Political ads · 2026 · CA

California House District 12 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

Lateefah Simon won · 80.6% to 19.4%, with an estimated 74% of the vote counted · Called by AP on Nov 4

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Jamie Joyce (Democrat) and Lateefah Simon (Democrat) are the nominees for California's 12th congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Lateefah Simon is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Jamie Joyce's campaign had raised $70,000 (through October 14, 2026) and Lateefah Simon's campaign $1.7 million (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $112,000 for Lateefah Simon and $0 against.

Jamie Joyce (DEM), Lateefah Simon (DEM, incumbent). 0 ads analyzed, 0 with at least one technique in the copy. Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing.

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Money in this race

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.

Jamie Joyce (DEM)

Raised: $70K through 2026-10-14 individuals $66K · PACs $0 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $3,247 · cash on hand $5,258
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

All filings at the FEC ↗

Lateefah Simon (DEM, incumbent)

Raised: $1.7M through 2026-10-14 individuals $1.3M · PACs $331K · from the candidate's other committees $45K · cash on hand $726K
Outside spending: $112K supporting Simon · latest reported 2026-05-20
Largest outside spenders: PROTECT PROGRESS — $112K supporting Simon Largest donors: FAIRSHAKE $33.0M (>99%) (its largest donors: RIPPLE LABS INC. $48.0M, an organization; COINBASE $25.0M, an organization; COINBASE COMMERCE (EXCHANGE) $8.2M, an organization); RIPPLE LABS INC. $250K (1%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC) SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION — $10 supporting Simon

Bundled through PACs: $8,250 through 2 PACs · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 JSTREETPAC — $7,750 from 5 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) — $500 from 1 gift Lobbyist/registrant PAC

89 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

A NEW POLICY PAC $3,500
ABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $500
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $3,500
AMALGAMATED BANK PAC $2,500
AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE $7,500
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. $3,500
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) $5,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) $1,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) $3,500
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E $10K
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION $5,000
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC $4,500
AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION FUND $1,000
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,000
AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTION $2,000
AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA, INC PAC $3,000
AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
BAYER US LLC EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAYERPAC) $2,500
BEND THE ARC JEWISH ACTION INC. PAC $1,000
BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION PAC (BIO PAC) $2,500
BLUEPAC - BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IN DIVERSE GEOGRAPHIC ENVIRONMENTS PAC $5,000
CHRISTOPHER STREET PROJECT PAC (CSP PAC) $1,000
COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL $2,000
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $2,500
D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS) $2,500
DEFEND THE VOTE $2,500
DISTRICT NO. 1-PCD, MARINE ENGINEERS' BENEFICIAL ASSOC. - POLITICAL ACTION FUND (MEBA-PAF) $1,500
ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN $3,000
ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC) $1,000
END CITIZENS UNITED $1,500
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS $2,500
FAIR SHOT PAC $2,000
FIG AND OLIVE ACTION PAC $921
GENENTECH INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENENPAC) $3,000
GILEAD SCIENCES INC HEALTHCARE POLICY PAC $2,500
HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT $1,000
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PAC $1,000
HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
INT'L UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS $10K
INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES $1,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC $4,500
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE $5,000
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INC $1,000
JANE FONDA CLIMATE PAC $2,500
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
JSTREETPAC $2,000
LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC $5,000
LATEEFAH SIMON FOR BART BOARD 2024 $1,000
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS $5,000
MASTERS, MATES AND PILOTS POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION FUND $5,000
MEDICARE FOR ALL $5,000
MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) $1,000
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC) $1,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM $2,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND) $5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS PAC $3,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MANGERS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NARPM PAC) $2,000
NATIONAL NURSES UNITED PAC - A FUND FOR A HEALTHY AMERICA $3,500
NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
NATIONAL UNION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS PAC $8,500
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION $4,000
PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA BETTER GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE $500
PROFESSIONAL COMPOUNDING CENTERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $500
SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION - SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NA-AGLIW $1,000
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) $5,000
SMART TD PAC $2,000
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOPERATIVE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA (PAC) $1,000
THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AOTPAC) $1,000
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA $5,000
ULTRAGENYX PAC $2,500
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UAPAC) $1,000
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB $1,500
UP PAC $2,500
WALGREEN CO PAC (WALGREENSPAC) $1,000
WELLS FARGO AND COMPANY EMPLOYEES GOOD GOVERNMENT FEDERAL FUND II $1,000
Y COMBINATOR MANAGEMENT, LLC POLITICAL COMMITTEE (LITTLE TECH PAC) $1,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

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