2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Thien Ho?
The money.
- Raised
- $912K
- Spent
- $910K
- Cash on hand
- $2,068
- Individuals 95% $865K
- PACs & other committees 5% $43K
- Other receipts 0.4% $3,320
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.
Outside groups: $207K supporting · $0 opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
- INCLUSION PAC $207K
Largest direct PAC contributions
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS $5,000
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
- BLUE DOG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
- UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN & APPRENTICES OF THE U.S. & CANADA LOCAL 447 FEDERAL PAC $5,000
- EAST WEST BANCORP, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
Who gave.
Who gives $865K from individuals
8% in small-dollar gifts
$67K of $865K 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 $660K of the $799K the campaign reported itemizing through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026 for this campaign.
97% from California · 3% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
87% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- California $638K
- New York $8,500
- Nevada $6,000
- Florida $3,250
- Tennessee $1,500
- Utah $1,000
- Arizona $500
- Texas $500
Top employers named by donors
- Y COMBINATOR $16K
- SACRAMENTO COUNTY $14K
- PORTFOLIO REAL ESTATE $8,500
- STATE FARM $4,750
- STATE OF CALIFORNIA $4,346
- SANTA CLARA COUNTY $4,150
- CALIFORNIA NORTHSTATE UNIVERSITY $4,000
- SUTTER HEALTH $4,000
- COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA $3,750
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: $184K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $412K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Nov 11, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, net of refunds (647 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 Thien Ho. The outside spending shown from regular reports is the latest available.
Where it went.
Where the money went $744K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $744K of the $910K the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 29, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 49% $363K
- Consultants & strategy 5% $35K
- Staff & payroll 14% $104K
- Fundraising & processing fees 8% $56K
- Polling, research & data 7% $48K
- Travel, meals & events 2% $15K
- Office, technology & overhead 1% $11K
- Legal & compliance 6% $43K
- Other or unclassified 9% $69K
Largest payees
- MOORE CAMPAIGNS LLC $190K
- EVOLVE MEDIA LLC $99K
- GUSTO $99K
- SUNNY DAY STRATEGIES $74K
- AMERICAN EXPRESS $63K
Paid to individuals: $17K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Nov 20, 2025 to Jun 29, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (179 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.
- Kevin KileyOther · $2.8M raised · $1.0M outside
- Richard PanDemocrat · $2.4M raised · $1.5M outside
- Lauren Babb TomlinsonDemocrat · $567K raised · $1.6M outside
- Martha GuerreroDemocrat · $205K raised
- Tyler Isaac VandenbergDemocrat · $123K raised
- Michael StansfieldRepublican · $17K raised
- Craig DeluzRepublican · $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.