California House District 30 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them
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Laura Friedman (Democrat) and Scott Meyers (Republican) are the nominees for California's 30th congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Laura Friedman is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Laura Friedman's campaign had raised $995,000 (through October 14, 2026) and Scott Meyers's campaign $123,000 (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $10 for Laura Friedman and $0 against.
Laura Friedman (DEM, incumbent), Scott Meyers (REP).
6 others filed with the FEC; any ads they ran are below. 0 ads analyzed, 0 with at least one technique in the copy.
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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.
Laura Friedman (DEM, incumbent)
- Raised
- $995K through 2026-10-14
individuals $635K · PACs $354K · cash on hand $521K
- Outside spending
- $10 supporting Friedman · latest reported 2026-01-09
- Largest outside spenders
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION
— $10 supporting Friedman
- Bundled through PACs
- $23K through 2 PACs · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
— $16K from 11 gifts
Lobbyist/registrant PAC
JSTREETPAC
— $6,850 from 12 gifts
Lobbyist/registrant PAC
89 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
- ACT - DEMOCRATIC VICTORY FUND 2022 $1,000
- AFGE PAC $1,000
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL PAC $7,500
- AIRCRAFT MECHANICS FRATERNAL ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
- ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $10K
- AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
- AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE $10K
- AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. $1,500
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) $7,500
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES PAC $2,000
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
- AMERICAN DENTAL PAC $1,000
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E $10K
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS STAFF UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION $5,000
- AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC $6,000
- AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
- AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA, INC. PAC $3,000
- AMERICAN SUGARBEET GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
- ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION PAC $1,000
- APWU COPA $1,500
- ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTORS PAC $1,000
- ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL FLIGHT ATTENDANTS (APFA) POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
- AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
- BANKPAC $1,000
- BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA PAC $2,500
- BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS AND TRAINMEN PAC FUND $2,500
- BUILDPAC $3,500
- CALIFORNIA ARMENIAN AMERICAN BUSINESS PAC $500
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS $5,000
- COMMONWEALTH PAC $1,000
- D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS) $1,500
- DALY FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026 $1,000
- DEFEND THE VOTE $5,000
- DEMOCRATS WIN FUND $3,500
- DOING RIGHT - RESULTS ACTION UNITY LEADERSHIP PAC $2,000
- FAIR SHOT PAC $2,000
- FITPAC $1,000
- FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC $1,000
- FUELING INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS EVERYWHERE (FIRE) PAC $2,500
- GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
- HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT $1,000
- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PAC $1,000
- HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND POLITICAL ACTION FUND $1,000
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC $2,500
- INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL NO. 12 VOLUNTARY LEGISLATIVE FUND $5,000
- IPAC $2,500
- JANE FONDA CLIMATE PAC $2,500
- JSTREETPAC $2,500
- JUAN GARZA FOR WATER BOARD 2024 $500
- LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC $5,000
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND $2,050
- LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND $2,500
- LOS ANGELES/ORANGE COUNTIES BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL (PAC) $2,500
- MACHINIST'S NON-PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE MULTI CANDIDATE COMMITTEE $5,000
- MASTERS, MATES AND PILOTS POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION FUND $1,500
- MEDICARE FOR ALL $5,000
- MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS PAC $1,000
- MINN-DAK FAMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC $1,000
- MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION INC. PAC $3,500
- NARFE-PAC $2,000
- NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC $7,500
- NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
- NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC $5,000
- NBAA-PAC $1,000
- NBWA PAC $3,000
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION $4,000
- NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH, LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE $1,000
- NJASAP PAC $3,500
- NMHC PAC $5,000
- NORTH AMERICA'S BUILDING TRADES UNIONS PEF $1,000
- POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES $5,000
- PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS IN CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT FEDERAL PAC (PECG FED-PAC) $1,000
- SEEC PAC $1,000
- SEIU COPE $2,500
- SHARON QUIRK-SILVA FOR ASSEMBLY $1,000
- SHEET METAL AIR RAIL TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE $5,000
- SMAC PAC $2,500
- SMART TD PAC $5,000
- SMBSC PAC $2,000
- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ARMENIAN DEMOCRATS $500
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $10K
- TIAPAC $2,000
- TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $5,000
- TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-CIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB $10K
- WEST LOS ANGELES HEALTH PAC $2,500
- WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE FEDERAL $5,000
All filings at the FEC ↗
Scott Meyers (REP)
- Raised
- $123K through 2026-10-14
individuals $19K · PACs $350 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $99K · cash on hand $5,242
- Outside spending
- none reported
- Bundled through PACs
- none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
1 PAC gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
All filings at the FEC ↗
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