2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Jacqui Irwin V?
The money.
- Raised
- $1.2M
- Spent
- $713K
- Cash on hand
- $458K
- Debts
- $8,000
- Individuals 73% $860K
- PACs & other committees 26% $299K
- Other receipts 1.0% $12K
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.
Outside groups: $366K supporting · $0 opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
- PROTECT PROGRESS $366K
Largest direct PAC contributions
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE $10K
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL NO. 12 FEDERAL PAC $10K
- ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
- CALIFORNIA CITRUS MUTUAL FEDERAL PAC $9,997
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC $7,500
Who gave.
Who gives $860K from individuals
3% in small-dollar gifts
$24K of $860K 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 $620K of the $836K 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.
89% from California · 11% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
81% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- California $549K
- Nevada $15K
- Texas $15K
- Georgia $9,500
- North Carolina $7,400
- Utah $3,750
- Maryland $3,500
- Wyoming $3,500
Top employers named by donors
- THE WONDERFUL COMPANY $12K
- STATE OF CALIFORNIA $10K
- AMAZON $4,000
- CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY $2,749
- VITUITY $2,000
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: $212K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $378K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jan 9, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026, net of refunds (478 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: $366K 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 3% $11K
Largest late spenders for
- PROTECT PROGRESS $366K
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 $525K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $525K of the $713K 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 46% $242K
- Consultants & strategy 20% $104K
- Staff & payroll 6% $32K
- Fundraising & processing fees 6% $31K
- Polling, research & data 7% $37K
- Travel, meals & events 1% $5,730
- Office, technology & overhead 3% $16K
- Legal & compliance 9% $47K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.3% $1,349
- Other or unclassified 2% $8,032
Largest payees
- MAILRITE PRINT AND MAIL, INC. $214K
- HAYMARKET STRATEGIES, INC. $50K
- YOSEMITE CONSULTING $50K
- GOODWIN SIMON STRATEGIC RESEARCH INC. $33K
- GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP $25K
Paid to individuals: $32K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jan 11, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (120 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.
- Julia BrownleyDemocrat · $580K raised
- Samuel GallucciRepublican · $538K raised
- Chris EspinosaDemocrat · $131K raised · $6,437 outside
- Michael S KoslowRepublican · $88K raised
- Sonia Devgan-KackerDemocrat · $78K raised
- William ScottRepublican · $30K 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.