2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Christopher J Gonzales?
The money.
- Raised
- $27K
- Spent
- $12K
- Cash on hand
- $16K
- Debts
- $9,267
- Individuals 80% $21K
- Candidate's own money & loans 20% $5,351
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026. Excludes $1,025 moved between the candidate's own committees.
No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.
Who gave.
Who gives $21K from individuals
7% in small-dollar gifts
$1,563 of $21K came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
99% from California · 1% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
Top states
- California $19K
- Virginia $208
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $19K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $208, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Apr 10, 2026 to May 26, 2026, net of refunds (13 entries). Every itemized contribution on FEC.gov ↗
From the principal campaign committee's FEC reports; joint-fundraising transfers and later reports are not included, and no donor is named here. A contribution is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Outside money in the final weeks.
No 24- or 48-hour report in the FEC file read November 4, 2026 names Christopher J Gonzales.
Where it went.
Where the money went $9,319 in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $9,319 of the $12K the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 24% $2,215
- Consultants & strategy 3% $250
- Fundraising & processing fees <0.1% $3
- Travel, meals & events 6% $575
- Office, technology & overhead 38% $3,525
- Legal & compliance 19% $1,740
- Other or unclassified 11% $1,010
Largest payees
- ORANGE COUNTY REGISTRAR'S OFFICE $5,278
- RAINMAKERS STRATEGY & POLICY, LLC $1,750
- MELLADY DIRECT MARKETING $1,015
Paid to individuals: $1,275, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Feb 13, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (10 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗
Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.
Others who filed for this seat.
- Dave MinDemocrat · $3.7M raised · $131K outside
- Jenny Rae Le RouxRepublican · $582K raised · $200 outside
- Eric J TroutmanIndependent · $273K raised
- Michael MaxsentiRepublican · $254K raised
- Hunter Garcia MirandaDemocrat · $21K raised
- Derrick Michael ReidLibertarian · $13K raised
- Bill BroughRepublican · $7,150 raised
- Julia HashemiehRepublican · $0 raised
Questions worth asking.
Money shows who backed a campaign, not how a person will act. Compare it with what they did and said: their votes or official actions if they have held office, their own statements, and their answers to a finding. Use the same questions for every candidate.
FEC bulk data read November 4, 2026. Campaign totals come from each filing's own FEC summary through its latest processed report. Outside spending is independent expenditures itemized in committee reports in the FEC bulk files, primaries included; late 24- and 48-hour reports, party coordinated spending, communication costs and groups that do not report to the FEC are not included. Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate, and it is not the candidate's money. A contribution or expenditure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing. This page identifies the filing by its FEC candidate ID; a person can hold more than one filing.