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2020 general election

California 53rd District

Not a real money race: only one candidate raised meaningful money.

$3.7M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 California 53rd District race: $1.7M raised by the campaigns, $325K of it from PACs, plus $2.0M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Sara Jacobs (Democrat) won.

Receipts + outside spending

$3.7M

Raised by campaigns

$1.7M

PAC checks

$325K

Outside money

$2.0M

Candidates

Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Georgette GómezDemocrat
✗ Lost
Raised
$1.7M
Spent
$1.7M
From individuals
$1.4M
From PACs
$325K
From party
$0
Own money & loans
$2K
Outside money for
$96K
Outside money against
$704K

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

Corporate $10K (3%)Trade group $1K (0%)Leadership PAC $40K (14%)Union $126K (43%)Super PAC $45K (15%)Party $15K (5%)Other $57K (19%)

Biggest outside spenders

  • Forward California · $704K attacking
  • Dmfi PAC · $41K supporting
  • Latino Victory Fund · $30K supporting
  • Equality PAC · $25K supporting
  • National Union of Healthcare Workers Federal Committee On Political Education · $14 supporting
FEC record H0CA53107
Sara JacobsDemocrat
✓ Won

No matched finance record in this snapshot. This does not mean the candidate raised no money or filed no report.

Biggest outside spenders

FEC record H0CA53115

Questions people ask

How much money is tied to the 2020 California 53rd District race?
$3.7M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2020 California 53rd District race: $1.7M raised by the campaigns, $325K of it from PACs, plus $2.0M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Sara Jacobs (Democrat) won.
Who raised the most money in the 2020 California 53rd District race?
Georgette Gómez (Democrat) raised $1.7M and had $96K in outside spending on their side.
Which outside groups spent the most on the 2020 California 53rd District race?
Forward California ($1.3M), Dmfi PAC ($466K), National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($61K).
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2020 California 53rd District race?
Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) gave $10K to Georgette Gómez; Unite Here Tip Campaign Committee gave $10K to Georgette Gómez; Chc Bold PAC gave $10K to Georgette Gómez.