Politician
Sara Jacobs
Democrat · California · ran 3 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8CA49074
Sara Jacobs (Democrat) raised $1.9M for the 2026 California 51st District race, $267K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$5.3M
2026, 2024, 2022
From PAC checks
14%
$724K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | California 51st District | $1.9M | 14% | $0 / $0 | $5K | $1.9M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | California 51st District | $1.7M | 15% | $0 / $0 | $400 | $1.7M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | California 51st District | $1.7M | 12% | $0 / $0 | $4K | $1.7M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Union $367KMembership $82KOther $59KTrade group $50KSuper PAC $26KCorporate $22KLeadership PAC $12K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$30K
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$21K
- Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political Action LeagueUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot ClubUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and JoinersUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PACUnionLobbyist PAC$18K
- D.R.I.V.E. - Democrat, Republican, Independent Voter Education (the PAC of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters)Union$15K
- Int'l Union of Bricklayers and Allied CraftworkersUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Association of Letter Carriers of U.S.a. Political Fund (Letter Carrier Political Fund)UnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education)UnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political EducationUnion$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
No outside spending of note.
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 11 key votes where Sara Jacobs had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 5 times (45%). 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 | – | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | $4.5M | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $380K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $17K– | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $17K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $21K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $380K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | –$9K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $9K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $9K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $7K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Present |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $7K | Nay · against |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $7K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $11K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $380K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $7K | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | –$11K$9K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $11K | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $380K | Yea · with industry |
Their own portfolio
66 stock trades, worth $4.5M–$13M
Reported under the STOCK Act from 6 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 7 buys, 59 sells. Heaviest in tech and ai ($1.4M+), pharma and health care ($210K+), insurance ($115K+).
Most traded
- QCOM QUALCOMM Incorporated - Common Stock$1.0M+2 trades
- AAPL Apple Inc.$100K+1 trades
- ACN Accenture plc Class A Ordinary Shares$50K+1 trades
- AFL AFLAC Incorporated$50K+1 trades
- ANTM Anthem, Inc.$50K+1 trades
- LIN Linde plc Ordinary Share$50K+1 trades
- MDT Medtronic plc. Ordinary Shares$50K+1 trades
- MRK Merck & Company, Inc. Common Stock$50K+1 trades
Latest trades
- sellQCOM2026-05-07 · stock$500K–$1.0M
- sellQCOM2026-05-06 · stock$500K–$1.0M
- buyU.S. Treasury Bills A C D Sara Jacobs T2022-05-31 · government bond$1.0M–$5.0M
- sellAAPL2021-07-06 · stock$100K–$250K
- sellCalifornia St Dept Water Res Cent VY Pro2021-05-03$100K–$250K
- sellCalifornia St gO Various Purpose bonds 52021-05-03$100K–$250K
- sellCalifornia St Var Purpose go bonds 5.0% 2021-05-03$100K–$250K
- sellLos Angeles California Dept Water & Powe2021-05-03$100K–$250K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Sara Jacobs's 2026 campaign?
- Sara Jacobs (Democrat) raised $1.9M for the 2026 California 51st District race, $267K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Sara Jacobs?
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association PAC ($10K), Int'l Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers ($10K), American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E ($10K), Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers ($10K), Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PAC ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Sara Jacobs raised across elections?
- $1.9M in 2026 (California 51st District), $1.7M in 2024 (California 51st District), $1.7M in 2022 (California 51st District).