Politician
Raul Ruiz
Democrat · California · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H2CA36439
Raul Ruiz (Democrat) raised $2.5M for the 2026 California 25th District race, $1.2M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$9.7M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
45%
$4.4M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$14
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
45% of Raul Ruiz'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | California 25th District | $2.5M | 50% | $0 / $0 | $30K | $2.5M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | California 25th District | $2.5M | 44% | $0 / $0 | $23K | $2.5M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | California 25th District | $2.3M | 47% | $0 / $0 | $58K | $2.3M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | California 36th District | $2.5M | 39% | $14 / $0 | $4K | $2.5M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.6MTrade group $768KMembership $680KUnion $491KOther $410KLeadership PAC $154KSuper PAC $39K
- Edison International PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$31K
- American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc Political Committee (Ophthpac)MembershipLobbyist PAC$30K
- Charter Communications Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$30K
- American Academy of Family Physicians Political Action CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$24K
- 314 Action FundSuper PAC$20K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- Usacs PACOther$15K
- American College of Cardiology PAC (Heartpac)MembershipLobbyist PAC$13K
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$11K
- American College of Physician Services Inc PAC; Aka Acp Services PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Academy of Dermatology Association Political Action Committee (Skinpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- 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 Raul Ruiz had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 9 times (39%). 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 | $17K | 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 | $521K | 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 | $134K$2K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $134K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $53K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $521K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $2K | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $17K | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $2K$38K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $38K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $2K | Present |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $38K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $2K | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $28K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $28K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $28K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $17K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $1.2M | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $521K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $17K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $28K | 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 | $2K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $2K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $66K | 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 | $2K$1.2M$38K | 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 | $1.2M | 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 | $521K | Yea · with industry |
The revolving door
2 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Raul Ruiz's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Ivelisse Porroa-GarciaFormer congressional staff
Policy Director, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC); Legislative Assistant, Rep. Raul Ruiz; Staff Assistant, Sen. Barbara Boxer
Now lobbies for Altria Client Services LLC, Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, INC., Eisai, INC., Sanofi US Services INC. and 8 more · via Crossroads Strategies, LLC
Cookab HashemiFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff, Rep. Raul Ruiz; Chief of Staff, Rep. Jackie Speier; Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Mark Udall; Spec Assistant, Sen. Evan Bayh; Confidential Assi…
Now lobbies for Pfizer · via Lincoln Policy Group, Federal Health Policy Strategies
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Raul Ruiz's 2026 campaign?
- Raul Ruiz (Democrat) raised $2.5M for the 2026 California 25th District race, $1.2M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Raul Ruiz?
- American College of Physician Services Inc PAC; Aka Acp Services PAC ($10K), American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc Political Committee (Ophthpac) ($10K), American Academy of Dermatology Association Political Action Committee (Skinpac) ($10K), Edison International PAC ($10K), Society of Thoracic Surgeons Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Raul Ruiz raised across elections?
- $2.5M in 2026 (California 25th District), $2.5M in 2024 (California 25th District), $2.3M in 2022 (California 25th District), $2.5M in 2020 (California 36th District).