California U.S. House District 39

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.

• SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSuper PAC$10 for Mark Takano
• PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND OF THE PACIFIC SOUTHWEST PACSuper PAC$7 for Mark Takano

Each campaign.

• Mark TakanoFEC filing: Mark Takano · H2CA43245 ↗

  Sitting member of Congress · Mark Takano

  In the U.S. House (CA-39) since 2013 · 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: Education and Workforce, Veterans' Affairs (Ranking Member) · 3 subcommittees
  • 105 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 (H2CA43245) 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

  $1.1M

  Spent

  $1.2M

  Cash on hand

  $231K

  • Individuals 56% $623K
  • PACs & other committees 44% $487K
  • Other receipts 0.2% $2,588

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $21K moved between the candidate's own committees.

  Outside groups: $17 supporting · $0 opposing ($7 of it designated for the general election)

  Biggest spenders supporting

  1. SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSuper PAC $10
  2. PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND OF THE PACIFIC SOUTHWEST PACSuper PAC $7

  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. UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUBUnion PAC $10K

  Where the money went $819K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $819K 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 0.8% $6,462
  • Consultants & strategy 3% $26K
  • Staff & payroll 24% $193K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 45% $367K
  • Travel, meals & events 3% $22K
  • Office, technology & overhead 3% $28K
  • Legal & compliance 7% $59K
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.3% $2,325
  • Other or unclassified 14% $116K

  Largest payees

  1. VAN NESS CREATIVE STRATEGIES $222K
  2. GUSTO $191K
  3. AMERICAN EXPRESS $100K
  4. ROLLA GROUP LLC $89K
  5. MOMENTUM CAMPAIGNS LLC $39K

  Paid to individuals: $3,715, 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 (415 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.

• Steve ManosFEC filing: Steve Manos · H6CA39145 ↗

  Raised

  $12K

  Spent

  $8,031

  Cash on hand

  $3,988

  • Individuals 100% $12K

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.

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

  Where the money went $7,840 in itemized spending

  • Fundraising & processing fees 9% $680
  • Office, technology & overhead 0.1% $10
  • Other or unclassified 91% $7,150

  Largest payees

  1. RIVERSIDE REGISTRAR OF VOTERS $7,150
  2. ANEDOT $10

  Paid to individuals: $680, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Aug 25, 2026 to Oct 2, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (3 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.