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California House District 34 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

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Jimmy Gomez (Democrat) and Angela Gonzales-Torres (Democrat) are the nominees for California's 34th congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Jimmy Gomez is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Jimmy Gomez's campaign had raised $1.3 million (through October 14, 2026) and Angela Gonzales-Torres's campaign $510,000 (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $248,000 for Jimmy Gomez and $851,000 against; $445,000 for Angela Gonzales-Torres and $450,000 against.

Jimmy Gomez (DEM, incumbent), Angela Gonzales-Torres (DEM). 3 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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Jimmy Gomez (DEM, incumbent)

Raised: $1.3M through 2026-10-14 individuals $767K · PACs $566K · party $33 · from the candidate's other committees $1,094 · cash on hand $628K
Outside spending: $851K opposing Gomez · $248K supporting Gomez · latest reported 2026-10-30
Largest outside spenders: GUARDRAILS ALLIANCE — $712K opposing Gomez Largest donors: Juan Felipe Ceron Uribe $200K (27%), Openai, Research Engineer; Dylan Mavrides $100K (14%), Jane Street Capital, Quantitative Trader; Jacob Eliosoff $100K (14%), Calibrated Markets LLC, Investment Manager BOLD AMERICA — $248K supporting Gomez Largest donors: PROXIMO ACTION $2.9M (31%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') $2.8M (30%); DEMOCRATS 2026 $1.2M (12%) (its largest donors: KOLBECK, PETER $290K); OPPORTUNITY FORWARD ALLIANCE $775K (8%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); CHC BOLD PAC $600K (6%) A FIGHT WORTH HAVING — $108K opposing Gomez Largest donors: John Whitehead $150K (48%), Retired; Aaron Ross Boucher $100K (32%), NOT Employed PAF — $25K opposing Gomez Largest donors: INGEBRETSEN, JANET $533K (21%); Scott Wallace $150K (6%), NOT Employed; Joseph W Jr Kaempfer $135K (5%), Mcarthurglen, Builder; William Donnelly $115K (5%), Merrill Lynch, Retired; Maryanne Tagney $110K (4%), NOT Employed JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC — $6,000 opposing Gomez Largest donors: Saikat Chakrabarti $2.0M (34%), NEW Consensus, President; D BAILEY, JAMES $840K (14%); THE INSTITUTE FOR MIDDLE EAST UNDERSTANDING (IMEU) POLICY PROJECT $785K (13%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Allen Liu $650K (11%), NOT Employed, Retired; RASHIDA TLAIB FOR CONGRESS $550K (9%) and 1 more

Bundled through PACs: $153K through 2 PACs · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01 AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — $146K from 120 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC END CITIZENS UNITED — $7,000 from 2 gifts

