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
Eleni Kounalakis , Democratic Party
$0
$500K
Total
$703K
| Contributor | Amount |
|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF TEACHERS COPE SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE | $20,000 |
| BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA | $19,600 |
| CALIFORNIA COUNCIL FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING | $19,600 |
| CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION | $19,600 |
| JEFFREY FRIEDEN | $19,600 |
| FEDERAL CANDIDATES (FED PAC ID #C00480830) SCC STATE PACE OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION LOCAL | $19,600 |
| USA PROPERTIES FUND | $19,600 |
| JAMES SILVERWOOD | $17,800 |
| UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS OF AMERICA | $12,100 |
| CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIANS | $10,000 |
| STEPHANIE BRONFMAN | $10,000 |
| AFFORDABLE HOUSING PAC | $9,800 |
| AL MALAIKAH AUDITORIUM CO. | $9,800 |
| ALEX HECKLER | $9,800 |
| ALEXANDER PATRICK BEATON DBA ALEX BEATON REAL ESTATE | $9,800 |
| ANDREW BROWN | $9,800 |
| ANHEUSER BUSCH | $9,800 |
| CALEB J. ROOPE | $9,800 |
| CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION | $9,800 |
| CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATION | $9,800 |
| DAMIEN TORBIT | $9,800 |
| DAVID DOLBY | $9,800 |
| DAVID MALCOLM | $9,800 |
| /EAST WEST BANK E-W SERVICES | $9,800 |
| G610 MANAGEMENT | $9,800 |
| GEORGE RUSSO | $9,800 |
| GEORGE VALASKANTJIS | $9,800 |
| LLC HA BUILDER GROUP | $9,800 |
| JIMMY SILVERWOOD | $9,800 |
| ERIC SEISE JR. | $9,800 |
| LLC LOLN AVENUE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT | $9,800 |
| LORI MATUKAS-FRIEDEN | $9,800 |
| LYNA LAM | $9,800 |
| MARY MARAGAKIS | $9,800 |
| MAVRA ROZAKIS | $9,800 |
| PATRICIA JAEGER | $9,800 |
| PEDRAM SALIMPOUR | $9,800 |
| PERCIVAL VAZ | $9,800 |
| PETER A. NICHOL | $9,800 |
| PETER N. VALASKANTJIS | $9,800 |
| STATE BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA | $9,800 |
| WNC & ASSOCIATES | $9,800 |
| ROBERT D. FRIEDMAN | $9,737 |
| CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY | $9,060 |
| RICK CARUSO | $8,100 |
| CYPRESS LAWN CEMETERY ASSOCIATION | $7,500 |
| JACOBS | $7,500 |
| MICHAEL FLANAGAN | $7,500 |
| CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS | $6,800 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE COUNCIL OF SERVICE EMPLOYEES | $6,800 |
| ANN SILVERBERG | $5,900 |
| CAHILL CONTRACTORS | $5,900 |
| CAROLINE KUPERSTOCK | $5,900 |
| GINO CANORI | $5,900 |
| ROBERT NIBBI | $5,900 |
| WILLIAM WITTE | $5,900 |
| ANDREW W. SHIRLEY | $5,000 |
| ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF CALIFORNIA | $5,000 |
| SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA CREDIT UNION LEAGUE CALIFORNIA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC | $5,000 |
| CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA | $5,000 |
| JENNIFER EMERSON | $5,000 |
| JEREMY BRONFMAN | $5,000 |
| LLP PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS (PWC) US GROUP | $5,000 |
| SHEET METAL WORKERS LOCAL 104 | $5,000 |
| TEAMSTERS LOCAL 2010 PAC | $5,000 |
| UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS (UFCW) WESTERN STATES COUNCIL CANDIDATE PAC SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE | $5,000 |
| WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE | $5,000 |
| FINANCIAL SERVICES STAKEHOLDER ACTION NFP DBA PRIVATE EQUITY STAKEHOLDER ACTION | $4,000 |
| NATIONAL UNION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS | $3,400 |
| CAROLYN CHANG | $2,500 |
| CHRISTOPHER MOSCONE | $2,500 |
| INFRASTRUCTURE REHABILITATION USA | $2,500 |
| NONIE GREENE | $2,500 |
| PLUMBERS LOCAL 393 POLITICAL ACTION FUND SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE | $2,500 |
| THEODORE J. CASTEN | $2,500 |
| WILLIAM J. CASTEN | $2,500 |
| THE CALIFORNIA WOMEN'S LIST | $2,250 |
| CA YIMBY VICTORY FUND | $2,000 |
| CATHY MCLNDOO | $2,000 |
| INTERNATIONAL UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS LOCAL 8 | $2,000 |
