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John Garamendi

Democrat

John Garamendi (Democratic, ballot designation "Member of Congress") is one of 2 candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. House, California District 81. A full profile is coming.

Who funds this campaign

Official reports filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) for January 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.

$489,135raised
$557,834spent
$1,196,018cash on hand

Cash on hand includes money left over from the campaign's earlier races, so it can be more than raised minus spent.

Where the money came from

  • People who gaveincluding $7,559 in gifts under $200$154,593
  • PACs and other political committees$334,500

Largest contributions from PACs and parties

As named in the filings, net of any refunds. Joint fundraising transfers are counted in the totals above.

  1. AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR PACPAC$10,000
  2. D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (TEAMSTERS)PAC$10,000
  3. ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$10,000
  4. BALL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$10,000
  5. TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEEPAC$10,000
  6. MATSON, INC. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMITTEEPAC$10,000
  7. FAIRBANKS MORSE, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$10,000
  8. AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PACPAC$10,000
  9. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)PAC$7,500
  10. AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION FUNDPAC$7,000

Gifts from individual people are listed by name in the full filings. See every report on FEC.gov. Numbers updated October 10, 2026; we add no labels or judgments to any donor.

Last reviewed 2026-10-10. Spotted something wrong? Every claim links to its source so you can check it yourself.

Sources (1)

Every claim on this page links to one of these
  1. November 3, 2026, General Election: Official Certified List of Candidates (certified 8/27/2026)California Secretary of State