John Garamendi

Representative · CA-8

DemocratCurrent memberServed 2009–presentAge 81

Campaign fundraising

House · CA-08

Raised, 2025–26

$583K

Spent

$616K

Cash on hand

$1.23M

Reported through

Oct 14, 2026

Current cycle

Receipts per two-year cycle

Campaign receipts per two-year cycle
Cycle	Receipts
2013–14	$1,457,786.33
2015–16	$1,145,846.45
2017–18	$1,120,045.28
2019–20	$1,103,806.22
2021–22	$1,146,918.01
2023–24	$1,113,065.76
2025–26	$582,745.60

2026 race · CA-08

John Garamendi · D · Incumbent$583K
Nicolas Carjuzaa · D · Challenger$33K
Rudy Recile · R · Challenger$20K
Aaron B Rowden · D · Challenger$15K
Harinder Singh Lamba · D · Challenger$14K

Total receipts for the whole 2026 election period. 5 candidates reported receipts.

Source: Federal Election Commission candidate totals, all authorized campaign committees combined; principal campaign committee GARAMENDI FOR CONGRESS; cycles since 2013–14; updated Nov 4, 2026. No individual donor data.

Cycle2025–26 2023–24 2021–22 2019–20 2017–18 2015–16 2013–14

PAC contributions

2021–22

From committees

$670K

Net of refunds

Committees

191

Contributions

354

By type of committee

All Corporate$219K · 33%Labor union$218K · 33%Trade association$128K · 19%Membership org$43,000 · 6%Ideological / issue$39,012 · 6%Cooperative$18,000 · 3%Leadership PAC$3,500 · 1%Candidate committee$2,000 · 0%

Committee	Company / sponsor	Member's trades	Contributions	Total
D.R.I.V.E. - Democrat, Republican, Independent Voter Education (THE PAC OF THE International Brotherhood OF Teamsters)Labor union	International Brotherhood of Teamsters	—	3	$12,500
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Political Action Together Political CommitteeLabor union	International Union of Painters and Allied Trades	—	2	$10,000
Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersLabor union	International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers	—	2	$10,000
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Campaign Assistance FundLabor union	International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Iron Ship Builders Blacksmith Forgers & Helpers	—	5	$10,000
Transport Workers Union of America Political Contributions CommitteeLabor union	Transport Workers Union of America	—	4	$10,000
American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L ELabor union	District Council 37, AFSCME Public Employees Organized for Pol & Leg Equality	—	4	$10,000
Supporters of Engineers Local 3 Endorsed CandidatesLabor union	Operating Engineers Local Union #3	—	2	$10,000
American Maritime Officers Voluntary Political Action FundLabor union	American Maritime Officers	—	4	$10,000
American Federation of Teachers, Afl-Cio Committee on Political EducationLabor union	—	—	2	$10,000
National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembership org	—	—	4	$10,000
Blue Diamond Growers Political Action CommitteeCooperative	Blue Diamond Growers	—	5	$10,000
Honeywell International Political Action CommitteeCorporate	HONHoneywell International Inc.	—	5	$10,000
Employees of Raytheon Technologies Corporation PACCorporate	RTXRTX Corp	—	5	$10,000
National Electrical Contractors Association Political Action CommitteeTrade association	National Electrical Contractors Association	—	3	$10,000
National Multifamily Housing Council Political Action CommitteeTrade association	National Multifamily Housing Council	—	2	$10,000
The Farm Credit Council Political Action CommitteeTrade association	The Farm Credit Council	—	2	$10,000
District No. 1-PCD, Marine Engineers' Beneficial Assoc. - Political Action Fund (Meba-Paf)Labor union	District NO.1-PCD, Meba (Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association)	—	3	$10,000
The Home Depot Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporate	HDHome Depot, Inc.	—	3	$10,000
California Water Service Group Political Action CommitteeCorporate	CWTCalifornia Water Service Group	—	2	$10,000
Saltchuk Resources, Inc. PACCorporate	—	—	6	$10,000
Amentum Services, Inc. PACCorporate	AMTMAmentum Holdings, Inc.	—	4	$10,000
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action CommitteeLabor union	—	—	2	$9,000
Culac the PAC of Credit Union National AssociationTrade association	Credit Union National Association	—	4	$8,500
American Waterways Operators-PACTrade association	The American Waterways Operators	—	4	$8,500
General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC)Corporate	GDGeneral Dynamics Corp.	—	7	$8,500

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Contributions (incl. in-kind) from PACs, party and other candidate committees to John Garamendi's campaign committees in the 2021–22 cycle, net of refunds, from the committees' own FEC reports. Donations from individuals passed through WinRed or ActBlue are not included. Company and ticker matched by name; no ticker means no listed company was found; for other committees the sponsor as registered with the FEC. Member's trades counts every disclosed trade in that company's stock. Filers that aren't committees are combined into one line.

Outside spending

2021–22 · through the latest regular FEC reports

Supporting

$838

Opposing

$301

Spenders

Spender	Supporting	Opposing
Courage California Super PACSuper PAC	$828	—
Women Speak Out PACSuper PAC	—	$301
Sierra Club Independent ActionSuper PAC	$10	—

3 spenders

Independent expenditures for or against John Garamendi in the 2021–22 cycle, through the latest regular FEC reports. Spending reported on 24- and 48-hour notices in the final weeks before an election appears here once the spender's next regular report is processed. Spenders that aren't registered committees (individuals and groups filing FEC Form 5) are combined into one line.

Source: Federal Election Commission bulk data (committee contributions and independent expenditures); updated Nov 4, 2026. No individual donor data.