Politician
David Valadao
Republican · California · ran 4 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H2CA20094
David Valadao (Republican) raised $6.3M for the 2026 California 22nd District race, $2.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $681K for and $14M against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They lost.
Raised, all runs
$19M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
36%
$6.8M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$6.7M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$35M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | California 22nd District | $6.3M | 36% | $681K / $14M | $224K | $21M | ✗ Lost |
| 2024 | California 22nd District | $4.9M | 45% | $4.1M / $6.3M | $61K | $15M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | California 22nd District | $3.7M | 46% | $1.6M / $7.7M | $27K | $13M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | California 21st District | $4.1M | 15% | $238K / $7.0M | $60K | $11M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $2.0MLeadership PAC $1.6MTrade group $1.3MOther $651KMembership $421KUnion $258KSuper PAC $130KParty $68K
- National Cattlemen's Beef Association Political Action Committee (Ncba-PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$25K
- New York Life Insurance Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Electrical Contractors Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PACOther$20K
- Deere & Company PAC (Aka John Deere PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- WinredSuper PAC$17K
- Bae Systems Inc. Political Action Committee (Bae Systems USA PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- American Hospital Association PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors' National Assoc., Inc. Political Action CommitteeTrade group$15K
- Hispanic Leadership Trust PartnershipOther$15K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- Land O'lakes, Inc., PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- House Majority PACagainst $20M
- DCCCagainst $8.1M
- National Association of Realtors Congressional Fundfor $2.2M
- Giffords PACagainst $1.8M
- Fairshakefor $1.3M
- Lcv Victory Fundagainst $1.1M
- Health Care Saves Livesagainst $841K
- Working Families Party PACagainst $608K
- America PACfor $572K
- Congressional Leadership Fundfor $476K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 41 key votes where David Valadao had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 37 times (90%). 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 | $194K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $357K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $21K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $641K$233K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $641K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $220K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $357K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $233K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $194K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $1.3M | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $1.3M | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $233K$317K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $317K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $233K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $317K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $1.3M | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $233K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $1.3M | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $49K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $1.3M | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $49K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $49K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $194K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $329K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $357K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $194K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $49K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $21K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $233K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $233K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $937K | 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 | $233K$329K$317K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $21K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $21K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $329K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $21K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $357K | Nay · against |
The revolving door
3 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in David Valadao's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Kristina DunklinFormer congressional staff
Legislative Director, Rep. Susan Brooks (2018-2019); Legislative Director, Rep. David Valadao (2015-2018); Legislative Assistant, Rep. David Valadao (2014-2015)
Now lobbies for Eli Lilly And Company Fka Lilly USA, LLC, Merck Animal Health, Target Corporation, Independent Pharmacy Cooperative and 7 more · via Forbes-Tate
Hannah SheaFormer executive branch
Press Secretary - Representative Steve Womack (March 2018 - December 2018); Staff Assistant/Press Assistant - Representative Steve Womack (February 2017 - Ma…
Now lobbies for General Atomics, Deloitte LLP
Cole RojewskiFormer congressional staff
CoS, Rep. Kay Granger (TX) Asst to Rep. Kay Granger Dir. of Congressional & Legislative Affairs, DOI Transition Advisor, Rep. Connie Conway (CA) CoS, Deputy …
Now lobbies for Almond Alliance Of California, Netafim USA · via Rbw Group, 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 David Valadao's 2026 campaign?
- David Valadao (Republican) raised $6.3M for the 2026 California 22nd District race, $2.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $681K for and $14M against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They lost.
- Which PACs gave the most to David Valadao?
- National Cattlemen's Beef Association Political Action Committee (Ncba-PAC) ($15K), Bae Systems Inc. Political Action Committee (Bae Systems USA PAC) ($15K), American Hospital Association PAC ($15K), Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors' National Assoc., Inc. Political Action Committee ($15K), Waterpac - National Rural Water Association Political Committee ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on David Valadao's race?
- House Majority PAC ($8.6M against), Giffords PAC ($1.8M against), Lcv Victory Fund ($1.1M against) in 2026.
- How much has David Valadao raised across elections?
- $6.3M in 2026 (California 22nd District), $4.9M in 2024 (California 22nd District), $3.7M in 2022 (California 22nd District), $4.1M in 2020 (California 21st District).