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

Businesses

$53.6M 18% of outside money · 6,378 donors

  1. First Foundation Bank $820,381
  2. Airbnb, Inc. $709,650
  3. Anheuser Busch Companies $663,400
  4. Comcast Financial Agency Corporation $609,500
  5. Blue Shield of California $500,290

All businesses funding 2+ candidates →

Trade, professional and issue groups

$38.8M 13% of outside money · 2,348 donors

  1. California New Car Dealers Association PAC $862,117
  2. California Dental Association PAC (CDA PAC) $757,300
  3. Association of California School Administrators PAC Small Contributor Committee $723,700
  4. Association of California School Administrators PAC $643,469
  5. CALPAC - California Medical Association PAC $525,400

All trade, professional and issue groups funding 2+ candidates →

Labor unions

$37.2M 13% of outside money · 1,204 donors

  1. SEIU California State Council Small Contributor Committee $826,700
  2. United Domestic Workers of America Action Fund $785,936
  3. California Professional Firefighters Political Action Committee $697,799
  4. California Teachers Association/Association for Better Citizenship $678,000
  5. United Domestic Workers of America Action Fund Small Contributor Committee $641,174

All labor unions funding 2+ candidates →

Tribal governments

$7.3M 2% of outside money · 90 donors

  1. Pechanga Band of Indians $1,182,400
  2. Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation $756,200
  3. Morongo Band of Mission Indians $546,800
  4. Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians $534,000
  5. Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation $472,250

All tribal governments funding 2+ candidates →

Political parties

$12.6M 4% of outside money · 71 donors

  1. California Democratic Party $7,375,072
  2. California Republican Party $2,223,499
  3. Sutter County Republican Central Committee $292,488
  4. Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee United Democratic Campaign $260,000
  5. Los Angeles County Democratic Party-State Candidate Committee $256,950

All political parties funding 2+ candidates →

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.

