Political ads · 2026 · CA

California House District 29 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

Luz Rivas won · 57.6% to 42.4%, with an estimated 93% of the vote counted · Called by AP on Nov 5

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Angelica Dueñas (Democrat) and Luz Rivas (Democrat) are the nominees for California's 29th congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Luz Rivas is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Angelica Dueñas's campaign had raised $97,000 (through October 14, 2026) and Luz Rivas's campaign $1.0 million (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $10 for Luz Rivas and $0 against.

Angelica Dueñas (DEM), Luz Rivas (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.

Angelica Dueñas (DEM)

Raised: $97K through 2026-10-14 individuals $97K · PACs $99 · cash on hand $16K
Outside spending: none reported

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

All filings at the FEC ↗

Luz Rivas (DEM, incumbent)

Raised: $1.0M through 2026-10-14 individuals $576K · PACs $455K · cash on hand $296K
Outside spending: $10 supporting Rivas · latest reported 2026-02-11
Largest outside spenders: SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION — $10 supporting Rivas

Bundled through PACs: $43K through 1 PAC · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — $43K from 42 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC

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

314 ACTION FUND $2,000
ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $6,000
AEROVIRONMENT, INC PAC $1,000
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $6,000
ALEX LEE FOR STATE ASSEMBLY 2026 $500
AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE $3,000
AMEREN CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMEREN FEDPAC) $1,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC) $1,000
AMERICAN AIRLINES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAPAC) $1,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) $7,500
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
AMERICAN BUS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - BUSPAC $1,500
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) $5,500
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E $7,500
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION $5,000
AMERICAN FOREST & PAPER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC $4,500
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTION $3,000
AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA, INC PAC $3,000
AMERICAN SUGARBEET GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
AMERICANS FOR RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION LTD. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARI PAC) $1,000
AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA $5,000
AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION PAC $2,000
AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC) $2,000
BARRAGAN FOR CONGRESS $500
BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION PAC (BIO PAC) $1,000
BLUE ORIGIN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLUE ORIGIN PAC) $2,000
BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA PAC (SHIELD PAC) $5,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC) $2,500
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPISTS PAC $1,000
CALIFORNIA LIFE SCIENCES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $500
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS $5,000
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,500
CHC BOLD PAC $5,000
COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL $2,500
CULAC THE PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,500
D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS) $2,500
DAVITA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DAPAC) $1,000
DEFEND THE DREAM $2,500
DEFEND THE VOTE $2,500
DELTA AIR LINES PAC $1,000
DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATION ALLIANCE PAC $4,500
DEMOCRATS WIN FUND $10K
DOING RIGHT - RESULTS ACTION UNITY LEADERSHIP PAC $4,500
EDISON INTERNATIONAL PAC $8,000
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A.K.A. EDWARDS PAC) $2,000
ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN $5,500
ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC) $3,000
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC $2,500
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS $2,500
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND PAC (EDAF PAC) $1,000
FAIR SHOT PAC $2,000
FRIENDS OF CHERI BUSTOS $500
GENENTECH INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENENPAC) $1,000
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC) $3,000
GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC) $2,000
GILEAD SCIENCES INC HEALTHCARE POLICY PAC $1,000
GOOGLE LLC NETPAC $2,000
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PAC $1,000
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AMERICAS CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IFAM PAC) $500
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC $5,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE $10K
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE AND WAREHOUSE UNION -- POLITICAL ACTION FUND $2,500
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL NO. 12 VOLUNTARY LEGISLATIVE FUND $5,000
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE $3,500
JANE FONDA CLIMATE PAC $2,500
LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC $5,000
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND $2,500
LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
LOS ANGELES/ORANGE COUNTIES BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PAC) $2,500
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS $5,000
MCDONALDS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
MEDICARE FOR ALL $5,000
MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC $1,000
MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) $1,000
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC) $2,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC $3,500
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) $1,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RPAC) $3,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC $2,000
NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTAPAC) $2,500
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION $4,000
NETJETS INC. PAC $1,000
PERIMETER SOLUTIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
PFIZER INC. PAC $1,500
PG&E CORPORATION EMPLOYEES ENERGYPAC $2,000
PHARMAVITE LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PHARMAVITE PAC) $1,000
POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES $5,000
POWERPAC OF THE EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE $2,500
PPG INDUSTRIES INC. PAC $2,500
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS IN CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT FEDERAL PAC (PECG FED-PAC) $2,000
SAZERAC COMPANY, INC. PAC (SAZERACPAC) $290
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) $2,500
SEMPRA ENERGY EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE- FEDERAL $2,000
SHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS' NATIONAL ASSOC., INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOPERATIVE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SWAPA PAC) $1,000
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (STATE FARM FEDERAL PAC) $500
SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA (PAC) $1,000
T-MOBILE US, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC) $1,000
TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC $1,000
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NIELSEN PAC) $500
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) $3,000
TRANSDIGM GROUP INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $2,500
TRIED-AND-TRUE PAC $2,000
TWDC ENTERPRISES 18 CORP. EMPLOYEES PAC AKA 'THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY EMPLOYEES PAC' OR 'DISNEY PAC' $1,000
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
UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) 'INT'L UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA UAW $1,000
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB $3,500
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC) $4,000
WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE FEDERAL $5,000
XCEL ENERGY EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (XPAC) $1,000
ZENECA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AZPAC) $1,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

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