This is among the most solidly Democratic districts in the nation. Laura Friedman, a Democrat, has taken $30,922 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. Scott Meyers, a Republican, shows no AIPAC-linked donations in 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.
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
Laura Friedman DemocratNominee
AIPAC-linked $30,922FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC PAC and AIPAC-routed contributions, career 2024-2026. 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)$827,895 raised · $655,389 spent · $469,254 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Public education, affordability, environment, democracy, housing, universal healthcare and childcare
FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
Laura Friedman D
Scott Meyers R
Raised
$828K
$58K
Individuals
$537K65%
$18K31%
PACs & parties
$287K35%
$0
Self-funded
$0
$40K69%
Other
$5K1%
$0
AIPAC-linked*
$31K
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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.
Laura Friedman538 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$828K
Campaign spent$655K
Cash on hand$469K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals65%
PACs / committees35%
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 →
Labor PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Cooperative PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Labor PAC$8K
Membership PAC$8K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$6K
Individual$6K
Trade association PAC$6K
Individual$6K
Individual$6K
Individual$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Leadership PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Membership PAC$5K
PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
AIPAC's PAC$5K
Individual$5K
Individual$5K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Organization$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Labor PAC$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Showing the 50 biggest of 538 donors. The other 488 gave $448K combined.
Plus $71K 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.