WHERE
Where do Mark DeSaulnier's campaign contributions come from?
Funding summary
- Total raised
- $665K
- Total spent
- $611K
- Cash on hand
- $629K
Where the money came from
- Individual donors$286K(43%)
- PACs$377K(57%)
- Political parties$0(0%)
- Self-funding$0(0%)
Top industries
Of $52K in itemized individual donations where the donor listed an employer. This is only a slice of total fundraising — PACs, parties, small-dollar donors, and self-funding are not included here.
- General Business$14K
- Legal & Lobbying$14K
- Government$6K
- Technology & Media$5K
- Transportation$4K
An additional $191Kin itemized donations couldn't be classified — either the donor left the employer field blank or listed “retired”/“self-employed,” or the employer didn't match a known industry.
Vote-finance correlation
Data through Jul 2026 · Sources: 2 — FEC individual filings (2026 cycle), Congress.gov roll calls (119th Congress) [168]
Mark DeSaulnier voted on 168 bills. He received $798,200 in donations. There is a weak negative pattern between donation amounts and yea rates. This means larger donations did not consistently align with voting yes. The top sectors donating to Mark DeSaulnier were Other ($360,000) and Lawyers & Lobbyists ($74,300). He voted on 12 bills for Other and 18 bills for Lawyers & Lobbyists.
Fewer than 5 other members of the CA House delegation have comparable data right now, so no peer comparison is shown.
This analysis shows factual patterns in public data. Campaign contributions are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Voting alignment with donor industries is common across all legislators. Correlation does not indicate causation or improper behavior.
Campaign finance data from FEC.gov. Totals reflect the current two-year cycle. Industry breakdown covers only itemized individual donations where the donor listed an employer. Full methodology