Politician
Julia Brownley
Democrat · California · ran 3 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H2CA00120
Julia Brownley (Democrat) raised $1.6M for the 2024 California 26th District race, $756K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $68K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
Raised, all runs
$6.1M
2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
41%
$2.5M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$426K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$55K
Spent attacking them
41% of Julia Brownley's campaign money came from PAC checks, not from people. That is one of the heaviest reliances on organised money in Congress.
Every run
Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | California 26th District | $1.6M | 47% | $68K / $0 | – | $1.7M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | California 26th District | $2.4M | 42% | $320K / $55K | $172K | $2.8M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | California 26th District | $2.0M | 36% | $38K / $0 | – | $2.1M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $715KUnion $698KTrade group $383KMembership $300KOther $173KLeadership PAC $170KSuper PAC $12KParty $80
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- Edison International PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political Action LeagueUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- Transport Workers Union of America Political Contributions CommitteeUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Society of Anesthesiologists Political Action Committee (Asa PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- Honeywell International Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Political Action CommitteeMembership$15K
- National Ready Mixed Concrete Assn. PAC (Concretepac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political EducationUnion$13K
- National Union of Healthcare Workers Federal Committee On Political EducationUnion$12K
- Faa Managers Association Inc. PACOther$11K
- American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc Political Committee (Ophthpac)MembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Women Vote!for $137K
- Food & Water Action PACfor $95K
- Veterans Aid PACfor $76K
- American Veterans Initiative PACfor $71K
- Congressional Leadership Fundagainst $55K
- United Veterans Alliance of America PACfor $18K
- Autism Hear US Now PACfor $13K
- Firefighters Coalition of America PACfor $3K
- National Union of Healthcare Workers Federal Committee On Political Educationfor $14
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 23 key votes where Julia Brownley had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 8 times (35%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $52K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | – | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $765K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $231K– | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $231K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $39K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $765K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $52K | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $9K | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $9K | Nay · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | –$28K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $28K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $28K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $9K | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $9K | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $24K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $9K | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $24K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $24K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $52K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $289K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $765K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $52K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $24K | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $17K | Yea · against |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | –$289K$28K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $289K | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $765K | Yea · with industry |
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Julia Brownley's 2024 campaign?
- Julia Brownley (Democrat) raised $1.6M for the 2024 California 26th District race, $756K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $68K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Julia Brownley?
- American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Political Action Committee ($15K), National Air Traffic Controllers Association PAC ($10K), Edison International PAC ($10K), International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political Action League ($10K), Transport Workers Union of America Political Contributions Committee ($10K) in 2024.
- Which super PACs spent on Julia Brownley's race?
- American Veterans Initiative PAC ($27K for), United Veterans Alliance of America PAC ($13K for), Veterans Aid PAC ($13K for) in 2024.
- How much has Julia Brownley raised across elections?
- $1.6M in 2024 (California 26th District), $2.4M in 2022 (California 26th District), $2.0M in 2020 (California 26th District).