Politician
Doug LaMalfa
Republican · California · ran 3 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H2CA02142
Doug LaMalfa (Republican) raised $1.0M for the 2024 California 1st District race, $378K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
Raised, all runs
$3.2M
2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
33%
$1.1M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$2K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
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 1st District | $1.0M | 37% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.0M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | California 1st District | $961K | 30% | $0 / $0 | $4K | $961K | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | California 1st District | $1.2M | 33% | $2K / $0 | $24K | $1.2M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Trade group $474KCorporate $338KMembership $80KOther $77KLeadership PAC $76KUnion $26KSuper PAC $7KParty $5K
- California Rice Industry Association Fund (California Rice Fund)Trade group$30K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$30K
- National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- Huck PACOther$20K
- Majority Committee PAC--Mc PACLeadership PAC$20K
- The Farm Credit Council Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$19K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$18K
- Wine Institute PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- California Dairies, Inc. Federal Political Action CommitteeCorporate$10K
- Union Pacific Corp. Fund for Effective GovernmentCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- California Farm Bureau Federation Fund to Protect the Family Farm (Farm PAC )Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Ernst & Young Political Action CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Americans for Accountability in Leadershipfor $2K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 20 key votes where Doug LaMalfa had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 15 times (75%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $61K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $22K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $12K | Yea · with industry |
| 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 | $22K$7K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $7K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $22K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $7K | Yea · with industry |
| 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 | $22K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $18K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Present |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $18K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $18K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $12K | Nay · against |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $13K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $61K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $12K | Nay · against |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $18K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $22K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $22K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | – | 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 | $22K$13K$7K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $8K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $8K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $13K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $8K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $61K | Nay · against |
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Doug LaMalfa's 2024 campaign?
- Doug LaMalfa (Republican) raised $1.0M for the 2024 California 1st District race, $378K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Doug LaMalfa?
- The Farm Credit Council Political Action Committee ($10K), Wine Institute PAC ($10K), California Rice Industry Association Fund (California Rice Fund) ($10K), National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee ($10K), National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2024.
- How much has Doug LaMalfa raised across elections?
- $1.0M in 2024 (California 1st District), $961K in 2022 (California 1st District), $1.2M in 2020 (California 1st District).