WHERE
Where do Scott Peters's campaign contributions come from?
Funding summary
- Total raised
- $2.3M
- Total spent
- $1.9M
- Cash on hand
- $2.2M
Where the money came from
- Individual donors$426K(19%)
- PACs$1.3M(57%)
- Political parties$0(0%)
- Self-funding$2K(0%)
- Other receipts$565K(25%)
“Other receipts” in FEC candidate totals covers transfers from other committees the candidate controls, offsets to operating expenditures, refunded contributions, and interest — not itemized donor activity. FEC's itemized filings hold the detail.
Top industries
Of $121K 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$39K
- Advocacy & Nonprofits$22K
- Healthcare$13K
- Finance & Real Estate$13K
- Transportation$12K
An additional $616Kin 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 Apr 2026 · Sources: 2 — FEC individual filings (2026 cycle), Congress.gov roll calls (119th Congress) [109]
Scott Peters voted on 109 bills. He received $2,039,004.67 in donations. There is a moderately strong pattern between donation amounts and yea rates. This means higher donations may align with more yea votes. For specific sectors, Peters voted yea on 30.0% of bills from Finance/Insurance/Real Estate. He voted yea on 28.9% of bills from Energy/Natural Resources. He voted yea on 66.7% of bills from Defense. He voted yea on 16.7% of bills from 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