2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Dave Min?
What they did in office.
Sitting member of Congress · Dave Min
In the U.S. House (CA-47) since 2025 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027
- Recorded yea or nay on 24 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
- 2 committees: Natural Resources, Oversight and Government Reform · 3 subcommittees
- 184 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 8 committees reported outside spending for or against them
Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H4CA47085) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.
The money.
- Raised
- $3.7M
- Spent
- $2.6M
- Cash on hand
- $1.5M
- Individuals 81% $3.0M
- PACs & other committees 18% $673K
- Party committees 0.4% $14K
- Other receipts 0.4% $16K
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $194K moved between the candidate's own committees.
Outside groups: $127K supporting · $4,548 opposing ($18K of it designated for the general election)
Biggest spenders supporting
- PROTECT PROGRESS $108K
- HMP $15K
- HEALTH CARE SAVES LIVES $2,501
- ACTIVATE AMERICA $680
- GIVEGREEN UNITED ACTION $297
Biggest spenders opposing
Largest direct PAC contributions
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS $10K
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS $10K
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E $10K
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) $10K
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION $10K
Who gave.
Who gives $3.0M from individuals
13% in small-dollar gifts
$395K of $3.0M came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
The itemized gifts below add up to $2.2M of the $2.6M the campaign reported itemizing through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026 for this campaign.
72% from California · 28% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
83% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- California $1.6M
- New York $175K
- Massachusetts $72K
- District of Columbia $67K
- Florida $36K
- Washington $34K
- Maryland $31K
- Virginia $29K
Top employers named by donors
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE $21K
- SINGLETON SCHREIBER LLP $18K
- KEKER VAN NEST & PETERS LLP $16K
- ANDURIL INDUSTRIES $16K
- EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES $9,000
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA $7,301
- STATE OF CALIFORNIA $7,135
- MILLION DOLLAR BABY $7,000
- S&P GLOBAL $5,750
- COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY $5,350
Employers as donors wrote them on the form. A company listed here did not give this money; people who work there did.
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $1.1M. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $958K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jan 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, net of refunds (5,384 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.
Outside spending including late reports: $716K for / $4,548 against · $0 in the final two weeks
That is $589K more than the $131K in regular reports alone. Source: FEC regular reports plus 24- and 48-hour reports they do not yet cover. The final two weeks run Oct 21, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, by the date each ad or mailing went out.
$62K of the $697K on late reports was filed as an estimate. A 24- or 48-hour report is due within a day or two of the spending; the spender's later regular report carries the final cost.
What it bought, per the late reports
- Digital ads 45% $310K
- Mail, print & signs 18% $125K
- Phones & texts <0.1% $240
- Canvassing & field 30% $206K
- Ad production 7% $45K
- Other or unclassified 1% $10K
Largest late spenders for
- LCV VICTORY FUND $589K
- PROTECT PROGRESS $108K
Latest dissemination on these reports: May 26, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (9 entries). These reports on FEC.gov ↗
Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate and is not the candidate's money. Purposes are grouped from each spender's own description, so the groups are approximate. A dollar figure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Where it went.
Where the money went $1.5M in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $1.5M of the $2.6M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 27% $418K
- Consultants & strategy 7% $103K
- Staff & payroll 17% $262K
- Fundraising & processing fees 25% $388K
- Polling, research & data 6% $88K
- Travel, meals & events 4% $55K
- Office, technology & overhead 7% $104K
- Legal & compliance 4% $55K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.5% $7,143
- Other or unclassified 5% $70K
Largest payees
- ASCEND DIGITAL STRATEGIES LLC $266K
- GUSTO $259K
- ARMOUR EVANS MEDIA LLC $157K
- THE FROST GROUP LLC $102K
- DAVID BINDER RESEARCH $88K
Paid to individuals: $50K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jan 2, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (958 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.
- Jenny Rae Le RouxRepublican · $582K raised · $200 outside
- Eric J TroutmanIndependent · $273K raised
- Michael MaxsentiRepublican · $254K raised
- Christopher J GonzalesRepublican · $27K 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.