| JOHN STEWART COMPANY | $2,000 |
| MATTHEW STEPKA | $2,000 |
| AFFIRMED HOUSING | $1,755 |
| LLP KLOMPARENS & YOUMANS BLAINE KIRKMAN WAGNER | $1,500 |
| ALLEN SCHREIBER | $1,000 |
| CHRISTOS IOANNOU | $1,000 |
| JOHN GUMAS | $1,000 |
| NATIONAL WOMEN'S POLITICAL CAUCUS OF CALIFORNIA PAC SMALL CONTRIBUTOR COMMITTEE | $1,000 |
| NICHOLAS AUGUSTINOS | $1,000 |
| PETER GUBER | $1,000 |
| RICHARD ZIMAN | $1,000 |
| ROBERT HERTZBERG | $1,000 |
| RODNEY C. SACKS | $1,000 |
| SPIROS POLITIS | $1,000 |
| TIMOTHY MURRAY | $1,000 |
| VLAHOS CONSTRUCTION CO | $1,000 |
| UNITE HERE LOCAL 11 PAC | $800 |
| ANGELA BRADSTREET | $500 |
| FRANK DEROSA | $500 |
| Fetching more contributors . . . |
Jennifer Hawks , Republican Party
$0
$500K
Total
$118K
| Contributor | Amount |
|---|---|
| JENNIFER HAWKS | $42,750 |
| CARL DEMAIO FOR STATE ASSEMBLY | $10,515 |
| JOY CRAFT | $7,500 |
| THOMAS GUTSHALL | $5,000 |
| ELISABETH COHEN | $2,950 |
| DEBBIE BROOKFIELD | $2,104 |
| ANNA KRAMER | $2,100 |
| JOY VENOSA | $2,000 |
| PAUL HOFER | $2,000 |
| RICK MAGNUSON | $2,000 |
| MARYA KEETH | $1,520 |
| ROBERT VARICH | $1,500 |
| ROY WOOLSEY | $1,500 |
| ROBERT COHEN | $1,150 |
| JAYNE HAM | $1,041 |
| ALEXANDRA MAYER | $1,000 |
| BARBARA CAMPISI | $1,000 |
| CAROL ANN PETTY | $1,000 |
| CYNTHIA VARICH | $1,000 |
| DALE BROOME | $1,000 |
| DIANE FEIRMAN | $1,000 |
| JAMES RUSSELL | $1,000 |
| MARTHA WHITNEY | $1,000 |
| MARY BENSON | $1,000 |
| ROGER SMITH | $1,000 |
| SANDY FROMAN | $1,000 |
| SHARON HALFPENNY | $1,000 |
| SUZI TINSLEY | $1,000 |
| AILSA LUDVIK | $900 |
| JOHN MORI | $900 |
| ROBERT BENSON | $520 |
| ELIZABETH NYBERG | $500 |
| LINDA PAINE | $500 |
| MARY ABRAHAMSOHN | $500 |
| MELANIE QUIAMBAO | $500 |
| ROBERT HOWELL | $500 |
| SUSAN NGUYEN | $500 |
| ROSE PAYAN | $304 |
| DEBRA WILSON | $300 |
| INGRID N. | $260 |
| ELIZABETH DE LEONE | $256 |
| CAROLYN CHAIKOVSKY | $250 |
| CATHERINE WESTOVER | $250 |
| CYNDI FLANNIGAN | $250 |
| DEREK WILLIAMS | $250 |
| DONNA NEWKIRK | $250 |
| DOROTHY PRICE | $250 |
| EDWARD CAZALET | $250 |
| ELIZABETH BOTES | $250 |
| GRACE FERRANDO | $250 |
| GUS QUIROZ | $250 |
| JOHN HARRINGTON | $250 |
| JOSEPH KEARNEY | $250 |
| RON PASQUESI | $250 |
| TRACELENE MOISON | $250 |
| BARBARA HALLMEYER | $204 |
| DONNA HECKE | $204 |
| D. JOANN BARR | $200 |
| DENA HILL | $200 |
| FRANCES WATSON | $200 |
| GLORIA HOM | $200 |
| HENRY CATE | $200 |
| HILARY JONES | $200 |
| JENNIFER CILKER | $200 |
| JOAN WILHOIT | $200 |
| KATE FEINSTEIN | $200 |
| LINDA CONE | $200 |
| ROBERT VANCE | $200 |
| SCOTT ABRAMSON | $200 |
| WILIAM GAUMER | $200 |
| DONNA DANNA | $150 |
| DAN NOHREN | $104 |
| JANICE WITT | $104 |
| JEFF DICKINSON | $104 |
| KATHLEEN TISO | $104 |
| THOMAS WEISSMILLER | $104 |
| JOANNE BOWEN | $102 |
| BARB HALL | $100 |
| BOBBIE FAKKEMA | $100 |
| BRENDA SANTORO | $100 |
| BUNNY HACKER | $100 |
| CAROLYN SCHEPPLER | $100 |
| CHARLES ROSS | $100 |
| CHARLYNN HARLESS | $100 |
| COLICIA PALMER | $100 |
| CONNIE HAMRAH | $100 |
| DIANE CLAYPOOL | $100 |
| DIANE STAUFFER | $100 |
| ELIZABETH DELEONE | $100 |
| ELIZABETH NELSEN | $100 |
| GEORGIA WRIGHT | $100 |
| HOLLY LARSEN | $100 |
| HOWARD SADKIN | $100 |
| JEAN PAGNONE | $100 |
| JOHN MUNN | $100 |
| JOHN TURNACLIFF | $100 |
| JOSEPH KAWANAMI | $100 |
| JOY LOPEZ | $100 |
| KATHY ULRICH | $100 |
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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
Eleni Kounalakis , Democratic Party
- Support
- Oppose
| Position | Group | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Support | Advance California, Sponsored by California Apartment Association | $75,000 |
| Support | GrowSF Voter Guide | $4,890 |
Jennifer Hawks , Republican Party
- Support
- Oppose
| Position | Group | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Support | HOROWITZ, DAVID L. | $10,000 |
| Support | Joseph Yossie Hollander | $10,000 |
| Support | Reform Local Government PAC | $10,000 |
- Source: California Secretary of State. Data last updated September 28, 2026.
- Credit: Jeremia Kimelman, CalMatters
