Politician
Gil Cisneros
Democrat · California · ran 3 times since 2020, won 2
FEC candidate H8CA39174
Gil Cisneros (Democrat) raised $853K for the 2026 California 31st District race, $552K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$5.4M
2026, 2024, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
29%
$1.6M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$1.1M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$84K
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | California 31st District | $853K | 65% | $0 / $0 | – | $853K | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | California 31st District | $0 | – | $17K / $0 | – | $17K | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | California 39th District | $4.5M | 22% | $1.1M / $84K | – | $5.7M | ✗ Lost |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Leadership PAC $351KUnion $260KOther $126KMembership $117KTrade group $83KSuper PAC $81KCorporate $50KParty $22K
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political Action LeagueUnionLobbyist PAC$25K
- PAC to the FutureLeadership PAC$25K
- Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater AmericaLeadership PAC$15K
- Congressional Progressive Caucus PACOther$15K
- New Democrat Coalition Action FundOther$13K
- Leadership Opportunity Innovation Service PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- La Bamba PACLeadership PAC$10K
- Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating EngineersUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Defense and Military PAC (Adam PAC)Leadership PAC$10K
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PACUnionLobbyist PAC$8K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- National Association of Realtors Congressional Fundfor $730K
- With Honor Fund, Inc.for $253K
- Savecalifornianowagainst $52K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committeefor $46K
- Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties' Community Action Fund PACfor $45K
- Cooperative of American Physicians Independent Expenditure Committeefor $10K
- Los Angeles County Democratic Central Committeefor $7K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 8 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 2 times (25%). This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $5K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Reported household trades wanted nay | Unknown coverage | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $278K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $27K$0 | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $27K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $13K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $278K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $5K | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $0$13K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $13K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $13K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $0 | 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 Gil Cisneros's 2026 campaign?
- Gil Cisneros (Democrat) raised $853K for the 2026 California 31st District race, $552K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Gil Cisneros?
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political Action League ($10K), Leadership Opportunity Innovation Service PAC ($10K), Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers ($10K), La Bamba PAC ($10K), Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PAC ($8K) in 2026.
- How much has Gil Cisneros raised across elections?
- $853K in 2026, $0 in 2024, $4.5M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.