WHERE
Where do John Garamendi's campaign contributions come from?
Funding summary
- Total raised
- $1.1M
- Total spent
- $970K
- Cash on hand
- $1.3M
Where the money came from
- Individual donors$551K(50%)
- PACs$561K(50%)
- Political parties$0(0%)
- Self-funding$0(0%)
Top industries
Of $62K 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.
- Technology & Media$14K
- General Business$13K
- Construction & Building$13K
- Transportation$9K
- Finance & Real Estate$6K
An additional $411Kin 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) [62]
John Garamendi voted on 62 bills. He received $846,400 in donations. There is a moderate pattern between donations from the Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate sector and John Garamendi's voting record. He voted yea on 40.9% of bills after receiving $59,400 from this sector. There is a moderate pattern between donations from the Defense sector and John Garamendi's voting record. He voted yea on 58.8% of bills after receiving $9,000 from this sector.
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