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2026 California District 8 House Election

John Garamendi (D)

About this race

This is among the most solidly Democratic districts in the nation. Nobody in this race has donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, according to available records.

Key issues in California

Major issues facing California, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.

Candidates & funding

John Garamendi Democrat Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$489,135 raised · $557,834 spent · $1,196,018 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Manufacturing jobs, education, Delta protection, water infrastructure, drought resilience, healthcare

Rudy Recile Republican Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$20,073 raised · $20,875 spent · $235 cash on hand through Sep 30, 2026
Focus: Protect communities, support economy, practical solutions, integrity, accountability, transparency

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Sep 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

John Garamendi DRudy Recile R
Raised$489K$20K
Individuals$155K32%$11K54%
PACs & parties$334K68%$0
Self-funded$0$9K46%
Other$420%$0
AIPAC-linked*——
Outside spending†——

* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.

† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.

“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.

Who are the biggest donors?

Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.

Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.

John Garamendi 197 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$489K
Campaign spent$558K
Cash on hand$1.2M
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals32%
PACs / committees68%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Cooperative PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Membership PAC$8K
  • Organization$7K
  • Organization$7K
  • Labor PAC$7K
  • Corporate PAC$6K
  • Corporate PAC$6K
  • Trade association PAC$6K
  • Corporate PAC$6K
  • Individual$5K
  • Individual$5K
  • Organization$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Corporate PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Corporate PAC$5K
  • Corporate PAC$5K
  • Corporate PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • Membership PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K

Showing the 50 biggest of 197 donors. The other 147 gave $199K combined.

Plus $27K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See John Garamendi’s full FEC filings →

Rudy Recile 11 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$20K
Campaign spent$21K
Cash on hand$235
FEC 2026 through 09/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals54%
PACs / committees0%
Self-funding46%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Individual$3K
  • Individual$800
  • Individual$750
  • Individual$600
  • Individual$590
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$300
  • Individual$120
  • Individual$25
  • Individual$8

Plus $4K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Rudy Recile’s full FEC filings →

These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.

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