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

2017–18

From committees

$1.28M

Net of refunds

Committees

364

Contributions

744

By type of committee

All Corporate$495K · 39%Leadership PAC$310K · 24%Trade association$182K · 14%Candidate committee$102K · 8%Ideological / issue$90,896 · 7%Membership org$51,000 · 4%Cooperative$27,000 · 2%Labor union$20,500 · 2%Party$5,000 · 0%

Committee	Company / sponsor	Member's trades	Contributions	Total
New PACLeadership PAC	—	—	5	$12,000
Patriot Day I 2017Candidate committee	—	—	1	$10,909
Build Political Action Committee of the National Association of Home Builders (BUILDPAC)Trade association	National Association of Home Builders	—	3	$10,000
National Restaurant Association PAC (Restaurant PAC)Membership org	National Restaurant Association	—	4	$10,000
American Bankers Association PAC (BANKPAC)Trade association	—	—	6	$10,000
National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Political Action CommMembership org	—	—	5	$10,000
Culac the PAC of Credit Union National AssociationTrade association	Credit Union National Association	—	8	$10,000
Edison International PACCorporate	EIXEdison International	—	8	$10,000
Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, Inc. Political Action Committee (INSURPAC)Trade association	Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, Inc.	—	5	$10,000
Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporate	Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc.	—	2	$10,000
Chevron Employees Political Action Committee - Chevron CorporationCorporate	CVXChevron Corp.	—	2	$10,000
National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade association	—	—	3	$10,000
General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (GDC PAC)Corporate	GDGeneral Dynamics Corp.	—	7	$10,000
Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporate	NOCNorthrop Grumman Corp. /De/	—	3	$10,000
Raytheon Company Political Action CommittteeCorporate	RTXRTX Corp	—	8	$10,000
Harris Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporate	LHXL3HARRIS Technologies, Inc. /De/	—	4	$10,000
AT&T Inc. Federal Political Action Committee (AT&T Federal PAC)Corporate	TAT&T Inc.	—	2	$10,000
American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCooperative	American Crystal Sugar Compay	—	2	$10,000
Farmers Group, Inc., Farmers Insurance Exchange, Fire Insurance Exchange and Truck Insurance Exchange Political Action Committee Aka Farmers Insurance PACCorporate	Farmers Group, Inc.	—	4	$10,000
The Boeing Company Political Action CommitteeCorporate	BABoeing Co	—	8	$10,000
National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade association	—	—	3	$10,000
New York Life Insurance Company Political Action CommitteeCorporate	—	—	2	$10,000
United Services Automobile Association Employee PAC - USAA Employee PACCorporate	United Services Automobile Association	—	2	$10,000
General Atomics Political Action CommitteeCorporate	General Atomics	—	4	$10,000
Koch Industries, Inc. Political Action Committee (KOCHPAC)Corporate	Koch Industries, Inc.	—	3	$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 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

$730K

Opposing

$5.63M

Spenders

Spender	Supporting	Opposing
House Majority PACSuper PAC	—	$2.04M
DCCCParty	—	$1.36M
Congressional Leadership FundSuper PAC	$629K	—
Independence USA PACSuper PAC	—	$568K
LCV Victory FundSuper PAC	—	$325K
Change NowSuper PAC	—	$309K
Protect Our Kids and Our Healthcare PACSuper PAC	—	$295K
Individuals and groups that aren't committees (6 combined)	—	$244K
Priorities USA ActionIdeological / issue	—	$129K
Committee for Working Families, Sponsored by the California Labor Federation, Afl-CioSuper PAC	—	$84,311
Nextgen Climate Action CommitteeSuper PAC	—	$75,530
Clearpath Action, Inc.Super PAC	$75,000	—
VotevetsIdeological / issue	—	$53,549
Women Vote!Super PAC	—	$45,067
PAC for a ChangeIdeological / issue	—	$28,806
Planned Parenthood Advocacy Project Los Angeles County Action FundSuper PAC	—	$24,522
Courage Campaign Super PACSuper PAC	—	$22,524
Defending Main Street Superpac Inc.Super PAC	$17,000	—
Giffords PACIdeological / issue	—	$12,000
National Rifle Association of America Political Victory FundMembership org	$6,842	—
Flip the 14Super PAC	—	$5,433
Sierra Club Political CommitteeMembership org	—	$3,741
National Right to Life Victory FundSuper PAC	$1,473	—

23 spenders

Independent expenditures for or against Stephen Knight 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 3, 2026. No individual donor data.