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2026 California District 9 House Election

Josh Harder (D)

About this race

This district usually votes strongly Democratic. Josh Harder, a Democrat, has taken $119,489 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. John McBride, a Republican, shows a record of donations linked to AIPAC, but the exact amount is still being confirmed.

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

Josh Harder Democrat Nominee

AIPAC-linked $119,489FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC PAC and AIPAC-routed contributions, career 2022-2026. Source: FEC filings via FundVoter.
No 2026 conduit activity detectedFEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle
A PAC can give at most $10K per cycle directly to a candidate. But when individuals route donations through a PAC acting as conduit, there’s no cap on how many donors can be bundled. That’s where the real money moves — not from the PAC’s treasury, but from individuals the PAC steered to the candidate. How conduits work →
2026 fundraising (FEC)$4,083,528 raised · $1,032,871 spent · $4,739,488 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Lowering costs, homelessness, health care, clean air and water, strong schools, safe communities

John McBride Republican Nominee

AIPAC-linkedamount under verification
FundVoter lists an AIPAC-linked FEC record for this candidate; the dollar amount is still under verification.
2026 fundraising (FEC)$52,178 raised · $33,569 spent · $18,738 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Freedom, liberty, safer communities, health care, agriculture, economy, youth

Where the money comes from

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

Josh Harder DJohn McBride R
Raised$4.1M$52K
Individuals$2.9M71%$10K20%
PACs & parties$509K12%$20K38%
Self-funded$0$0
Other$675K17%$22K42%
AIPAC-linked*$119K—
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.

Josh Harder 1791 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$4.1M
Campaign spent$1.0M
Cash on hand$4.7M
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals71%
PACs / committees12%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
No 2026 conduit activity detected
FEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle. Career AIPAC-linked total (above) may reflect prior cycles. How conduits work →
  • Individual$21K
  • Individual$21K
  • Individual$20K
  • Individual$11K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Cooperative PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Individual$9K
  • Individual$9K
  • Labor PAC$8K
  • PAC$8K
  • Individual$8K
  • Individual$8K
  • Individual$8K
  • Membership PAC$8K
  • Leadership PAC$8K
  • Trade association PAC$8K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K

Showing the 50 biggest of 1791 donors. The other 1741 gave $2.6M combined.

Plus $382K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Josh Harder’s full FEC filings →

John McBride 14 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$52K
Campaign spent$34K
Cash on hand$19K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals20%
PACs / committees38%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Organization$500
  • Individual$400
  • Individual$260
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250
  • Individual$250

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

See John McBride’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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