISTACHIO GROWERS | $5,000 |
| CALIFORNIA FINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS | $5,000 |
| INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS | $5,000 |
| MCDONALDS USA | $5,000 |
| SORIA FOR SENATE 2026 | $5,000 |
| JOHN HARABEDIAN FOR ASSEMBLY | $4,900 |
| CALIFORNIA ASSOC OF HEALTH PLANS | $4,500 |
| ANESTHESIA SERVICE MEDICAL GROUP | $4,000 |
| BILL BLOOMFIELD | $4,000 |
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Jessie Lopez , Democratic Party
$0
$500K
$1M
Total
$616K
| Contributor | Amount |
|---|---|
| UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS OF AMERICA | $35,400 |
| FACULTY FOR OUR UNIVERSITY'S FUTURE | $25,000 |
| CALIFORNIA NURSES ASSOCIATION | $23,600 |
| SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION CALIFORNIA STATE COUNCIL | $23,600 |
| CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION | $21,800 |
| M QUINN DELANEY | $17,700 |
| NATIONAL UNION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS | $17,700 |
| SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 1000 | $17,700 |
| WOMEN IN POWER | $17,700 |
| WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP STATE PAC (FED PAC ID # C00790790) | $13,000 |
| ELIZABETH ALLISON THOMAS | $12,500 |
| CALIFORNIA PROGRESSIVE PAC | $11,800 |
| ELIZABETH D SIMONS | $11,800 |
| KAREN GROVE | $11,800 |
| PATTY QUILLIN | $11,800 |
| SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 2015 | $11,800 |
| PALKKI FOR CALPERS BOARD 2026 | $10,432 |
| SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 121 | $8,479 |
| MENJIVAR FOR SENATE 2026 | $8,400 |
| JOEL BLOCK | $7,575 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEES UNION PAC | $7,500 |
| ELECT CLIMATE CHAMPIONS FUND | $6,500 |
| PROJECT SUPER BLOOM | $6,229 |
| MICHELLE MOLINA | $6,025 |
| BUILDING A STRONGER FUTURE FOR CALIFORNIA PAC | $5,900 |
| CALIFORNIA WORKING FAMILIES PARTY | $5,900 |
| A PROJECT OF TIDES ADVOCACY SPONSORED BY CHISPA CHISPA PAC | $5,900 |
| CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA | $5,900 |
| FUND HER PAC | $5,900 |
| MCARE (MUSLIM COMMUNITY ADVOCATES FOR RIGHTS & EMPOWERMENT) - STATE | $5,900 |
| PROGRESSIVE ERA PAC | $5,900 |
| SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 521 | $5,900 |
| SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 721 | $5,900 |
| SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 99 | $5,900 |
| SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION OF INTERNS AND RESIDENT PHYSICIANS | $5,500 |
| ANTHONY BUSHALA | $5,000 |
| DR. RIGO RODRIGUEZ FOR SANTA ANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 2028 | $5,000 |
| UNITED FOOD & COMMERCIAL WORKERS LOCAL 324 | $5,000 |
| UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS WESTERN STATES COUNCIL CANDICATE PAC | $5,000 |
| CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF TEACHERS | $4,500 |
| LABORERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA LABORERS LOCAL 652 | $4,500 |
| DAVID HOEN | $4,000 |
| FOR THE PEOPLE ACTION | $4,000 |
| FONDA CLIMATE PAC (FED PAC ID #C00806893); JANE | $3,901 |
| INITIATE JUSTICE ACTION | $3,500 |
| PAULINE WARD | $3,500 |
| MANUEL ESCAMILLA | $3,304 |
| MARLENE FLORES | $3,000 |
| UNIVERSITY PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL EMPLOYEES (UPTE) POLITICAL ACTION FUND | $3,000 |
| WAYNE JORDAN | $3,000 |
| EDDIE GOMEZ | $2,700 |
| YAVUZ USAKLIOGLU | $2,700 |
| FAISAL QAZI | $2,550 |
| JAMES RAY | $2,500 |
| GEORGE BUSHALA JR | $2,500 |
| LATINAS LEAD CALIFORNIA | $2,500 |
| LOS ANGELES COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER UNION LOCAL 148 | $2,500 |
| MIKE CHALAN | $2,500 |
| AZEEZ MALLEY | $2,250 |
| DARREN SHIPPEN | $2,200 |
| THE CALIFORNIA WOMEN'S LIST | $2,200 |
| CHRISTINE EDISS | $2,010 |
| COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES LOCAL 1902 PAC - CALIFORNIANS FOR CLEAN AND RELIABLE WATER AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE | $2,000 |
| DEREK TRAN FOR CONGRESS | $2,000 |
| HASSAN ESSAYLI | $2,000 |
| JIM GENTILE | $2,000 |
| MIRVETTE JUDEH | $2,000 |
| PROGRESSIVE VOTERS OF AMERICA | $2,000 |
| QUIRK-SILVA FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; SHARON | $2,000 |
| UNITED AUBURN INDIAN COMMMUNITY OF THE AUBURN RANCHERIA | $2,000 |
| YOO SUK KIM | $2,000 |
| AVERY COUNTS | $1,750 |
| JULIAN POSADAS | $1,715 |
| CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS | $1,500 |
| LAURA NUNEZ | $1,500 |
| JONATHAN PAIK | $1,250 |
| THE ACADEMY GROUP | $1,250 |
| MARIA HERNANDEZ | $1,200 |
| BENJAMIN VAZQUEZ FOR SANTA ANA COUNCIL WARD 2 2026 | $1,100 |
| HECTOR BUSTOS FOR SCHOOL BOARD 2026 | $1,100 |
| KATELYN BRAZER ACEVES | $1,100 |
| AMEENA QAZI | $1,000 |
| ARA WANSIKEHIAN | $1,000 |
| AUTUMN OVERTON | $1,000 |
| BARBARA GRASSESCHI | $1,000 |
| BILL HILTON | $1,000 |
| BRUCE GOLDEN | $1,000 |
| CAROUSEL FOODS USA | $1,000 |
| CHRIS SILVERBERG | $1,000 |
| ELECTING WOMEN BAY AREA PAC (FEC ID#C00585687) | $1,000 |
| FARMACIA ANAHEIM | $1,000 |
| HAZEM ABDELLATIF | $1,000 |
| JUGOS TROPICAL OASIS | $1,000 |
| LISA ACREE | $1,000 |
| MARY POWELL | $1,000 |
| MICHELLE MERCER | $1,000 |
| NIMEH | $1,000 |
| OLGA ZUBASHKO | $1,000 |
| RAKEFET KASDIN | $1,000 |
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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
David Penaloza , Democratic Party
- Support
- Oppose
Jessie Lopez , Democratic Party
- Support
- Oppose
- Source: California Secretary of State. Data last updated October 16, 2026.
- Credit: Jeremia Kimelman, CalMatters
