Politician
Grace F. Napolitano
Democrat · California · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8CA34068
Grace F. Napolitano (Democrat) raised $367K for the 2022 California 31st District race, $287K 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 Dec 31, 2022). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$851K
2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
78%
$661K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$14
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | California 31st District | $367K | 78% | $0 / $0 | – | $367K | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | California 32nd District | $483K | 77% | $14 / $0 | – | $483K | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Union $238KCorporate $226KTrade group $102KMembership $62KOther $21KSuper PAC $8KLeadership PAC $1K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- Air Line Pilots Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$16K
- National Union of Healthcare Workers Federal Committee On Political EducationUnion$10K
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and JoinersUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Amalgamated Transit Union - CopeUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec/PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$8K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$8K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$8K
- Edison International PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$8K
- Transport Workers Union Political Contributions CommitteeUnionLobbyist PAC$8K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- National Union of Healthcare Workers Federal Committee On Political Educationfor $14
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 7 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 4 times (57%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $8K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $16K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $24K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $251K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $16K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $8K | Present / not voting |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $4K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $4K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $8K | 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 | $2K$11K$0 | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | 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 | $0 | Yea · against |
| PRO Act (union organizing)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $147K | Yea · with industry |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 5 of 5 key votes (100%)
On 2 votes, industries that gave them $10K+ before the vote wanted the opposite of what most of their constituents wanted. They sided with the funders 0 times and with their constituents 2. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 | 49% support ±2California (statewide figure) · split · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 | 49% support ±2California (statewide figure) · split · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 73% support ±2California (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $11K Pharma and health care wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 68% support ±2California (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 89% support ±2California (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 87% support ±1California (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $11K Pharma and health care wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 94% support ±1California (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Grace F. Napolitano's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A listed former position does not establish contact with that office.
Adriana RiveraFormer congressional staff
Military Legislative Assistant & Military Legislative Aide - U.S. Senate (Sen. Bennet) Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Aide, and Legi…
Now lobbies for Persistent Systems, LLC, Association For Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Grace F. Napolitano's 2022 campaign?
- Grace F. Napolitano (Democrat) raised $367K for the 2022 California 31st District race, $287K 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 Dec 31, 2022). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Grace F. Napolitano?
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E ($10K), National Union of Healthcare Workers Federal Committee On Political Education ($10K), Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners ($10K), American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Committee ($10K), American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec/PAC) ($8K) in 2022.
- How much has Grace F. Napolitano raised across elections?
- $367K in 2022, $483K in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.