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

AHORA PAC $500
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $7,500
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE $1,750
ALLIANCE FOR AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AUTO PAC) $500
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $2,500
ALSTON & BIRD PAC $1,500
ALZHEIMERS IMPACT MOVEMENT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY PAC $1,000
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION-COPE $7,500
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. $3,500
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC (SKINPAC) $3,500
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) $5,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) $2,500
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) $3,500
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) $7,500
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
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 $10K
AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $500
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC $7,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTION $2,500
AMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION (SENIORS HOUSING PAC) $5,000
AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA $5,000
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP (APKS) PARTNERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
BARRAGAN FOR CONGRESS $1,000
BEEPAC (BUILDING ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PAC) $2,000
BEYOND THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS PAC $1,000
BLUE MOMENTUM PAC $2,000
BRIDGE THE GAP PAC $2,000
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) $5,000
CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC) $3,000
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS $5,000
CHC BOLD PAC $5,000
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE COUNCIL PAC $2,500
COMMITTEE FOR A DEMOCRATIC FUTURE $2,000
COMMITTEE ORGANIZED FOR THE TRADING OF COTTON PAC OF THE AMERICAN COTTON SHIPPERS ASSOCIAT $2,000
COMMITTEE TO ELECT SHOMARI FIGURES FOR CONGRESS $1,000
D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS) $1,000
DEBORAH ROSS FOR CONGRESS $1,000
DEMOCRACY ACTION NOW PAC $7,000
DEMOCRACY SUMMER LEADERSHIP PAC $5,000
DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATION ALLIANCE PAC $4,500
DEMOCRATS RESHAPING AMERICA (DREAMPAC) $3,500
DISTILLED SPIRITS COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STATES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $861
DMFI PAC $1,000
DOING RIGHT - RESULTS ACTION UNITY LEADERSHIP PAC $6,000
ELECT DEMS NOW PAC $7,000
ELECT MORE DEMOCRATS PAC $3,000
END CITIZENS UNITED $1,000
FAIR SHOT PAC $4,000
FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS PAC $1,000
FIGHTING BACK PAC $1,000
FINSECA PAC $2,500
FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC $1,000
GRIDIRON-PAC $2,500
HMS SCRAP PAC $4,000
HOGAN LOVELLS PAC $1,000
HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT $1,000
HOPE PAC $1,000
INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS PAC $1,000
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. PAC (INSURPAC) $2,500
INLAND EMPIRE LEADERSHIP PAC $2,000
INNOVATION FOR GOOD PAC $5,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC $7,500
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS PAL $10K
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS, INC. PAC (ICSC PAC) $5,000
INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING PAC INC $2,000
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL NO. 12 VOLUNTARY LEGISLATIVE FUND $10K
INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICI PAC) $8,500
JAMIE RASKIN FOR CONGRESS $2,000
JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESS $2,000
JOBS EDUCATION AND FAMILIES FIRST PAC $5,000
JUDY CHU FOR CONGRESS $3,000
JUNTOS PAC $7,500
KEEP STARTUPS IN AMERICA $1,000
KIDSPAC $3,500
LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC $5,000
LATINO VICTORY FUND $2,000
LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY INNOVATION SERVICE PAC $5,000
LIBERTY-LIBERTAD PAC $5,000
LOFGREN FOR CONGRESS $1,000
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTL. ASSN. OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS $5,000
MAKING A DIFFERENCE PAC $1,000
MANAGED FUNDS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
MANUFACTURED HOUSING INSTITUTE PAC $5,000
MARC VEASEY CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $1,000
MARK GONZALEZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2026 $1,000
MEDICARE FOR ALL $5,000
MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) $1,000
MOMS FED UP $5,000
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (MORPAC) $6,000
NAIOP-PAC $5,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC $3,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ENROLLED AGENTS PAC $6,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND $5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS, INC. PAC $6,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON $5,000
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL PAC (NMHC PAC) $5,000
NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION RETAILPAC $1,000
NATIONAL ROOFING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION ROOF PAC $1,000
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION $4,000
OC JOBS & EDUCATION $5,000
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PAC $2,000
PAC FOR GOOD $1,000
PAC TO THE FUTURE $5,000
PEOPLE IN RURAL AREAS TRANSFORM ELECTIONS (PIRATE) PAC $2,000
PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESS $4,000
POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES $5,000
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS IN CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT FEDERAL PAC $2,000
PROGRESSIVE MAJORITY PAC $2,000
REBUILD AMERICA PAC $3,500
REMEDY PAC $500
RESILIENT MAJORITY PAC $2,000
REVIVING AMERICAN JOBS AGAIN PAC $1,001
SAC PAC $1,000
SCHNEIDER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) $5,000
SERVING OUR COUNTRY PAC $1,500
SHORE PAC $2,000
SIFMA SECURITIES INDUSTRY & FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION $2,000
SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
SOUTHEASTERN LUMBER MANUFACTURERS ASSOC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $500
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FUND $2,500
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOPERATIVE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
SPIKE PAC $3,000
STRICKLAND FOR WASHINGTON $1,000
SUA SPONTE PAC $3,000
SUNSHINE ORGANIZATION FOR TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITIES $500
SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE THOUGHTFUL LEADERSHIP PAC $500
SUPPORTING HOUSE PROBLEM SOLVERS - SHP PAC $2,000
TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS $2,000
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
THE MADISON PAC $3,000
THE NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION (AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC) $2,000
THE REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (REALPAC) $7,500
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA PAC $1,500
TRIED-AND-TRUE PAC $3,000
TURQUOISE PAC $10K
UNITE HERE TIP CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $5,000
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB $10K
UNITED PILOTS PAC/UNITED AIRLINES MASTER EXECUTIVE COUNCIL $2,500
UNITED POSTMASTERS AND MANAGERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL FUND (UPMA PAC) $3,500
VICTORY IN NOVEMBER ELECTION PAC (VINEPAC) $3,000
WEST LOS ANGELES HEALTH PAC - FEDERAL $500
WILLAMETTE VALLEY PAC $1,000
WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
WINE INSTITUTE PAC $1,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

Angela Gonzales-Torres (DEM)

Raised: $510K through 2026-10-14 individuals $481K · PACs $28K · cash on hand $105K
Outside spending: $450K opposing Gonzales-Torres · $445K supporting Gonzales-Torres · latest reported 2026-11-01
Largest outside spenders: NUESTRO PAC — $450K opposing Gonzales-Torres Largest donors: SOMOS PAC $2.4M (65%); UNIDOSUS ACTION FUND $750K (20%); COMMITTEE FOR HISPANIC CAUSES PAC $315K (9%) GUARDRAILS ALLIANCE — $300K supporting Gonzales-Torres Largest donors: Juan Felipe Ceron Uribe $200K (27%), Openai, Research Engineer; Dylan Mavrides $100K (14%), Jane Street Capital, Quantitative Trader; Jacob Eliosoff $100K (14%), Calibrated Markets LLC, Investment Manager WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC — $114K supporting Gonzales-Torres Largest donors: DEMOCRACY PAC $6.5M (32%); MOVEMENT VOTER PAC $2.2M (11%); ACCOUNTABLE JUSTICE ACTION FUND $2.0M (10%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Patty Ann Quillin $650K (3%), NOT Employed, NOT Employed; JORDAN/DELANEY FAMILY TRUST $450K (2%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC) PAF — $25K supporting Gonzales-Torres Largest donors: INGEBRETSEN, JANET $533K (21%); Scott Wallace $150K (6%), NOT Employed; Joseph W Jr Kaempfer $135K (5%), Mcarthurglen, Builder; William Donnelly $115K (5%), Merrill Lynch, Retired; Maryanne Tagney $110K (4%), NOT Employed JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC — $6,000 supporting Gonzales-Torres Largest donors: Saikat Chakrabarti $2.0M (34%), NEW Consensus, President; D BAILEY, JAMES $840K (14%); THE INSTITUTE FOR MIDDLE EAST UNDERSTANDING (IMEU) POLICY PROJECT $785K (13%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Allen Liu $650K (11%), NOT Employed, Retired; RASHIDA TLAIB FOR CONGRESS $550K (9%)

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

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

A NEW POLICY PAC $475
AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION SOCAL $250
DAVID KIM FOR CONGRESS - CA34 $2,000
JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC $5,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

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