California U.S. House District 25

The count.

Checking the election sources…

Side by side.

Raised excludes transfers between a candidate's own committees. Shares are of that total. Filings appear in order of money raised; this includes primary candidates who are no longer running.

Who spent from outside.

The largest independent spenders in this race, summed from each candidate's five largest spenders on each side.

• THE CONSERVATIVE CAUCUS DBA AMERICANS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTYFiler that is not a political committeeSpent mainly in primaries$4,548 against Raul Ruiz
• REFORM LEADERS PACSuper PAC$200 for Joe Males
• PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND OF THE PACIFIC SOUTHWEST PACSuper PAC$7 for Raul Ruiz

Each campaign.

• Raul RuizFEC filing: Raul Ruiz · H2CA36439 ↗

  Sitting member of Congress · Raul Ruiz

  In the U.S. House (CA-25) since 2013 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027

  • Recorded yea or nay on 23 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
  • 1 committee: Energy and Commerce · 3 subcommittees
  • 266 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 2 committees reported outside spending for or against them

  Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H2CA36439) 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.

  Raised

  $2.4M

  Spent

  $1.7M

  Cash on hand

  $2.5M

  • Individuals 50% $1.2M
  • PACs & other committees 50% $1.2M
  • Other receipts 0.1% $3,437

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $14K moved between the candidate's own committees.

  Outside groups: $7 supporting · $4,548 opposing ($7 of it designated for the general election)

  Biggest spenders supporting

  1. PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND OF THE PACIFIC SOUTHWEST PACSuper PAC $7

  Biggest spenders opposing

  1. THE CONSERVATIVE CAUCUS DBA AMERICANS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTYFiler that is not a political committeeSpent mainly in primaries $4,548

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERSUnion PAC · United Brotherhood Of Carpenters And Joiners Of America $10K
  2. MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERSUnion PAC · International Association Of Machinists And Aerospace Workers $10K
  3. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC with no sponsoring organization $10K

  Where the money went $1.2M in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $1.2M of the $1.7M 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 5% $63K
  • Consultants & strategy 0.2% $2,000
  • Staff & payroll 31% $365K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 18% $209K
  • Polling, research & data 5% $59K
  • Travel, meals & events 16% $188K
  • Office, technology & overhead 14% $162K
  • Legal & compliance 7% $78K
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.2% $2,381
  • Other or unclassified 4% $47K

  Largest payees

  1. PAYROLL DATA PROCESSING $365K
  2. STRATHDEE GROUP $257K
  3. SB DIGITAL, INC. $82K
  4. AP PALM DESERT MONTANAS, LLC $71K
  5. MBA CONSULTING GROUP $63K

  Paid to individuals: $28K, 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 (872 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.

• Joe MalesFEC filing: Joe Males · H6CA25219 ↗

  Raised

  $1.1M

  Spent

  $1.1M

  Cash on hand

  $58K

  Debts

  $36K

  • Individuals 95% $1.1M
  • PACs & other committees 0.1% $1,450
  • Other receipts 5% $57K

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.

  Outside groups: $200 supporting · $0 opposing

  Biggest spenders supporting

  1. REFORM LEADERS PACSuper PAC $200

  Where the money went $920K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $920K of the $1.1M 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 10% $88K
  • Consultants & strategy 31% $283K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 55% $507K
  • Polling, research & data 1% $9,698
  • Travel, meals & events 0.3% $2,780
  • Office, technology & overhead 0.2% $2,162
  • Legal & compliance 3% $23K
  • Other or unclassified 0.5% $4,200

  Largest payees

  1. TAG LLC $658K
  2. PT STRATEGY LLC $51K
  3. WINRED TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC $45K
  4. RED CURVE SOLUTIONS $43K
  5. POSTAGE FOR DIRECT MAIL FUNDRAISING, LLC $25K

  Paid to individuals: $11K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Apr 10, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (784 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.

• Ceci TrumanFEC filing: Ceci Truman · H4CA25214 ↗

  Raised

  $336K

  Spent

  $337K

  Cash on hand

  $2,091

  • Individuals 99% $333K
  • Other receipts 1% $3,679

  Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Where the money went $334K in itemized spending

  • Advertising & outreach 81% $270K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 12% $39K
  • Polling, research & data 0.1% $260
  • Travel, meals & events <0.1% $61
  • Office, technology & overhead 3% $9,060
  • Legal & compliance 5% $16K

  Largest payees

  1. CAMPAIGN FUNDING DIRECT $140K
  2. MDI IMAGING & MAIL $65K
  3. ADVANCED RESPONSE SYSTEMS $54K
  4. INTEGRAM $18K
  5. DIRECT MAIL PROCESSORS $14K

  Paid to individuals: $4,544, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jan 31, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (144 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.

Also registered for this seat, with no campaign summary or outside spending in the bulk file: Ronald R Huffman, John Kennedy Kesselmark II.