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2026 California District 51 House Election

Sara Jacobs (D)

About this race

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

Sara Jacobs Democrat Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$1,639,893 raised · $1,447,813 spent · $269,452 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Climate action, ending gun violence, affordable housing, health care as a right, and reproductive care

Ricardo Cabrera Republican Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
Focus: Fighting for term limits, affordable living, anti-corruption reform, and opportunity for young entrepreneurs

Where the money comes from

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

Sara Jacobs DRicardo Cabrera R
Raised$1.6M—
Individuals$415K25%—
PACs & parties$207K13%—
Self-funded$929K57%—
Other$89K5%—
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.

Sara Jacobs 375 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$1.6M
Campaign spent$1.4M
Cash on hand$269K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals25%
PACs / committees13%
Self-funding57%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Self-funded$929K
  • Individual$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • PAC$8K
  • Labor PAC$8K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Individual$7K
  • Labor PAC$7K
  • Individual$6K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Membership PAC$5K
  • Membership PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Trade association PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Membership PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Labor PAC$5K
  • Individual$4K
  • Labor PAC$4K
  • Trade association PAC$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Organization$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Organization$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • Individual$4K
  • PAC$4K
  • Membership PAC$4K
  • Individual$3K
  • Individual$3K
  • Individual$3K

Showing the 50 biggest of 375 donors. The other 325 gave $207K combined.

Plus $159K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Sara Jacobs’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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