Stephen Knight

Representative · CA-25

RepublicanFormer memberServed 2015–2019Born 1966

Campaign fundraising

House · CA-25

Raised, 2019–20

$271K

Spent

$305K

Cash on hand

Reported through

Dec 31, 2020

Latest cycle with filings

Receipts per two-year cycle

Campaign receipts per two-year cycle
Cycle	Receipts
2013–14	$415,460.24
2015–16	$1,712,195.09
2017–18	$2,628,084.46
2019–20	$271,421.41

2020 race · CA-25

Michael Garcia · R · Incumbent$10.14M
Christy Smith · D · Challenger$6.11M
Steve Knight · R · Challenger$271K
Angela Underwood Jacobs · R · Challenger$263K
George Papadopoulos · R · Challenger$135K
Suzette Martinez Valladares · R · Challenger$33K
Anibal Valdez-Ortega · D · Challenger$24K
Mark Cripe · R · Challenger$23K
Robert Cooper · D · Challenger$11K
David Lozano · R · Challenger$8,745

Total receipts for the whole 2020 election period. Top 10 of 11 candidates with receipts.

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

Cycle2019–20 2017–18 2015–16 2013–14

PAC contributions

2015–16

From committees

$1.03M

Net of refunds

Committees

293

Contributions

591

By type of committee

All Corporate$374K · 36%Leadership PAC$311K · 30%Trade association$130K · 13%Candidate committee$73,000 · 7%Membership org$66,581 · 6%Ideological / issue$46,700 · 5%Cooperative$20,000 · 2%Labor union$8,000 · 1%

Committee	Company / sponsor	Member's trades	Contributions	Total
Freedom Project; theLeadership PAC	Friends of John Boehner	—	3	$15,000
Majority Committee PAC--MC PACLeadership PAC	Mccarthy	—	3	$15,000
National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembership org	Illinois Rpac Fed	—	5	$12,500
National Cable and Telecommunications Association Political Action Committee (Ncta PAC)Trade association	—	—	2	$10,000
Associated Builders and Contractors Political Action Committee (ABC PAC)Trade association	Associated Builders & Contactors	—	2	$10,000
Chevron Employees Political Action Committee - Chevron CorporationCorporate	CVXChevron Corp.	—	5	$10,000
National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade association	National Automobile Dealers Association	—	3	$10,000
Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporate	NOCNorthrop Grumman Corp. /De/	—	3	$10,000
AT&T Inc. Federal Political Action Committee (AT&T Federal PAC)Corporate	TAT&T Inc.	—	3	$10,000
American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCooperative	American Crystal Sugar Compay	—	2	$10,000
Exxon Mobil Corporation Political Action Committee (Exxonmobil PAC)Corporate	—	—	5	$10,000
The Boeing Company Political Action CommitteeCorporate	BABoeing Co	—	7	$10,000
National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade association	—	—	3	$10,000
New York Life Insurance Company Political Action CommitteeCorporate	New York Life Insurance Company	—	3	$10,000
The Home Depot Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporate	HDHome Depot, Inc.	—	3	$10,000
Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action CommitteeCorporate	LMTLockheed Martin Corp.	—	7	$10,000
Pioneer Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC	Tiberi	—	3	$10,000
Prosperity Action Inc.Leadership PAC	Ryan Prosperity Action, Inc.	—	2	$10,000
New Majority California Federal PACMembership org	—	—	2	$10,000
Eureka Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC	Calvert	—	2	$10,000
Voice for FreedomLeadership PAC	Price Freedom Fund	—	4	$10,000
Jobs, Economy and Budget Fund (JEB Fund)Leadership PAC	—	—	2	$10,000
Making America Prosperous PACLeadership PAC	—	—	2	$10,000
Invest in a Strong and Secure AmericaLeadership PAC	Darrell Issa	—	5	$10,000
The Eye of the Tiger Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC	Scalise	—	2	$10,000

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Contributions (incl. in-kind) from PACs, party and other candidate committees to Stephen Knight's campaign committees in the 2015–16 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

2015–16 · through the latest regular FEC reports

Supporting

$11,361

Opposing

$2.96M

Spenders

Spender	Supporting	Opposing
DCCCParty	—	$2.76M
House Majority PACSuper PAC	—	$168K
Committee for Working Families Sponsored by the California Labor Federation Afl-CioSuper PAC	—	$30,100
Individuals and groups that aren't committees (2 combined)	$8,912	—
The Guardian FundIdeological / issue	$1,833	—
National Right to Life Political Action CommitteeMembership org	$398	—
National Right to Life Victory FundSuper PAC	$218	—

7 spenders

Independent expenditures for or against Stephen Knight in the 2015–16 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.