Who raised the most money in the 2026 California 12th District race?

Lateefah Simon (Democrat) raised $1.7M.

Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 California 12th District race?

American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC) gave $10K to Lateefah Simon; American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E gave $10K to Lateefah Simon; Blue Shield of California PAC (Shield PAC) gave $10K to Lateefah Simon.

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2026 general election

California 12th District

The candidate who raised the most money won. · Incumbent re-elected.

$1.8M was spent on the 2026 California 12th District race: $1.8M raised by the campaigns, $331K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Lateefah Simon (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.

Total money

$1.8M

Raised by campaigns

$1.8M

PAC checks

$331K

Outside money

Candidates

Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other

Lateefah SimonDemocrat, incumbent

✓ Won

Raised: $1.7M
Spent: $1.3M
From individuals: $1.3M
From PACs: $331K
From party: $0
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $0
Outside money against: $0

Who paid: 19% of Simon's money came from PACs

Corporate $63K (20%)Trade group $32K (10%)Leadership PAC $12K (4%)Membership $33K (10%)Union $156K (49%)Super PAC $11K (3%)Other $9K (3%)

American Association for Justice (Aaj) Membership$10K
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO Union$10K
Bluepac - Blue Cross Blue Shield Association PAC Corporate$10K
American Crystal Sugar Compay Corporate$10K
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union$10K
Int'l Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Union$10K
Laborers' International Union of North America Union$10K
National Union of Healthcare Workers Union$9K

FEC record H4CA12154

Jamie JoyceDemocrat

✗ Lost

Raised: $70K
Spent: $64K
From individuals: $66K
From PACs: $0
From party: $0
Own money & loans: $3K
Outside money for: $0
Outside money against: $0

Who paid: 0% of Joyce's money came from PACs

Corporate $1K (100%)

Air Methods, LLC Corporate$1K

FEC record H6CA12209

Questions people ask

How much money was spent on the 2026 California 12th District race?: $1.8M was spent on the 2026 California 12th District race: $1.8M raised by the campaigns, $331K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Lateefah Simon (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Who raised the most money in the 2026 California 12th District race?: Lateefah Simon (Democrat) raised $1.7M.
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 California 12th District race?: American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC) gave $10K to Lateefah Simon; American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E gave $10K to Lateefah Simon; Blue Shield of California PAC (Shield PAC) gave $10K to Lateefah Simon.