California Files

Donors

Who gives to many of the 2026 state candidates: 17,356 donors gave to two or more, 680 to ten or more, and 1,457 to both Democrats and Republicans; 305 are registered lobbyist employers.

Where the money comes from

Every itemized contribution to the 2026 state candidates ($536.6M), by kind of donor.

All 2026 state candidates
Democrats
Republicans

IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders

All 2026 state candidates
Democrats
Republicans

IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholdersTheir own money and committees

Individuals

$136.0M 46% of outside money · 144,222 donors

  1. Patty Quillin $626,300
  2. Elizabeth D. Simons $436,300
  3. Reed Hastings $421,300
  4. Andrew Schwartzberg $290,200
  5. Jaime Schwartzberg $278,400

Other candidates and officeholders

$7.5M 3% of outside money · 464 donors

  1. Carl DeMaio for State Assembly 2026 $197,654
  2. Tri Ta for Assembly 2024 $166,000
  3. Patrick Ahrens for Assembly 2026 $163,300
  4. Alexandra Macedo for Assembly 2026 $150,000
  5. Re-Elect Rick Chavez Zbur for Assembly 2026 $137,539

All other candidates and officeholders funding 2+ candidates →

Their own money and committees

$243.6M 45% of all · 238 donors

  1. Tom Steyer $220,605,302
  2. Jesse Gabriel for Assembly 2024 $2,467,225
  3. Robert Rivas for Assembly 2024 $1,544,715
  4. Brian Goldsmith $1,500,000
  5. Phillip Chen for Assembly 2024 $1,124,042

Kinds of donor are read from the contributor's name and type as reported: “Band of… Indians”, “Rancheria” and tribal names are tribal governments; unions and labor councils, labor; associations, chambers and PACs, groups; party committees, parties; other candidates' committees, candidates. A candidate's own money is contributions in their name and transfers from their earlier campaigns' committees. Names can mislead, so treat each kind as approximate.

