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
Carolyn J. Essex , Democratic Party
$0
$500K
Total
$0
No reported contributors.
Josh Lowenthal , Democratic Party
$0
$500K
Total
$961K
| Contributor | Amount |
|---|---|
| SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION | $23,600 |
| SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 1000 | $23,600 |
| CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS | $21,700 |
| UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS OF AMERICA | $17,700 |
| SPONSORED BY WESTERN STATES REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS SCC BUILDING A STRONGER FUTURE CALIFORNIA PAC | $12,200 |
| ALAN LOWENTHAL FOR CONGRESS | $11,800 |
| BILL BLOOMFIELD | $11,800 |
| CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION | $11,800 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE COUNCIL OF LABORERS | $11,800 |
| ELIZABETH D SIMONS | $11,800 |
| FORGERS AND HELPERS LOCAL 92 BLACKSMITHS IRON SHIP BUILDERS INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS | $11,800 |
| LONG BEACH POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION PAC | $11,800 |
| LOS ANGELES / ORANGE COUNTIES BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL | $11,800 |
| PATTY QUILLIN | $11,800 |
| PECHANGA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS | $11,800 |
| PLUMBERS AND STEAMFITTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 761 PAC SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE | $11,800 |
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON | $11,800 |
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PIPE TRADES DISTRICT COUNCIL PAC #16 SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE | $11,800 |
| STATE BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA | $11,800 |
| STEAMFITTERS & REFRIGERATION UA JOURNEYMEN & APPRENTICES LOCAL #250 PAC SCC | $11,800 |
| WATSON LAND COMPANY | $11,800 |
| AT&T | $10,900 |
| HABEMATOLEL POMO OF UPPER LAKE | $10,900 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS | $10,000 |
| INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL 11 | $10,000 |
| INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE & WAREHOUSE UNION LOCAL 13 | $10,000 |
| CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS | $9,500 |
| PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS IN CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT | $9,500 |
| LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA - LOCAL 652 SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE | $9,400 |
| CALIFORNIA OPTOMETRIC | $8,900 |
| CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION | $8,500 |
| UNITED NURSES ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA / UNION OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS | $8,500 |
| ARNOLDO CASILLAS | $8,000 |
| NATIONAL VISION | $7,500 |
| APARTMENT ASSOCIATION OF GREATER LOS ANGELES | $7,400 |
| LLC JBD LAND COMPANY | $6,900 |
| CALIFORNIA NURSES ASSOCIATION | $6,000 |
| INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 12 | $6,000 |
| YOCHA DEHE WINTUN NATION | $6,000 |
| AIRBNB | $5,900 |
| ALASTAIR MACTAGGART | $5,900 |
| & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES LOCAL NO. 685 PAC SCC COUNTY AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE | $5,900 |
| CALIFORNIA CORRECTIONAL PEACE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION | $5,900 |
| SPONSORED BY ENCODE AI CORPORATION CALIFORNIA FOR RESPONSIBLE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | $5,900 |
| CALIFORNIA JEWISH PAC | $5,900 |
| CALIFORNIA NEW CAR DEALERS ASSOCIATION | $5,900 |
| CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA | $5,900 |
| DAVITA | $5,900 |
| EDVOICE FOR THE KIDS | $5,900 |
| INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS PAC EDUCATIONAL FUND (IBEW PAC) | $5,900 |
| KTBS LAW | $5,900 |
| & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES LOCAL NO. 685 PAC SCC COUNTY LA COUNTY PROBATIONS OFFICERS UNION AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE | $5,900 |
| LABORERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA LOCAL 1309 | $5,900 |
| LABORERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA LOCAL 300 | $5,900 |
| LYNDA RAE RESNICK | $5,900 |
| M QUINN DELANEY | $5,900 |
| MARSHA NAIFY | $5,900 |
| MINH T. NGUYEN | $5,900 |
| NATHANIEL SIMONS | $5,900 |
| PICAYUNE RANCHERIA OF THE CHUKCHANSI INDIANS | $5,900 |
| SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION (SEIU) LOCAL 2015 STATE PAC SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE | $5,900 |
| TRANSPORTATION WORKERS' LOCAL UNION 105 SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE RAIL AIR SHEET METAL | $5,900 |
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DISTRICT COUNCIL OF LABORS PAC SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE | $5,900 |
| STEAMFITTERS & REFRIGERATION UA LOCAL 250 | $5,900 |
| VIEJAS BAND OF KUMEYAAY INDIANS | $5,900 |
| AMERICA'S PHYSICIAN GROUPS | $5,500 |
| BUILDING A STRONGER FUTURE CALIFORNIA PAC SPONSORED BY WESTERN STATES REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS SCC | $5,500 |
| CALIFORNIA FIRE LOCAL 2881 SMALL CONTRIBUTOR PAC | $5,000 |
| CALIFORNIA-NEVADA CONFERENCE OF OPERATING ENGINEERS | $5,000 |
| NAUTILUS INTERNATIONAL HOLDING CORPORATION | $5,000 |
| RALPH D. SALAS | $5,000 |
| SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS | $5,000 |
| SYCUAN BAND OF THE KUMEYAAY NATION | $5,000 |
| COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE | $4,500 |
| GREG BOMBARD | $4,500 |
| REED HASTINGS | $4,500 |
| TWENTY NINE PALMS BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | $4,500 |
| UNION OF AMERICAN PHYSICIANS & DENTISTS | $4,500 |
| CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | $4,263 |
| CALIFORNIA CREDIT UNION LEAGUE | $4,000 |
| ECOLAB | $4,000 |
| GARY DELONG | $4,000 |
| REPUBLIC SERVICES/LE03-AWIN MANAGEMENT | $4,000 |
| SANTA YNEZ BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | $4,000 |
| UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 324 PAC (UFCW PAC) | $4,000 |
| AFSCME LOCAL 3634 PAC | $3,500 |
| BLUE SHEILD OF CALIFORNIA | $3,500 |
| CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION | $3,500 |
| LLC LONG BEACH CONTAINER TERMINAL (LBCT) | $3,400 |
| A & A READY MIX | $3,000 |
| LLC AIR METHODS | $3,000 |
| ALBERTSONS SAFEWAY - ALBERTSONS COMPANIES | $3,000 |
| ANDREW THORBURN | $3,000 |
| ANGELENOS FOR SAFE TRANSPORTATION PAC | $3,000 |
| ANTHROPIC PBC | $3,000 |
| AUDREY STEPHANIE LOFTIN | $3,000 |
| BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | $3,000 |
| CHIP ROBERTSON | $3,000 |
| DISNEY | $3,000 |
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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
Carolyn J. Essex , Democratic Party
No reported independent expenditures.
Josh Lowenthal , Democratic Party
No reported independent expenditures.
- Source: California Secretary of State. Data last updated October 16, 2026.
- Credit: Jeremia Kimelman, CalMatters