Trade, professional and issue groups ✕
DonorCandidatesTotalBy party
California New Car Dealers Association PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		106$862,117
California Credit Union League PAC
Group or PAC · Ontario		86$462,400
California Dental Association PAC (CDA PAC)
Group or PAC · Sacramento		82$757,300
CALPAC - California Medical Association PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		82$525,400
California Alliance of Family Owned Businesses PAC
Group or PAC · San Rafael		80$253,600
California Building Industry Association PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		74$362,600
California YIMBY Victory Fund
Group or PAC · Sacramento		70$112,400
The Doctors Company PAC AKA DOCPAC
Group or PAC · Napa		62$344,300
Consumer Attorneys of California PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		61$521,726
California Veterinary Medical Association PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		60$244,800
Associated General Contractors PAC
Group or PAC · West Sacramento		58$377,850
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association of America PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		57$371,900
American Pistachio Growers California PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		56$261,800
California Apartment Association PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		54$502,000
California Association of Highway Patrolmen PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		53$271,900
DRIVE Committee
Group or PAC · Washington		52$249,330
Blue Diamond Growers
Group or PAC · Sacramento · registered lobbyist employer		51$192,027
California Hospital Association PAC, Sponsored by CA Association of Hospitals & Health Systems (CAHHS)
Group or PAC · Sacramento		50$329,164
California Association of Health Facilities PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		50$265,400
California Chamber of Commerce PAC AKA ChamberPAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		50$189,566
Entertainment Software Association
Group or PAC · Washington · registered lobbyist employer		50$169,100
California Bankers Association State PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		48$163,200
California Independent Telephone PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		47$88,000
Cooperative of American Physicians State PAC
Group or PAC · Los Angeles		45$211,400
California Statewide Law Enforcement Association PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		44$205,600
California Asian Chamber of Commerce Candidate PAC
Group or PAC · Encinitas		43$122,300
EdVoice for the Kids PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		42$207,400
Californians Allied for Patient Protection PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		42$108,546
California American Council of Engineering Companies PAC (CA ACEC PAC)
Group or PAC · Sacramento		40$168,200
Wine Institute California PAC
Group or PAC · Long Beach		39$142,606
California Pawnbrokers Association PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		39$95,000
Association of California School Administrators PAC Small Contributor Committee
Group or PAC · Sacramento		38$723,700
California Optometric PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		38$95,600
Californians for Jobs and a Strong Economy
Group or PAC · Sacramento		37$286,114
California Association of Winegrape Growers State PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		37$66,500
Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		36$309,100
Association of California School Administrators PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		35$643,469
California Mortgage Bankers Association PAC (CAMPAC)
Group or PAC · Roseville		35$120,900
California Association of Health Plans PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		34$147,577
American Property Casualty Insurance Association California PAC
Group or PAC · Chicago		33$128,500
California Citrus Mutual PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		33$114,450
California Defense Counsel PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		33$100,700
Elevate California PAC
Group or PAC · San Rafael		33$85,800
Physician Association of California PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		32$122,400
California Grocers Association PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		32$110,600
Californians Allied for Patient Protection PAC (CAPP PAC)
Group or PAC · Sacramento		32$84,094
California Association of Collectors PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		32$64,000
Statewide California Coalition PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		31$97,253
California Forestry Association PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		31$74,385
The California Women's List
Group or PAC · Oakland		31$58,650
California Real Estate Political Action Committee (CREPAC) - California Association of Realtors
Group or PAC · Los Angeles		30$278,000
Abbott Laboratories Employee Political Action Committee (Fed PAC ID #: C00040279)
Group or PAC · Abbott Park		30$106,000
California Assisted Living Association PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		30$59,250
Construction Employers' Association PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		29$63,000
Recording Industry Association of America California PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		29$26,450
Women in Power (WIP PAC)
Group or PAC · Sacramento		28$226,500
Greater Anesthesia Service and PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		28$208,100
American Beverage Association
Group or PAC · San Rafael · registered lobbyist employer		28$171,200
Eli Lilly and Company PAC
Group or PAC · Indianapolis		28$101,000
California Almond Industry PAC, Sponsored by The Almond Alliance of California
Group or PAC · Sacramento		28$72,100
National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors CA PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		28$46,250
California Fuels & Convenience Alliance PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		27$134,900
California Financial Services Association PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		27$67,500
Climate Action California PAC
Group or PAC · Oakland		27$25,500
Association of California State Supervisors PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		26$106,200
California Fresh Fruit Association PAC
Group or PAC · Fresno		26$51,000
American Chemistry Council
