Republican candidate for U.S. House in California. Every point on this page links to its source. We don't grade candidates or tell you how to vote. As of 2026-09-29.
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Economy and cost of living
Desmond says he would make California more affordable by lowering taxes, cutting regulation and curbing rising costs, and support job growth by helping small businesses and promoting innovation.
“**Making life more affordable** by lowering taxes, reducing overregulation, and curbing out-of-control costs that are driving seniors and families out of the state.”
Desmond says he would lower taxes and reduce regulation as part of making life more affordable. The passages give no specifics on which taxes or on government spending.
From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.
Jim Desmond (REP)
Raised
$2.3M through 2026-06-30individuals $2.0M · PACs $145K · from the candidate's other committees $89K · cash on hand $1.2M
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