Other candidates and officeholders ✕
DonorCandidatesTotalBy party
Carl DeMaio for State Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · San Marcos
57$221,326
Re-Elect Rick Chavez Zbur for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
29$137,539
Patrick Ahrens for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
24$163,971
Avelino Valencia for State Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
22$90,305
Alexandra Macedo for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Hilmar
19$150,000
John Harabedian for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Encino
19$121,379
Daly for Insurance Commissioner 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
18$59,300
Brian Jones for Lt. Governor 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Hilmar
16$118,600
Josh Lowenthal for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
15$92,936
Mark Gonzalez for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Norwalk
15$79,900
Josh Becker for Senate 2028
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
15$56,323
Juan Alanis for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Hilmar
14$120,500
Joe Patterson for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Wilton
14$110,300
Lori Wilson for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
14$106,000
Jesse Gabriel for Attorney General 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Los Angeles
14$88,900
Mike Fong for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Encino
12$86,980
Blanca Pacheco for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
12$72,144
Robert Rivas for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
12$67,712
Angelique Ashby for Senate 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
12$66,600
Friends of Solache for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Norwalk
12$59,550
Grove for Board of Equalization 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · San Rafael
12$46,800
Lola Smallwood-Cuevas for Senate 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Inglewood
12$32,292
Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh for Senate 2028
Candidate or officeholder committee · Hilmar
11$88,500
Seyarto for Senate 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Wilton
11$82,600
Lisa Calderon for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Los Angeles
11$80,000
Michelle Rodriguez for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
11$79,284
Sade Elhawary for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
11$72,400
Cottie Petrie-Norris for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
11$69,538
Sanchez for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Hilmar
11$65,700
Stan Ellis For Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Hilmar
11$46,800
Phil Ting for Treasurer 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
11$43,200
Leticia Gonzalez for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
10$71,318
Heath Flora for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Hilmar
10$70,800
Roger Niello for Senate 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · West Sacramento
10$68,400
Gallagher for Assembly 2024
Candidate or officeholder committee · Wilton
10$59,300
Robert Garcia for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Rancho Cucamonga
10$41,000
Fiona Ma for Lieutenant Governor 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
10$29,900
David Tangipa for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Fresno
9$122,185
Buffy Wicks for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · San Francisco
9$86,077
Marc Berman for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
9$82,600
Caloza for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
9$76,700
Johnson for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Santa Ana
9$76,700
LGBT Caucus Leadership Fund
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
9$71,600
Nick Schultz for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Encino
9$66,500
Bryan for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Los Angeles
9$65,100
Gail Pellerin for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
9$62,121
Catherine Stefani for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
9$60,334
Eloise Reyes for Senate 2024
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
9$59,200
Stephanie Nguyen for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
9$54,802
John Laird for Senate 2024
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
9$48,100
Soria for Senate 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
9$32,635
Gregg Hart for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Santa Barbara
8$71,800
Jesse Gabriel for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Los Angeles
8$69,369
Tasha Boerner for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Encinitas
8$61,244
Sharon Quirk-Silva for Assembly 2024
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
8$57,100
Christopher Cabaldon for Senate 2028
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
8$51,200
Sabrina Cervantes for Secretary of State 2030
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
8$46,196
Suzette Martinez Valladares for Senate 2028
Candidate or officeholder committee · Hilmar
8$35,500
Tina McKinnor for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Los Angeles
8$32,292
Friends of the University
Candidate or officeholder committee · Santa Monica
8$30,300
Bianco for Governor 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Riverside
7$115,400
Dawn Addis for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
7$64,900
Chris Rogers for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
7$58,354
Chris Ward for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Encinitas
7$56,700
Liz Ortega-Toro for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
7$49,700
Steve Padilla for State Senate 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
7$46,800
Damon Connolly for Senate 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
7$37,900
Matt Haney for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Oakland
7$37,697
Rebecca Bauer-Kahan for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
7$37,070
Mia Bonta for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
7$36,165
Lena Gonzalez for Senate 2024
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
7$33,792
Avila Farias for State Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
7$27,622
Toni Atkins for Governor 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Encinitas
7$25,431
Maggy Krell for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
7$24,891
Bill Dodd for Lt. Governor 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
7$18,500
Tim Grayson for Senate 2024
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
7$16,500
Santiago for Assembly 2030
Candidate or officeholder committee · Norwalk
7$7,000
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
6$53,100
Ash Kalra for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Oakland
6$45,352
Ransom for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Inglewood
6$37,900
Dave Cortese for Senate 2028
Candidate or officeholder committee · Oakland
6$37,900
Menjivar for Senate 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Los Angeles
6$37,092
James Gallagher for Lt. Governor 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Wilton
6$35,400
Magsig for State Senate 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Fresno
6$34,316
Eduardo Garcia for Secretary of State 2034
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
6$33,600
Stern for Senate 2024
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
6$33,000
Perea for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
6$32,500
Avelino Valencia for Senate 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
6$32,000
Alex Lee for State Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
6$31,100
Scott Sakakihara for Senate 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
6$30,500
Hadwick for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Hilmar
6$25,000
Phillip Chen for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Rancho Mirage
6$24,600
Irwin for Lieutenant Governor 2030
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
6$20,800
Damon Connolly for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
6$19,313
Mike Gatto for Lt. Governor 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Encino
6$15,800
LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender) Caucus Leadership Fund
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
5$48,000
Dr. Jasmeet Bains for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
5$47,200
Richardson for Senate 2028
Candidate or officeholder committee · Inglewood
5$45,400
Limon for State Controller 2030
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
5$41,300
Sasha Renee Perez for Senate 2028
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
5$36,492
Tony Strickland for Senate 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Irvine