Group or PAC · Washington · registered lobbyist employer		26$37,500
United Contractors PAC
Group or PAC · San Ramon		25$195,100
Associated General Contractors Political Action Committee of CA
Group or PAC · West Sacramento		25$155,500
Charter Public Schools Political Action Committee, sponsored by California Charter Schools Association Advocates
Group or PAC · Sacramento		25$45,300
Anesthesia Service Medical Group Advocacy Fund
Group or PAC · San Diego		25$35,250
California Farm Bureau Federation Fund to Protect the Family Farm (FARM PAC)
Group or PAC · Sacramento		24$141,400
California Association of Highway Patrolmen PAC Small Contributor Committee
Group or PAC · Sacramento		24$131,400
California Optometric PAC (aka CAL-OPAC)
Group or PAC · Sacramento		24$126,700
21st Century Alliance Good Government PAC
Group or PAC · Oakland		24$126,000
California Water Association PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		24$110,302
California Physical Therapy PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		24$27,750
California Commerce Club, Inc.
Group or PAC · Commerce · registered lobbyist employer		23$128,000
California Ambulatory Surgery Association PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		23$94,600
California Primary Care Association Advocates PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		23$90,080
Alliance for Automotive Innovation
Group or PAC · San Rafael · registered lobbyist employer		23$72,637
California Grain & Feed Association PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		23$55,250
Family Business Political Action Committee
Group or PAC · Sacramento		23$33,500
California Attorneys, Administrative Law Judges and Hearing Officers in State Employment PAC AKA CASE PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		22$106,500
Resource Recovery Coalition of California PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		22$76,400
California Dental Association PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		21$166,500
Los Angeles Police Protective League PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		21$160,700
California Hospital Association PAC Sponsored by CAHHS
Group or PAC · Sacramento		21$125,150
California State Retirees PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		21$80,250
Ford Motor Company Civic Action Fund
Group or PAC · Dearborn		21$62,400
Amgen, Inc.
Group or PAC · Thousand Oaks · registered lobbyist employer		21$52,800
California American Water Employee PAC
Group or PAC · San Diego		21$46,500
California Mortgage Association PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		21$42,000
California Real Estate PAC (CREPAC) Small Contributor Committee
Group or PAC · Los Angeles		20$189,800
California Real Estate PAC (CREPAC)
Group or PAC · Los Angeles		20$168,600
Association of California Life & Health Insurance Companies PAC (ACLHIC PAC)
Group or PAC · Sausalito		20$117,253
California Land Title Association PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		20$71,800
Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles PAC
Group or PAC · Los Angeles		20$59,942
Progressive Era PAC
Group or PAC · San Francisco		19$123,300
Govern for California Courage Committee
Group or PAC · San Rafael		19$120,800
Technology Network (Technet) California PAC
Group or PAC · Burlingame		19$94,000
FairPAC, Sponsored by the Civil Justice Association of California
Group or PAC · Sacramento		19$75,380
United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
Group or PAC · San Antonio		19$70,350
California State Outdoor Advertising Association PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		19$51,606
Bay Area Legislative Leaders PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		18$206,500
Greater Anesthesia Service and Political Action Committee, Sponsored by California Society of Anesthesiologists
Group or PAC · Sacramento		18$144,600
California Manufacturers & Technology Association PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		18$84,200
CCSA Advocates for Great Public Schools
Group or PAC · San Rafael		18$48,300
Charter Public Schools PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		18$36,300
Biocom California PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		18$33,500
California Jewish PAC
Group or PAC · Los Angeles		17$127,200
California Cattlemen's Association PAC (CATTLE-PAC)
Group or PAC · Sacramento		17$86,600
California State Retirees PAC Small Contributor Committee
Group or PAC · Sacramento		17$86,300
Californians for Safer Neighborhoods
Group or PAC · Norwalk		17$73,500
Southern California Contractors Association PAC
Group or PAC · Orange		17$61,000
UAW Region 6 Western States PAC
Group or PAC · Pico Rivera		17$53,100
Blue Diamond Growers PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		17$48,500
California Cotton Ginners and Growers Association PAC
Group or PAC · Fresno		17$24,500
Pacific Merchant Shipping Association PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		17$21,500
Southern California Pipe Trades District Council No. 16 Political Action Committee
Group or PAC · Los Angeles		16$219,550
California Real Estate PAC (CREPAC) - California Association of Realtors Small Contributor Committee
Group or PAC · Los Angeles		16$145,800
California Association of Nurse Anesthetists PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		16$96,900
California's Credit Unions PAC, Sponsored by California Credit Union League
Group or PAC · Sacramento		16$77,400
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association Small Contributor Committee
Group or PAC · Sacramento		16$65,000
Abbott Laboratories Employee PAC
Group or PAC · Abbott Park		16$58,000
California Rice Industry Association PAC
Group or PAC · San Rafael		16$54,500
AbbVie Political Action Committee (Fed PAC ID C00536573)
Group or PAC · North Chicago		16$51,500
Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California VOTES PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		16$26,863
Northern California Water Association PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		16$26,000
California Travel Parks Association, Inc. Recreation PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		16$26,000
Pacific Association of Domestic Insurance Companies PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		16$19,000
California Nations Indian Gaming Association Sovereignty Protection Fund
Group or PAC · Los Angeles		15$68,600
