Sam Farr

Representative · CA-20

DemocratFormer memberServed 1993–2017Born 1941

Campaign fundraising

House · CA-20

Raised, 2017–18

Spent

$29K

Cash on hand

$1,422

Reported through

Jun 30, 2017

Latest cycle with filings

Receipts per two-year cycle

Campaign receipts per two-year cycle
Cycle	Receipts
2013–14	$782,583.56
2015–16	$212,350.88
2017–18	$0.00

2014 race · CA-20

Sam Farr · D · Incumbent$783K
Ronald Paul Kabat · Challenger$16K

Total receipts for the whole 2014 election period. 2 candidates reported receipts.

Source: Federal Election Commission candidate totals, all authorized campaign committees combined; principal campaign committee FRIENDS OF FARR; cycles since 2013–14; updated Nov 3, 2026. No individual donor data.

Cycle2015–16 2013–14

PAC contributions

2013–14

From committees

$417K

Net of refunds

Committees

157

Contributions

292

By type of committee

All Trade association$126K · 30%Membership org$91,850 · 22%Corporate$79,532 · 19%Labor union$72,500 · 17%Cooperative$33,250 · 8%Ideological / issue$12,500 · 3%Party$1,000 · 0%Candidate committee$500 · 0%

Committee	Company / sponsor	Member's trades	Contributions	Total
Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and JoinersLabor union	United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America	—	2	$10,000
American Federation of Teachers, Afl-Cio Committee on Political EducationLabor union	—	—	2	$10,000
National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembership org	Illinois Rpac Fed	—	5	$10,000
American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCooperative	American Crystal Sugar Compay	—	2	$10,000
American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (AAJ PAC)Membership org	American Association for Justice	—	6	$7,500
Engineers Political Education Committee (EPEC)/International Union of Operating EngineersLabor union	Iuoe Local 965 Pef	—	3	$7,500
Waterpac - National Rural Water Association Political CommitteeTrade association	—	—	2	$7,500
Ocean Champions Political Action CommitteeMembership org	Ocean Champions	—	5	$7,100
American Society of Travel Agents PACTrade association	American Society of Travel Agents	—	5	$7,000
American Veterinary Medical Association Political Action CommitteeMembership org	American Veterinary Medical Association	—	2	$6,000
Enterprise Holdings, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporate	Enterprise Holdings, Inc.	—	3	$6,000
Marriott International, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporate	MARMarriott International Inc. /MD/	—	2	$6,000
United Parcel Service Inc. PACCorporate	UPSUnited Parcel Service Inc.	—	8	$5,032
American Medical Association Political Action CommitteeMembership org	American Medical Association	—	2	$5,000
American Hotel and Lodging Association Political Action Committee ('HOTELPAC')Trade association	American Hotel & Lodging Association	—	3	$5,000
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Action Committee for Rural Electrification (ACRE)Trade association	National Rural Electric Cooperative	—	4	$5,000
Land O'lakes, Inc., PACCooperative	Land O'lakes, Inc.	—	2	$5,000
American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L ELabor union	—	—	5	$5,000
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action CommitteeLabor union	International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers	—	1	$5,000
Blue Diamond Growers Political Action CommitteeCooperative	—	—	4	$5,000
Hilton Worldwide Political Action CommitteeCorporate	—	—	2	$5,000
American Academy of Dermatology Association Political Action Committee (SKINPAC)Trade association	American Academy of Dermatology Association	—	2	$5,000
California Rice Industry Association Fund (California Rice Fund)Trade association	—	—	2	$5,000
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Political Action CommitteeMembership org	—	—	1	$5,000
International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists PAC (Comp PAC)Membership org	Intl Academy of Compounding Pharmacists	—	1	$5,000

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Contributions (incl. in-kind) from PACs, party and other candidate committees to Sam Farr's campaign committees in the 2013–14 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

2013–14 · through the latest regular FEC reports

Supporting

$10

Opposing

Spenders

Spender	Supporting	Opposing
Sierra Club Political CommitteeMembership org	$10	—

1 spender

Independent expenditures for or against Sam Farr in the 2013–14 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 3, 2026. No individual donor data.