This district leans Democratic. Norma Torres, a Democrat, has taken $473,735 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. Mike Cargile, 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
Norma Torres DemocratNominee
AIPAC-linked $473,735FundVoter-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)$769,061 raised · $733,128 spent · $339,247 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Women's rights and reproductive freedom; economic opportunity: lower childcare costs, paid family leave
FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
Norma Torres D
Mike Cargile R
Raised
$769K
$5K
Individuals
$268K35%
$5K100%
PACs & parties
$499K65%
$0
Self-funded
$0
$0
Other
$2K0%
$0
AIPAC-linked*
$474K
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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.
Norma Torres277 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$769K
Campaign spent$733K
Cash on hand$339K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals35%
PACs / committees65%
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
PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Cooperative PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$9K
Individual$8K
Labor PAC$8K
Corporate PAC$8K
Labor PAC$8K
Organization$7K
Organization$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Labor PAC$7K
Corporate PAC$7K
Trade association PAC$6K
Individual$6K
Membership PAC$6K
Corporate PAC$6K
Labor PAC$6K
Labor PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Membership PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Leadership PAC$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
Membership PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Membership PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Labor PAC$5K
AIPAC's PAC$5K
Organization$4K
Corporate PAC$4K
Corporate PAC$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Showing the 50 biggest of 277 donors. The other 227 gave $314K combined.
Plus $72K 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.