California Life Sciences PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		15$45,365
California Association for Nurse Practitioners PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		15$34,600
The Hartford Insurance Group Inc. PAC (AKA The Hartford Advocates Fund) (FED PAC ID# C00168864)
Group or PAC · Hartford		15$24,500
Johnson & Johnson Corporate Political Fund
Group or PAC · Washington		15$23,000
ASA Staffing PAC
Group or PAC · Alexandria		15$20,000
Western Manufactured Housing Communities PAC Sponsor: Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association
Group or PAC · Sacramento		14$135,700
Los Angeles Police Protective League PAC Small Contributor Committee
Group or PAC · Sacramento		14$113,524
California Hospital Association PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		14$67,750
California Beer & Beverage Distributors Community Affairs
Group or PAC · Sacramento		14$35,200
Disability Political Action Committee, Sponsored by Association of California Life & Health Insurance Companies
Group or PAC · Sausalito		14$33,000
California State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police Political Action Committee
Group or PAC · Sacramento		14$30,200
Independent Insurance PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		14$27,500
California Permanente Medical Groups PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		14$27,399
Sports Betting Alliance
Group or PAC · Lubbock · registered lobbyist employer		14$24,500
CA State Lodge FOP PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		14$22,500
California Wind Energy Association PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		14$21,500
Planned Parenthood Advocacy Project Los Angeles County Action Fund
Group or PAC · Sacramento		14$15,908
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America California Initiative Fund
Group or PAC · Sacramento		13$257,500
California Real Estate PAC
Group or PAC · Los Angeles		13$171,200
California Broadband & Video Association
Group or PAC · Sacramento · registered lobbyist employer		13$70,334
Affordable Housing PAC
Group or PAC · Agoura Hills		13$61,398
ChamberPAC Small Contributor Committee, Sponsored by CA Chamber of Commerce
Group or PAC · Sacramento		13$54,769
Sunkist PAC
Group or PAC · Valencia		13$49,600
UPSPAC
Group or PAC · Washington		13$41,800
Dairy Institute of California PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		13$41,700
Elect Climate Champions Fund sponsored by California Environmental Voters
Group or PAC · Oakland		13$41,000
California Association of Nurse Anesthesiology PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		13$39,700
California Mortgage Bankers Association PAC
Group or PAC · Roseville		13$39,000
CA Independent Petroleum Association PAC
Group or PAC · Irvine		13$31,900
California Association of Marriage & Family Therapists PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		13$29,100
Wescom Credit Union State PAC
Group or PAC · Pasadena		13$29,000
California Association of Dental Plans PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		13$22,500
Southern California Pipe Trades District Council #16 PAC
Group or PAC · Los Angeles		12$118,800
Riverside Sheriffs' Association Public Education Fund
Group or PAC · Sacramento		12$83,923
AT&T California Employee Political Action Committee
Group or PAC · San Francisco		12$45,203
California Business Properties Association PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		12$41,100
Association of California Life & Health Insurance Companies PAC
Group or PAC · Sausalito		12$39,950
CalTravel PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		12$39,100
California Hotel & Lodging Association PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		12$33,900
Security PAC, Sponsored by California Association of Licensed Security Agencies, Guards and Associates
Group or PAC · Sacramento		12$32,400
Amgen Inc. State PAC
Group or PAC · Thousand Oaks		12$26,500
California Nevada Cement Association PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		12$19,750
Latinas Lead California
Group or PAC · Sacramento		12$13,500
California Association of Orthodontists PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		12$13,500
Southern California Armenian Democrats
Group or PAC · Inglewood		12$6,450
Western United Dairies PAC
Group or PAC · Turlock		11$104,700
Comcast Corporation and Affiliated Entities Including NBCUniversal Media LLC
Group or PAC · Philadelphia		11$99,500
California Council for Affordable Housing PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		11$93,412
Southern California Pipe Trades District Council No. 16 PAC Small Contributor Committee
Group or PAC · Los Angeles		11$81,000
Associated Builders and Contractors Northern California Chapter Political Action Committee
Group or PAC · Livermore		11$68,600
Asian Pacific Islander Leadership PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		11$66,100
California Academy of Family Physicians PAC
Group or PAC · San Francisco		11$52,700
Western Growers PAC - California
Group or PAC · Irvine		11$48,400
Pharmaceutical Care Management Association
Group or PAC · Washington		11$45,800
The Home Depot Inc. Political Action Committee (FED PAC ID # C00284885)
Group or PAC · Washington		11$44,900
General Motors Company Political Action Committee (fed PAC ID C00076810)
Group or PAC · Washington		11$41,200
Cargo PAC California Trucking Association
Group or PAC · Sacramento		11$34,900
California SMART TD PAC (FED PAC ID# C00001636)
Group or PAC · Independence		11$28,000
Doctors Company PAC (DOCPAC)
Group or PAC · Napa		11$27,800
Western Tree Nut Association PAC
Group or PAC · Fresno		11$27,000
California Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		11$21,000
California Pharmacists Association PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		11$16,500
Planned Parenthood Action Fund of the Pacific Southwest PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		11$11,591
State Compensation Insurance Fund
Group or PAC · Pleasanton · registered lobbyist employer		11$3,607
California Association of Health Facilities Northern Region PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		10$136,800
Southern CA Pipe Trades District Council #16
Group or PAC · Los Angeles		10$99,400
America's Physician Groups California PAC
Group or PAC · Los Angeles		10$63,800
Almond Alliance PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		10$58,400

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).