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2026 California District 26 House Election

Julia Brownley (D) — retiring

About this race

With the current officeholder retiring, this seat will have a new winner. Voters here usually back Democratic candidates by wide margins. 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

Jacqui Irwin Democrat Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$822,382 raised · $526,904 spent · $295,478 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Fighting Trump's assault on democracy and values, prioritizing public safety, affordability, and local needs

Sam Gallucci Republican Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$377,078 raised · $343,397 spent · $33,681 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026

Where the money comes from

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

Jacqui Irwin DSam Gallucci R
Raised$822K$377K
Individuals$652K79%$145K38%
PACs & parties$164K20%$0
Self-funded$0$233K62%
Other$6K1%$10%
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.

Jacqui Irwin 468 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$822K
Campaign spent$527K
Cash on hand$295K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals79%
PACs / committees20%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
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  • Individual$6K
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  • Individual$5K
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  • Labor PAC$5K
  • PAC$5K
  • Leadership PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
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  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Membership PAC$5K
  • PAC$5K
  • Cooperative PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • Membership PAC$5K
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  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Membership PAC$5K
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  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Membership PAC$5K
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  • Labor PAC$5K
  • PAC$5K

Showing the 50 biggest of 468 donors. The other 418 gave $495K combined.

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

See Jacqui Irwin’s full FEC filings →

Sam Gallucci 77 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$377K
Campaign spent$343K
Cash on hand$34K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals38%
PACs / committees0%
Self-funding62%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Self-funded$56K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$5K
  • Individual$4K
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  • Individual$820
  • Individual$750
  • Organization$675
  • Individual$530
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500

Showing the 50 biggest of 77 donors. The other 27 gave $9K combined.

Plus $15K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Sam Gallucci’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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