Politician
Zoe Lofgren
Democrat · California · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H4CA16049
Zoe Lofgren (Democrat) raised $2.0M for the 2026 California 18th District race, $526K 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
$8.1M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
28%
$2.3M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$14
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
Every run
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | California 18th District | $2.0M | 27% | $0 / $0 | – | $2.0M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | California 18th District | $2.3M | 30% | $0 / $0 | $60K | $2.3M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | California 18th District | $2.0M | 25% | $0 / $0 | $700 | $2.0M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | California 19th District | $1.8M | 30% | $14 / $0 | – | $1.8M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
- Deloitte Political Action CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$40K
- Pricewaterhousecoopers Political Action Committee ICorporateLobbyist PAC$30K
- Ernst & Young Political Action CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$30K
- Mainstream PACLeadership PAC$26K
- Amazon.Com Services LLC Separate Segregated Fund (Amazon PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$25K
- Google LLC NetpacCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Equality Project PACSuper PAC$15K
- Lofgren Victory FundOther$13K
- No Vote Left Behind PACOther$13K
- Blue Diamond Growers Political Action CommitteeCorporate$13K
- Cisco Systems, Inc. Federal PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
- National Union of Healthcare Workers Federal Committee On Political Educationfor $14
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $24K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | $531K | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $362K | 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 | $199K– | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $199K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $46K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $362K | 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 | $24K | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $1K | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $1K | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | –$41K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $41K | 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 | $41K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $1K | Present |
| 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 | $1K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $5K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $1K | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $5K | Nay · against |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $5K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $24K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $57K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $362K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $24K | Nay · against |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $5K | 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 | $337K | Nay · with industry |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | –$57K$41K | 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 | $57K | 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 | $362K | Yea · with industry |
Their own portfolio
235 stock trades, worth $531K–$4.2M
Most traded
- UNP Union Pacific Corporation$45K+3 trades
- AMAT Applied Materials, Inc.$18K+4 trades
- BAC Bank of America Corporation$17K+3 trades
- OCLCF Oracle Corporation Ordinary Shares$15K+1 trades
- SO Southern Company$15K+1 trades
- KLAC KLA Corporation$5K+5 trades
- AMZN Amazon.com, Inc.$4K+4 trades
- CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc.$4K+4 trades
Latest trades
- sellCalifornia State Public Works Board Leas2025-12-11 · government bond · joint$1K–$15K
- sellLynwood Unified School District GO Bonds2025-12-11 · government bond · joint$100K–$250K
- sellABBV2023-05-26 · corporate bond · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellAMZN2023-05-26 · corporate bond · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellAEP2023-05-26 · corporate bond · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellREIT2023-05-26 · corporate bond · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellBUD2023-05-26 · corporate bond · spouse$1K–$15K
- sellAMAT2023-05-26 · corporate bond · spouse$1K–$15K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
The revolving door
4 former aides now lobbying
David ThomasFormer congressional staff
CoS (Rep. Lofgren); Dir of Congressional Relations (FTC); Dep Dir for Legis Affairs (Office of VP Gore); Staff Asst (Senator Metzenbaum)
Now lobbies for America'S Health Insurance Plans, Citigroup Washington, INC., Humana, Chevron U.S.A., INC. and 8 more · via Mehlman Consulting, INC.
Kathryn MillsFormer congressional staff
Assistant Director for Congressional Relations, Deputy Assistant Director for Congressional Relations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Senior Legis…
Now lobbies for Microsoft Corp, Eli Lilly And Company, Amazon.Com, INC. · via Monument Advocacy
Erik KomendantFormer congressional staff
Legislative Director, Rep. Jason Altmire; Legislative Correspondent/Legislative Assistant, Rep. Zoe Lofgren; Policy Director, Blue Dog Coalition
Now lobbies for Association For Accessible Medicines, Campaign For Sustainable Drug Pricing (csrxp), Kaiser Foundation Health Plan INC · via Whitmer & Worrall, LLC
Stacey LeavandoskyFormer congressional staff
Chief of Staff, U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren; Senior Advisor, Committee on Science, Space & Technology; Senior Advisor, Committee on House Administration;…
Now lobbies for Cargill, Incorporated, Apple INC. · via Federal Street Strategies, LLC
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Zoe Lofgren's 2026 campaign?
- Zoe Lofgren (Democrat) raised $2.0M for the 2026 California 18th District race, $526K 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 Zoe Lofgren?
- Deloitte Political Action Committee ($10K), Pricewaterhousecoopers Political Action Committee I ($10K), Ernst & Young Political Action Committee ($10K), Google LLC Netpac ($10K), Cisco Systems, Inc. Federal PAC ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Zoe Lofgren raised across elections?
- $2.0M in 2026 (California 18th District), $2.3M in 2024 (California 18th District), $2.0M in 2022 (California 18th District), $1.8M in 2020 (California 19th District).