This is a genuine swing district. David Valadao, a Republican, has taken $222,055 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. Randy Villegas, a Democrat, has publicly rejected support from AIPAC.
Key issues in California
Major issues facing California, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.
Cost of living — Voters consistently rank California's steep cost of living as their top concern.
Housing affordability — Housing affordability ranks far above the national average as a California voter concern.
Billionaire tax proposal — Proposition 40's proposed one-time tax on billionaires' assets divides voters before November.
Immigration enforcement — Immigration and enforcement ranks third among voter concerns in statewide polls.
Healthcare costs — Healthcare costs register as a significant concern in statewide voter polls.
Candidates & funding
David Valadao RepublicanNominee
AIPAC-linked $222,055FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC PAC and AIPAC-routed contributions, 2022-2026. Source: FEC filings via FundVoter.
Other routed $507K833 donors via conduit
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)$4,927,602 raised · $1,607,550 spent · $3,365,587 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Protect water, end inflation and gas prices, create jobs, support seniors and veterans
FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
David Valadao R
Randy Villegas D
Raised
$4.9M
$2.6M
Individuals
$1.4M29%
$2.4M91%
PACs & parties
$1.9M39%
$190K7%
Self-funded
$0
$0
Other
$1.6M32%
$59K2%
AIPAC-linked*
$222K
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Outside spending†
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* 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.
David Valadao1229 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$4.9M
Campaign spent$1.6M
Cash on hand$3.4M
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals29%
PACs / committees39%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
Total routed through conduits$507K
Share of individual giving35.6%
Other$507K
Individuals gave through these conduits. Conduit is routing layer, not legal donor. General platforms (ActBlue, WinRed) are payment processors, not networks. How conduits work →
Individual$12K
Individual$10K
Individual$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Cooperative PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Cooperative PAC$10K
Cooperative PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Membership PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Showing the 50 biggest of 1229 donors. The other 1179 gave $2.8M combined.
Plus $166K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
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.