Who raised the most money in the 2026 California 37th District race?

Sydney Kamlager-Dove (Democrat) raised $1.6M.

Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 California 37th District race?

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee gave $10K to Sydney Kamlager-Dove; American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC) gave $10K to Sydney Kamlager-Dove; American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E gave $10K to Sydney Kamlager-Dove.

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2026 general election

California 37th District

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

$1.7M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 California 37th District race: $1.7M raised by the campaigns, $489K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Sydney Kamlager-Dove (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.

Receipts + outside spending

$1.7M

Raised by campaigns

$1.7M

PAC checks

$489K

Outside money

Candidates

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

Sydney Kamlager-DoveDemocrat, incumbent

✓ Won

Raised: $1.6M
Spent: $1.5M
From individuals: $1.2M
From PACs: $489K
From party: $1K
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $0
Outside money against: $0

Who paid: 30% of Kamlager-Dove's money came from PACs

Corporate $146K (33%)Trade group $49K (11%)Leadership PAC $6K (1%)Membership $42K (9%)Union $150K (34%)Super PAC $11K (3%)Party $779 (0%)Other $33K (8%)

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union$10K
American Association for Justice (Aaj) Membership$10K
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO Union$10K
Laborers' International Union of North America Union$10K
Amazon.Com Services LLC Separate Segregated Fund (Amazon PAC) Corporate$10K
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union$10K
International Association of Fire Fighters Union$9K
Charter Communications Inc. Corporate$9K

FEC record H2CA37304

Samantha MotaDemocrat

✗ Lost

Raised: $13K
Spent: $12K
From individuals: $5K
From PACs: $0
From party: $0
Own money & loans: $7K
Outside money for: $0
Outside money against: $0

FEC record H6CA37339

Questions people ask

How much money is tied to the 2026 California 37th District race?: $1.7M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 California 37th District race: $1.7M raised by the campaigns, $489K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Sydney Kamlager-Dove (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Who raised the most money in the 2026 California 37th District race?: Sydney Kamlager-Dove (Democrat) raised $1.6M.
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 California 37th District race?: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee gave $10K to Sydney Kamlager-Dove; American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC) gave $10K to Sydney Kamlager-Dove; American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E gave $10K to Sydney Kamlager-Dove.