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John Garamendi

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

$0$1M$2M2013–14: $1,457,786.332013–142015–16: $1,145,846.452015–162017–18: $1,120,045.282017–182019–20: $1,103,806.222019–202021–22: $1,146,918.012021–222023–24: $1,113,065.762023–242025–26: $582,745.602025–26
Campaign receipts per two-year cycle
CycleReceipts
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.

PAC contributions

2017–18
From committees
$700K
Net of refunds
Committees
213
Contributions
453
CommitteeCompany / sponsorMember's tradesContributionsTotal
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Political Action Together Political CommitteeLabor unionInternational Union of Painters and Allied Trades—4$10,000
Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersLabor unionInternational Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers—2$10,000
Transport Workers Union Political Contributions CommitteeLabor unionTransport Workers Union of America—5$10,000
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action CommitteeLabor union——2$10,000
American Maritime Officers Voluntary Political Action FundLabor unionAmerican Maritime Officers—4$10,000
American Waterways Operators-PACTrade associationThe American Waterways Operators—4$10,000
Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporateNOCNorthrop Grumman Corp. /De/—4$10,000
The Farm Credit Council Political Action CommitteeTrade associationThe Farm Credit Council—3$10,000
United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the U.s. & Canada Local 447 Federal PACLabor unionUntd Assn of Journeymen & Appts of the PLMBG & Pipefitting Ind. of the USA & Canada—3$10,000
Saltchuk Resources, Inc. PACCorporateSaltchuk Resources, Inc.—6$10,000
California Rice Industry Association Fund (California Rice Fund)Trade association——4$9,999
Seafarers Political Activity Donation - Seafarers International Union of NA-AgliwLabor unionSeafarers International Union of NA-Agliw—4$9,584
The Doctors Company Federal PAC (DOCPAC)Membership orgThe Doctors Company—3$8,500
Int'l Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers PACLabor unionInt'l Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers—3$7,500
American Postal Workers Union Committee on Political ActionIdeological / issue——5$7,500
American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (AAJ PAC)Trade associationAmerican Association for Justice—4$7,500
National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association RockpacTrade association——3$7,500
Honeywell International Political Action CommitteeCorporateHONHoneywell International Inc.—5$7,500
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen PAC FundLabor union——3$7,500
National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade association——3$7,500
Blue Shield of CaliforniaCorporate——3$7,500
Southwest Airlines Pilots' Association Political Action Committee (Swapa PAC)Labor unionSouthwest Airlines Pilots' Association—6$7,500
American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L ELabor unionDistrict Council 37, AFSCME Public Employees Organized for Pol & Leg Equality—3$7,000
AT&T Inc. Federal Political Action Committee (AT&T Federal PAC)CorporateTAT&T Inc.—7$7,000
BNSF Railway Company Railpac (BNSF Railpac)CorporateBNSF Railway Company—4$7,000
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Contributions (incl. in-kind) from PACs, party and other candidate committees to John Garamendi's campaign committees in the 2017–18 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

2017–18 · through the latest regular FEC reports
Supporting
$83
Opposing
$0
Spenders
3
SpenderSupportingOpposing
Nea Advocacy FundSuper PAC$67—
Sierra Club Political CommitteeMembership org$10—
Individuals and groups that aren't committees (1 combined)$6—
3 spenders

Independent expenditures for or against John Garamendi in the 2017–18 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.