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California Defense Counsel PAC

Group or PAC · Sacramento

$100,700to 2026 state candidates, 48 contributions
33candidates funded
Democratic $93,200 · Republican $6,500 · other $1,000

Gave to more than one candidate in Treasurer (primary, 2 candidates).

ToTotalContributionsWhen
Thomas Umberg D
running for Board of Equalization Member District 4
$14,40052025-05-16 – 2026-05-04
Xavier Becerra D
running for Governor
$10,00012026-06-01
Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis D
running for Treasurer
$9,00022025-09-10 – 2026-04-10
Rob Bonta D
running for Attorney General
$7,00022025-03-20 – 2026-01-07
Maggy Krell D
running for State Assembly Member District 6
$6,90022025-05-16 – 2026-03-05
Robert A. Rivas D
running for State Assembly Member District 29
$5,90012025-03-20
Blanca N Pacheco D
running for State Assembly Member District 64
$4,00022025-03-20 – 2026-08-24
Gregg A Hart D
running for State Assembly Member District 37
$3,00032025-03-20 – 2025-12-31
Angelique Victoirae Ashby D
running for State Senate District 8
$3,00022025-09-25 – 2026-03-03
Sade Elhawary D
running for State Assembly Member District 57
$3,00022025-09-03 – 2025-12-31
Darshana R Patel D
running for State Assembly Member District 76
$2,50012025-05-16
Tina Simone McKinnor D
running for State Assembly Member District 61
$2,50012025-05-19
Nicholas Schultz D
running for State Assembly Member District 44
$2,50022025-09-02 – 2026-03-03
Jeffrey Gonzalez R
running for State Assembly Member District 36
$2,50012026-05-26
Catherine Stefani D
running for State Assembly Member District 19
$2,00022025-03-21 – 2025-09-22
Heather Hadwick R
running for State Assembly Member District 1
$2,00022025-09-02 – 2026-01-07
Jesse Samuel Gabriel D
running for State Assembly Member District 46
$2,00012026-03-02
Benjamin J Allen D
running for Insurance Commissioner
$2,00012025-09-22
Caroline Yvette Menjivar D
running for State Senate District 20
$2,00012026-03-16
Anna Marie Caballero D
running for Treasurer
$1,50012025-09-05
Avelino Valencia D
running for State Senate District 34
$1,00012025-03-20
Marc Berman D
running for State Assembly Member District 23
$1,00012025-09-02
Phillip D Chen R
running for State Assembly Member District 59
$1,00012025-12-10
Shannon L Grove R
running for Board of Equalization Member District 1
$1,00012025-12-31
Lisa Yvette Calderon D
running for State Assembly Member District 56
$1,00012025-09-02
Mike Fong D
running for State Assembly Member District 49
$1,00012026-03-02
Albert Y Muratsuchi
running for Superintendent of Public Instruction
$1,00012025-07-30
Stephen A Bennett D
running for State Assembly Member District 38
$1,00012026-01-05
Damon M Connolly D
running for State Senate District 2
$1,00012026-01-30
Rick Chavez Zbur D
running for State Assembly Member District 51
$1,00012026-03-03
Rebecca Beth Bauer-Kahan D
running for State Assembly Member District 16
$1,00012026-05-04
Isaac Gregory Bryan D
running for State Assembly Member District 55
$1,00012026-05-20
Joshua Lowenthal D
running for State Assembly Member District 69
$1,00012025-09-05

Itemized contributions on Cal-Access reports covering 2025–2026, as reported by the candidates' committees.