David Valadao has raised the most in this race — $6,325,324, ahead of Randy Villegas at $5,942,030. David Valadao has taken the most PAC and party-committee money: $2,305,033. On AIPAC: David Valadao has taken $222,055 in AIPAC-linked contributions.
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.
Major issues facing California, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.
FEC campaign finance data through Oct 14, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
| David Valadao R | Randy Villegas D | |
|---|---|---|
| Raised | $6.3M | $5.9M |
| Individuals | $2.2M35% | $5.1M86% |
| PACs & parties | $2.3M36% | $527K9% |
| Self-funded | $0 | $0 |
| Other | $1.8M29% | $332K6% |
| AIPAC-linked* | $222K | — |
| 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.
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.
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.
Showing the 50 biggest of 1654 donors. The other 1604 gave $1.5M combined.
Plus $781K 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.
David Valadao has raised more: $6,325,324, ahead of Randy Villegas at $5,942,030.
David Valadao has taken the most money from PACs and party committees: $2,305,033. Randy Villegas has taken $526,907.
David Valadao has taken $222,055 in AIPAC-linked contributions.
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
October 19, 2026
Center Forward's GOP arm adds $445K for moderate Republicans in six House races
Center Forward Initiative, the Republican-leaning twin of the Center Forward Committee (same McLean VA address, same dark-money nonprofit funder), added $445,356 in independent expenditures supporting moderate Republicans Mike Lawler (NY-17), Bryan Steil (WI-1), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-1), Greg Murphy (NC-3), David Valadao (CA-22), and Blake Moore (UT-2) via direct mail and digital ads. Its donors are disclosed through Aug 31 — including $675K from the Center Forward nonprofit and $225K from the American Society of Anesthesiologists PAC — with September receipts due Oct 20.
Source: FEC →October 18, 2026
SEIU-backed 'Health Care Saves Lives' hits $3.3M targeting California House Republicans
The Sacramento-based super PAC Health Care Saves Lives (C00888081) has reported $3.26 million in 2026 independent expenditures, including October buys opposing Reps. David Valadao (CA-22, $628,060), Kevin Kiley (CA-6, $447,119) and Jim Desmond (CA-48, $426,678), while backing Democrats Aisha Wahab, Marni von Wilpert, Richard Pan and Randy Villegas. Its October Quarterly, filed Oct 15, shows the operation is SEIU-backed: $223,931 in in-kind phone banking and staff time from SEIU Local 2015 plus staff-time support from the SEIU California State Council.
Source: FEC →