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2026 race · follow the money

California U.S. House District 35

2 filings report $933K raised, and outside groups reported $24 in independent spending for or against them. Compare where each campaign's money came from and who spent to help or hurt it.

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.

CandidateRaisedIndividualsPACsOwn moneySpentCashOutside forOutside against
Norma TorresDemocrat · Filed as incumbent$923K37%63%0%$981K$245K$24—
Mike CargileRepublican · Filed as challenger$9,799100%0%0%$9,822$448——

Who spent from outside.

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

Each campaign.

  • Sitting member of Congress · Norma J. Torres

    In the U.S. House (CA-35) since 2015 · 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: Administration, Appropriations · 3 subcommittees
    • 117 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 1 committee reported outside spending for or against them

    Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H4CA35031) 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
    $923K
    Spent
    $981K
    Cash on hand
    $245K
    Debts
    $10
    • Individuals 37% $338K
    • PACs & other committees 63% $581K
    • Other receipts 0.4% $3,448

    Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.

    Outside groups: $24 supporting · $0 opposing ($5 of it designated for the general election)

    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. NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATIONUnion PAC · National Education Association $10K

    Where the money went $628K in itemized spending

    These itemized payments cover $628K of the $981K 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 35% $218K
    • Fundraising & processing fees 16% $100K
    • Polling, research & data 0.5% $3,000
    • Travel, meals & events 1% $7,081
    • Office, technology & overhead 11% $66K
    • Legal & compliance 8% $52K
    • Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.5% $3,004
    • Other or unclassified 28% $178K

    Largest payees

    1. CITI CARDS (CREDIT CARD) $168K
    2. JACOBSON & ZILBER STRATEGIES LLC $86K
    3. HM CONSULTING $72K
    4. GOODMAN CAMPAIGNS, LLC $47K
    5. YOLANDA MIRANDA AND ASSOC., INC. $42K

    Paid to individuals: $12K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

    Payments dated Jan 3, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (327 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.

  • Raised
    $9,799
    Spent
    $9,822
    Cash on hand
    $448
    Debts
    $5,960
    • Individuals 100% $9,799

    Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.

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

    Where the money went $9,290 in itemized spending

    • Advertising & outreach 64% $5,970
    • Fundraising & processing fees 16% $1,520
    • Legal & compliance 19% $1,800

    Largest payees

    1. TEXTING FOR LESS $5,970
    2. PCI.VOTE, INC $1,000
    3. POLITICAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC $800
    4. RED FOX STRATEGIES $300
    5. ANEDOT $190

    Paid to individuals: $1,030, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

    Payments dated Jan 7, 2025 to Oct 1, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (25 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: Michael Horvath, Wh Lane.

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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.