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Where do Scott Peters's campaign contributions come from?
According to FEC reports through October 14, 2026, Scott Peters has raised $2.2 million in the 2025–26 election cycle and spent $1.8 million, leaving $2.6 million cash on hand. Of the money raised, 20% came from individual donors and 61% from PACs.
Funding summary
- Total raised
- $2.2M
- Total spent
- $1.8M
- Cash on hand
- $2.6M
Where the money came from
- Individual donors$428K(20%)
- PACs$1.3M(61%)
- Political parties$0(0%)
- Self-funding$2K(0%)
- Other receipts$429K(20%)
“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 $102K 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$43K
- Advocacy & Nonprofits$18K
- Finance & Real Estate$11K
- Energy & Natural Resources$10K
- Government$8K
An additional $501K in 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 Sep 2026 · Sources: 2 — FEC individual filings (2026 cycle), Congress.gov roll calls (119th Congress) [91]
Scott Peters voted on 91 bills. He received $2,206,664.17 in donations. There is a moderate negative pattern between donation amounts and yea rates. This means larger donations from a sector did not consistently align with a higher yea rate for bills related to that sector. The top donating sectors were Other, Finance/Insurance/Real Estate, and Energy/Natural Resources. Communications/Electronics had the highest yea rate at 81.3%.
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.
A pattern is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing.
Campaign finance data from FEC.gov. Totals cover the current 2025–26 election cycle. Reports cover activity through October 14, 2026. Industry breakdown covers only itemized individual donations where the donor listed an employer. Full methodology