Politician
Young Kim
Republican · California · ran 4 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8CA39240
Young Kim (Republican) raised $10M for the 2026 California 40th District race, $1.8M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $714K for and $2.8M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). The race has not been called yet.
Raised, all cycles
$35M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
17%
$6.1M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$3.8M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$5.6M
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 40th District | $10M | 18% | $714K / $2.8M | $152K | $14M | … Counting |
| 2024 | California 40th District | $9.2M | 23% | $2.2M / $622 | $147K | $11M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | California 40th District | $9.3M | 18% | $854K / $19K | $183K | $10M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | California 39th District | $6.5M | 8% | $14K / $2.8M | $108K | $9.2M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $2.1MLeadership PAC $1.4MTrade group $837KOther $629KMembership $390KSuper PAC $192KUnion $79KParty $38K
- WinredSuper PAC$46K
- The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$40K
- Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PACOther$30K
- Schoolsfirst Federal Credit Union Employees Federal PACMembership$20K
- U.S. Bancorp Federal Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Majority Committee PAC--Mc PACLeadership PAC$20K
- Susan B Anthony List Inc. Candidate FundOtherLobbyist PAC$11K
- Citizens Financial Group, Inc. Political Action Committee (Citizens PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Visa, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Edison International PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, Inc. Political Action Committee (Insurpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Ernst & Young Political Action CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Americans 4 Security PACagainst $2.8M
- House Majority PACagainst $2.2M
- Fairshakefor $1.8M
- National Association of Realtors Congressional Fundfor $711K
- America's Credit Unions PACfor $498K
- DCCCagainst $436K
- Americans for Prosperity Actionfor $305K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committeefor $188K
- Cfffor $140K
- Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education)against $45K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 29 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 24 times (83%). 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 | $38K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Reported household trades wanted nay | Unknown coverage | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $141K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $2K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $196K$141K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $196K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $138K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $141K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $141K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $38K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $1.2M | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $1.2M | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $141K$572K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $572K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $141K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $572K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $1.2M | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $141K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $24K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $24K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $24K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $13K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $68K | Present / not voting |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $64K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $13K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $24K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $2K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $46K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $46K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $7 | 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 | $8K$3K$29K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $3K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organizing)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $11K | Nay · against |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 1 of 6 key votes (17%)
On 1 vote, industries that gave them $10K+ before the vote wanted the opposite of what most of their constituents wanted. They sided with the funders 1 time and with their constituents 0. 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 | $141K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaVoters split |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 | 58% support ±2California (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $141K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea$572K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | YeaWith voters |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 | 49% support ±2California (statewide figure) · split · CES 2024 · related question | $46K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaVoters split |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 | 49% support ±2California (statewide figure) · split · CES 2024 · related question | $46K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | YeaVoters split |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 73% support ±2California (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $29K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | NayFunders over voters |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 68% support ±2California (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 89% support ±2California (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 87% support ±1California (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 94% support ±1California (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayAgainst voters |
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Young Kim'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.
Alejandro CisnerosFormer congressional staff
Leg. Dir, Rep. Young Kim (2021-2025); Dir of Public Policy, Finseca/AALU (2020-2021); Sr. Leg. Asst, Rep. Anthony Gonzalez (2019-2020); Rep. Carlos Curbelo: …
Now lobbies for Mysten Labs, INC., Circle, Coinflip, Pudgy Penguins, INC. · via Invariant 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 Young Kim's 2026 campaign?
- Young Kim (Republican) raised $10M for the 2026 California 40th District race, $1.8M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $714K for and $2.8M against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). The race has not been called yet.
- Which PACs gave the most to Young Kim?
- Citizens Financial Group, Inc. Political Action Committee (Citizens PAC) ($10K), Visa, Inc. Political Action Committee ($10K), Edison International PAC ($10K), The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action Committee ($10K), Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, Inc. Political Action Committee (Insurpac) ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Young Kim's race?
- Americans 4 Security PAC ($2.8M against), America's Credit Unions PAC ($498K for), Cff ($140K for) in 2026.
- How much has Young Kim raised across elections?
- $10M in 2026, $9.2M in 2024, $9.3M in 2022, $6.5M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.