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.
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
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
- Patty Quillin $626,300
- Elizabeth D. Simons $436,300
- Reed Hastings $421,300
- Andrew Schwartzberg $290,200
- Jaime Schwartzberg $278,400
Businesses
$53.6M 18% of outside money · 6,378 donors
- First Foundation Bank $820,381
- Airbnb, Inc. $709,650
- Anheuser Busch Companies $663,400
- Comcast Financial Agency Corporation $609,500
- Blue Shield of California $500,290
Trade, professional and issue groups
$38.8M 13% of outside money · 2,348 donors
- California New Car Dealers Association PAC $862,117
- California Dental Association PAC (CDA PAC) $757,300
- Association of California School Administrators PAC Small Contributor Committee $723,700
- Association of California School Administrators PAC $643,469
- 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
- SEIU California State Council Small Contributor Committee $826,700
- United Domestic Workers of America Action Fund $785,936
- California Professional Firefighters Political Action Committee $697,799
- California Teachers Association/Association for Better Citizenship $678,000
- United Domestic Workers of America Action Fund Small Contributor Committee $641,174
Tribal governments
$7.3M 2% of outside money · 90 donors
- Pechanga Band of Indians $1,182,400
- Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation $756,200
- Morongo Band of Mission Indians $546,800
- Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians $534,000
- Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation $472,250
Political parties
$12.6M 4% of outside money · 71 donors
Other candidates and officeholders
$7.5M 3% of outside money · 464 donors
- Carl DeMaio for State Assembly 2026 $197,654
- Tri Ta for Assembly 2024 $166,000
- Patrick Ahrens for Assembly 2026 $163,300
- Alexandra Macedo for Assembly 2026 $150,000
- 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
- Tom Steyer $220,605,302
- Jesse Gabriel for Assembly 2024 $2,467,225
- Robert Rivas for Assembly 2024 $1,544,715
- Brian Goldsmith $1,500,000
- 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.
| Donor | Candidates | Total | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pechanga Band of Indians Tribal government · Temecula · registered lobbyist employer | 103 | $1,182,400 | |
| Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation Tribal government · Brooks · registered lobbyist employer | 99 | $756,200 | |
| Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Tribal government · Placerville · registered lobbyist employer | 85 | $452,000 | |
| Barona Band of Mission Indians Tribal government · Lakeside · registered lobbyist employer | 73 | $389,800 | |
| Morongo Band of Mission Indians Tribal government · Banning · registered lobbyist employer | 65 | $546,800 | |
| Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians Tribal government · Alpine · registered lobbyist employer | 65 | $534,000 | |
| Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Tribal government · Palm Springs · registered lobbyist employer | 64 | $261,839 | |
| Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation Tribal government · Los Angeles | 55 | $472,250 | |
| Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians Tribal government · Coachella · registered lobbyist employer | 54 | $246,000 | |
| Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians Tribal government · Lakeport · registered lobbyist employer | 46 | $128,900 | |
| Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation Tribal government · El Cajon · registered lobbyist employer | 40 | $288,100 | |
| Santa Ynez Band of Mission Indians Tribal government · Santa Ynez | 39 | $335,600 | |
| United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria Tribal government · Sacramento | 37 | $136,800 | |
| Table Mountain Rancheria Tribal government · Friant · registered lobbyist employer | 34 | $142,400 | |
| Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians Tribal government · Oakhurst | 27 | $190,750 | |
| San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Tribal government · Los Angeles | 26 | $176,300 | |
| Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake Tribal government · Upper Lake · registered lobbyist employer | 25 | $206,000 | |
| Tejon Indian Tribe Tribal government · Bakersfield · registered lobbyist employer | 16 | $90,542 | |
| Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians Tribal government · Valley Center · registered lobbyist employer | 9 | $57,200 | |
| Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians Tribal government · San Jacinto | 7 | $46,833 | |
| Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria Tribal government · Rohnert Park · registered lobbyist employer | 6 | $82,100 | |
| Pala Band of Mission Indians Tribal government · Pala | 6 | $33,400 | |
| Lytton Rancheria Tribal government · Windsor · registered lobbyist employer | 4 | $102,000 | |
| Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake (HPUL) Project Operations Tribal government · Upper Lake | 3 | $22,200 | |
| Redding Rancheria Tribal government · Redding · registered lobbyist employer | 3 | $13,400 | |
| Colusa Indian Community Council Tribal government · Colusa | 2 | $44,200 | |
| Morongo Band of Mission Indians Tribal Tribal government · Banning | 2 | $21,600 | |
| Viejas Tribal Government Tribal government · Alpine | 2 | $13,249 | |
| Yurok Tribe Tribal government · Klamath · registered lobbyist employer | 2 | $12,900 | |
| Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake TEO Tribal government · Upper Lake | 2 | $11,800 | |
| Karuk Tribe Tribal government · Happy Camp · registered lobbyist employer | 2 | $10,000 | |
| Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake Project Operations Tribal government · Upper Lake | 2 | $8,400 | |
| United Auburn Indian Community Tribal government · Sacramento · registered lobbyist employer | 2 | $5,000 | |
| Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Indians Tribal government · Coachella | 2 | $3,000 |
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).