Who raised the most money in the 2026 California 36th District race?

Ted Lieu (Democrat) raised $2.2M.

Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 California 36th District race?

American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee gave $18K to Ted Lieu; Pricewaterhousecoopers Political Action Committee I gave $13K to Ted Lieu; Edison International PAC gave $10K to Ted Lieu.

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2026 general election

California 36th District

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

$2.2M was spent on the 2026 California 36th District race: $2.2M raised by the campaigns, $735K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Ted Lieu (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.

Total money

$2.2M

Raised by campaigns

$2.2M

PAC checks

$735K

Outside money

Candidates

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

Ted LieuDemocrat, incumbent

✓ Won

Raised: $2.2M
Spent: $1.7M
From individuals: $1.1M
From PACs: $735K
From party: $0
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $0
Outside money against: $0

Who paid: 33% of Lieu's money came from PACs

Corporate $320K (48%)Trade group $72K (11%)Leadership PAC $5K (1%)Membership $71K (11%)Union $118K (18%)Super PAC $14K (2%)Party $779 (0%)Other $71K (11%)

American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee Membership$18K
Pricewaterhousecoopers Political Action Committee I Corporate$13K
Edison International Corporate$10K
Northrop Grumman Corporation Corporate$10K
Google LLC Corporate$10K
Votevets Super PAC$10K
Bank of America Corporation Corporate$10K
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO Union$10K

FEC record H4CA33119

Houston BrignanoRepublican

✗ Lost

Raised: $7K
Spent: $6K
From individuals: $7K
From PACs: $0
From party: $0
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $0
Outside money against: $0

FEC record H6CA36208

Questions people ask

How much money was spent on the 2026 California 36th District race?: $2.2M was spent on the 2026 California 36th District race: $2.2M raised by the campaigns, $735K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Ted Lieu (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Who raised the most money in the 2026 California 36th District race?: Ted Lieu (Democrat) raised $2.2M.
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 California 36th District race?: American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee gave $18K to Ted Lieu; Pricewaterhousecoopers Political Action Committee I gave $13K to Ted Lieu; Edison International PAC gave $10K to Ted Lieu.