Politician
Adam Gray
Democrat · California · ran 3 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate H2CA13115
Adam Gray (Democrat) raised $5.2M for the 2026 California 13th District race, $1.6M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $98K for and $6.0M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$14M
2026, 2024, 2022; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
20%
$2.8M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$3.7M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$22M
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 13th District | $5.2M | 30% | $98K / $6.0M | $40K | $11M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | California 13th District | $6.4M | 11% | $2.2M / $9.6M | $48K | $18M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | California 13th District | $2.4M | 23% | $1.4M / $6.8M | $51K | $11M | ✗ Lost |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Leadership PAC $556KCorporate $504KUnion $402KTrade group $394KOther $316KSuper PAC $164KMembership $136KParty $43K
- Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater AmericaLeadership PAC$55K
- National Union of Healthcare Workers Federal Committee On Political EducationUnion$22K
- Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PACUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- Frontline USALeadership PAC$17K
- Defend the DreamLeadership PAC$15K
- Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PACLeadership PAC$15K
- Zinc Collective PACSuper PAC$15K
- Genentech Inc. Political Action Committee (Genenpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Chicken Council Political Action Committee (Fka) National Broiler Council PACTrade group$10K
- Elevance Health, Inc. Political Action Committee (Elevance Health PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Defend the VoteSuper PAC$10K
- Nea Fund for Children and Public EducationUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Congressional Leadership Fundagainst $18M
- NRCCagainst $3.8M
- National Association of Realtors Congressional Fundfor $938K
- House Majority PACfor $786K
- Somos PACfor $503K
- Sd PACfor $294K
- Cal Freedom PAC (Multi-Candidate Cmte)against $174K
- No Going Back PACagainst $110K
- Ab PACfor $86K
- Communities for a New California C4for $82K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 11 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 7 times (64%). 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 | $1K | Yea · with industry |
| 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 | $291K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $38K$3K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $38K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $70K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $291K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $3K | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $1K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $11K | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $11K | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $3K$90K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $90K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $3K | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $90K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $11K | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 0 of 1 key votes (0%)
None of these votes set their $10K+ industry funders against a clear majority of their constituents. Constituent views come from the Cooperative Election Study, a survey of about 60,000 adults a year. A side counts as what constituents wanted only when it leads by more than the margin of error; closer results are shown as split. Party explains most votes, and none of this shows that money changed a vote.
| Vote | Their constituents | Their funders | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 | 52% support ±2California (statewide figure) · split · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 | 58% support ±2California (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $90K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | NayAgainst voters |
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Adam Gray's 2026 campaign?
- Adam Gray (Democrat) raised $5.2M for the 2026 California 13th District race, $1.6M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $98K for and $6.0M 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 Adam Gray?
- Zinc Collective PAC ($15K), National Union of Healthcare Workers Federal Committee On Political Education ($12K), Genentech Inc. Political Action Committee (Genenpac) ($10K), National Chicken Council Political Action Committee (Fka) National Broiler Council PAC ($10K), Elevance Health, Inc. Political Action Committee (Elevance Health PAC) ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Adam Gray's race?
- Congressional Leadership Fund ($5.8M against), No Going Back PAC ($110K against), Ab PAC ($86K for) in 2026.
- How much has Adam Gray raised across elections?
- $5.2M in 2026, $6.4M in 2024, $2.4M in 2022. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.