Political ads · 2026 · CA

California House District 26 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

Jacqui Irwin won · 62.0% to 38.0%, with an estimated 69% of the vote counted · Called by AP on Nov 4

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Sam Gallucci (Republican) and Jacqui Irwin (Democrat) are the nominees for California's 26th congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. By their latest FEC reports, Sam Gallucci's campaign had raised $538,000 (through October 14, 2026) and Jacqui Irwin's campaign $1.2 million (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $366,000 for Jacqui Irwin and $0 against.

Sam Gallucci (REP), Jacqui Irwin (DEM). 5 others filed with the FEC; any ads they ran are below. 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.

Sam Gallucci (REP)

Raised: $538K through 2026-10-14 individuals $239K · PACs $6,000 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $292K · cash on hand $19K
Outside spending: none reported

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

All filings at the FEC ↗

Jacqui Irwin (DEM)

Raised: $1.2M through 2026-10-14 individuals $860K · PACs $299K · cash on hand $458K
Outside spending: $366K supporting Irwin · latest reported 2026-06-02
Largest outside spenders: PROTECT PROGRESS — $366K supporting Irwin 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)

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

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

314 ACTION FUND $5,000
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. $5,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FAMMEDPAC) $3,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OB-GYNS PAC (OB-GYN PAC) $5,000
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC) $5,000
AMERICAN PISTACHIO GROWERS PISTACHIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC) $5,000
BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY PAC $1,000
CALIFORNIA CITRUS MUTUAL FEDERAL PAC $5,000
CALIFORNIA COTTON GINNERS AND GROWERS ASSN PAC - FEDERAL $1,000
CALIFORNIA DAIRIES, INC. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS $5,000
D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS) $3,000
DEMOCRATS RESHAPING AMERICA (DREAMPAC) $1,000
ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN $5,000
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
FAIR SHOT PAC $2,000
FOLEY & LARDNER POLITICAL FUND, INC. $1,000
GENENTECH INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENENPAC) $1,000
INT'L UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS $5,000
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 UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL NO. 12 FEDERAL PAC $5,000
JOBS UNITE LABOR AND INDUSTRY IN AMERICA PAC (JULIA PAC) $5,000
JULIA BROWNLEY FOR CONGRESS $2,000
JUSTICE LEAGUE PAC $1,000
LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC $5,000
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND $50
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE / AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS $2,500
NATIONAL UNION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS FEDERAL COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION $5,000
NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUND $5,000
NICK MELVOIN FOR CONGRESS $2,000
PAC FOR GOOD $1,000
PACE OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION - LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL CANDIDATES $3,000
PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESS $2,000
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS IN CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT FEDERAL PAC (PECG FED-PAC) $1,000
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) $5,000
STATE BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA FEDERAL PAC $5,000
SUNKIST GROWERS, INC. PAC - FEDERAL $1,000
SUNRUN INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SUNRUN PAC) $1,000
TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
THE DOCTORS COMPANY FEDERAL PAC (DOCPAC) $2,000
UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA) $5,000
WESTERN TREE NUT ASSOCIATION FEDERAL PAC $500

All filings at the FEC ↗

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