5$26,494
Arreguin for State Senate 2028
Candidate or officeholder committee · Alameda
5$25,200
Celeste Rodriguez for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
5$24,692
Papan for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
5$22,465
Judy Chu for Congress
Candidate or officeholder committee · Encino
5$22,200
Sabrina Cervantes for Senate 2024
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
5$21,030
Lockyer for Lt. Governor 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
5$19,900
Avelino Valencia for State Assembly 2024
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
4$590,064
Juan Carrillo for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
4$35,400
David Alvarez for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · San Diego
4$28,600
Charles Hughes for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Hilmar
4$23,600
Fabian Nunez for State Treasurer 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
4$22,700
Dr. Akilah Weber Pierson for State Senate 2028
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
4$20,200
Lena Gonzalez for State Controller 2030
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
4$19,500
Blanca Rubio for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
4$19,200
David Couch for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Hilmar
4$18,700
Stephen Bennett for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Encino
4$15,300
Autumn Burke for Lieutenant Governor 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Los Angeles
4$11,400
Lalo Vargas for Insurance Commissioner 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Glendale
4$5,334
Nick Melvoin for Congress
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
4$2,500
Ramsey Robinson for Governor 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Oakland
4$2,179
Otto Lee for Supervisor 2024
Candidate or officeholder committee · San Jose
4$1,564
Cynthia Hernandez for City Council 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Lancaster
4$1,000
Jesse Gabriel for Assembly 2024
Candidate or officeholder committee · Los Angeles
3$2,484,925
Diane Dixon for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Irvine
3$17,700
Megan Dahle for Lt Governor 2030
Candidate or officeholder committee · Hilmar
3$17,700
Alvarado-Gil for Senate 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Hilmar
3$13,963
Brian Jones for Lt Governor 2030
Candidate or officeholder committee · Hilmar
3$13,800
Re-Elect Scott Wiener for State Senate 2024
Candidate or officeholder committee · Oakland
3$13,497
Re-Elect Eleni Kounalakis for Lieutenant Governor 2022
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
3$11,900
Patel for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
3$11,225
Marni von Wilpert for Senate 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
3$9,850
Gipson for Board of Equalization 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Norwalk
3$7,644
Lateefah for Congress
Candidate or officeholder committee · Oakland
3$5,000
Tri Ta for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Santa Ana
3$3,000
Alexandra Macedo for State Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Hilmar
3$2,400
Re-Elect Vivian Malauulu for LBCCD Trustee 2028
Candidate or officeholder committee · Long Beach
3$1,000
Re-Elect Rick Chavez Zbur for Assembly 2024
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
2$516,525
Chris Rogers for Assembly 2024
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
2$81,324
TINA MCKINNOR FOR ASSEMBLY 2024
Candidate or officeholder committee · Los Angeles
2$66,095
Caloza for Assembly 2024
Candidate or officeholder committee · Los Angeles
2$44,572
David Alvarez for State Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
2$23,600
Alan Lowenthal for Congress
Candidate or officeholder committee · Encino
2$17,700
John Duarte for Congress
Candidate or officeholder committee · Hilmar
2$16,800
Supporters of Chad Bianco for Sheriff Coroner 2028
Candidate or officeholder committee · Riverside
2$15,700
Ed Chen for City Council 2028
Candidate or officeholder committee · Covina
2$12,900
Blanca Rubio for Assembly 2024
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
2$12,790
Nathan Magsig for Senate 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Fresno
2$12,444
Ted Lieu for Congress
Candidate or officeholder committee · Los Angeles
2$12,000
Arreguin for Senate 2028
Candidate or officeholder committee · Alameda
2$11,800
Ben Allen for Insurance Commissioner 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
2$11,800
Jerry Dyer for Mayor 2024
Candidate or officeholder committee · Fresno
2$11,400
Dario Frommer for Controller 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
2$11,000
Jerry McNerney for State Senate 2028
Candidate or officeholder committee · Stockton
2$9,500
Alex Padilla for City Council 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Inglewood
2$7,500
Julia Brownley for Congress
Candidate or officeholder committee · Washington
2$7,000
David Penaloza for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Santa Ana
2$6,900
Anthony Rendon for Treasurer 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Lakewood
2$6,525
Baca for Supervisor 2028
Candidate or officeholder committee · Riverside
2$6,500
Gates for Attorney General 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Santa Ana
2$6,400
Steve Hilton for Governor 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Hilmar
2$6,150
Fatima Iqbal-Zubair for Assembly 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
2$6,150
Mani Grewal for Supervisor 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Hilmar
2$6,000
Tom Lackey for Board of Equalization 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Hilmar
2$5,400
Carl Demaio for State Assembly
Candidate or officeholder committee · San Diego
2$5,135
Chris Ward for State Assembly
Candidate or officeholder committee · Encinitas
2$5,000
Grove for Senate 2022
Candidate or officeholder committee · San Rafael
2$4,849
Knoblock for City Council
Candidate or officeholder committee · San Clemente
2$4,000
Glazer for State Treasurer 2030
Candidate or officeholder committee · Orinda
2$4,000
Josh Newman for Senate 2024
Candidate or officeholder committee · Fullerton
2$3,950
Jessica Morse for Congress
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
2$3,500
Huffman for Congress
Candidate or officeholder committee · Oakland
2$3,500
Ransom for Assembly 2024
Candidate or officeholder committee · Inglewood
2$3,500
Pradetto for City Council 2024
Candidate or officeholder committee · Irvine
2$3,500
Megan Dahle for Senate 2024
Candidate or officeholder committee · Hilmar
2$3,000
Susan Ellenberg for Supervisor 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Oakland
2$3,000
Michael Newhouse for Senate 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
2$2,500
Thurston Smith for Supervisor 2028
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
2$2,475
Knoblock for City Council 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · San Clemente
2$2,000
Stephen Whitburn for Assembly 2030
Candidate or officeholder committee · Encinitas
2$2,000
Jason Gibbs for City Council 2028
Candidate or officeholder committee · Santa Clarita
2$1,990
Cannella for Supervisor 2030
Candidate or officeholder committee · Hilmar
2$1,499
Becerra for Governor 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Glendale
2$1,407
Bredefeld for Supervisor 2028
Candidate or officeholder committee · Hilmar
2$1,250
Caity Maple for City Council 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
2$1,250
Luis Alejo For Supervisor 2028
Candidate or officeholder committee · Salinas
2$1,250
Barragan for Congress
Candidate or officeholder committee · San Pedro
2$1,000
Steven Choi for Superintendent of Public Instruction 2030
Candidate or officeholder committee · Santa Ana
2$1,000
Ed Chau for Judge 2030
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
2$1,000
Elkarra for School Board 2024
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento
2$750
Yasmine McMorrin for City Council
Candidate or officeholder committee · Inglewood
2$750
Jorge Herrera Avila for City Council 2028
Candidate or officeholder committee · San Gabriel
2$600
Nico Ruderman for State Senate 2026
Candidate or officeholder committee · Encino
2$525
Ricks-Oddie For Council 2022 Officeholder Account
Candidate or officeholder committee · Rancho Mirrage
2$500
Re-Elect Jim Perry for Riverside City Council Ward 6 2021
Candidate or officeholder committee · Riverside
2$350

From itemized contributions to the 2026 state candidates' controlled committees on Cal-Access reports covering 2025–2026 (latest amendments). A person is a name and ZIP code; anyone else, a name as written, cleaned of spelling differences (“CA”/“California”) and merged where we've checked two spellings are the same donor. A company and its PAC are separate donors. By party: the candidates' parties (blue Democratic, red Republican, gray other parties and nonpartisan offices).