2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Hilda Solis?
The money.
- Raised
- $1.5M
- Spent
- $1.2M
- Cash on hand
- $285K
- Debts
- $4,653
- Individuals 80% $1.2M
- PACs & other committees 15% $219K
- Other receipts 5% $74K
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.
Outside groups: $368K supporting · $0 opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
- PROTECT PROGRESS $368K
Largest direct PAC contributions
- LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC $10K
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL NO. 12 FEDERAL PAC $10K
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE $5,000
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS $5,000
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) $5,000
Who gave.
Who gives $1.2M from individuals
4% in small-dollar gifts
$47K of $1.2M 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 $824K of the $1.1M the campaign reported itemizing through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jun 29, 2026 for this campaign.
94% from California · 6% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address; $250 had no usable state. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
38% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- California $777K
- District of Columbia $15K
- Maryland $7,400
- Massachusetts $7,000
- Virginia $4,050
- Nevada $3,500
- New York $3,250
- New Mexico $1,500
Top employers named by donors
- MILLER BARONDESS LLP $16K
- USC $8,250
- MILLER BARONDESS $4,500
- ALMA FAMILY SERVICES $3,250
- UCLA $3,100
- CITY OF POMONA $2,350
- VIACARE $2,000
- MANATT PHELPS & PHILLIPS LLP $775
- VIA CARE $750
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: $216K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $568K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Sep 5, 2025 to Jun 29, 2026, net of refunds (723 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: $368K for / $0 against · $0 in the final two weeks
Source: FEC regular reports. The final two weeks run Oct 21, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, by the date each ad or mailing went out.
What it bought, per the late reports
- Ads, medium not stated 82% $300K
- Mail, print & signs 15% $55K
- Ad production 4% $13K
Largest late spenders for
- PROTECT PROGRESS $368K
Latest dissemination on these reports: May 27, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (3 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 $881K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $881K of the $1.2M 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 39% $344K
- Consultants & strategy 24% $209K
- Fundraising & processing fees 18% $160K
- Polling, research & data 4% $35K
- Travel, meals & events 2% $13K
- Office, technology & overhead 8% $72K
- Legal & compliance 4% $38K
- Other or unclassified 1% $11K
Largest payees
- NM MARKETING $247K
- DEM CONSULTING, INC. $107K
- YOSEMITE CONSULTING $80K
- BARKAN STRATEGIES, INC. $75K
- THE HOUSE OF PRINTING, INC. $72K
Paid to individuals: $105K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Sep 29, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (116 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.
- Monica SanchezDemocrat · $191K raised
- Thomas Michael Adams-Falconer Jr.Democrat · $34K 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.